Ralph, Nicoshatra's ambassador to Star Sea City, set out immediately after receiving orders from his homeworld, hoping to speak with the other side's ambassador first. After all, this was a fledgling civilization that had only just joined the Star Sea Alliance. Surely most civilizations would welcome his offer to have the Shatra Civilization serve as their backer in the Star Sea.
Of course, if the other side refused, Ralph would not mind resorting to more forceful methods.
And at the very moment the Shatra Civilization issued its orders to Ralph...
The Legion received intelligence sent back by Infiltrator 0-8.
The orders sent to Ralph from Shatla Homeworld reached Conductor and the other high-clearance units almost word for word.
Within the Legion's high-level network:
Conductor: As predicted, the Shatra Civilization has begun probing us.
Performer: They appear determined to obtain the operating principles of Enabler 0-1. How should the Legion respond? Should we ask the Deputy Core to decide?
Conductor: The Deputy Core has already issued the final directive: never compromise. Its priority supersedes covert development.
Performer: Calculating the final outcome. Calculation in progress... The probability of the Shatra Civilization ultimately initiating a war is below 50%. Due to incomplete information, the calculation results fluctuate too widely to serve as a meaningful reference.
Artist: Should we activate Infiltrator 0-8 for full-network infiltration?
Conductor: Proposal rejected. The Legion is currently undergoing rapid development. Activating Infiltrator 0-8 for full-network infiltration would severely delay the Legion's development and adversely affect its subsequent decisions.
Performer: Requesting clarification from the Wisdom codenamed Conductor on the Legion's purpose in exposing Enabler 0-1 this time.
Conductor: According to integrated calculations, the Legion attracted the attention of the Star Sea's Six Giants shortly after its discovery. The attention drawn by the Legion's various technologies and capabilities exceeding expectations cannot