Sudden Development

However, Artificial Intelligence is clearly not stupid, and it quickly responded.

Its first step was to reduce the gaps between its fleets, thereby further reducing its control latency.

Then, the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Fleet discovered that the Artificial Intelligence warships had begun to rotate, moving forward while simultaneously spinning.

This method is somewhat like a boomerang, flying and spinning at the same time, while firing cannons after the muzzles are aimed at the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Fleet.

This firing method was unique, and coupled with the fact that the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness had only recently arrived at the Binary Star System and its data was not as extensive as that of the Allied forces, its hit rate was not high. However, given the sheer number of warships, its counterattack was still somewhat effective; at least half an hour later, it successfully destroyed more than a dozen Allied warships.

However, this has indeed slowed down its progress.

When the news reached Yue Yuan, he was quite satisfied.

Yue Yuan knew, of course, that the fourth, fifth, and sixth fleets alone could not stop the Artificial Intelligence fleet. The main reason he sent out the three fleets was to buy time and, at the same time, test the Artificial Intelligence fleet's combat capabilities while consuming its fuel.

Now we've tested the waters and have the data.

So, what the three fleets need to do next is not to use the same surprise attack tactics as before, but to keep dragging out the Artificial Intelligence fleet's attacks.

They didn't get close, they just kept their distance and kept attacking.

If the Artificial Intelligence fleet shows any sign of charging, turn the ship around and run away, while the fleet on the other side follows up from the other end.

The Artificial Intelligence fleet still has more than 40,000 warships, maintaining an absolute numerical advantage. However, because it is controlled by a single Main Consciousness on multiple fronts, it cannot split the fleet into three groups to pursue the fourth, fifth, and Sixth Fleet separately. This is the prerequisite for the implementation of this tactic.

The next phase of the war will begin once the Artificial Intelligence fleet reaches the vicinity of the Second Planet.

The entanglement between the two sides lasted for several hours, resulting in losses on both sides.

Then, the allied forces suddenly discovered that, at a certain point in Great Fleet, the Artificial Intelligence fleet had split into two separate fleets of approximately four thousand ships each, heading towards the Fifth and Sixth Fleet respectively. The remaining ships, like a school of fish, surged through space and then swept towards the Fourth Fleet.

This change shocked the Commander of the three fleets, as it was clearly unexpected. According to the information obtained by the Nair People, this Artificial Intelligence was an entity with only one main consciousness.

Logically, it shouldn't be able to separate the fleet, since that would mean losing control of that part of the fleet.

But now Artificial Intelligence is doing just that.

There are two possible explanations: First, it broke free from its own limitations and gained the ability to replicate itself on other computer hosts via the network. Second, it wrote its own Combat AI program and then handed over command of the two separate fleets to the program.

Adaptability is an essential skill for a Commander. Therefore, upon seeing the changes in the Artificial Intelligence fleet, the Commander of the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet made a decisive decision and immediately ordered their fleets to head in the direction of the circle and head towards the distance.

After a period of fighting, the fifth and sixth fleets had lost more than 300 warships, and the remaining 900 or so warships were clearly no match for the 5,000 warships that were swarming in.

Therefore, their plan was simple: first, create distance and lure the two fleets that had swarmed out to a place further away from their main fleet, and then decide whether to engage them based on the situation.

The same was true for the Fourth Fleet, which saw the main Artificial Intelligence fleet swarming towards it; all it could do was flee in panic.

The saying goes, "When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."

The Fourth Fleet, Fifth Fleet, and Sixth Fleet are currently far from Yue Yuan's location, with communication delays exceeding one hour. Therefore, they must rely on their own judgment based on the situation on the ground to handle this emergency.

After all, both sides are already at war, so it's unrealistic to send a message to the Allied Forces Command to ask for further instructions when something happens.

Therefore, this is the time to test the individual abilities of the Nair Civilization Commander.

This turn of events was learned by the Allied Forces Command more than an hour later.

The message had barely arrived at the speed of light when a crew member on the Lyra announced, "Commander Yue, Governor-General Nair requests a communication."

"Take it!"

Yue Yuan responded, and immediately the image of Governor-General Nair appeared on the large screen of the Lyra.

"Commander-in-Chief, the situation has changed. The Artificial Intelligence Consciousness may have concealed its capabilities. Its Great Fleet has been dismantled by itself. Our experts believe this is a structure the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness deliberately concealed. It may have possessed this capability long ago, only revealing it now, clearly indicating it has realized the importance of this war."

The Third Fleet, where Governor-General Nair was located, was not far from Yue Yuan's First Fleet, with a delay of only four or five seconds, so video communication was still possible.

After glancing at the large screen, Yue Yuan stood up from his seat and took a few steps forward, saying, "Your Grand Governor, please calm down. There's no use being anxious now. Let the Commander at the front judge the situation themselves. All we can do now is wait for the Fifth and Sixth Fleet to find out the situation of the two fleets from which the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness was spun off. Besides, there are only two possibilities for this Artificial Intelligence."

After explaining the two possible scenarios of the AI consciousness splitting the large fleet to Governor-General Nier, Yue Yuan continued, "It's just a minor change. The overall wartime situation is still in the planning stage. Moreover, our experts believe that the possibility of the AI consciousness suddenly breaking through is unlikely. It is more likely that it handed over the two separated fleets to a program without consciousness to command."

"Therefore, we only need to wait for the Fifth and Sixth Fleet to recover and engage them to obtain accurate intelligence. Your Grand Governor, please rest assured, if this is the case, those two fleets of five thousand warships each will not be able to overwhelm our Fifth and Sixth Fleet. What I am worried about now is the Fourth Fleet; the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness seems determined to annihilate Fourth Fleet."

Just as Yue Yuan said, perhaps the Fourth Fleet was too brave at the beginning and killed the most Artificial Intelligence warships, so now the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness seems to be giving it special treatment.

More than 30,000 warships swarmed towards the Fourth Fleet.

If the Fourth Fleet hadn't been positioned behind the Artificial Intelligence fleet, and if the Commander hadn't ordered full thrust to accelerate and create distance after seeing its movements, they would probably all have been wiped out by the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness by now.