Galaxy Domination Guide

Chancellor Sir truly couldn't stay idle, the integration of civilization and technology needed to be done gradually, and naturally, he wouldn't stay at Qiming Manor to lead a life of leisure and idleness. He made his moves in both the Second and Third Universe. In the Second Universe, he dispatched Cui Zhihao and Taschwe, with an emphasis on a low profile, bringing along a disguised silver warship of the Elder Race.

Under Bai Zhongqi's arrangements, the externally dispatched silver warships could traverse cross-dimensional wormholes to return to the First Universe where he had set up temporal-spatial markers. The two knights also carried a set of Atomic Substance Construction equipment for their power development. Bai Zhongqi's intention was not to have the two Destiny Knights claim kingship on his behalf but rather to hope that they could secretly develop an underground force as his overt foothold in the Second Universe while also gathering intelligence about the Star Warrior Sect and the ten giants more effectively.

As for the Third Universe, the move was clearly much more substantial. Bai Zhongqi not only dispatched knights, but he also personally followed them there. Initially, he mobilized three squadrons of the Empire Army, which, although they had their numbers changed, were essentially transferred from the original fleet composition, so the changes were minimal, and the combat power remained very intact. From the Silver Feather Army, he also directly took out one squadron, forming a total of four squadrons, with a fleet size of over five thousand warships.

Over half a year, Bai Zhongqi did not let the Silver Feather Army blindly construct a thousand Unicorn Warships but instead selected over a thousand Iridium Star Warships from the reserves for performance enhancement, especially by adding the signature Unihorn Cannons of the Silver Feather Army, making them into new warships of the Silver Feather Army.

In the future, regardless of the structure, the Iridium Star United Empire must form a unified front, so there cannot be too large a gap between the Iridium Star Warships and the Silver Feather Army Warships, and many things would not be interoperable.

After the integration of civilization technology, Bai Zhongqi hoped to see fleets from different compositions, each with its own features, yet with a consistent core. This would offer advantages in production, maintenance, command, and coordination.

Since the Chancellor himself was present, the Blade Empress Command Battleship, which now effectively served as the Chancellor's flagship, naturally became the flagship of these five thousand warships. Bai Zhongqi was quite "professional" this time, not bringing his wife, children, or even his mistress, which was unusual for those used to being by his side. Before leaving, one of them pouted her lips and pretended to shed tears.

However, the family was well aware that it was trivial for Bai Zhongqi to appear in any Universe whenever he pleased, so there was no point in fretting over it.

"Your Majesty, you dispatch troops to regain honor for the Silver Feather Army. On behalf of all ranks of the Silver Feather Army, I am immensely grateful," Qi Xiao extended his ritualistic gratitude to Bai Zhongqi.

This former Governor of the Silver Feather Army, although he had stepped down, was now serving as the commander of the Silver Feather Army squadron for the battle. Familiarity with the Silver Feather Army was essential for the campaign into the Third Universe.

Bai Zhongqi nodded and said, "It's not only about recovering your lost ground but also about testing the combat effectiveness of our newly unified United Empire's military forces to see if they are still satisfactory."

Out of the four squadrons, apart from Qi Xiao leading the Silver Feather Army squadron, the other three Empire Army squadrons were led by Xu Lanzhou, Empire Army General Yu Dangkou, and Li Cheng. Another less experienced leader was Jun Jiushao, serving as the deputy to Xu Lanzhou and acting as the staff officer of the squadron.

General Yu Dangkou, upon hearing Bai Zhongqi speak so, confidently assured him, "Your Majesty, although our Empire Army hasn't fought any major battles over these years, a good blade, even when sheathed and regularly honed, does not lose its edge. Our first expedition into other Universes will surely win you greater territories and spread the majesty of our United Empire far beyond our Universe."

Bai Zhongqi offered a slight smile but did not express any stance.

In fact, he knew that many officers in the newly reformed Empire Army shared similar thoughts with this middle-aged marshal who had just turned one hundred years old. Bai Zhongqi's return not only reinforced the spiritual pillar of Iridium Star but also carved out a path for development towards even more distant worlds. Every soldier harbors a desire to achieve great deeds.

Especially for generals like Yu Dangkou, who was one of the four fleet commanders following the Chancellor on the expedition to the Third Universe, he was the only one over a hundred years old, whereas even Li Cheng belonged to the younger generation of officers. He recognized Xu Lanzhou, but he felt that this knight was too young after all. As for Qi Xiao, Jun Jiushao, and the like, he didn't take them seriously at all.

This general also had the intention of setting a different trend from the Knights of Destiny, proving that these veteran warriors from Iridium Star were second to none. Moreover, the Chancellor had issued an edict of enfeoffment, which meant that if one made significant contributions, although one couldn't be awarded the position of Knight of Destiny, becoming the ruler of a star, as noble as a Duke or Marquis, would also be an excellent achievement.

Li Cheng, who was only in his thirties, seemed even more composed by comparison.

Bai Zhongqi led the Expeditionary Fleet and directly emerged from the galaxy where the Zhalan Civilization's homeworld, Zhalan Star, was located. The distance was not too abrupt, and the Blade Empress could directly gather intelligence from that area.

"Eh, something seems a bit off," Bai Zhongqi thought as he looked at the first image transmitted back, slightly taken aback.

Zhalan Star, once bustling with traffic and dense orbital constructions, was now a scene of devastation. Endless debris floated along the orbit of the planet forming a miniature asteroid belt of space junk. The planet's atmosphere also appeared murkier, obscuring the view of the planetary surface from the outside.

Qi Xiao was even more startled. He was well aware of the strength of the Zhalan Civilization; in the Snow Dragon Galaxy of the Third Universe, a level 23 civilization like Zhalan was an existent that could traverse unchallenged.

"It must have been a war, and the Zhalan Civilization was defeated," Xu Lanzhou inferred.

Bai Zhongqi was also surprised and immediately dispatched an unmanned Reconnaissance Ship to explore Zhalan Star.

The Reconnaissance Ship encountered no resistance. From the remnants of the ships left behind, it was determined that the battle took place about five months earlier, around the time the Silver Feather Army had left the Third Universe. No other ships, apart from those of the Zhalan Civilization, were discovered, indicating that Zhalan had been utterly defeated.

As more and more information was relayed back, the facts showed that five months earlier, another civilization had invaded Zhalan Star and not only defeated thousands of Zhalan Civilization warships but also carried out a planetary bombardment. The planetary bombardment led to the devastation of the entire planet; the atmosphere suffered severe damage, with toxic gasses dispersing through the air and clouds of dust blocking out the sunlight. Barely any of the surface structures remained.

There were still faint signs of life on the planet, likely the survivors of the Zhalan Civilization. But in such a state, they probably wouldn't be able to survive much longer.