Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station Chapter 665 - 202: The Empire’s Direction4

"So, after discussion, the Empire’s leadership decided to abandon the attack on the Dusk Star Realm."

"However, opportunities don’t wait for anyone. The Empire hasn’t completely abandoned this idea; instead, it has shifted its target to the chanical Race."

Bai Quan sent Chen Ming a complete star map of the surroundings of the Gallo Star Realm, with the boundaries of the Dusk Star Realm and the chanical Race Star Realm marked on it.

The star system of the chanical Race that Chen Ming visited last ti was also specially marked.

Bai Quan continued: "The chanical Race itself doesn’t have much value. Although White Cloud Steel is decent, it isn’t considered rare, and you have to fight the chanical Race to acquire it."

"Moreover, the chip of the chanical Race has yet to be deciphered. Besides being traded with Dusk or dismantled for materials, it holds no value."

"But another civilization’s legacy held by the chanical Race is highly valuable."

"In so sense, it can be equivalent to the harvest from Dusk over there, or even higher."

Bai Quan paused and continued with the latter part of the sentence: "Of course, it might be lower. This is a risk, but because of your presence, the Empire is willing to accept this risk."

Chen Ming pursed his lips, unsure of what to say.

Without waiting for Chen Ming to speak, Bai Quan continued: "Let ask you a question, you can control the chanical Race, right?"

"Yes."

This question Chen Ming could answer, and there was no need to hide it, especially since he had previously controlled those few chanical Race cruisers in front of the entire Pirate Space Station Star System and sent them back to his temporary base.

After receiving Chen Ming’s affirmative answer, Bai Quan said: "But we haven’t found anything similar to the situation with Dusk over at the chanical Race."

"Your control over the chanical Race is different from your control over Dusk; your spiritual energy cannot spread through the chanical Race."

This statent surprised Chen Ming, prompting him to ask: "What do you an?"

"In the video from when you encountered the Phase Giant Beast, it was clear you were attacking and looting the chanical Race colonies."

"But logically, you already had experience from Dusk, and you could have sent a chanical Race unit to infiltrate deep into the chanical Race territory and gradually take control of their cities."

"Like a parasite, continuously acquiring more resources and eventually taking them all away at the right mont."

"This would certainly be the easiest and most effective thod."

"Yet, you didn’t do this; instead, you chose the most direct way to plunder the chanical Race’s resources, and also summoned follow-up reinforcents from the chanical Race, nearly getting trapped in the star system. This explains a lot."

"Therefore, we speculate that the hive mind of the chanical Race, unlike Dusk’s, has affected how your spiritual energy works on them."

Chen Ming paused for a mont and replied: "That’s correct. All individual entities of the chanical Race that I’ve controlled have detached from their hive mind, unable to help spread further in the original location like Dusk."

After finishing, Chen Ming imdiately added: "I also have a question to ask. Isn’t the Empire already at war with both Dusk and the chanical Race on various border fronts? Why start a new battlefield?"

"Moreover, haven’t Dusk and the chanical Race been blocking the borders for years? Why decide to do this now?"

Bai Quan replied: "You can combine these two questions into one, which is why the Empire is opening a new battlefield in the Border Star Realm of the Gallo Star Realm at this particular ti."

"The answer is actually quite simple."