"Under your leadership, the son of the courtyard conquered this place at an extremely fast speed."

"The result of this battle forced Vlakis to undergo strategic contraction."

"She has begun to give up hundreds of small hubs outside the Astral Realm, leading her main fleet back into the depths of the Astral Realm and retracted to the heart of the Empire - Tunaras."

Xia Xiu listened to Menso Atas' analysis silently, supporting his jaw with one hand and tapping the table with his other finger casually.

His movements were very casual, and it could even be said to be careless. He did not rush to respond, but raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a thoughtful look.

Vlakis' strategic contraction was not beyond his expectations, but her retreat was faster than he expected.

This illustrates two crucial issues-

First, the resource reserves of the Gith foreign empire may have reached their limit.

The main fleet was defeated by the courtyard, and the loss of the Kresh Hub caused an irreparable impact on the colonies of the foreigners of the Gise.

The foreigners of Gith survived on plunder. Now the most important hub has been seized, the supply line has been cut off, and their colonial rule has been shaky.

They do not have the ability to continue to maintain the scattered colonies, retract to the core area, and hold the defense line, which is the only wise choice.

Vlakis's response in strategy was more decisive and sensible than he expected.

Second, Vlakis has realized the threat of the courtyard and is unwilling to confront the courtyard head-on, but chooses to preserve his strength.

She was unwilling to continue to consume, but instead tended to retreat into the depths of the astral realm and wait for an opportunity to move.

This is an extremely rational approach, meaning she is trying to find opportunities for a future comeback rather than falling into a meaningless war of attrition.

but……

Xia Xiu raised his eyes slightly, looked at the door rope, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a faint smile.

"It sounds like...she's doing the right thing."

He said lightly, with a slight tone in his tone.

Immediately afterwards, he chuckled, with a little sarcastic tone, a relaxed but full of oppression.

"But, I don't understand-"

"Why did she provoke the courtyard before this?"

"What are you provoking me?"

Menso Atas' heart sank slightly to the words of the Lord of the Courtyard.

He knows the answer.

But he didn't want to say it clearly.

No one could have expected that the son of the courtyard would have such a terrifying combat power.

No one could have thought that the "Golden Tyrant" would be so swift and almost without hesitation to enter the war.

From the perspective of the Gith foreigners, the courtyard is essentially an emerging military organization. Even though it has extremely high growth potential, it should not have the ability to swallow the entire Kresh hub in a short period of time.

But it turns out that they were wrong.

They not only underestimated the war ability of the courtyard, but also underestimated the decisiveness and madness of the Golden Tyrant.

So... now they can only bear the consequences.

To be honest, Speaker Mensuo has regretted the "Xuebang Gambling Agreement" concluded with the courtyard.

He had already vaguely felt that in the future, they might be eaten and smeared by the courtyard.

However, the road was chosen by themselves. Now they dare to tear up the agreement, and what awaits them is not only as simple as sky-high compensation.

The Philosopher Council really pushed the philosopher into a dangerous situation of walking on a tightrope.

The air is slightly frozen.

Mensuo was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, lowered his head, and said in a complicated tone:

“Vlakis…never really knew you.”

He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Xia Xiu with deep eyes. The psychic fluctuations fluctuated slightly in the air.

"She made one of the worst mistakes of her time."

"She shouldn't regard the earthly courtyard as an ordinary astral force, and she shouldn't underestimate your determination."

"She shouldn't have provoked you."

Xia Xiu did not respond immediately.

He just looked at the door rope quietly, and then, he chuckled.

"There should be other reasons besides ambition and stupidity."

"Someone must be pushing her behind her."

Mensuo's eyes flashed slightly.

Xia Xiu continued:

"Some people...or, some believers always like to act like this."

"They don't want to fight the courtyard head-on, but they don't want the courtyard to develop too fast."

"so--"

“They choose to support the agents.”

“Hanging the courtyard through agent wars consumes our resources and energy.”

Xia Xiu's tone was still calm, but Men Suo could clearly feel the hidden sharpness.

"Vlakis and the foreigners of Gis... are just selected chess pieces."

"Or more precisely, they are both chess pieces and chess boards."

“But the problem is…”

Xia Xiu paused slightly, a sarcastic curve appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a cold light flashed in his golden pupils.

"She thought she was a chess player."

"She thought she could make a profit from this situation."

"It's a pity that she was wrong."

Mensuo looked at Xia Xiu quietly, his heart sank slightly.

"The chess piece cannot control the game."
Chapter completed!