Digesting the Gains (4-in-1)

Scientific achievements, Extract Essence, and another related Talent Ability that had yet to manifest...

After confirming these three major gains, Roy's thoughts quickly shifted to the situation below.

"Farethor has rebelled. Its transformed base and affiliated troops are still rampaging across the surface of Wolfe World. Should we send troops to eliminate them?"

"No need. Focus on defense for now."

"Yes!"

After the exchange, a strange glint flashed through the Golden Figure's eyes.

"Lord Roy, why not take this opportunity to launch a swift counterattack and completely eliminate Farethor?"

As expected, Nissa, inside the tower, quickly noticed something amiss and asked in confusion.

"Don't worry. Farethor's rebellion is within my control. I left the spark of Mechanical Life inside its core. I can counter it with a single thought.

"If they want to make a fuss, let them. It's just right for creating the illusion that we've suffered losses."

"What!"

Roy's words genuinely shocked Nissa.

"In that case, the losses..."

She blurted out those words instinctively, but suddenly stopped.

She quickly thought of something.

"Actually, the losses aren't that great. At most, the Wizards under our command and the werewolf natives will have plenty of work to do.

"As long as we limit Farethor's development to the Level 2 Stage, or use captured assets to counter it, we can maintain our advantage.

"Four warships against one, with a Wizard Tower controlling things from behind—we can handle it completely.

"If the Xiongs refuse to give up, they may even transmit souls across space and create Advanced Troop Types such as Arbitrators, Thunder Envoys, and Psionic Envoys. We can harvest another wave from them then!"

"That's only one aspect."

What caught Nissa off guard again was that Roy admitted this point, yet still had more to say.

"What I truly need is