Decades ago, it was said that at the outermost edge of the Taiwei galaxy, there were four large planets of similar size and shape, and they were named "Sifu" stars.

From the inside out, according to the order of the distance of the planets from the star, they were named Sifu No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 planets by the humans of the Taiwei Galaxy, and the outermost planet "No. 4"

It is at the very edge of this tiny galaxy.

For hundreds of millions of years, it has been floating quietly in the dark deep space of the universe. In addition to being quiet, it is also surrounded by wonderful and magnificent astronomical scenes at all times.

Because, like the other three brother planets, it has a beautiful and even larger colorful halo.

The halo is caused by the reflected light from numerous dusts and crystals, making it appear as mysterious and colorful multi-layered ribbons in space. If combined with the colorful nebulae in the distant starry sky and photographed in the same frame,

It is undoubtedly a beautiful picture of the universe that is enough to amaze anyone.

It is said that on the annual traditional Double Star Festival of Huagai Star, when the nebula in the distance can be observed with the naked eye, the colors are the most colorful and the largest, and when the rings of the planets slowly rotate against the background of the universe,

The twinkling, coupled with the huge colorful rings of the four auxiliary stars, is enough to make anyone who likes astronomy and the starry sky intoxicated?

And if on the day of the Double Star Festival, people take that kind of sightseeing ship to the most suitable angle and turn off all the lights on the observation deck and plunge into darkness, people will be surprised to find that they are as if they are in the sky instantly.

In a dreamlike world of stars?

At that time, using professional photography equipment or video equipment to shoot, even the worst and most untalented photographers could produce excellent works of art that gave people the ultimate look and aesthetic feeling!

Yes, it is so magical!

Because, the so-called "Looking at the nebulae on the four auxiliary stars" was once an almost universally known love proverb on the Canopy Star. It was used by all humans in the Taiwei galaxy who longed for love when proposing, getting married, anniversaries, honeymoons or other important moments.

There is no one supreme enjoyment and gift that I most hope to get!

However……

Today, when Ali and the Hatchling frigate they captured left the subspace and sailed towards the Taiwei galaxy, what they saw was that except for the colorful nebula in the distant starry sky, the four

The auxiliary star, Caihuan, who was said to be very beautiful, has completely disappeared.

Although the rings of the planet can still be seen from a distance, the colors on them have completely disappeared, replaced by chaotic asteroid belts that look extremely dangerous, and their activity trajectories

It seems to be very chaotic, and it still falls and hits the planet from time to time?

Furthermore, the gravitational data of this tiny galaxy is also very confusing, even in the periphery, they have observed it.

Although at present, those planets still seem to be performing their duties without any major problems, their orbits are not fixed!

If someone starts to make careful calculations, they may even be surprised to find that in the not-too-distant future, maybe hundreds of years, maybe thousands of years, the orbits of some two of them will even overlap, that is, they will collide.

trend?

And that kind of thing is absolutely impossible to happen in a mature, stable and livable galaxy!

However, now it is happening here in the Taiwei galaxy.

Anyway!

This galaxy now not only has a chaotic orbit, abnormal gravity data, overlapping planetary orbits, abnormal satellites and star rings of each planet, and even a protective asteroid ring at the outermost edge of almost every galaxy.

They are all beginning to experience that bizarre scene that is like a gravitational collapse and is escaping outside the galaxy?

The environment here is like the unstable galaxy at the beginning of the universe.

But in fact, it has existed for who knows how many billions of years. The star is also in its prime, and it was even once a habitable colony of the human world. Therefore, that situation will undoubtedly feel very strange to uninformed people.

Puzzled and surprised.

But Ali knew that it was actually normal!

because……

As far as she knew, the reason was that an important planet in the Taiwei galaxy, the livable planet Pagoda, had disappeared!

Although I don’t know how the people in the sector did it, in fact, the planet is said to have disappeared, and even the Emperor and Horus didn’t understand it?

And since it disappeared, of course, it is perfectly normal for this galaxy to turn into the chaotic ghost appearance in front of us.

In fact, they arrived a few decades too late. If the Huagai Star had just disappeared, the scene here would have been even more chaotic and terrifying than it is now!

It is said that at that time, even the empire's warships suffered a lot of losses, and the current performance of Taiwei Galaxy is already a situation after it has automatically adjusted and gradually stabilized.

However, it still needs a long, long way to go before it is completely stable. It may last tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions or even hundreds of millions of years or more?

After all, the inexplicable absence of a massive planet would be almost fatal to this galaxy. It is already very lucky that those planets have not confused each other and collided with each other so far.

Naturally, their good luck is only temporary. They will definitely have to collide in the future, and then the masses and satellites of the major planets will have to be redistributed, and that process will also last tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or tens of millions.

It may even take hundreds of millions of years for the automatic redistribution to be completed. At that time, the orbits and gravitational data of those planets will become stable again.

And by then, the Taiwei galaxy may no longer be called Taiwei galaxy, because by then they will definitely change drastically and become incomparable with the empire's original star map?

What's more, the overall orbit of this galaxy will change by then, possibly changing its trajectory in the Milky Way and possibly colliding with other galaxies?

But fortunately, this process will take longer, probably measured in hundreds of millions of years, and it is hard to say whether humans will still exist by then. Therefore, the impact can almost be said to be minimal, or even directly negligible.

However, in such a chaotic and unstable galaxy, in a relatively empty and debris-free dark deep space between the original four auxiliary stars and the outer asteroid belt, a planet with a diameter of about ten kilometers

, and then there is an embedded space station built somewhere above, with propulsion devices installed at different locations on the asteroid, and a lot of observation and astronomical equipment exposed at the same time. However, the asteroid suddenly appeared where it should not have appeared.

on the track.

That’s right!

It is the same system that Horus personally sent people to build when the Emperor's fleet and Horus' fleet left here, and kept it in the outer reaches of the system for decades of observation.

The observation station is the 'Sifu No. 5 Star' station!

And just today, the 'Sifu No. 5 Star' station, which had been in a state of silence to avoid being discovered by unnecessary alien races or other forces, and would only take the initiative to report the observation situation every once in a while, suddenly suddenly

An exception was found.

Of course, the anomaly does not come from inside the galaxy, but from the outside!

Because, they actually discovered that an imperial warship suddenly left the subspace without notifying the itinerary in advance, and was speeding towards them at sub-light speed?

'Attention coming ship!'

‘This is the Imperial Fourth and Fifth Star Observation Station!’

'You have entered our warning area!'

‘Please explain your identity and purpose of coming immediately!’

'repeat!'

‘Please explain your identity and purpose of coming immediately!’

Although the radar had received the identification serial number of the ship that quietly entered the outer reaches of the Taiwei system and knew that it was a ship of our own empire, a certain communications and radar operator on duty at the observation station still started calling and warning according to the procedure.

The incoming ship is approaching rapidly.

And the incoming ship is not who it is. It is the frigate Hinging Bird that escaped from the subspace and rushed towards the interior of the Taiwei galaxy in order to get rid of the pursuers!

At this time, the imperial warships that were chasing behind it disappeared.

That's not because they were successfully thrown away, but because the two sides escaped from the subspace at different nodes. Therefore, the Flinging Bird itself doesn't know exactly where the other side appears now, but the only thing that can be certain is that the other side must be

It is also near the Taiwei Galaxy, and it will definitely come to you soon, but it's just a matter of distance.

"..."

Therefore, when Ali, who was wearing an imperial officer's military uniform and sitting on the bridge, waiting in full alert, heard the call and warning from the 'Fourth Auxiliary No. 5 Star Observation Station', she immediately followed the procedure and ordered to the correspondent:

"go!"

"Send the other party an identification code!"

"The identification code is..."

"11100100 XXXX XXXX; 11100101 YYYY YYYY, another 344 270 277 252!"

Ali took out a piece of paper and started reading the numbers on it to the correspondent.

That’s right!

What she entered was the identification code of Captain Loken, who was definitely still on the planet Istvan III at this time, but it was not yet known whether he was dead or alive!

The reason why Ali did that was of course because her identity was not worth mentioning in the Imperial Army, but it would be completely different if she were the Captain of the Astartes of a certain legion.

Furthermore, only an Astartes Captain can serve as the chief officer of a frigate, and only the identity of an Astartes Captain can allow her to continue with her next plan.

"..."

Not long after, just as Ali expected, the communication device in the bridge was quickly connected by the other party. Then, the upper body image of a communications soldier who seemed to be an ordinary imperial officer appeared in front of her.

"Captain Loken, welcome!"

"Excuse me……"

"ah!"

"Aren't you Captain Loken?"

The female soldier in the picture saw Ali's appearance. The situation obviously made her, as the communications officer of the observation station, feel a little confused, so she subconsciously exclaimed and asked.

Because in the database, Captain Loken should be a strong short-haired Astartes, and as we all know, there are no women among Astartes Space Marines.

"Indeed not."
To be continued...