Alex and Mingyue were now inside a spaceship, heading to the planet Proxima Centauri b to meet General Kael.
They already had new identities. Their old ones were registered as dead on Karthos Reach.
The system, and all three systems surrounding it, had been marked as a forbidden zone. That triggered a mass exodus from many planets to other worlds inside Empire territory.
Alex was surprised by how smoothly the process went.
Only a minority rejected the idea. Most people looked excited.
He typed and searched for information on the exodus.
"No wonder they agree," Alex muttered. "Not only can they move to higher-grade planets, their property also gets bought for double the highest market price."
"Wow," Mingyue said, looking out at the other ships flying beside them. "The Empire is really generous in cases like this. No wonder these people are excited."
They weren't the only ones heading toward the Proxima Centauri system.
