"We have to do it. Not necessarily for the sake of acquiring new populations or crushing more worlds—though those are welcome bonuses—but because we must show the universe that this mission means everything to us. We are dead serious about our expansion, and we will not stop."
"For what? What is the end goal of this?" Isac asked, still struggling to see the connective tissue of his plan.
"Do you know how far and numerous those Hot Zones are?" Hye asked calmly, his eyes scanning the room. "Do you know exactly how many of them become available for conquest every single week?"
None of his friends knew the answer, but the veterans of the wider universe—Major, Lady Nymph, the Pirate King, and Olana—all shared a knowing, grim look.
