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"Those damned bureaucrats. If they'd replaced our ships sooner, we wouldn't be getting beaten down by these aliens."

Complaints echoed through the forward communications channel. At a time like this, no one blamed him.

Cursing bureaucrats was politically correct to begin with. Besides, in such a stifling atmosphere, if they were not allowed to vent some resentment, it might cause even greater trouble.

In fact, the Pioneer Fleet had only been assigned a small number of new warships, guided by the mindset of making use of junk.

Initial reconnaissance had determined that this life-bearing planet possessed no developed civilization, which was why they had dispatched this mixed fleet formation of old and new warships of varying classes.

Now, they were paying for their stupidity.

The outdated warships held no advantage whatsoever against the alien vessels, even if those enemy ships looked ridiculous.

Warships resembling Divine Statues moved through the starry void, massive yet possessing a trace of agility.

Yet beneath their absurd appearance lay astonishing combat power.

The newly discovered civilization, temporarily named the Colossus Civilization by the federal government, had displayed formidable technology.

At the very least, it demonstrated extraordinary capabilities in warship design.

The Blue Star Federation clearly held the geographical advantage and possessed greater numbers, yet it still struggled desperately to resist.

"When will the fortress's fighter production line be operational?"

Commander Cao Yang, who commanded the Pioneer Fleet, pressed for an answer every so often.

A War Fortress was no mere gun platform. It also possessed its own equipment manufacturing capabilities.

By using a fortress to control a region of space, they could acquire vast amounts of resources. Combined with the fortress's own production capacity, that was enough to sustain prolonged combat.

At this point, the unmanned fighters carried by the Pioneer Fleet had nearly all