As Ye Chen and his companions stepped out of the spatial passage, they were greeted by the thick stench of blood and the aura of darkness emanating from the starry sky. The surrounding area, whether it was the lord's territory or the autonomously acting clans, was filled with people in a hurry.
In the dark starry sky, an area occasionally shrouded in a golden dome could be seen. Ye Chen was slightly taken aback; someone was activating a Time Cave. But to maintain this state in such a perilous star field—weren't they afraid of being attacked by dark creatures?
"This way!" Jian Mengyi adjusted the direction and led everyone away. Territory members flew by from time to time, but most of them were in a hurry and none of them took the initiative to come up and talk to them.
"Are there so many Time Holes here?" Ye Chen asked curiously as he traveled along the way. There were more Time Holes than he had imagined. After flying at high speed for a short distance, he saw another Time Hole, which aroused his curiosity.
“Yes, the dark creatures here are endless, so the lords here are always in battle. But their kin get tired and injured, and when they are defeated, the lords need to replenish their forces. Therefore, these Time Caves can only be placed here to allow the lords to quickly recuperate,” Jian Mengyi explained.
"However, depending on the damage to the lord's territory, these Time Holes can only be used for a maximum of twenty years before they must be left. After all, these are only places for lords to recuperate, and the planetary territories are too large, so lords will not be allowed to reside there permanently!" Hearing this, Ye Chen understood that this was a temporary strategic supply point used to replenish the troops of the lords at the front.
As for safety, seeing lords and their families passing by from time to time, there must be someone watching over them, right? Otherwise, if they were to be attacked by dark creatures and lose a Time Cave, it would be a huge loss.
Soon, Ye Chen and his group arrived at the outer edge of a vast star system, where numerous lord planets were located, radiating outwards from a huge and dazzling seventh-tier lord planet.
“That’s Grandpa’s planetary territory, let’s go!” Jian Mengyi said, pointing to the planet ahead.
Upon arriving at this point, many of the outer patrol families came to inspect the area, but only to ensure that no dark creatures had infiltrated. After learning that he was the lord of Blue Star, they let him pass directly.
As they drew closer to the territory, Jian Mengyi managed to get through to her grandfather, but he was busy directing the war and didn't have time to talk to them. After saying hello, he handed the situation over to her mother.
"Your grandfather is the supreme commander here, so he can't stay idle. You can just find a safe place nearby to settle your territory, and then you can arrange for your family members to go to the front lines to fight," Jane's mother instructed after taking the communication.
"Unlike the rear, the front lines are extremely dangerous, so don't expand your territory into the war zone unless absolutely necessary. A dark god might just rush out and destroy it. Just focus on sending your clans out from the rear!"
"As for the means of transporting your Familia, you can apply for transport ships, or you can have your Familia perform space jumps directly. Of course, the latter requires that your Familia have this capability."
"As for transport ships, Mengyi knows where to rent them. There are quite a few auxiliary lords here, so remember to protect them if necessary!"
"..."
Jane's mother talked about many things here and there, mostly things to be aware of, especially regarding the territories.
In large-scale interstellar wars like this, it's rare to directly deploy territories onto the battlefield. Just like Jane's mother said, no one knows if a dark god might be hiding somewhere and charge into your territory. If your clan suffers no casualties but your territory is destroyed, the lord will probably have no choice but to relocate and seek refuge with others.
Ye Chen didn't stubbornly try to die, so he found a secluded spot and the group settled in their territory. They then connected to the nearby network and began to check the battle situation.
These regional war networks exist in large-scale starfield battlefields. Their purpose is to transmit nearby battle situations in a timely manner and to facilitate the issuance of commands by high-ranking lords. Any lord who comes to a large-scale battlefield needs to connect to them.
“Brother Chen, we shouldn’t need to rent starships. I have plenty here, enough to rent to other people!” The fat man said to Ye Chen while adjusting the network.
He was a support-type lord and had the ability to build starships, so they didn't need to rent from others; they could go to the battlefield on their own.
"No rush. Let's send some clansmen to scout out the situation. If possible, I'd like to build the Star Gate, which will have a huge impact on the entire battle!" Ye Chen said.
Stargate technology was developed together with Yongji, along with space wormhole technology. However, wormhole technology is only suitable for small-scale transportation. For large-scale, high-frequency troop transportation like this, building a stargate is better.
"But? Stargates are expensive! What if they get damaged..." the fat man said with a conflicted expression, the high cost making him reluctant to build one.
"I'll talk to Grandpa Jian about this later. The Star Gate will definitely have to station troops there, and we can only keep it close by so that we can just rely on starry sky flight once we get out!" Ye Chen explained.
The lords who can come here are basically lords of the fourth rank or above. If the retinues they send out don't even have the ability to fly in the starry sky, then they are just going to their deaths. So short-distance flight is not a problem, as long as they can be delivered to the edge of the battlefield.
“Alright! I’ll go find a star system first and set up a stargate here. You can take a starship to the front lines to check out the location of the stargate. Once it’s built here, I’ll send people over!” The fat man thought for a moment, then nodded and said.
The star gate is two-way, with an entrance and an exit. He needs to build the entrance first, and only after Ye Chen confirms the location can he send people over to build the exit.
With a clear division of labor, the two quickly launched over a hundred massive starships from Ye Chen's territory. Each starship carried nearly a thousand members of the clan, bringing the total number of clan members mobilized to over a hundred thousand. The starships' transport capacity was truly a headache.
However, these 100,000 members of the clan are basically the backbone of the Primordial Star, with their strength generally above the fifth rank. Moreover, with Ye Xi personally leading the team and their already outstanding starships, they can basically roam freely as long as they don't encounter the Dark God.
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