Engagement

Maple Leaf Mining's mining sites were very close to the planetary system, but they were still outside the Pegasus Galaxy.

Given their influence, they could not occupy those high-quality mining sites.

But now, they had all become convenient.

Every year, Pegasus Group sent reconnaissance ships to survey directions far from the galaxy. Before any threats were discovered, its defense system would not be built around the planetary system.

Because the threat did not come from outside the galaxy. It radiated out through the Interstellar Passage.

Therefore, the entire Pegasus Galaxy's defense system had been constructed around two key points—the Interstellar Passage and Pegasus Star.

It was not as if there were no defenses outside the planetary system, but they were mostly reconnaissance and early-warning measures.

When the massive fleet arrived from beyond, it first encountered scattered warning systems.

However, List had also dispatched all kinds of reconnaissance ships to clear the way. Whenever they encountered early-warning satellites, they destroyed them in advance.

Once they reached areas with dense warning systems, they released unmanned attack craft to carry out large-scale destruction.

As for why they did not deploy the drones earlier, that was simply determined by the scale of interstellar warfare.

At the drones' speed and endurance, the entire fleet's advance would have slowed to a crawl.

They could only use reconnaissance ships as anchor points to establish a rough reconnaissance network, supplementing it with various means to complete the screening.

Before long, Pegasus Group received the news.

But even the nearest fleet had no time to react. Their deployment in this region was simply too weak.

Ma Zhi's expression turned grave. Had they discovered a new Interstellar Passage?

"No. They must have broken their fleet into smaller units and hidden them outside the galaxy. If they had truly discovered an