The emperor wondered if the two families the omegas belong to had anything to do with this. He had always thought of others with the greatest malice. Only in that way would he never be caught off guard. However the information he had asked for showed that they were far more worried about this situation than him.
If the families weren't involved, then where did they amass such a large amount of materials? The black market? Perhaps, but he has spies there that monitor any large transactions. So where have they produced so much metal to create not only the machines and drones, but also a warp point?
He sat up in shock. Maybe it was because he had no shortage of such a material, so he overlooked a very simple issue. The fragments of the drone recovered after the explosion were tested and contained pieces of 'azandium', a light but highly durable metal discovered by the current emperor's father. Its main use is for defensive purposes, and with it being so uncommon, it's use is strictly focused towards battle cruisers and mecha suits.
It's not that azandium isn't able to be sold illegally. There are always small amounts that can be smuggled off of those mining planets. For this, the emperor can only grit his teeth and bare it, but he clearly saw the identical drones in the videos. Add on to that the Terra formers and warp point, and there's only one possible answer left. The two omegas have found not only a much anticipated liveable planet, but also a rich azandium mine.
He had to give it to the two of them. They were truly ingenious. However this is a harsh slap to the royal majesty. He can't allow this to go unpunished, but he knew this would not be an easy task. Looking around he noticed an alpha with a gloomy face.
"Major General Colt" the emperor called.
"Yes, your majesty?" Eric replied.
"I will leave finding the two omegas' location to the first fleet" the emperor ordered lightly.
"Thank you for your trust, your majesty, I shall not let you down", Eric replied aggressively, a dark gleam flashed in his eyes.
He would never let those two little sluts go. How dare they embarrass him so badly.
The emperor didn't know the sordid things in the Major generals mind, but even if he did, he still wouldn't care. However he still had to warn this reckless alpha.
"You should be cautious if you approach them. They most likely have an azandium mine, in which to produce weapons with".
The ministers all had the sentence in their mind. Greed shone in their eyes, but their faces remained expressionless. However it is unknown how many of the ministers have also sent their own small forces out in search of Arel and Sile, hoping to be the lucky one to reach them a step ahead, and grab as many benefits as they can.
Arel and Sile didn't know that countless ministers were looking for them as if they were a piece of meat, and the ministers were vultures. Even if they knew, it wasn't as if they were unprepared.
The emperors guess was correct, they knew they couldn't just rely on the natural border of the asteroid field, so various weapons systems have been built throughout the solar system. The most terrifying of them is an array weapon with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Drawing power directly from the various stars, the drones can create a large web to connect themselves. Even if a drone is destroyed, the web link can accommodate the loss, or another drone can simply take its place. Add on to that the defensive capability of the azandium drones, as well as the energy produced from the stars, and all attacks can be dissipated equally among the entire array, reducing the damage that a single drone endures.
The array also allows offensive output. Redirecting the energy of the stars towards a target with no end, like an unending laser beam that will disintegrate anything in its path. The two also have the benefit of testing the weaknesses of azandium, and know that it is weak to continuous focused attacks in any certain spot, hence the choice for the laser.
With this array's creation, Arel and Sile believe that even if the empire finds their location,it would need to send multiple fleets to even possibly break through the array. That's not counting the rest of the defences that have been built, or are currently being built, and if worse comes to worst, there is always the final choice.
The two of them didn't have these depressing thoughts in mind at the moment. They were watching the various news reports and social media links filled with people trying their crops. Sile was chuckling while watching.
Arel could only helplessly roll her eyes. Her lover was probably thinking something very demeaning at the moment like "How indecent, to show such an obsessed and idiotic face when just trying a piece of fruit". Sile had always had this little quirk. Whenever she chuckled, it meant she was enjoying the stupidity of someone. It took her many years to realise it, and by the time she had, she'd already fallen in love with Sile, so she obviously accommodated this not so polite part of her partner.
Sile was indeed enjoying the idiotic looks of the people that were showing off while eating. Watching the comments that were appearing faster than she could read, she was worried whether Spacewave could handle the large amount of traffic.
The two of them went to their own profile, they saw the numbers of followers increasing by the second. What was originally a few hundred thousand before they sent out the first batch, was now well into the tens of millions. Countless offers were being sent, and they both knew the free advertising they had inadvertently received from those rich and idle people had caused this unexpected success.