Two Critical Objectives

Although the journey from Bridgehead One to the Vulit Star Node was fairly short, the Golden Skull Alliance still needed to complete a lot of work.

From adopting new communication protocols to familiarizing with the new regulations that governed arriving humans, it quickly became clear to the new arrivals that everything worked differently in the Red Ocean.

After everyone completed their initial tasks, Ves convened the first comprehensive meeting since they entered the dwarf galaxy.

"Welcome, everyone." He spoke to the other leaders, many of whom attended in the form of projections. "I'm sure that there are lots of preparations to be made, but we still need to set some short-term goals. Our expeditionary fleet is lacking in too many ways. Unless we can address our concerns, we are far from ready to head into the deeper areas of the Red Ocean."