Starship Graveyard.

This is a space mentioned in the report sent back by the FFF First Expeditionary Legion.

The Expeditionary Legion's first destination was the TBP-184 system, the closest to the capital system.

The galaxy has a young, blue-white type B star orbiting a total of six planets.

The Empire's scientists were not wrong in their initial speculation, and this galaxy did indeed have a primitive planet that could be colonized directly without any modification, and it had abundant water resources and a stable ecosystem, which perfectly matched the living conditions of the fantasy species.

The only fly in the ointment is probably that the volume of this planet is slightly smaller than that of the capital star, and the planet itself is somewhat lacking in mineral resources.

However, these are not the places that Mu Yunshang has to focus on now.

"You say, you found an interstellar graveyard nearby?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!!"

What appears in the projection is Nasenil, the horned general who has not been seen for a long time.

As always, the posture is upright, the eyes are as sharp as ever, and the ...... as always Bullish.

Mu Yunshang even had an illusion that he faintly heard a deafening 'moo-' sound.

"After exploring the TBP-184 system, our fleet began to advance in all directions, and the Huskies, the leader of the third team, reported that they had discovered a starship graveyard in a starless sky."

"Husky, that guy......"

Mu Yunshang remembered the second goods that impressed him, didn't he expect Ya to still be a captain?

Shouldn't the team be all a bunch of Erha?

"The accompanying science officer has already made a preliminary investigation and determined that this is a battlefield relic."

"Battlefield relics? Are you kidding me? You're saying that not far from the capital planet, we found the remnants of an interstellar war battlefield? ”

A cold sweat broke out on Mu Yunsheng's forehead.

"How is this possible!? The airspace you are currently in is not out of the planetary sensing range of the capital star, and there is an interstellar war in this area, and we cannot be unaware of it! Unless the war took place hundreds of years ago! ”

『…… The fact is, Your Majesty, according to the analysis of the wreckage of the battleship, the outbreak of war will not take more than fifty years.'

“…………”

Mu Yunsheng's brows furrowed deeply.

In a cosmic airspace that the Empire is already capable of monitoring, an interstellar war has broken out in fifty years that is theoretically impossible to ignore by the Empire, and the Empire knows nothing?

"My general, this joke is not funny."

"Your Majesty, your subordinates can swear by the honor of their soldiers!"

The horned general Naseniel said loudly after a 'snap'.

Mu Yunshang nodded, "It's not that I don't believe your report, it's just that ...... This is incredible, Naseniel, and you send me a detailed report at once, and I want to take a closer look. ”

"Your will, Your Majesty!!

Soon, Night Raven, who received the report from the expeditionary force, presented the details on the projection screen in front of Mu Yunsheng's eyes.

Mu Yunsheng's gaze quickly swept across the screen - he found that he seemed to have some subtle changes these days, the most obvious point being that he could almost do ten lines at a glance when processing reports, and still not miss even a single inconspicuous character.

After reading the report, Mu Yunshang sank her body into the soft chair, rubbed her temples with her hands and closed her eyes in contemplation.

According to Naseniel's report, the location of the Starship Graveyard is in the middle of two adjacent systems, a completely blank starless skyfield.

The accompanying scientific officers urgently analyzed the wreckage of the battleship and determined that one of the two warring parties was a humanoid creature, and the other was completely different from a humanoid in terms of life form.

Their military level is much lower than that of the current Empire, which is quite unbelievable, and if the warring parties have a level of technology far beyond the Empire, then it can barely be said that a war broke out in this area without being monitored by the Empire.

From the report sent back by Nasenil, Mu Yunshang saw a small piece of the battle log of the humanoid side that had been deciphered by the science officer.

This is just an audio signal with no beginning and no end, after deciphering the other party's language, what appeared in front of Mu Yunsheng's eyes was the following report-

『…… Enemy...... There are too many ......

『…… Damn the Purifier......

『…… They have the power of the Shroud......

『…… The universe will be destroyed......

"Limbo...... ...... purifiers? ”

Mu Yunshang bit her lip and her eyes fell on the word "virtual realm" in the report.

(Why, I care so much about this virtual realm)

A voice in his heart was telling Mu Yunshang that he had to go there in person, and he had to figure out what this virtual realm was.

- It's about the future of the entire empire, and even the entire universe.

Without warning, Mu Yunshang was so sure.

The reasons for this belief could not even be explained by himself.

Getting up from the soft chair, Mu Yunshang walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window and observed the bustling and lively imperial capital outside.

Countless aircraft shuttle back and forth between the towering buildings, and the huge steel buildings that are faintly visible in the sky are huge space stations running in orbit.

"Imaginary ......"

Mu Yunsheng, who felt a pain in her brain, couldn't think of a clue after thinking for a long time, and finally could only sigh gloomily.

There are so many things that the Empire needs to do at the moment, such as the research on the Void Cloud, the construction of the Star Gate, the spiritual test of the Mother, and the colonization plan that is just getting on track......

Every project affects Mu Yunsheng's mind, and now a virtual realm has emerged inexplicably.

It's a threat, and it's close at hand.

Mu Yunshang couldn't tolerate that his empire would actually have a war breaking out in front of his house, and he didn't know anything about it.

(It is necessary to figure out what this Shroud is, and the Purifier...... Tsk, it doesn't seem like a good thing to hear the name)

Night Raven ——!!

"The subordinates are here!"

The sound of a night crow immediately rang out in the office.

Mu Yunshang: "............ I said, can you not change your voice every once in a while? Even if you want to change your nail palace sound full of tsundere attributes, it's too discordant. ”

『…… The subordinate thought, Your Majesty, you may want a change of taste.'"

"Then you at least give me the honesty to be tsundere!"

"Subordinate...... Don't your subordinates want to be spoiled directly in front of Your Majesty......

Mu Yunshang: "............ Forget it, I still won't complain, send Naseniel's report directly to the scientific research center, and send another order to the military department, so that they can immediately discuss the handling of this matter. ”

"Your will, Your Majesty——!!