"I planned to send the Gray Gu Fleet to deal with the Alphas once it had taken shape."
High Engineer told Huang Yuanli his plan.
"So soon? Is there really such a rush?"
Huang Yuanli was surprised. As one of the few top leaders in the faction, High Engineer kept almost nothing from her.
She knew Lolita's identity and that she was the sealed planetary mainframe of a level-two civilization.
She also knew that this level-two carbon-based civilization was the faction's next target.
But according to their own projections, they would have to wait until the faction's potential had been developed further, the giant shipyard was put into use, and the fleet had taken shape before launching a dimensionality-reduction strike.
High Engineer repeated what had happened to him among the Mirta, then told her that the Alpha civilization was most likely a subsidiary civilization developed by the Mirta.
"This is a rare strategic window. If we can take care of the Alphas before the Mirta realize what's happening, we'll obtain all the developed planets of a level-two civilization. That could free us from our current developmental bottleneck."
"But wouldn't that completely offend the Mirta?" Huang Yuanli asked worriedly.
High Engineer smiled faintly.
"Which power or civilization hasn't fought its way out of nine near-death situations? If we don't offend the Mirta now, are we supposed to expect that we can develop a level-three civilization right under the Galen's noses?"
The young woman wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he convinced her.
"You're the one who brought us into the stars. Whatever you say, we'll do. You've always been right."
"But why deploy the Gray Gu Fleet from the start? Are you trying to test the Alpha military's strength?"
High Engineer nodded.
"That's one reason. As a subsidiary