"According to the intel we just received, the Locke Conglomerate has pulled almost all its forces from the various systems. It looks like they intend to dig in and defend the Rock System."
Nie Yun had received the intel as soon as they reached the outskirts of the Locke Conglomerate's territory.
Pirates came from every walk of life, and their ability to gather intel on fat targets was second to none. Having integrated the intelligence networks of the Six Great Pirate Gangs, Nie Yun had also seen his intelligence-gathering capabilities in the surrounding star region soar.
"You really called it. How did you guess?" Red Dragon looked at Nie Yun in surprise.
Could I say I had an entire civilization's think tank behind me?
"Heh! It's simple. With our current strength, they'd be courting death if they tried roaming the map. But if they ran, Kinlock would lose his money and his power base. Would he ever have a chance to make a comeback?
"With nothing but troops left, Kinlock would just be a juicy piece of meat in everyone else's eyes. Never mind anyone else-the Second Prince would probably be the first to swallow up his forces.
"He's screwed either way. Kinlock has no choice but to defend his tower!"
"Uh..." Nie Yun's phrasing was a little odd, but everyone understood what he meant.
"Then doesn't that mean we'll have to fight through their fortified defenses?" Messiah frowned.
Heh! Assaulting fortified positions-the simplest and hardest kind of battle...
This kind of fighting put organization, discipline, and the will to fight to the test, and those were precisely what pirates lacked most.
The alliance had only just been established. Most of the pirates tagging along had come to make a quick score and pick up easy spoils.
If they were