Let Me Think It Over
"Your Excellency the Grand Governor is right!"
Upon hearing the Grand Governor's words, a fleet Commander first praised him, then snapped his claw as if to indicate contemplation. He then used his abdominal vocal cords to produce a laugh characteristic of the Nair People: "Hehehe, Your Grand Governor, since that's the case, why don't we just annihilate this so-called Human Civilization's fleet? Once we've destroyed them and seized their database, wouldn't it all be ours? They've just come a long way and are currently experiencing resource shortages."
Moreover, they only have a mere 1,200 or so Lake-Class Warship. Although we on this Pot Lid Vastness Star only have a little over 800, with each of their warships equipped with a giant main gun, they have virtually no combat capability.
To eliminate them, I estimate that only half of them would be needed. Of course, considering that their massive flagship might possess some combat capability, we should play it safe and first negotiate a trade with them. Then, we can take the opportunity to transfer Great Fleet from Pot Lid Three Planet directly to their fleet located outside the Meteorite Belt.
Once their flagship is spotted, we will use our current seventy-three warships to encircle and destroy it. When they learn that their flagship is being attacked and that our fleet is smaller than theirs, they will not leave easily. Instead, they will rush in to save their flagship.
In this way, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop. Once we destroy their fleet, the remaining ships of various types are nothing but clay and earthenware. Even if they want to escape, they will inevitably head towards the nearby stars.
Because their resources and fuel are insufficient to support their traversing several Star System, we only need to notify the fleets stationed in other Star System in advance, and we will surely be able to intercept them all.
The fleet Commander paused for a moment to think before adding, "Even if they recklessly traverse one or two Star System, we can still determine their route by observing their initial departure path."
With pursuers behind and fleets blocking their way ahead, if they make several turns during the process, they will inevitably run out of fuel, and then they can be captured easily.
As for your concerns about their Main Civilization, well, I have to say that the cosmos is so vast. Even if their Main Civilization were in this star system, and their fleet could contact them, it would take at least decades, or even centuries.
By the time their Main Civilization arrives here, it will probably be several hundred years later. By then, we will have already integrated their technology and may even have reached a higher level, completing the unification of the Nair Civilization.
"Even if we defeat them once, why should we fear the arrival of their Main Civilization? With their design of one main gun per ship, even a fleet ten times the size of ours wouldn't be a match for us."
After speaking, the Commander raised his pincers and cracked them open, displaying an air of arrogance. Clearly, he felt his plan was far more reliable than trading with the Human Civilization's exploration fleet.
Since most of the Nair People believed that their warships could easily take on three human warships at once, they all fell into deep thought after hearing these words.
While they were deep in thought, the fleet Commander had proposed the plan added insult to injury. He put on a smug look and said, "Furthermore, even if we haven't achieved civilizational unification by the time the main human civilization comes knocking on our door hundreds or thousands of years later, it doesn't necessarily mean they'll target our First Star Region. You should know that the first thing the Human Civilization's exploration fleet will encounter won't be us. If they are attacked, their first reaction will definitely be to think that the Second Star Region is behind it."
Another military personnel immediately stated, "But didn't the Second Star Region already tell them that what came from the Second Star Region this time was a transport fleet? Even if they don't believe it, as long as this Transport Fleet arrives and Human Civilization sees that the Second Star Region wasn't lying, then they will inevitably believe that we attacked them on our own initiative."
The fleet Commander was confident. "Therefore, we must destroy this Human Civilization exploration fleet before the Second Star Region Transport Fleet arrives!"
After saying this, he turned to the Grand Governor: "Grand Governor, hesitation will only lead to chaos!"
The Grand Governor felt that the fleet Commander's words seemed reasonable, and he was indeed tempted, but he still hesitated to make a decision immediately. So he looked around at the group of Nair People who were discussing in hushed tones, and said thoughtfully, "Let me think it over."
It was clear to anyone with discernment that the Grand Governor was not truly indecisive, but rather weighing the pros and cons of peaceful trade versus war and plunder.
Just then, another voice appeared. Oh, it was the Warship Designer had previously pointed out the potential advantage of the Human Flagship. He snapped his fingers a few times and said, "Your Grand Governor, that Human Flagship seems to have some tricks up its sleeve. I think we should figure out how they built such a massive warship first. Anyway, the transport fleet from the Second Star Region is only halfway there, so we have plenty of time!"
"My suggestion is to first use the guise of trading technology to ascertain the technological capabilities of human warships. Once confirmed, we can then make further plans based on the actual situation!"
Upon hearing the Warship Designer's words, another Nair People military officer chimed in, saying, "That makes sense. I also think it's safer to first carefully assess their strength. As the Sages said, the deeper your understanding of the enemy, the greater the probability of defeating them."
Moreover, I think this Human Civilization exploration fleet seems to be on guard, which can be seen from their decision not to send all their warships to Pot Lid Five Planet.
Moreover, their wariness might suggest they are not a simple civilization; perhaps they have encountered other civilizations during their exploration of the universe. If so, initiating a war would require careful observation and consideration.
For a moment, the Grand Governor was undecided, but it was better to play it safe. Besides, there was still plenty of time. It wouldn't be too late to make a decision before the human fleet finished resupplying.
Thinking this, the Grand Governor raised the claw and snapped it a few times, "Let's see how things go first!"
After saying that, he turned to the fleet Commander who had proposed the plan to annihilate the human fleet. "Well, we can't leave the fleet alone either. We should tell them to prepare as well, just in case."
"Rest assured, Grand Governor, I will make all the arrangements. When the time comes, you only need to give the order, and we can proceed as planned!" Seeing that the Grand Governor had made his decision, the fleet Commander said nothing more, but simply snapped his fingers twice to indicate that he would definitely handle the preparations perfectly.
Meanwhile, as the Nair People were secretly discussing how to deal with humans, the transport fleet led by the human Flagship Lyra finally arrived at its destination, the docking point designated by the Nair People.
While it's called a docking point, it's actually just the far Earth orbit of Pot Lid Five Planet, without any space structures or stations. However, humans don't complain much. After all, Lyra is so large that it can't be accommodated by ordinary spaceports. Besides, Low Earth Orbit is basically filled with various Nair People space facilities, so it's understandable that humans aren't allowed to get close.
The Nair People had previously stated that they would transport the supplies needed by humans, so it wouldn't have any impact.
In fact, humans know very well that the main purpose of so-called docking points is not to facilitate the receipt of supplies, but to facilitate communication between the two parties.
After all, if the distance is too far, the communication delay is really terrible.
Humans were unaware of the Nair People's schemes, but having complete confidence in the Lyra, they proactively sent a message to the dozen or so warships that were slowly approaching after arriving at their destination, urging them to hurry up so that the resupply arrangements could be finalized as soon as possible.