Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 649 - 645: Groundless Ally

Chapter 649: Chapter 645: Groundless Ally

Soon, the Big Squids received this "Ultimatum"!

"...An ultimatum that actually demands we withdraw our forces? Who do they think they are? And what does this statement mean?"

After being ambushed, which resulted in the destruction of a large unmanned drone transfer station, a group of senior leaders of the Apollo Civilization gathered to discuss the matter.

These Big Squids were furious, their faces turning a dark green.

This was a sign that an explosion was imminent! When extremely angry, Big Squids indeed spewed ink to attack their opponents.

However, without understanding the situation clearly, they indeed wouldn’t immediately launch an attack, rational enough to realize that if an all-out war failed, they couldn’t bear the consequences!

These Big Squids, wanting to maintain their status and position, eventually calmed down and carefully pondered over the content of this "Ultimatum."

Having suffered a recent defeat and with internal pressure rapidly increasing, some political enemies took the opportunity to create trouble, claiming the management was ineffectual and demanding their resignation.

Pacifying the public became the most important matter. The Apollo Civilization prided itself on its commitment to freedom and democracy, meaning politicians were easily ousted.

How to pacify them?

If there wasn’t a special reason, they must fiercely retaliate against the other side!

"It’s all just a bluff... I’m sure they’re just bluffing!" the largest squid declared, waving its tentacles. "They must be bluffing!"

Another squid said, "Don’t rush, Planet Five, at the end of this ultimatum, they’re asking for negotiations... an Extra Colors dissertation? Don’t we already know that’s just an excuse to deceive the public?"

"I’m thinking, is it really possible to negotiate? If we could actually gain some benefits during the negotiations, it might not be too bad, at least avoiding the risks of war."

This Big Squid interrupted, "What’s there to negotiate about, just attack directly! I don’t believe they have any more cards up their sleeve! If we attack them directly, they’ll surely run away!"

"No, the risk is too great. I strongly oppose this!"

Unnoticed, the squids’ argument grew louder, and soon their tentacles were entwining with one another as they wrestled in the swimming pool. This was their usual way of discussing.

Just then, a screen next to the pool suddenly switched to a new display: "Reporting, commander! The New Human Civilization has sent us more communication!"

"What communication?" The brawling squids suddenly stopped, "Didn’t they say it was the final ultimatum, why this endless nuisance?"

"The New Human Civilization has strongly condemned us, stating that this war has caused them great losses... there’s also a list of damages, demanding compensation!"

A list of damages?

Demanding compensation?!

These Big Squids were utterly puzzled, as it was clearly the New Human Civilization that had launched a sudden attack, yet they now claimed to have suffered huge losses, how shameless!

Carefully reviewing the various lists on the screen, one squid suddenly realized that the Apollo Civilization hadn’t destroyed that much, and the other side was blatantly extorting!

"Attack them directly, we must show them our might!"

"Wait a minute, Planet Five, this list could be advantageous for us..."

One of the Big Squids seemed to have an idea, its voice suddenly lowering. Its dark eyes swiveled: "Since it’s a damage statement released by the New Humans, we can just present it as our own military achievement... If we release this list to the media, it might appear as though we have won a major victory."

"This list of achievements could at least silence those troublemakers!"

The rest of the Apollo Star People were suddenly speechless.

This method seemed... feasible?

The internal pressure from within the civilization was too great, Apollo soldiers felt they had lost the war, blaming the Manager for incompetence. Now, with this list, it turned into a legitimate great victory!

Although the operation was indeed complex, it remained highly feasible...

"Should we really do this?!"

"With our control abilities, can we manage it?"

"Of course, as long as we handle those media outlets well! The New Human Civilization can’t possibly know about our internal affairs... Since it’s a battle damage list released by the opponent, our internal personnel will hardly disbelieve it."

It really was like this!

Those damned political enemies would never outright say they were colluding, would they? Without evidence, making such claims would backfire!

The Big Squids all started pondering deeply, weighing the pros and cons, and began to see the feasibility of this plan more clearly.

"Let’s decide on this!" The atmosphere relaxed momentarily.

Another Big Squid flipped through the ultimatum and suddenly said, "I found...they used a new term, alliance? Could it be that the New Human Civilization has allies!"

The largest Squid swore, "I’m sure, they’re just bluffing us... How could there suddenly be an ally in the middle of all this?"

"Let’s not rush!"

"Everyone shut up!"

"Alright, alright, let’s stabilize internally first!"

...

In this War Star of the Apollo Civilization, a televised speech was soon broadcast, where the Supreme Leader of the Apollo Civilization, "Al Planet Six," declared that in the recent surprise war, the soldiers had done very well and achieved a great victory, inflicting substantial damage on the enemy.

They would reward the soldiers who performed well.

They even displayed the condemnation issued by the New Humans.

The harsher the enemy cursed, the happier the people of the Apollo Civilization naturally became.

The list of losses soon shut up some internal troublemakers... They couldn’t possibly say that the New Human Civilization colluded with these top officials of the Apollo Civilization to publish a fake list, could they?

With a series of maneuvers, a defeat was truly turned into a victory, and the morale inside was finally stabilized.

On the other hand, for the sake of caution, the Apollo Civilization still relied on the power behind them to start investigating whether the New Human Civilization really had so-called allies.

This information was crucial!

Unexpectedly... they actually found some hints!

hours later, about 20 Big Squids gathered inside a swimming pool for a highly important internal meeting.

A subordinate at the very front of the pool reported, "First point, this New Human Civilization appears...to indeed have an ally."

The Squid, who had initially sworn up and down that the humans were just bluffing, was startled, "How do you know? Where did you get that information?"

"It’s from within the Curvature Organization..."

"Curvature Organization? What Curvature Organization?"

It was the organization that had signed the "Curvature Non-Proliferation Treaty."

When the New Humans initially disclosed the source of their Curvature Technology, they had indicated, "The New Human Civilization, together with another civilization, jointly accelerated the collision of the neutron star."

"So, there’s a definite possibility that this so-called other civilization could be an ally of the New Human Civilization."

The information inadvertently revealed back then now truly alarmed the Apollo Civilization.

All the Big Squids, with faces turned dark green, fell silent and said nothing.

This likelihood was very high, sharing Curvature Technology indeed signified a very deep friendship.

"Could it be false news? Perhaps they are deliberately spreading false news?"

"That’s impossible!"

The New Human Civilization had signed the "Curvature Non-Proliferation Treaty" before encountering the military threat from the Apollo Civilization. It was unlikely for the New Humans to have predicted this and spread false news from the beginning.

Thus, the sources of this information were highly trusted by the senior leadership of the Apollo Civilization.

This news terrified them tremendously; just imagine, if another Level 4 Civilization suddenly appeared during a battle between the two forces, then the losses for the Apollo Civilization would indeed be severe...