The Archon was extremely cold at this moment. He replied directly, "Carry out the order."
As the civilization's highest Archon, he did not need to explain everything to officers at the operational level.
They had to carry it out whether they understood it or not.
That was the system, and also the safeguard.
Clearly, there was nothing wrong with the foundations of the Colossus Civilization's military system.
Very soon, the military's response deliberately lagged by a beat, allowing the warships that had opened fire to unleash a volley.
This was practically a fatal diplomatic blunder.
Yet the Archon was not worried about it.
He knew that this bombardment would make the Colossus Civilization pay a terrible price, but someone's unauthorized actions also presented an opportunity for a test.
He could even let the Great Xia Empire's delegation investigate the incident directly. In any case, it definitely had not been an operation ordered by the Colossus Civilization's government.
Before the results of the bombardment could be seen, the Central AI had already identified those involved in causing trouble.
Anyone who caused trouble at a time like this would not escape the purge as a direct executor.
But... they were not from the opposition party?
Even the Archon was surprised. He had thought it was the opposition party that opposed the theory of noble bloodlines.
Yet reality was absurd. The ones who had done this were actually the most fanatical supporters of bloodline theory.
In a sense, they were allies of the Angel Civilization within the Colossus Civilization.
That was why even the Colossus Civilization's internal inspectors had overlooked them.
"A scheme to sow discord?"
The thought flashed through the Archon's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Manipulating a warship into defying military orders was no simple matter. It could not possibly