The Solar System had changed more than one could have fathomed in just the span of thirteen years, becoming virtually unrecognizable compared to how it had been prior to the Era of Expansion. Just from the windows of the shuttle, one could see the sheer amount of activity that unfolded in the solar system.
The first thing that drew their attention was a mega-structure that was as massive as it was famous. An extraordinarily vast, but thin network of interconnected cities floating in outer space, revolving around the sun at a distance of many light minutes, manufactured from the mass of the asteroid field of the solar system.
It was so vast that despite how thin and scant the lattice of cities was, they were visible from the peripheries of the solar system from the incoming shuttle.
"I've seen pictures of it, but this… this is the first time I'm actually seeing it in person." Sternon's eyes glinted with amazement. "The Constellation of Cities."
