Chapter 1607: The Square Battleship
The ruins of the Black Merlot Civilization lay within the Grand Apocalypse World Star Domain, close to the Arid Expanse Worlds.
Originally, this sector had fallen within an area of relatively weak control for the Gallant Federation.
This stood in stark contrast to the star domains the federation had focused on most heavily in previous years.
However, recent clashes with the Magus Civilization in the Arid Expanse Worlds, the Shadowbat Civilization, and the regions surrounding Aquaria prompted the federation to shift some of its attention toward this sector.
Jared Bond managed to uncover some information about the Black Merlot Civilization ruins because he had first detected the Grand Apocalypse World’s unusual activity near this star domain.
It was only by chance that the ruins of the Black Merlot Civilization were ultimately exposed.
The Gallant Federation had been completely oblivious to the existence of a top-tier civilization’s ruins here.
The Grand Apocalypse World’s secretive maneuvers and suspicious behavior even nearly led the federation’s high command to suspect that this large-sized cultivation civilization was preparing to rebel!
Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm.
Not only did the Gallant Federation breathe a sigh of relief, but the investigated Grand Apocalypse World did as well.
This time, the federation dispatched only ten or so war fleets to the Grand Apocalypse World Star Domain, with the highest-ranking officer being no more than a five-star general.
The absence of any overlord-class fleet was a clear message that the federation’s leadership did not intend to hold the Grand Apocalypse World accountable for its earlier actions.