In this universe, where the technological tree had grown a little crooked, auxiliary command systems did exist. They could also be backed up on portable terminals, but they were all hopelessly stupid, with an intelligence level barely any better than Siri's.
Even so, they were still useful for basic support and routine tasks. One such task was taking over control of space cities and warships that had been physically seized by friendly forces.
Of course, it took considerable time to go from limited control to complete control, but even that was enough to mean a lot.
"So, you've captured the Marauders' forward command post. Congratulations, sir." Feifei saluted Yu Lian.
Miss Sailu looked at Feifei, who seemed to take it all for granted, and gritted her teeth, unable to argue. She had no idea that her commanding officer, on the other hand, was greatly relieved.
Sobek figured that if he tried to fight Yu Lian over ownership of the fortress, he probably wouldn't survive for even three seconds.
Wasn't this much better? It wasn't that their side hadn't tried; it was that their "allies" were too cunning. With the bigger picture in mind, he couldn't very well make an issue of it.
So he said to Yu Lian with a perfectly straight face, "At the end of the day, we're still allies."
"Of course. Your side is welcome to use all the facilities here." Yu Lian smiled.
Then again, the fortress's defenders were still resisting, and the Marauder fleet in the system was still fighting. Starting to discuss matters like this now was a little disrespectful. It also gave the impression they were already figuring out how to split the winnings after buying a lottery ticket.
So both sides tacitly avoided the question of who owned the fortress.
They made