The league council's final resolution was swiftly carried out.
Each major league drew lots to decide which Clan's core would be chosen. The unfortunate Clans selected would surrender their Ancestor Cores, but the leagues promised to provide them with new Ancestor Cores and other technology in the future to compensate them for their sacrifice.
To avoid further losses, the entire Leagues of Votann pushed its efficiency almost to the limit.
Just six hours later, five Citadel-class commercial Transport Ships with only minor differences in design and livery had assembled.
Each ship carried an Ancestor Core from its respective league.
These enormous commercial Transport Ships not only had vast cargo holds for hauling goods and ore, but also carried numerous weapons and shields comparable in strength to those of Imperial battleships.
They had no intention of losing their vital Ancestor Cores en route before they could even hand them over.
Many Votann knelt before the cores, speaking of their helplessness and guilt. They were willing to give everything for their Ancestor Cores, but faced with the devastating pressure of the Men of Iron, they had no choice but to yield. They did so not only to ensure the survival of the Votann people, but also to safeguard the remaining Ancestor Cores.
Yet the enormous mechanical constructs merely gave off a faint hum.
It was as though they were comforting the Votann.
Only the Kronos War League's Ancestor Core flashed with a red light unlike the other cores, as though expressing displeasure and anger at the Votann.
But the Ancestor Core had neither the ability to move on its own nor any components for speech, so it could only keep changing its lights and colors to express its displeasure.
Led by a great Votann warship belonging to the Greater Theria League, the