The crushing defeat in this war also marked the decline of the entire M'tok Union. If the Stone People did not act soon, the human fleet would raze their territory.
But the M'tok chairman was clearly no incompetent leader. It had no intention of surrendering to fate.
After making basic arrangements for the routed fleet that had fled back, the chairman immediately gathered all the directors to discuss their next move.
"Defend the Homeworld System if we can, but start preparing to relocate the capital now. Once the humans break through, we must be able to evacuate as quickly as possible."
The M'tok chairman made the announcement at the Director Meeting.
The diamonds that naturally grew on its body glittered brilliantly beneath the spotlights.
The directors, too, could not help feeling their fighting spirit rise.
The chairman had always been a strong and intelligent M'tok. In this hour of crisis, it was the one that finally stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility of protecting this empire.
"We'll handle the evacuation preparations for the Homeworld!"
"Count me in!"
Members of the Board of Directors immediately stepped forward to take on that responsibility.
Under the crushing pressure from the humans, and with the chairman serving as their pillar, the entire M'tok Union united.
Notorious criminal enterprise though they were, at this moment they were undoubtedly opponents worthy of respect.
Xi Yan, however, had never respected these damned Stone People.
"The fleets fighting in the Nier Guardians Territory must also withdraw. Only by stopping this human fleet can our Federation continue to exist."
The chairman continued.
The directors nodded their agreement.
Why had the Federation suffered such a rout, unable to scrape together a usable fleet?
Because its entire main fleet was tangled up fighting those alien sea turtles in the Nier Guardians