At this moment, roughly a thousand light-years away.
King Maxim, along with his massive force of spies, was using spies hidden among the enemy's frontline troops to broadcast the battle live.
The two formerly incomparably powerful Civilization Alliances, one from the Carina Arm and the other from the Sagittarius Arm, had been preparing to join forces.
Yet now, they were fighting each other to the death.
A smug smile spread across King Maxim's face.
"Have our own troops withdraw. Our objective has been achieved!"
King Maxim gave the order.
But just as his words fell, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
Instinctively turning around, King Maxim's eyes narrowed slightly before lighting up with delight.
"Master? Why are you here?"
No wonder he had felt someone watching him from behind just now.
Only after turning around did King Maxim discover that Li Chen, Motlais, and the Titan King had arrived.
"Not bad, King Maxim."
"You've even learned how to use schemes in battle now!"
Li Chen looked at the scenes of battle being transmitted on the surveillance feed.
He could not help teasing him playfully.
King Maxim responded with an embarrassed, modest smile.
"You flatter me, Master. I've only learned a tiny bit by following you..."
He scratched his head awkwardly as he replied.
"So it happened even earlier than you predicted?"
Li Chen looked toward Motlais.
Motlais nodded at that, but then shook his head again, wearing an utterly bewildered expression.
"What is it?"
Li Chen asked in confusion.
"It just feels very strange, Mr. Li Chen..."
Motlais shook his head.
"Earlier, I..."
He frowned deeply, staring at the battle scenes on the surveillance screen with a contemplative expression.
"When I conducted my computational projections earlier, I clearly confirmed countless possible outcomes."
"Even at the earliest, these Civilization Alliances