Fiction:Rise of the Imperial Republic part 2

Prologue
Immediately after the colonization of Speckalious, Scientists aboard the Interpreter (The science ship in the Voyager Fleet) were developing a new surface-to-space drone with the ability to relay and translate signals back to the BSRB Government. The intent is to intercept alien broadcasts, make them as understandable as possible, then notify the government on Speckalious.

The importance of trade
Omnipitos woke with a sudden thud. Thanks to the war, he had gotten so used to sleeping in space that getting up on a real terrestrial world takes some getting used to. He checked his messages on his Transmitter and found an image supposedly sent to the heads of government in Mirus Territory. It was a map detailing the space between the Mirus Territories and the Main Empire. Omnipitos knew of the necessity a pan-galactic superhighway held, and sent the map to the Emperor and the Governor of the Mirus Colonies requesting permission to divert funds to the Superhighway's creation. "With the Superhighway finished, trade and travel between the territories will be plenty quick and more profitable. After the go-ahead, Omnipitos rallied his fleet to clear the path between Mirus and The rest of the Empire.

Will curiosity kill the Bean?
Crowds gathered on the Beach outside Speckalious's megacity in order to see the 5 drones. The Regional Governor, Omnipitos, and a few other generals and scientists were there to announce the launching of the probes.

The Governor took the floor- err, sandy podium. "Good Morning! It is my honor as governor, and our honor as ciizens, so witness the launching of these 5 probes designed to discover new Empires and races, and hopefully bring an unprecedented era of trade, advancement, and safety to our lovely people." The crowd's undivided attention was on the Governor. "As citizens, we are to support endeavors like these, brought about by these brave men beside me, factory workers and business men and women, many of whom are probably in this crowd today. Without further ado, let's see the first flight of these probes. Boys, you know what to do." The Scientists had activated the Drone's Computers, and much to the oohs and ahs of the crowd, the drones started to shake, then slowly lift of of the sandy beach and fly into the horizon over the ocean. What these drones would find, nobody knew at the time.