Ronan spent ages thinking, but he couldn't come up with a good way to drag Thanos into this mess.
When Thanos waged war against civilizations, he liked to kill half and leave half alive.
But he wasn't an idiot who killed indiscriminately.
Did he dare attack the Sovereign Empire?
No, he didn't!
If Thanos dared attack, the Sovereign Empire would sacrifice two legions if necessary to leave him severely wounded.
Super life was powerful, sure, but the Sovereign Empire hadn't developed its technology by playing nice.
It had carved out its star map through slaughter, exterminating one region after another.
The Dark Empire of today bore quite a resemblance to Sovereign in its early days.
A technological explosion, followed by the instant destruction of an interstellar empire to establish its might.
After that swift victory, the Sovereign Empire hadn't expanded. It had quickly consolidated its foundations and focused on development.
Once it had developed, its solid foundations let it obliterate lesser nations with a single shot each.
Ronan felt as though he'd vaguely grasped something. "Consolidate their foundations, focus on development, one shot per... wait, where are these guys getting their energy from?"
Even dimensional beings capable of resurrection had to rely on energy to revive, didn't they?
Ronan hurriedly opened the videos and data and began calculating himself. "The Nova Civilization definitely didn't have a massive energy source, or they would've been lording it over me long ago... judging by these energy traces, the Dark Empire must have multiple dimensional energy sources supplying it."
Ronan's eyes lit up. "A surprise attack on their energy sources would definitely curb their expansion."
As he watched the enemies revive in the footage, a strange thought suddenly struck him. "With consumption this heavy... could they have gotten their hands on the Infinity Stones?"