Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 302 Attacking the Heart (Extra for League Leader Bing Shan Mu Xue) (Third Update)

Chapter 302: Chapter 302 Attacking the Heart (Extra for League Leader Bing Shan Mu Xue) (Third Update)

"Ah!"

Aus fiercely pulled out a mechanical glass jar.

Inside the jar, there was a heart, completely blackened and nearly necrotic.

Immediately, Aus inserted a device containing a brand-new heart into his chest with swift motion.

The moment it was inserted, Aus’s face relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Lord Aus had completed the heart transplant, Nozter respectfully reached out to take the replaced device.

At that moment, Aus spoke in a cold and arrogant tone.

"Nozter, has the Federation made their move yet?"

Nozter respectfully reported,

"Not yet, Lord Aus. However, it’s the countries in the Neutral Zone that have joined forces. They have assembled a military force ten times our size to confront us."

Hearing this, Aus’s gaze turned even more ferocious.

"I don’t care what the Neutral Country does, I only care about whether the Federation has made their move yet! Do you think the Empire really regards those jumping clowns from the Neutral Country highly? Our attack on the Neutral Country is merely to force the Federation, that hiding turtle, to come out."

"Lord Aus, I don’t quite understand. If we want to force the Federation into action, why did the Emperor command us not to slaughter the people of the Federation? Wouldn’t it be easier to force them into action by directly taking their resources and killing their people? Isn’t this contradictory?"

"You don’t understand! This is the wise part of the Emperor’s strategy, it’s called a heart attack strategy! If you kill people of the Federation recklessly, the originally disjointed Federation will unite with common hatred. But if we only attack the Neutral Country, and continuously provoke them! Once the Federation engages in battle, they come across as meddlesome and internal disputes are bound to arise. We can achieve victory with the minimal costs."

"But Lord Aus, no matter how we provoke or secretly plot, the Federation shows no intention of entering the fray. They’re just gathering resources and evacuating personnel, amassing military strength on the outer defenses, retracting into the Old Galaxy like a turtle appears to be preparing to defend the Old Galaxy to death."

"Hmph, this old turtle really knows how to keep its calm."

"My lord, in my opinion, the Council Chairman of the Federation has been asleep for nearly a hundred years; he might have died long ago. Besides, they are corrupt and disorganized, not the Federation of the past. Why do we not directly attack the Federation?"

"You think I don’t want to attack the Federation directly? The problem is, we can’t break through, the Federation’s defenses aren’t made of mud. What we need to do now is to force the Federation into action, get them to dispatch their troops! Then in the Neutral Zone, we tie up the Federation’s forces, forcing them to keep reinforcing, and ultimately deal a heavy blow to the Federation’s forces, directly striking the Old Galaxy. By then, the Federation will be in dire straits, forced to redeploy the expeditionary forces from the Abyss of Descent, the Mist Star Sea, and wormhole space-time. At that point, we can attack their bases in the Three Forbidden Zones, capturing their bases built at great expense of manpower and resources, thus gaining access to more rare resources."

Aus said coldly.

"My lord is wise. What should we do now? The Neutral Country has assembled such a large allied force, ten times our strength."

"No matter, I didn’t want to deal with them so soon, but they have really dared to provoke us."

"My lord, should we call over the troops hidden in the outer Star Sea?"

"No, moving those troops now would make the Federation even less willing to come forth."

"Understood, but if the Federation continually refuses to come out, won’t our plan be ruined?"

Nozter respectfully answered,

"That’s also fine, we can take over the entire Neutral Zone, obtain a vast amount of resources, and with a large army pressuring the Federation, constantly harass them!"

"My lord is wise!"

"Let’s go!"

Aus walked straight to the front door!

Nozter solemnly followed behind Aus.

At that moment, two maids stepped forward, holding a black cloak embroidered with a gold eagle pattern, and draped it over him.

Creak!

The metal gate in front, intricately carved with dragon patterns, slowly opened!

Before their eyes was an imposing and luxurious palace hall, with a dome that reached a hundred meters high, embedded with countless dazzling gems that emitted a mysterious and brilliant light. Sixteen black gold stone pillars stood towering, the shafts intricately carved with exquisite reliefs, lifelike in their appearance, and the floor laid with gold-inlaid stone bricks.

In this majestic hall, at the very front, four luxurious chairs were placed. The first chair was occupied by a man with pale, paper-like skin, sunken eyes, covering his mouth with silk and continuously coughing blood, looking sickly.

The second chair was occupied by a petite figure dressed in black Lolita clothing, with a sinister face, holding a human-skin doll.

The third chair was occupied by a man with a slanted fringe, dressed in a white robe, with a complexion as pale as white jade, eyebrows like ink paintings, and a face showing a gentle and scholarly smile, exuding a strong aura of erudition.

The fourth chair was occupied by an old woman in a black robe, wearing a hood, her exposed skin ulcerated, her appearance ferocious, and her body hunched.

These four individuals were members of the Dark Star Empire Royal Knights: Maiwuer, Cafrolin, Dixis, and Lorina.

Behind these four stood two imposing figures; one was a man in red Fourth Generation Prosthetic Armor, bulky in stature, with a face full of flesh and a fierce gaze, Deputy Corps Commander Avabido.

The other was a man in blood-red Fourth Generation Prosthetic Armor, three meters tall, his entire body covered in scars, with a red mechanical eye in his right socket, the cold Deputy Corps Commander Kaisas.

Additionally, standing in the hall was a military general in Imperial Army uniform, exuding an aura of iron-blooded slaughter.

The moment Aus appeared, apart from the four Royal Knight Order members seated, all others knelt on one knee and solemnly shouted.

"Commander!"

Their resonant voices echoed through the entire area.

Aus looked at the subordinates before him and with a grand gesture proclaimed.

"Come, let’s meet those scoundrels!"

"Yes!"

His numerous subordinates energetically responded.

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Several days later.

At dusk, in classroom 23 of the Imperial Court Academy building.

Mia was teaching Su Ming and others with great seriousness.

"So far, according to the information I’ve received, the combat strategies that the joint resistance forces of the Neutral Country might adopt are: luring the enemy deep, defensive positions, regional joint defense, and mobile encirclement tactics!"

"After all, the Neutral Country has the advantage of fighting on their home turf, establishing defense positions in critical areas of the Danube Star Sea in advance. Then, they lure the enemy into a carefully prepared trap, nibbling away and gradually wearing down the enemy’s living forces..."

"This tactic is quite exquisite, but it’s predicated on several points, that as shields, they must withstand the first wave of impact. They must work together mutually, unafraid of life and death..."

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