Dragon Jade's eyes held a wistful look. "For those nascent civilizations on the Empire's frontiers, they might have to develop independently for millions of years, exhausting the wisdom and resources of their entire people, just to build the first ship capable of leaving their home star system. Distance is the cruelest and most insurmountable law in the Cosmos."
"And this battleship of Master Yu Han's that we're on now—it's not actually traveling through the real universe anymore."
Dragon Jade pointed to the pure darkness outside the window. "Its true speed has far surpassed the speed of light. This is Subspace travel technology. You can still see the cosmic scenery, but we are actually at the boundary between Subspace and the material universe."
Nissan nodded, only half-understanding.
