Fourth Boss could understand the military's difficulties, but at the same time, he hated people going back on their word the most.
The general immediately said, "It's not what you think. We guarantee that we won't touch or analyze those fragments."
"The key is that you may not know this: the Alliance and Federation have already joined forces."
Fourth Boss raised a brow in surprise. "Hadn't they joined forces long ago?"
"Not that kind of cooperation from before." The general shook his head with a bitter smile.
In the end, the Alliance had been frightened by Digital Phantom's methods of attack.
They had specifically developed "Space Bubble" tactics and used Warp Jammers to interfere with enemy warship travel.
But both tactics were merely passive defenses. Their effects were not particularly good, and they could only barely maintain order around Habitable Stars.
They could not even guarantee the safety of freight routes.
Digital Phantom's tactics were practically impossible to counter. Calling them a dimensionality-reduction strike would not be an exaggeration.
The Alliance had already gone mad and was frantically developing artificial intelligence, to the point that it no longer cared about the hidden dangers involved.
Moreover, they had informed the Federation—the Empire had developed such tactics. If you still don't apply pressure, we'll all lose our countries together.
So although the Alliance's morale was currently low, the Federation had significantly intensified its attacks.
In just the past half year, the Federation had launched three large-scale offensives against the Empire.
The Imperial military held an overwhelming advantage against the Alliance, but on the battlefield against the Federation, they were struggling just to hold the line.
The general frankly stated that when the military asked whether they wanted military merit, it was not referring to the Alliance battlefield.
The military greatly hoped that