The door of the bridge opened, revealing a high-level military official standing there waiting for us.

"Greetings, lord envoys. I am the commanding officer of Starpath, a Milky Way–class battleship. My name is Wesex. Welcome abroad. I am honored by your presence," said Wesex.

"Pleased to meet you, Commander Wesex. Should we worry that the presence of such a powerful battleship for a diplomatic mission might be considered a show of force?" asked Zhang Xingxing worriedly.

"Please be at ease, lord envoys. According to our intelligence, this battleship is necessary for the mission. At the same time, we can showcase the might of the empire and awe our enemies," said Wesex.

Seeing how confident Wesex was, we stopped arguing.

"Everyone, please come in and take a rest. I'll be waiting for you at the command room after lunch," said Wesex.

And thus, a mid-rank military official led us all into our rooms. I took the chance to observe the powerful battleship. Every single crew of the ship seemed to be Eternals. Not a single one of them was of a different race. From what I saw, I estimated that the ship was crewed by over...