Meanwhile, Eirenne continued searching the captured construct.
The command records were not the only valuable thing inside.
Its memory also contained partial information about Annex Seven's original purpose.
Strategic Coordination Annex Seven had not been a fleet base.
It had been a support facility for command networks operating across much of the old Directorate frontier.
The station received information from ships, relays, listening posts, supply networks, and military stations, then processed that information before passing it to senior commanders.
Aurelian understood immediately why the Destiny System had pointed him here.
This was exactly the kind of system Eirenne needed.
Her current processing ability was already far beyond that of ordinary fleet command systems, but the Crownward March was growing quickly.
Helion had its own patrol network.
Sanctuary Ardent had civilian and military traffic.
Larkspur Haven had settlement logistics.
