"The Bartozhilan starship is preparing for a space jump! Proceeding to the location marked on the cosmic star map!"

Mo Tianyun gave the command to the AI ​​on the [Bartozhilan Starship].

"【Bartozhilan Starship】Received. Energy loading in progress. Space jump estimated to initiate in 10 seconds!"

"10, 9... 3, 2, 1, Space jump initiated!"

Outside the atmosphere of Uluru, a massive flying metal behemoth, 10 kilometers long—the [Bartozhilan Starship]—vanished in an instant as a streak of light.

"Yes, very good, very good!"

"Robbie, who used to look like a hoodlum, now has such lofty ideals. It seems he has turned over a new leaf!"

Mo Tianyun was full of praise after hearing Thorne's words.

The living conditions—no, to be precise, the survival conditions—of the people in the slums were absolutely terrible. Mo Tianyun stayed there for five years, and people starved to death there every day…

In impoverished villages, people are happy if they can have a full meal every day. Children there rarely know what going to school is because they have no money... and their parents won't tell them either!

Even if those children knew that their parents didn't have the money to send them to school...

This is one of the social problems brought about by the Oron Empire's large-scale interplanetary migration.

Why did the Oron Empire undertake a large-scale planetary migration? This story begins after the Zerg invasion.

In the 100 years since the Zerg invasion, the empire's population has gradually decreased due to the depletion of war over the past century. According to calculations by the empire's highest-level AI, the empire will face a population shortage in 1000 years, at which point the entire Oron Empire civilization will be wiped out by the Zerg...

In order to solve the problem of insufficient population caused by the war, the high command of the Oron Empire decided to carry out a large-scale planetary migration.

Now, more than a thousand years have passed, and the population of the Oron Empire is much larger than before. Although the problem of insufficient population has been solved, another problem has emerged—overpopulation.

Over 95% of the habitable planets in the Oron system have been colonized by large-scale population migration. The Oron Empire is now facing logistical pressure from the Zerg invasion and cannot support so many people, so most of the inhabitants on the colonized planets are left to fend for themselves.

Most of these people are from the poor villages. They were abandoned at birth and never received any imperial resources, such as education or medical care.

Because these poor people don't have Imperial identity cards!

Yes, those without an Imperial ID card are poor!

Applying for a regular Imperial Identity Card costs a whopping 10,000 Star Coins!

Does that mean these poor people can't go to school or get medical treatment?

Actually, that's not the case. People with Imperial identity cards simply have more rights, such as joining the Imperial army and being able to leave their birth planet by spaceship.

Even the poor can still go to school and receive medical treatment as long as they have Star Coins.

"Whenever war breaks out, it is always the people at the bottom who suffer the most... It is truly the case that: when the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country falls, the people suffer!"

Mo Tianyun could only say helplessly.

Although he felt helpless, he was powerless to do anything about it!

Although he sympathizes with the poor living at the bottom of society, he does not currently have the ability to save countless people from their suffering.

"If I become a powerful being in the universe, I will definitely wipe out all the Zerg that have invaded the empire, and let countless people at the bottom of society live a happy and fulfilling life!"

Mo Tianyun silently made another wish in his heart, hoping that it would come true in the future.

As Mo Tianyun silently made this heartfelt wish, a faint green light slowly appeared in his eyes, and then his eyes turned completely green.

At the same time, centered on Mo Tianyun, a powerful mental pressure enveloped the entire [Bartozhilan Starship]. Thorne, Nick, Talink, Leng Yu, Leng Feng, President Grace, and others were instantly pressed to the ground by this powerful mental force from Mo Tianyun.

This process lasted less than a second before Mo Tianyun's mental energy dissipated.

"Young friend Tianyun, what happened to you just now? Your mental energy suddenly fluctuated so much? It really startled this old man!"

President Gracie stood up from the metal floor of the starship, straightened his clothes, and asked Mo Tianyun.

Thorne, Nick, Talink, Leng Yu, and Leng Feng all looked at Mo Tianyun with somewhat eager expressions.

"Everyone, I'm so sorry. I was thinking about some unpleasant things just now, and I got a little agitated and couldn't control my mental energy. I'm really sorry!"

Mo Tianyun apologized to everyone.

Eight hours later, the [Bartozhilan Starship] traversed a distance of two light-years in space and arrived at the outskirts of a desolate star system in the Oron Empire, a place without any colonized planets.

"The accident happened in this area. We need to survey the surrounding area first."

The old chairman said.

Just then, a red alert message came through the AI ​​screen of the interstellar shuttle warship.

"The interstellar shuttle has detected extremely high-density bio-energy fluctuations and is automatically activating stealth mode!"

"We are beginning to search for the source of bioenergy fluctuations!"

Mo Tianyun and the others perked up and stared intently at the AI ​​on the interstellar shuttle warship.

"What...what the hell is this?"

"This is a star, so what exactly is this huge object next to it?"

"Could this be the Zerg hive?"

The interstellar shuttle warship's AI transforms the source of bio-energy fluctuations into clear images.

Mo Tianyun and the others were horrified when they saw a huge spherical object next to the star.

"Judging from its current size, this star is definitely not a standard-sized star. It is much smaller than a typical star. I suspect that the thing next to it absorbed all its energy!"

"Besides the Empire, the only other race capable of absorbing stellar energy is the Zerg..."

Mo Tianyun murmured.

"Captain, a Zerg hive that's much larger than a planet... Could this be a Zerg general-level hive?"

Nick opened his mouth wide enough to swallow a fist and exclaimed in surprise.

"This is almost certainly a general-level insect hive!"

Leng Yu said with absolute certainty.

"Phew! I think it's far from over. This Zerg hive is no ordinary Zerg general-level hive. Judging from its appearance, such a huge Zerg hive may even be a collection of multiple Zerg general-level hives!"

Mo Tianyun took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression.

"This massive Zerg hive is beyond our capabilities to handle. We can only send this message back to the Duna Star Defense Base and let Major General Griffith Fred deal with it personally!"

Mo Tianyun quickly relayed the news back to the Duna Star Defense Military Base.

Upon receiving Mo Tianyun's message, all officers and soldiers at the headquarters of the Duna Star Defense Military Base were alarmed by the news.