From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 559: The Battle That Everyone Is Watching
Ellenita never expected to encounter such a scene.

She thought that she was invited to the Elf King's Court this time because she was questioned about some things in the Atlas Group. Unexpectedly, the queen, who was usually steady and dignified, suddenly started to talk nonsense after just a few words.

If it were in the past, although she had a better relationship with Amber, the more innocent Ellenita would naturally answer this question openly.

But now, the relationship between Ellenita and Amber was indeed a little unclear, so the queen's question successfully stunned her for a second or two.

The elf lady's cheeks flushed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and responded with a smile: "Your Majesty is really good at joking~ But Amber is indeed a very important friend of mine."

It was impossible for Ellenita to admit her close relationship with Amber in this situation, at least not now.
On the other side, the Phoenix King, who was also smiling as he finished eating the melon, regained his serious expression and continued:
“Alanita, I understand your friendship, and I also know that the Yuge Family and the Atlas Group currently have a close relationship, but this does not change the fact that the current situation is tense.

Especially considering that there are still many Roma working for the Atlas Group, we have to be more cautious about this matter. As the Phoenix King, I must consider other voices in the country, especially when it comes to the sensitive topic of 'Roma'. "

Ellenita nodded and said frankly:

“Regarding the Roma issue, I was aware of it and to some extent I was also a matchmaker for them.

I assure you that these Roma also joined the Atlas Group voluntarily. After all, the salary there is very high, and all the benefits are full, so they performed very bravely on the battlefield. "

"I have never doubted whether it was voluntary." Phoenix King took over Alanita's words and said:
“As the rising star of the Yuge Family, I believe that you, Ellenita, know your limits, so you will definitely not do anything unreliable.

I'm just worried that those 'conservatives' will take the opportunity to disrupt the currently relatively calm public opinion field. After all, as the intensity of the battle increases, the casualties of Atlas, including those of the Roma in office, will definitely increase.

If something goes wrong at this time, it would not be good for those 'conservatives' to seize the opportunity to cause trouble. "

Ellenita naturally understood what the Phoenix King meant. The latter was not deviating from the "lie down" position to target the "conservatives", but he did not want to cause any problems in public opinion within the Thousand Star Empire.

As the future successor of the Yuge family, Alanita, who often deals with the Elf Royal Court, knows that these elves in the royal family have truly achieved "unity of knowledge and action" in the matter of "lying down".

The long life span of the elves and the fact that they almost never initiate wars have made them accustomed to the peaceful days they are living in over the past thousands of years. The Phoenix King, the supreme ruler of the Thousand Star Empire, is no exception.

Otherwise, he, who is in a high position of power, would not have taken "the plain life is the truth" as his motto.
Therefore, when it comes to the Roma issue, the Phoenix King did not favor either the "egalitarians" or the "conservatives", but lay down completely.

As long as the two sides do not do anything to undermine the social stability of the Thousand Star Empire, the Elf Royal Court will never interfere. This adds a touch of spice to the prosperous and peaceful daily life of the Thousand Star Empire.

However, the casualties of the Roma people currently working for the Atlas Group have been increasing due to the human civil war, and this has been seized upon by the "conservatives" as a bullet fired in the public opinion field.

Some "conservatives" even proposed to "intervene in the civil war and bring these Roma people back to their settlements so that they can live their lives again."
Such a view obviously touched the bottom line of the Elf Royal Court.

Everyone is living a good life, why do you have to get involved in human affairs?
So after listening to the words of the Phoenix King, Alanita bowed her head respectfully:
“Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will do my best to communicate and coordinate to ensure that Atlas Group’s matters related to the Roma are foolproof. I also believe that Mr. Amber will attach great importance to this. After all, Atlas Group got its start with this kind of high welfare benefits.”

Having said that, Alanita couldn't help but smile, and then continued:

"Your Majesty has not yet come into contact with Mr. Amber, so you may not know that although he is the actual controller of the Atlas Group, from daily contact and some of his decisions, it is difficult to tell that Amber is a human capitalist. It seems that he did not create this company for the purpose of making money."

"Oh~?" After hearing Alanita's description, the Phoenix King asked with interest:

"So what is this Mr. Amber for?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I don't know why he did this. Maybe he just wanted to have fun. I always thought he was quite suitable to come to the Thousand Star Empire to lie down~"

"Are you also a fun person? Interesting."

The Phoenix King rarely showed an expression of unable to hold back his laughter, while the queen beside him had already covered her mouth and chuckled.

After a moment, the supreme ruler of the Thousand Star Empire looked at Ellenita again.

"I believe that you, Ellenita, can coordinate these matters with Mr. Amber. If the Roma can really find their own way through the Atlas Group, it may not be a bad thing, right?"
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After a while, Alanita left the Elf King's Court under the guidance of the waiter.

And her mind was still thinking about the Phoenix King's previous question.

"Creating a path that belongs to the Roma people, Your Majesty, are you finally going to put an end to this dispute?"

Ellenita slowed down and looked back at the ancient building complex vaguely visible in the depths of the forest. She suddenly realized that a change that would sweep across the entire empire seemed to have begun to take shape here.

"What will happen when the 'lying flat faction' stops lying flat?"

This question suddenly popped up in the mind of this wealthy woman, and at the same time she thought of Amber and the Atlas Group - to a certain extent, if the Thousand Star Empire really had any changes due to issues related to the Roma, then Amber would be the fuse of all this.

"Amber, Amber, why didn't I realize before that you are a man who is so good at getting into trouble?"

Ellenita thought as she got in the family car and headed for the airport while calling her assistant.

"Mina, I'm done here. The ship can start preparing to leave the port. I'll set off directly back to the family headquarters when I arrive."

"Got it, Lord Yuge, it has been arranged." A capable voice came from the other end of the line. This was the assistant that the rich woman had promoted after Shikoti was completely seconded to the Atlas Group.

Alanita: "Any new developments in the Rubion system?"

Mina nodded at the other end of the line and said seriously, "After you left for the Elf King's Court, there was a large-scale electronic interference near Rubion V, and all civilian communications were ineffective. We infer that both sides may have entered the electronic warfare stage before the formal exchange of fire.
By the way, according to the news sent by the Atlas Group Liaison Department and the findings of our reconnaissance ships on the scene, a large number of reconnaissance ships and disguised spy ships from third-party forces have entered the Rubion system in succession in recent days and approached the vicinity of Rubion V.

At present, the ones whose identities can be roughly confirmed include the Federation's military-industrial complex, the forces in the Federation that are demanding independence or have already carried out armed rebellion, the regent of the Star Dragon Empire, the princess party, the royalists, the state religion, and the major nobles.
By the way, we also found a research vessel of the 'Truth Seeking Foundation' in Atlas."

"Wait, so many???" Ellenita was stunned for a moment, then raised her jade arm and pinched her brow, smiling bitterly:
"I really didn't expect so many forces to come and 'watch', but from what you said, the two sides should be about to start fighting. What was the previous battle deployment of both sides?"

"As for combat deployment information, the latest information we collected was five hours ago. After that, both fleets activated optical camouflage and black body covering and entered stealth mode.

There are also many destroyers on the periphery driving away third-party ships approaching the combat area, so we can only collect some information through electromagnetic signals.

But after both sides entered into electronic warfare, there was no way to collect electromagnetic signals. Ah! Master Yuge, I sent you the battle deployment information I sorted out earlier. "

After hearing what Mina said, Ellenita opened a newly received file, which was information about the combat deployment of the Rubion galaxy compiled by the War Intelligence Department of the Yuge Family.

Mina, who was on the other end of the line, continued to say to her:

"According to the information we collected, the four fleets of the Federation Navy accelerated with the help of Rubion IV and rushed along the ecliptic plane to the space domain 52 kilometers away from Rubion V to complete their deployment.

Meanwhile, Atlas's second and third unmanned fleets and the third task force also deployed on the ecliptic near Rubion V, which was the front line of the Federal Navy.

Afterwards, both sides entered the 'covert action mode'. According to the War Intelligence Department, this is the 'hide and seek' stage that the human navy will most likely play before a battle. The fleets of both sides will constantly adjust their positions during this process, trying to seize the initiative to initiate the first move."

At this point, Mina paused, then continued with some doubt:

"However, the Atlas First Fleet led by Mr. Amber has been missing since it leapt away two days ago, and Atlas has not revealed any information to us.
According to the intelligence department's response, it seems that other forces in the galaxy, including the Federation Navy, are also looking for traces of this fleet. "

"Interesting. It seems that this arrangement is the key to Amber's success in this battle~" Alanita suddenly said.

After the cooperation with Amber and Atlas Group became more and more in-depth in the past two years, this elf who had "a lot of time" also made up for the knowledge of human naval warfare.

Although I cannot command the battle yet, at least as an "outsider" I can understand what is happening.

So she quickly guessed that the Atlas First Fleet led by Amber might be the key to determining the direction of this battle.

Mina: "Yes, Master Yuge, the War Intelligence Department has come to the same conclusion! They believe that Mr. Amber may want to gain an advantage in the battle through a surprise attack by the First Fleet, but this raises a new question."

Ellenita: "What's the problem?"
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"Do you think that Atlas' fleet, which is still hiding, wants to take the full firepower of our four fleets when it leaves the jump?"

In the combat meeting room of the 18th Fleet's flagship Galileo, Admiral Bernelli, who was projected by a holographic image, frowned and asked impatiently.

Beside him were the commanders of the other three federal fleets. Except for the commander of the 18th Fleet, Stoner, the other two also appeared in the combat conference room in the form of holographic projections.

Under the latest order from Marshal Trafalgar, Rear Admiral Stoner, who became the commander-in-chief of this "great fleet", was sitting in the main seat of the conference room, looking at the three-dimensional star map in the middle of the conference room in silence.

"Based on our experience in the battle at the A-Bava-Ku asteroid fortress, the opponent's coach is definitely not someone who would make such a low-level mistake. He would never let this fleet jump into our faces so carelessly."

The first to speak was Mueller, commander of the 24th Fleet. This rear admiral, who had had brief contact with the Atlas combat fleet, obviously disagreed with Benelli's opinion.

"Then tell me, how can this fleet enter the battlefield calmly when our four fleets have completed the battle?"

Benelli spoke up and operated the three-dimensional star map at the same time, displaying his thoughts simultaneously.

"At present, the enemy's fleet size is definitely smaller than ours, about 3:4. The enemy may not even reach '3'.

In this situation, the best way for the enemy fleet commander to deal with it is to concentrate all their forces and use their two "super flagships" to try to fight us head-on. Maybe there is still a chance of winning.

But now this method of dividing the troops and then planning to use this hidden fleet to launch a sneak attack is simply making things more difficult for oneself.

No matter which direction the opponent wants to "jump in the face" from, there will only be two results after we detect the spatial fluctuations.

One is that after leaving the jump, it was attacked by four fleets.

The second result is that after we detect the spatial fluctuations, we will use the absolute force advantage of all four fleets to crush the two fleets in front first."

Rear Admiral Bernelli's words caused silence in the operations meeting room. Both Mueller and Barak had to admit that what this rear admiral said, who looked younger than them and even a little "youthful", was indeed right.

In the previous '2 to 1' situation, Atlas's super flagship might have been able to hold the battle with its performance advantage.

But when the Federation's forces reached four fleets, the improvement in its strike capability was not as simple as 2+2, but an exponential increase.

If the opponent's super flagship dares to rush forward to serve as a meat shield, the salvo of the four fleet battleships will definitely make it die on the spot.
Therefore, in their view, the other party's current move of "dividing troops" is really a bit like "digging their own graves".

But at this moment, Major General Stoner, who had been silent all this time, spoke up and broke the silence.

"What if the other party doesn't plan to rely on warping to enter the field?"

(End of this chapter)