The Otherworld Inn is navigating slowly in stealth mode, using the chaotic magnetic field and gravitational environment near the Brown Dwarf Star to further conceal its tracks, while cautiously approaching the area with a massive signal feedback.

In the dim starlight, Yu Sheng first saw a flicker of lights in the darkness—a system of red and orange lights anchored in space, accompanied by conspicuous holographic projections forming a navigational beacon nearby.

Soon, the external monitor of the spacecraft captured some more distant space structures.

Various sizes of sentry cannon platforms floated in the universe, between which one could see the faintly flickering wide-area shield generators, as well as energy broadcasting towers and reactors powering numerous space facilities. A large fortress-style space station was located at the center of the sentry cannon array, its thick energy shield making the outline of the building blur. It seemed to be the command center of this defensive position, with many ships large and small maneuvering near the fortress—among them were two large ships, the "Dark Star" class missile cruisers that Yu Sheng had seen once before.

And in this layered protection composed of numerous cannon platforms, fleets, and armed space stations, under the obscured glow of the Brown Dwarf Star, Yu Sheng finally saw the form of the "Star Gate".

There it stood majestically, far outscaling any ship and even any space building. Its massive main structure is a giant ring spanning the star sea, its surface lights flickering, with numerous antennas used to stabilize space-time structures, guide ship transitions, and receive and transmit deep space signals, looking like endless towers, while the "front end" of the giant ring has a slightly smaller ring opening, which seems to be the channel for regular ships, with a floating red light curtain inside where a fleet is currently leaving through, jumping into deep space along the navigation lights.

Even still separated by a great distance, even just through the external monitor of Otherworld Inn, Yu Sheng could clearly feel the enormity and imposing momentum of that Star Gate—he roughly calculated and found that the entire Black Stone Station could be directly thrown into the giant ring, with room to spare.

"My Puppet Progenitor..." Even Erin, who usually had no concept of ships or space stations, exclaimed incredulously, the little thing scrambling up from the seat, standing on the armrest, wide-eyed, "What is this... and what is that all around it? Wait, wait, Yu Sheng, the defensive firepower of this place is probably not below ours..."

The holographic projection in the Control Hall clearly presented the distant Star Gate's form. Yu Sheng looked at the projection of that space construct and the heavily armed layered defenses around it, clicking his tongue: "That's obvious, tell us something we don't know."

"...Should the Borderland Fleet force attack this?" Erin turned her head, "Can't we go around it? Directly bypass this thing to attack the Hidden Monastery's homeland or something...space is so vast."

Just as the little Puppet finished speaking, the holographic projection next to the Captain's seat suddenly lit up, Luo's figure appeared in mid-air, her voice transmitting from the communicator: "Ship transition must target a gravitational anchor point, because strictly speaking, the transition is not a 'flight' process, but rather a 'fall' in an artificially made space disparity—a mass must fall towards a specific 'landing point', and facilities like the Star Gate function partially as a large artificial gravitational landing point, navigating long-haul ships.

"Without a landing point, normal transition engines simply won't start, and even if they forcibly start for various reasons, the ship would fall into an endless transition state, possibly only emerging when the material world disintegrates on the day of the end of everything, falling out of the uniformly looped warped space.

"Of course, we could choose another large celestial body as the 'anchor point', but we know nothing of the celestial distribution within the Hidden Monastery's territory, and even if there are other anchor points... I believe they are all piled with anti-air cannons."

She paused, then added: "Being clearly aware of all gravitational anchor points within one's territory, and constructing effective control forces at these anchor points, is the basis for an interstellar organization to establish actual control over its territory—so don't think about bypassing it, you can't bypass it, the Hidden Monastery has rooted here for years, not relying on their self-proclaimed 'Saints' protection.'

Yu Sheng stroked his chin, saying nothing, just staring fixedly at the holographic projection, seemingly lost in thought, while Erin elongated her "oh"—conveying a kind of self-assured aura even if she didn't understand.

Hu Li clearly followed Luo's pace, furrowing her brows and thinking: "If the Borderland Fleet attacks from here, they'll clash with those layered defense fleets...to capture this Star Gate, many people will die."

"It's war, nobody doesn't die," Luo sighed, "so the ideal is to crack the Hidden Monastery's Star Gate codes—holding these codes gives a chance for small units to sneak through the 'gate', appearing behind enemy defenses, minimizing losses. But Star Gate codes are a core lifeline for large powers, often controlled directly by the home planets during licensing issuance, acquiring them is challenging, almost as difficult as directly attacking that Armed Star Fort.

"But on the other hand, if they capture this Star Gate, the Borderland Fleet essentially gains a 'projection port' within enemy territory, allowing the main force to continuously enter the Hidden Monastery homeland directly from here, without undergoing a lengthy transition trek. If there are other military nodes within the Hidden Monastery's control zone directly connected to this Star Gate, their coordinates will expose too—and they need three to four times the manpower to possibly re-block this 'hole.'

"So for most small to medium interstellar powers, as soon as the Star Gate is seized, it's basically catastrophic—unless it's an old force with deep resources like Algerde and Feiyu, or odd players like the Borderland controlling the 'Universe Transportation Hub', not playing by conventional rules."

Yu Sheng silently listened to Luo's explanation, this knowledge differed entirely from what he gleaned from superficial Captain's manuals, giving him a direct understanding and feeling of the "order among the stars". He continued watching the holographic projection of those space structures, eyes filled with more contemplation—those familiar with him would recognize it's a sign the Borderland's Idea King had another idea brewing.

Unaware, Luo kept rambling: "You can't advance further—although Otherworld Inn's stealth capabilities are strong, the Star Gate's scanning system is stronger, advancing may trigger alarms...

"I suggest you light up a beacon behind that brown dwarf star and report the position to that stone-faced guy—the Boundary Land fleet needs a long time to reach the Dark Meteor Domain from behind, and afterwards they'll have to pass through the external gas clouds and gravitational fault of the Dark Meteor Domain. By then, that 'Dark Star' cruiser should have already reached the 'Saint Realm' with the Angel Catalyst. You have plenty of time to infiltrate the planet and find the 'Gate of Eden.' Once you've sorted the Gate of Eden, notify the Boundary Land fleet to officially initiate the attack..."

Yu Sheng still remained silent, just kept touching his chin while staring at the Star Gate, his eyes getting brighter.

Luo: "Uh... Boss?"

Erin finally sensed something, and glanced at Yu Sheng.

Hu Li also glanced at the Savior.

The two said in unison, "Wow!"

Luo was startled: "Wh—what happened?"

"Yu Sheng (Savior) has an idea!"

Luo: "...?"

After this brief commotion, Yu Sheng finally broke the silence as if deep in thought: "Luo, you mentioned earlier that if a small unit could jump directly out from inside the Star Gate, it could attack the defense forces from behind...?"

"Yes, but the premise is to get the authorization code for this Star Gate, and to evade the surveillance of that Armed Star Fort in a short time..." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Then what if the main forces jump in directly?" Yu Sheng pointed to the holographic projection, "The scale of the 'Main Gate' is large; I feel the entire fleet could even come in sideways."

Luo was stunned for at least three or four seconds: "...What are you talking about?"

Then she opened her mouth again, dumbfounded: "If that's really the case, then there's no need for any tactics—an entire main fleet jumps right into the blind spot of the defense line, two rounds of firepower and that Star Fort is gone. The surrounding sentry cannon platforms are obviously reconfigured heavy artillery and are secured by safety protocols to prevent firing towards the Star Gate direction... Leaving just a few defense forces that can't react in time. Even if a pig were the Commander, they'd win. But we don't even have the authorization code for the Star Gate..."

"Do you think there's a possibility," Yu Sheng interrupted Luo, raising his hands to frame the massive space construct in the holographic projection, "that the Star Gate... is also just a door?"

Luo: "...?!"

Beside them, Erin jumped from her chair excitedly, ran over to Hu Li and raised her hand. Hu Li drooped a tail down, and the two high-fived (or rather, high-tailed): "Yeah!"

Luo finally processed what she had heard, and for the first time her pointed ears perked up (Yu Sheng also discovered for the first time that her elf ears could actually stand upright): "This really works?!"

"I've been wanting to say it; you're an Elf, so speak with some elegance," Yu Sheng said, getting up from the Captain's seat, clapping his hands, looking at the Star Gate with immense ambition, "I observe this gate, so majestic, leaving it to a cult is truly a waste of resources—why not take it? What do you all think?"

Erin and Hu Li applauded enthusiastically, and even Luna, who was daydreaming nearby, suddenly turned her head and nodded vigorously: "Yes, right!"