"No, no, no..."
At Sweeper 9527's words, the subordinate's expression shifted slightly. It waved its tentacles repeatedly, hastily denying any responsibility.
Was he kidding?
How could someone in its position possibly shoulder such a massive responsibility?
If the Gardener Faction really destroyed the Parent Civilization's arrangements at the Milky Way Galaxy node, not even Sweeper 9527 could bear the responsibility, let alone the subordinate!
Sweeper 9527 paid no attention to the subordinate's denials.
He simply stared blankly at the light screen before him, several tentacles waving unconsciously at his sides.
The incessant flashing of his external memory storage device made it clear that his thought organ was extremely active.
The subordinate cautiously edged farther aside, afraid of disturbing Sweeper 9527's train of thought.
Sweeper 9527 was deeply conflicted.
Should he just let this civilization head to the Andromeda Galaxy?
It was only a level six civilization.
Since when had the mighty Cleaners Civilization feared a mere level six civilization?
In his memory, no civilization had ever attacked the Cleaners Civilization and then swaggered away as though nothing had happened!
On a smaller scale, this was merely a mishap at the Cleaners' Galaxy Branch.
On a larger scale, it even involved the dignity of the Cleaners Civilization!
If the Parent Civilization learned about this...
He probably wouldn't come to a good end either. At the very least, he could forget about ever leaving this remote, impoverished place!
But there was a problem.
This civilization's performance in the war strongly resembled that of a silicon-based civilization!
Under normal circumstances, a mere level six silicon-based civilization would not even warrant his attention.
But this was the Milky Way Galaxy.
According to the Parent Civilization's deductions, the silicon-based civilization called the [Tenth Empire] had very likely originated in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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