"Such a significant strategic direction decision wasn’t my choice, it was Mr. Gu’s."

"Then let me personally talk to Gu Hang."

"Of course."

Xiong Lei would not create any obstacles for Robert.

He had even anticipated this and had set up the communications equipment so that Robert could effortlessly have a Spiritual Energy communication with Gu Hang directly on his ship.

Robert didn’t engage in much small talk; he straightforwardly reiterated his viewpoint.

He believed it was high time to discuss a ceasefire with the envoy of the Dark Spirit Race.

Naturally, Gu Hang did not agree.

As Xiong Lei said, such major matters would definitely not be handled impulsively and certainly reflect Gu Hang’s stance.

Robert remained calm as he inquired, "Why not? I’d like to know the reason."

He knew Gu Hang had his own considerations and even speculated a few. Still, he trusted Gu Hang and did not regard Gu Hang’s thoughts as trivial or worthless. Thus, he needed to understand what ideas Gu Hang had that he hadn’t considered or ones that might persuade him.

Gu Hang was equally forthright.

"Entering Comoros is no easy feat," Gu Hang’s voice was full of emotion, "The Dark Spirit Race, just tracking them down is difficult, let alone having the opportunity to conquer Comoros."

Robert said, "Destroying an Alien, especially one that isn’t a significant threat to humanity or the Empire, doesn’t warrant such substantial investment."

"You’re right. What you said is correct. However, the greatest value here isn’t merely about eliminating an ancient race. If it were just a Dark Spirit Race, they indeed wouldn’t be worth such effort from us. But the greatest value here is neither this race nor the eradication of an Alien."

"Veil Spirit Gate technology? Haven’t we already mastered this technology? We can just continue to occupy this port without necessarily launching a full-scale assault on the entire Comoros."

"It’s not that simple." Gu Hang shook his head.

He realized that Robert’s knowledge of Spiritual Energy and supernatural forces was quite... lacking.

Patiently, he explained some things.

Only Robert was worth such an explanation from him.

Is the Veil Spirit Gate technology itself crucial? Actually, it’s not. This is essentially just a ’door-opening’ technology, but the key is the value of Comoros itself.

This city, left behind from countless thousands of years ago, nestled between veils, could be considered the last glimmer of the once Universe-dominant Spirit Race Empire. Despite the Spirit Race’s countless tens of thousands of years of legacy and survival until now, even given several more millennia, they couldn’t rebuild a new Comoros.

Its existence is unique in this universe.

Utilizing Comoros, the Human Fleet could travel quickly and freely like the Dark Spirit Race’s fleet. The efficiency of using large Veil Spirit Gates for interstellar travel far surpasses the risk-laden Subspace and Star Realm Tunnel journeys.

The only issue is the size.

The number of Veil Spirit Gates that can be opened is limited, and their scale is limited. After operating fifteen hundred warships with seven gates, it took two months to complete.

But that’s because there are only seven gates, and their scale is small.

The newly completed, larger Veil Spirit Gate alone is expected to match the previous seven.

However, new issues have arisen—the continuous opening has stretched the entire port to its limits.

Opening Veil Spirit Gates requires the port to continuously output a massive amount of energy.

As for energy, this aspect is manageable; it’s quite precious to the Dark Spirit Race. Comoros doesn’t produce resources. The space between veils isn’t merely barren, it’s completely void. All materials, substances, and energy must be sourced from the real universe and transported in. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

To sustain such a massive city, the Dark Spirit Race surely must continuously plunder.

But for the Alliance, this pressure isn’t substantial. Bringing in resources and materials via transport ships does the job.

The Alliance has established numerous Stellar Energy Factories in many star systems lacking colonial value, with the most significant one nearly enclosing an entire star, embodying the concept of a ’Dyson Sphere.’

Of course, at this point, they can’t really be called Stellar Energy Factories. Although Dyson Sphere technology essentially involves countless Stellar Energy Factories combined, when the scale reaches a point encompassing a whole star, the quantity is immensely large. No matter how simple the system, when pieced together to such a scale, the technical difficulty skyrockets to a terrifying level.

It becomes a brand-new technology, an epic-level technology emerged during one of Gu Hang’s billion-grade ten consecutive draws.

The establishment of a Dyson Sphere, although rendering other regions of a star system thoroughly valueless, its enormous energy output significantly alleviates the Alliance’s energy pressure.

Now, multiple Dyson Spheres are under construction. Before their completion, those individual energy factories are already operational.