They called it the Translocation Gate.
The greater beyonder gate was no more. Its present incarnation had undergone so many changes and refinements that it had become a completely different megaconstruct.
Ves and many other people who watched the live broadcast of the first gate activation with mixed feelings.
On the one hand, the Polymath successfully transformed the greater beyonder gate into a device that could instantly transfer starships from Bridgehead One to distant locations.
On the other hand, the Translocation Gate most likely lost the functionality of its previous incarnation.
This meant that its twin that was located in the Maryun Ultima System of the Milky Way had just turned into a large but useless space decoration.
At this time, the only way to engage in a physical exchange between the two distant galaxies was to make use of the smaller and much more limited Oblivion Gates.
