Building and battling, that was the norm for the now pan-Galactic Iridium Star United Empire.
Linyin was currently operating all her Insect Nests, almost entirely producing Star Whales, which were assembled into fleets of 1000 each and deployed to planets of various member civilizations. Linyin was doing her utmost, and she could basically satisfy the Star Whale defense forces for three to four planets each day, with even more planets eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Star Whales.
More civilizations, upon hearing about the Iridium Star United Empire, tried everything possible to join. However, for many civilizations, traveling to the First Galactic Star or other Iridium Star-affiliated civilization locations wasn't something that could be achieved overnight. The instantaneous Quantum Communication method required both parties to share the same quantum communication device with the same key, making it impossible for these civilizations to reach out to Iridium Star.
