Of course, it was not limited to verbal probing, because after their three Great Fleets entered this star region, they never slowed down.
According to the common sense of the two Great Voyage Organizations, combat fleets of Level Six Civilizations were supposed to stop at a distance of roughly three light-years from one another, because any closer and they might enter the strike range of the other side's characteristic technology.
However, the Saidesi Empire's three Great Fleets did not stop. They crossed the three-light-year warning line directly and came surging toward the Voyage Organization fleet in grand formation.
In truth, many of the ordinary Level Six Civilization leaders in the two Voyage Organizations had not realized that the reason they had this concept was entirely because their own organizations contained characteristic-technology civilizations—and ones with characteristic technology capable of "teleportation," at that.
That was what had made them, after years of subtle influence, subconsciously assume that three light-years was the so-called extremely dangerous warning line. Of course, the Tachyon Light Sword could also strike as far as three light-years away, but at such a distance, it posed little threat to a Sub-Civilization Class Warship.
So when they discovered that the Saidesi Empire's three Great Fleets had actually pushed in so recklessly, they became very angry, feeling that the other side was deliberately provoking them and trying to give them an opening show of force.
Provocation, not quite. An opening show of force, absolutely.
The commanders of the Saidesi Empire's three Great Fleets had already discussed it.
From the perspective of the empire's interests, going straight to war was definitely inadvisable. They did not want to start a war with an organization of unknown origins either, only for other imperial forces to reap the benefits. But after being left hanging for five