The negotiations with the Gu Ding Pirate Crew had broken down, something Fig Glass had not expected.
Humanity's influence in the Great Universe Sea was already far weaker than before. Compared to the insect race, the difference was like that between an infant and a giant. If a racial war truly broke out, the insect race would likely need less than a week to wipe out the entire human race.
It was precisely because of this overwhelming advantage that he had thought claiming this territory would be effortless. Yet the Gu Ding Pirate Crew had countered them at every turn, stripping them of any justification to start a racial war and leaving them in a passive position.
As one of the insect race's upper echelon, Fig Glass had also spoken with Gojir. From Gojir, he had learned far more about the Gu Ding Pirate Crew's strength than what was publicly known.
Gojir's exact words had been, "Whether this Pirate Crew comes from the Main Plane or somewhere else, avoid provoking them if you can. Otherwise, sooner or later, you'll pay a terrible price!"
Whenever Fig Glass thought of those words, his head began to ache. Otherwise, given his personality, he would never have chosen to negotiate with Gu Ding and the others from the beginning.
But now that the negotiations had collapsed, Fig Glass had only two choices: fight, or retreat.
As the insect race's strongest legion, retreat was never an option. That left only war, even if it was a foolish choice.
"Looks like we can only fight..." Fig Glass scratched his forehead helplessly with one forelimb. He felt like his brain was about to explode, though insect brains were not particularly large to begin with.
"Legion Commander!"
The deputy legion commander, Antunes, had no idea what Fig Glass