Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1408: Chapter 802

From the Scarlet Scar emerged a Chaos Demon Army, the corrupted Flesh Fleet bearing the blood-red skull insignia, charging straight towards the northern border of the Alliance.

The shadow of war quickly enveloped the homeland of the Alliance.

It was a scouting fleet of the Alliance, intended to investigate the border situation in the north, that discovered this blood-red fleet. Just a dozen or so patrol ships, their best asset was their size, which minimized pressure when navigating the Star Realm. Coupled with subspace countermeasures far exceeding the standard, they enjoyed a relatively high safety margin during their voyages.

Of course, this “relatively high” is just a comparison.

If something were to happen… well, then it happens. A patrol ship carries only a few hundred people and the vessel itself isn’t expensive.

This low cost is one of their ’advantages’.

In addition, they are equipped with powerful communication facilities. Primarily used to transmit information back to the homeland of the Alliance, they also casually establish contact with various planets as they traverse the three Star Domains in the Star Devouring Cosmos in the north, conveying the Alliance’s intentions and persuading them to submit to the Regulatory Committee.

In this sense, the activities of these dozen patrol ships seem somewhat akin to the Dark Side Expedition—well, perhaps not quite.

Because they are not equipped with strong military assets and lack deterrence, situations where planets immediately submit upon sighting the Alliance are rare.

Conversely, negotiations are quite frequent.

Due to their proximity to the Scarlet Scar, the internal issues on planets within these three Star Domains of the Star Devouring Cosmos, exacerbated by Chaos corruption, have become increasingly serious.

They urgently need the martial strength of the Alliance or a substantial amount of material aid to solve their local planetary issues.

And these are not things a few patrol ships can provide, naturally making it impossible for these planets to be reclaimed by the Regulatory Committee.

However, there are some planets in particularly urgent situations that view the Alliance’s patrol ships as lifelines, unconditionally willing to accept the management of the Regulatory Committee, hoping the Alliance acts swiftly with troops and resources.

What to do?

They truly can’t offer much help, merely promising to report their situation upwards.

Their superior is the Defense Command of the Liao Guang Star Domain within the Alliance.

This is part of the local defense of the Alliance.

They are indeed not part of the Expeditionary Force.

However, despite being local defense, the Alliance had earlier anticipated risks in the northern region close to the Scarlet Scar. Homeland defense for the two northernmost Star Domains, Liao Guang and Gucheng, had been reinforced. Their task is to tightly guard the northern borders of the Alliance, preventing external risks.

Under such a backdrop, the superior unit of the patrol ships, namely the Command Center of the Liao Guang Star Domain, did not agree to dispatch troops.

Leaving the homeland of the Alliance to engage externally exceeds their authority.

They simply instructed the patrol ships to inform those planets desiring to submit that the Regulatory Committee has accepted their return, but as of now, there’s no definite reinforcement plan. These planets are required to defend their homeland well, resolve their issues independently if possible, or at the very least not allow the issues to worsen.

One after another, those planets felt quite disappointed.

The response brought by the Alliance was useless.

Even some so-called ’practical manuals’ hold little significance. The issues they face cannot be resolved by merely thinking of strategies. What they truly need is powerful martial force and abundant resources.

As for demanding them to solve problems or curb deterioration… don’t they already know they should do this themselves?

It isn’t within their capacity!

Disillusioned planet dignitaries, those with decorum, responded saying they would do their best, hoping the Alliance acts quickly.

The indecorous ones simply resorted to satire, venting their anger.

What a lousy Regulatory Committee, just playing power struggles, you can’t even show up when truly needed!

The Alliance is also quite helpless.

Willing to manage, but genuinely powerless.

The Dark Side Expedition must proceed according to plan; they cannot just respond to problems haphazardly. Blind strikes carry excessively high risks and easily entangle the Alliance in deep waters; the Alliance can’t sustain efforts across multiple fronts simultaneously.

It’s unrealistic.

Prioritization is necessary; someone must persist in the darkness.

Yet, the patrol ships of the Alliance didn’t just sit idle.

Though the Command Center, while harsh, couldn’t provide aid, the patrol fleet’s Captain—Major Gu Zi Qiang—felt considerable empathy for these isolated worlds.

As long as the reconnaissance mission remained unaffected, he endeavored to have his dozen patrol ships serve as communication channels among these isolated worlds.

These planets couldn’t directly contact each other but could transmit information through their voyages to the next star system where the patrol fleet arrived.

Or even simply establish connections directly via the ship’s relay.

Thus, they succeeded in helping a world that adhered to the Regulatory Committee, serving as a hub, to link up with eight surrounding worlds.

Not just in terms of communications but also establishing navigation routes.

Before the Alliance achieved ’electrification’ across its entire territory, it had endured an era of isolation. During that period, many worlds within the Alliance accomplished major interstellar unifications through their own efforts.