Chapter 911: Brilliant Stars (Part 1)_2

In the pitch-black space not far from the Spider Nebula, a bright rift suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It was the unique optical phenomenon depicted when a spaceship reached a specified position through a warp.

After the rift dimmed, a Kree spaceship appeared in the cosmos. The fragments of small asteroids glided past the chord windows. Two Kree officers were standing in the main control room. The shorter one began to speak:

"Baitu of First Star Harbor and Huffman of Seventh Star Harbor, whom do you favor more? Since the establishment of the Accuser Team, we are finally getting fresh blood. Ronan, you were also like this, noticed by the Supreme Wisdom for your exceptional talent and became a great accuser."

"I favor Huffman more." This Kree accuser named Ronan sighed and said, "Baitu is too young and frivolous, and doesn't match the Supreme Wisdom's requirement of efficiency-first style; he likes to do useless things too much."

"Me too, to be honest. I originally wanted to follow the fleet to inspect the Seventh Star Harbor, but if only you came, it might give Baitu the impression that we are belittling him. Even if he cannot join the Accuser, perhaps he could still become a fleet commander, and I don't want to offend him."

Ronan frowned and said, "I am not here to see that young guy, Baitu. I have no interest in him. What I care more about is First Star Harbor, which was once our frontline in building the strategic defense system…"

"Even though the Kree Empire's fleet is now all over the universe, we cannot slacken our guard here."

Ronan began pacing around the room and sighed, "The reason why we chose to build First Star Harbor in the Spider Nebula was nothing but its advantageous location in the star zone."

"It has the most supergiant stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud: bright, fiery, youthful, providing the best energy guarantee for our defense system."

"Krees always call it the cradle of stars. Over the past billions of years, numerous bright stars have been born here, and many nearby galaxies are clearly visible."

"Although the strategic importance of this place is no longer as significant with the expansion of the Kree Empire, we must guard this nebula."

"Once it is lost, the defense system jointly established by Reti Seat and Flying Fish Seat will leave a gap, even the marginal star zones of Mountain Case Seat and Drawing Frame Seat might be affected."

"What's even more important is that because of the dense and huge stars, Kree Empire's advanced defense facilities cannot be made to function, and to avoid interfering with normal operations of the stars, traps cannot be set too densely."

Ronan sighed, "I have always been worried about this. This place itself is the front line of the Imperial defense, and the defense here is weaker than other places. I will remain uneasy until we find a way to improve."

The shorter and heftier officer shook his head and said, "Ronan, you are always like this. Why do you worry about something that is impossible to happen?"

"Could you not be implying that someone would dare to attack the First Star Harbor of the Kree Empire?" The short and fat officer snorted and spoke disdainfully, "The whole universe knows that there are no valuable materials in First Star Harbor, nor is its location very important and it does not endanger vital interests. But it is the glory land of Kree, representing the dignity of our country."

"Whoever dares to attack here is equivalent to declaring war on the Kree Empire. They will inevitably encounter violent reprisals from Krees. But an attack on this place cannot pose a significant threat to our core line of defense."

"Put simply, it is a total loss. What benefit would provoking the Kree Empire bring to other civilizations? Even Odin, obsessed with war, would not fight this losing battle."

Ronan nodded and said, "Yes, no officer would want to fight a battle where the input does not correspond to the return. While the Old Star Area is related to the issue of face, to cause trouble here, one must be prepared to sacrifice at least one main warship here."

"But what can they take away by attacking here? What is worth robbing? The Star Harbor? If they can even make it here, why would they need this old star harbor?"

After chatting for a while and reminiscing a bit about the good old days, Ronan said, "Alright, enough chatter, full speed ahead directly to the star harbor. Baitu has always been impatient."

The short and plump officer nodded, and to another soldier nearby said, "Full speed ahead towards the star harbor. When the welcoming ship appears within radar scanning range, be sure to greet them first."

The soldier acknowledged the order and left. Before long, this Kree inspection ship powered up and swiftly flew towards the star harbor.

Not far from the First Star Harbor, after a short flight, the Kree's First Star Harbor came into view.

The first thing that caught the eye was a bright supergiant star. At the outermost orbit of the gravity of the star, there was a star port close to the size and mass of a dwarf planet, with architecture floating in space.

Its overall shape was similar to that of a planet, but the upper half of its shell was a transparent dome, and the bottom part of its base extended out to eight docking bays, each of which further extended out to more docking ports.

This old star port, built during the last era of the Kree Empire, now seems somewhat outdated. The Kree Empire of the Colonial Era no longer uses these old-style star ports which are more material-intensive and have sparser ports.

However, seeing this old star harbor that witnessed Kree Empire's glorious years, any Kree who lived through that era would feel somewhat nostalgic.

Therefore, before approaching this star port, Ronan specifically asked the spaceship to stop. He looked out from the ship's window that offered the best view. He looked at the old star port with traces of years, slowly rotating on the large star's orbit. It felt like a military medal that had gone through vicissitudes.

Ronan stood with his hands behind his back before the window, and spoke nostalgically, "The prosperity of that era is always memorable. I vaguely remember the bustling scene when this star harbor was filled with spaceships…"

"At that time, one after another stream of spaceship engine trails gathered from afar, was like... wait, what is that light?!?"

"Beep——beep—beep! beep! beep!"

"Invasion!!! There is an invasion!!!!! The Anti-Warp Defense System has started... My God, they did not warp here!!! They directly rushed over!!!!!!!!!"

"Star Harbor!!! Defend Star Harbor!!! Defend...."

"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!"