Collusion

The deputy minister was genuinely shocked this time.

The reason people within the Blue Star Federation believed Maple Leaf Mining could not hold out was because they had compared the industrial production capacities of both sides.

In other words, Maple Leaf Mining's only chance of victory lay in ending the war quickly.

By launching a surprise attack to crush Pegasus Group, using advanced warships to defeat a greater force with fewer numbers and catch Pegasus Group completely off guard—that was their only chance.

However, events had unfolded as expected. With its unfathomable reserves, Pegasus Group had forcibly weathered its period of weakness.

According to reliable intelligence, Pegasus Group's first next-generation battleship was nearing completion. Maple Leaf Mining's good days were about to end.

Its current territory might already be the peak of Maple Leaf Mining's glory.

What came next would be Pegasus Group's storm-like assault.

If Maple Leaf Mining could withstand it, it might perhaps linger on in miserable survival.

If not, it would be finished outright.

That was the common understanding within the Federation.

But... that understanding had a premise: Maple Leaf Mining's industrial production capacity was far inferior to Pegasus Group's, and it would slowly be ground to death in a war of attrition.

Yet from the current situation, Pegasus Group's industrial production capacity was indeed strong, while Maple Leaf Mining's was indeed weak.

But when it came to warships alone, Maple Leaf Mining might not actually be inferior to Pegasus Group.

If its military strength could keep up, then perhaps... maybe... it really had a chance.

In a short span of time, countless thoughts had raced through the deputy minister's mind. It was still impossible for Maple Leaf Mining to crush Pegasus Group anytime soon, but standing as an equal against it might not be impossible.

Thinking