Another day, another stressful load of governing to handle, words the Kaiser lived by. This day was special though, this day, 5 years ago, he took power of the Rurnian Kingdom. It was bittersweet, while it reminded him of the passing of his father, he promised to prove himself a strong leader and established ambitious goals for his domain. Today, the 10-year plan begun and he was overseeing it from the minimum safe-distance. Within a large crowd surrounded by body guards, behind him, a small fleet ready to make its first flight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, citizens of our glorious kingdom! 5 years ago from this day I inherited this position from our beloved previous Kaiser, and I promised that we would finally explore this vast galaxy and expand beyond our borders. Finally, on this day, we see this dream come true!"

"20 years ago my father vowed that no ship would exit Rurnian space! He made sure our core systems were well-equipped and that we did not focus on building a large nation, but a strong one! Now look around you, what do you see? Endless miles of trenches! Our ships flying high in the sky! Our flags still stand! We are ready to take our first steps outside of our bubble. Over the next 10 years, 4 more exploration fleets will be produced and they will search for suitable systems, and then we shall establish our first new colony in over 70 years!" 

Over in the command center, mission control was preparing for launch. Over the many loudspeakers, a voice began the countdown, "T-minus 30..."

The Kaiser spoke once more, "Now, watch as our glorius fleet takes its first steps into the endless universe!"

Moments later, the small cluster of ships: a few small corvettes, exploratory ships, followed by one large Dreadnought, took off from the ship construction yards. Of course this would've been much cheaper if done in orbit, but the Kaiser had to put on a show. He began to make his way out, escorted by body guards back to his regal palace. 

On board the new fleet, cheers filled the halls as they finally broke out of orbit and began to make their way to the first plot of uncharted territory, a mysterious system bordering the kingdom...