The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1046: SS Voyager Sets Off

A Star Kingdom wasn't just simply a group of star realms under the rule of another star realm with more powerful beings. No, it was more than that. On a fundamental level, the star realm itself had to be powerful.

In the vast and boundlessness of Chaos, all stars were governed by the supermassive black holes at the center of the galaxies they orbit.

However, within the hundred million stars that orbited a supermassive black hole, groups could also form when stars achieve enough mass to draw other stars into their orbit.

The Skymagia Star Kingdom was one such star group due to the immense mass of its central star, the Skymagia Star, which had a hundred times more mass than the average star. As a result, it was able to attract a hundred vassal star realms to orbit it.

That said, the Skymagia Star didn't possess such immense mass at the start. It was only gained after swallowing other star realms.

This was also why Realm Wars were so common in Chaos.

They weren't just battles for resources; they were also fighting for the survival of their star realms. The victors would have their stars upgraded, granting quality improvements in all aspects, while the defeated lose their stars, have their lands seized, and be enslaved.

It might seem cruel, but the growth of super-realms was essential as the level of beings within them increased.

After all, not only do super-realms have much larger living spaces, but they also produce mana of higher purity and possess strong interaction materials.

Depending on the level of a super-realm, it was possible for Divine Lords, capable of destroying planets, to become like mortals under the suppression of stronger gravity and governing laws.

As such, even if fights broke out between such Divine Beings, the damage to the super-realm would be reduced to a minimum.

Although Nightmare was a super-realm, it had not assimilated any other star realm and was still far from the Skymagia Realm's level.

However, its status as a super-realm threatened every star realm neighboring it.

Considering Gehenna was the weakest star realm next to it, Valefor and Vaan didn't doubt Nightmare had been eyeing it. In fact, Nightmare must have been scheming to assimilate Gehenna for a long while.

Perhaps the death of the previous Seven Sins was also orchestrated by Nightmare to weaken Gehenna.

Although Valefor and Vaan personally didn't care if Gehenna was sacrificed to upgrade Nightmare, it had to be on their terms. After all, an upgraded super-realm only benefited higher-ranked Divine Beings.

The mortals would only suffer or even die out under the stronger gravitational environment.

After Thanatos's manifestation left, Valefor eyed the starship construction on the outskirts of Vladigold City. Significant progress was made in the past month, but it still had a long until it reached completion.

Even so, it was already equipped with more warheads than the Celestial Kingdom's flagship. At this point, it already had the power to be a Realm Destroyer. Yet, that didn't seem to be enough for Valefor.

No one really knew what he intended to do with such a large and powerful warship. It had transcended the purpose of starting a Realm War.

It seemed more like the warship was being made to destroy the whole world.

Although many dwarves working on the warship had this doubt, they continued their work diligently. It was a rare opportunity to utilize their craftsmanship without the constraints of funds and resources.

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Meanwhile, one month was more than enough time for the fully built SS Voyager to be refitted for cosmic exploration.

As Pangea welcomed the blooming age of digital exchange and development, news of the SS Voyager's final preparations was publicized and spread online on the Pangea Network.

A rare moment of silence was found at Valhalla Station as people gathered to see the SS Voyager set off on its long journey, equipped with twenty-thousand service androids.

These service androids covered all aspects of SS Voyager's mission and needs, including space navigation, ship maintenance, resource mining, threat elimination, information gathering, and prospective colonization. ȑＡꞐŏ₿Ę𐌔

Since they were all linked to the Pangea Networks, various aspects of SS Voyager's journey would be live-streamed and shared for the people of the world to see.

Of course, AI Pangea was in charge of filtering out sensitive and confidential information that may induce mass panic during SS Voyager's discoveries.

No matter how great Celestial Technology was, there was still a slight delay in the exchange of data between SS Voyager and Pangea. This tiny instance was all AI Pangea needed to block, analyze, and substitute shocking information.

However, AI Pangea did not really need to do this as people were not so weak mentally. The world had already been informed about the threat looming beyond their world.

As such, all eyes in the world focused on the Celestial Belt, the first destination of the SS Voyager, with keen interest. The ruins of the old Celestial Federation were suspected of hiding the Outer Beings who ended its glorious civilization.

Inside Valhalla Station's Observation Deck, many world leaders gathered to socialize, discuss, and exchange opinions while being served luxurious, high-quality spirit cuisines and wines.

The rich spirit energy filled the atmosphere with life, invigorating and lifting everyone's mood.

It was a heavenly paradise for the rich and powerful.

Everyone who experienced its wonders even once was reluctant to leave. After all, simply existing in this space allowed them to live longer, even if they didn't actively cultivate to reach a higher level.

Some world leaders chose to gaze into the depths of dark space beyond the transparent glass panels, while others watched SS Voyager's live streams on the big screens as it set off.

"What do you think of the SS Voyager heading into the Celestial Belt, Governor Hugo? Do you think we can really find these so-called Outer Beings?" a white-suited middle-aged man approached Hugo Weissman with a glass of spirit wine in hand.

Hugo glanced at the middle-aged Solaran man but failed to recognize his identity. An awkward smile quickly appeared on his face.

"I'm sorry, you are…?" Hugo carefully asked.

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