As the date of the founding ceremony of the Red Collective crept closer, the highly anticipated event started to pull in everyone remotely involved in it. Ves could not live through one day without spending his time on planning or making decisions related to his upcoming 'business trip' to the Yernstall Central Star Node.
The Sapphire of the Red Ocean had always served as the most prominent star system in the new frontier. It was only overshadowed by Bridgehead One, but after the latter got trapped in a spacetime bubble, Yernstall had no choice but to step up and serve as the new 'capital system' of red humanity.
Yernstall had become busier than ever. It had already turned into a thriving commercial center due to the fact that it was one of the few neutral locations where Terrans and Rubarthans could tolerate each other's presence.
