While Ves dealt with the aftermath of the Elegant Rage's exposure on New Constantinople VIII, the expeditionary fleet of the Golden Skull Alliance continued to wait and prepare for the tough times ahead.
All of the soldiers of the expeditionary fleet had set aside their pride and satisfaction for taking down the Torment Fleet as the atmosphere in the border regions became increasingly more tense.
Every Larkinson, Glory Seeker and so on frantically exchanged their money and war merits for tangible benefits that could give them a better chance to survive the storm to come.
Nobody dared to underestimate the native aliens that were about to bear down on the border regions. The more time passed by, the more intelligence trickled down from above.
Both the quantity and quality of alien fleets had increased by a huge margin compared to before.
The Red Cabal was no longer content with sending out rabble in an attempt to exhaust red humanity's resources.
