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The fighting had not actually stopped during the negotiations. By the time they ended, one Hercules Type 2 and three Hercules Type 1s had already been captured.

Both sides had also suffered varying degrees of losses.

Once Lin Jie decided on a ceasefire, the forces still locked in battle received their orders one after another and began to stand down.

Maple Leaf Mining was still somewhat hesitant, but the Transcendent Mecha Knights from the Great Xia Empire had already begun clearing the battlefield.

The ships that had not been captured withdrew in an orderly fashion.

They remained vigilant, but their movements were swift and efficient.

No matter how resentful Maple Leaf Mining was, they would not turn hostile against them at such close range.

As for attacking after opening up some distance, three Ark-class Battleships had already approached, successively receiving the returning knights.

The withdrawal took even longer than the battle itself.

Only after the forces had withdrawn in batches did Ark 009 move out alone, preparing to hand things over to Maple Leaf Mining.

Lin Jie was someone who followed through on his decisions.

He took a shuttlecraft and arrived before Ark 009.

The battleship had no unnecessary paintwork, but its immense size still made many of its hatches particularly conspicuous.

This was a structure Blue Star Federation ships did not possess, because they had no need for similar functions.

"This should be a passage designed for those mechas, ensuring efficient entry and exit," Old Xu quietly reminded him again.

Lin Jie thought so too. In truth, every civilization's warships had certain specialized adaptations; nothing remained completely unchanged.

There was nothing more to say about it. At most, they could take a few extra looks and offer a few remarks of admiration. Once they entered Ark 009, they did