This time, almost all the mechanical civilizations found themselves unable to stand firm.
Once an enemy civilization entered mass-production mode, the other civilizations would enter mass-production mode as well. Mechanical civilizations in particular excelled at producing troops in overwhelming numbers.
Hundreds of millions of star armors, starships, mechanical troops, and modified soldiers were mass-produced, then urgently shipped to the Fifth Star Nexus.
Nearly ten civilizations had joined the Anti-Insect Alliance. The mechanical reinforcements alone in this wave numbered over ten billion.
Moreover, given the production efficiency of mechanical civilizations, the further things progressed, the more troops they would produce.
For example, Gao Gong's two neighbors, the Goldskins and Silverskins, had already activated their first batch of "reserve mechanical planets." Hundreds of thousands of planetary machinery factories had been brought online and entered mass-production mode.
All this information had been told to Gao Gong by the Collector.
Ever since Gao Gong had "persuaded" Old Helmsman, this "Patrick Star" had been extremely enthusiastic toward him, calling every few days.
As the master of an old-established black market, he had exceptionally well-informed sources. He even had his own intelligence channels within many civilizations.
"The first civilization catfish has appeared," Gao Gong remarked.
It was time to let the insects give the emerging tier-three civilizations in this star system a taste of pressure.
Not every tier-three civilization followed a peaceful development model, especially in a star system where mechanical civilizations were dominant.
In many regions of the universe, destruction and evolution were the main themes.
And often, it was the appearance of this kind of "catfish" that awakened a civilization's true potential.
According to civilization development theory, after the first "catfish" appeared, a "second" and a "third" would soon emerge.
"Perhaps this star system will soon welcome a true hegemon."
The Mechanical Overlord did