Deception, Part One

Pegasus Group's show of weakness made many people waver.

Maple Leaf Mining benefited from this, continuously expanding its sphere of influence.

At least near Guardian Star, they enjoyed treatment similar to Pegasus Group's.

List paid no attention to these commercial gains, even as transport fleets began steadily sending refined ore products to the rear.

In fact, the entrance and exit of the Pegasus Interstellar Passage were already covered with all kinds of reconnaissance equipment.

There were relatively few Reconnaissance Satellites out in the open. More were special mechs disguised as meteorite belts, spread across every necessary route.

In this environment, every wave of scout ships Pegasus Group sent out was discovered.

The Tiger Cat-class Scout Ships currently in service were actually quite capable, but they still could not evade surveillance.

After suffering severe losses, Pegasus Group naturally chose a different approach.

Since pure strength was temporarily not on their side, they would use political resources.

There were indeed many forces within the Federation opposed to capital, but capital itself had considerable influence, and plenty of people were willing to work with them.

Major matters might require hesitation, but simply sharing some intelligence was no problem at all.

Moreover, the Blue Star Federation was also very interested in Maple Leaf Mining. Although nothing Maple Leaf Mining had revealed so far crossed any lines, the origins of its various warships remained unknown, making the Blue Star Federation wary.

Anyone who underestimated the Blue Star Federation merely because of its tolerance toward capital would be a fool.

Maple Leaf Mining was also part of the capitalist class. With the situation still unclear, the Blue Star Federation only needed to treat it normally.

When sensitive issues were involved, they did not need to cross the line with their questions.

But... the Blue Star Federation