The six leaders carefully studied the Subordinate Civilization Agreement, and their resolve began to waver.
Pretend they had not seen it and keep fighting?
According to Lavoisier, they did not even have a ten percent chance of defeating the Federation.
But stage a battlefield mutiny outright?
Their fleets were within the massive United Fleet, and whether Lavoisier had done so deliberately or not, the fleets of the eight civilizations that had previously received the Alliance's subordinate agreement had all been deployed in different directions.
It could be said that each civilization was surrounded by the fleets of at least five other civilizations.
If any one of them made a move, the fleets of the other civilizations would immediately blast them to pieces!
After a period of internal struggle, the leaders of the six civilizations sent replies to Aierfei one after another.
Their general meaning was that they were more than willing to join the Federation's subordinate civilization system, but their fleets were currently among the allied forces' warship formations, leaving them with little control over their own actions.
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Federal Fleet, flagship Seran.
"When we attack, we will do our best to avoid the positions occupied by their fleets. All they need to do is put on a show without putting in any real effort!"
"Also, tell them that if they are suspected because we did not attack them, they should say this—"
After reading the messages sent by the leaders of those civilizations, Aierfei gave her adjutant an order after a brief moment of thought.
In truth, Aierfei had never intended for them to stage a battlefield mutiny from the very beginning.
As for this battle, the Federation did not need their help at all.
One minute later.
The adjutant came to Aierfei again.
"Commander, after I conveyed your