Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The topic of the meeting made the atmosphere in the meeting room particularly oppressive from the very beginning.

At this moment, members of the Drenthe Civilization Intelligence Department were giving a detailed explanation in front of the screen directly in front of them.

"Due to information asymmetry, we fell into the enemy's trap from the very beginning. Although we achieved some results on another battlefield, those gains could not make up for the losses caused by the defeat at the repair base."

The destruction of more than 20,000 ships forced the coalition to pause and reconsider its next strategic direction.

"The reinforcements from the Feathered Civilization came from the New World, which is something we overlooked when designing our tactics."

Upon hearing this, An Ran frowned slightly.

Despite the dual pressures of the Exiled Empire and the Eternal Star Road, the New World still had the resources to send reinforcements to the Feathered Civilization.

Their strength seems to be much greater than I imagined.

"According to our intelligence, there doesn't seem to be much movement on the side of the Eternal Star Road that is being attacked. It's unclear whether this is a trap set by the Feathered Civilization. My suggestion is to slow down the offensive and see if the Feathered Civilization has any reinforcements that they haven't mobilized yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hushed conversation broke out in the conference room.

In fact, the high-ranking officials of the Drenthe civilization had already reached a consensus, and this meeting was just a formality, and an opportunity to solicit Anran's opinion.

"What are the plans for the defensive front?" An Ran asked.

"Maintain the current offensive intensity."

So that's a stalemate?

An Ran understood.

As long as we can keep the Feathered Civilization's attention occupied, that's sufficient.

An Ran smiled and said, "Then let's do it that way."

The high-ranking members of the Drenthe civilization exchanged glances.

They didn't expect that An Ran, who was usually not easy to talk to, would so readily agree to their decision this time.

This matter has a strange feel to it.

Don't be fooled by their current alliance; they are actually rivals in secret.

After the meeting, several senior executives immediately issued orders.

"We need to find out what those outsiders from the Cult of Mechanism are doing."

"Yes!"

……

Meanwhile, on the home planet of the Feathered Civilization.

Derrick had only been out of the meeting room for less than five minutes when he was called back.

"Colonel Derrick."

Derrick knew the owner of that voice.

He is a relative of one of the high-ranking officials in the tower, and possesses wealth and power that are unimaginable to ordinary people.

“Hello.” Derrick nodded.

The man suddenly asked, "What do you think of the faithless ones' fleet?"

Derrick paused for a moment, then finally answered truthfully: "Like a piercing spear, sharp and fast."

"So what do you think of our Feathered Civilization's fleet?"

"Not at all."

“I see.” The man sighed, leaving Derrick completely bewildered.

I don't quite understand what you mean.

"Would you like to grab a drink with me?"

"This……"

Remembering his superior's warning—never get involved in politics—Derrick immediately shook his head: "I appreciate your good intentions."

"Ok?"

"I still have some things to take care of right now."

"Colonel Derrick doesn't want a drink?"

"It's a private matter."

The man shook his head: "Well, there's nothing I can do about that then. Colonel Derrick, you can go ahead with your work. I won't bother you any longer."

Derrick turned and left.

The gaze from behind wasn't harsh, but he still felt a little uneasy.

Chapter 34 Your technique is excellent, but it'll be mine in the next second.

While the combined forces of the Mechanicus and the Derent civilization were slowly maneuvering against the Feathered Civilization, the fleet dispatched from the Eternal Star Road achieved gratifying results.

They broke through two lines of defense of the Feathered Civilization in succession. Although they encountered many attacks from Green Leaf Monsters during their journey, they eventually escaped danger and captured a large number of Feathered Civilization people.

"If we hand these people over to the accompanying biotechnology experts, we might be able to get some useful intelligence."

Reeves was in a very good mood.

The Feathered Civilization was quite powerful, but even so, they still had to kneel before the Radiant Mercenary Group in humiliation.

This proves the strength of the Radiant Mercenary Group!

Reeves laughed even more heartily after learning that the coalition forces that had exiled the empire had suffered heavy losses.

"Serves them right! Haha... No, this just proves that without that Starfield Overlord, the recently famous Cult of Machines is nothing special, far inferior to our Radiant Glory!"

Radiance > Ascension Civilization > Mechanical God Cult

This deduction is correct.

Reeves immediately contacted Cherny.

The moment the call connected, he propped one foot on the coffee table and said in an arrogant tone, "Go, let An Ran come over and talk to me."

At that moment, Cherny, who was tallying battle losses, glanced in surprise at the names displayed on the virtual interface.

It's definitely [Reeves - Radiance].

He almost thought he was being spoken to by a high-ranking star system ruler.

You dialed the wrong number.

After saying that, Cherny immediately hung up the call.

He realized that An Ran was right.

Just ignore these clueless people.

In terms of strength, it's hard to say whether he or Reeves is stronger.

In terms of background, the Cult of Mechanism and Silent City together have three Starfield Rulers. How could they be afraid of Reeves' father and Sawyer?

It's utterly baffling.

"..."

Reeves stared at the disconnected communicator, unable to catch his breath for a long time.

"Boss, would you like to have some tea first?"

The young servant standing beside him asked tremblingly.

He was afraid that Reeves would threaten to smash up the hotel again, just like last time.

Fortunately, the result this time was not bad.

As if suddenly brought back to life, Reeves threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"Angry? Why would I be angry?"

He got it.

The Mechanicus Cult is nothing but a defeated foe.

Nobody wants to be slapped in the face, right?

I understand.

"Go and call the people from the news and publicity department over," Reeves said. "Get the ones with the best writing and the best program production skills!"

He decided to try a different approach.

Nothing leaves you speechless more than presenting the facts.

You can just keep feeling ashamed!

"I must obtain the secrets of the Feathered Civilization!"

Reeves clenched his fist excitedly, looking highly motivated.

This made the others in the room sweat with anxiety.

Upon receiving the order, the press and publicity department immediately sprang into action.

They will use the most moving language and visuals to publicize the results of this war, ensuring that the vast majority of viewers can empathize and understand the fact that "Radiant Mercenaries > Mechanicus".

……

When reporting on the battle losses, Cherny casually mentioned Reeves.

"He really has a lot of free time."

Anran mentioned that one sentence and then ignored Reeves.

She didn't believe that the Feathered Civilization could simply stand by and watch the fleet of the Eternal Star Road advance unimpeded.

Just wait for the results.

Anran is currently focused on only two things—