Chapter 474 of the Man-Machine Alliance
In the context of the return of the Reaper, the four rogue states of the Citadel want to strengthen their military as much as possible before the start of the war, so as to strengthen the possibility of their own race surviving this difficult situation. ∴, there are even a small number of high-ranking people in the human and Touareg who are more confident and are seriously considering how to make their race the hegemon of the galaxy after defeating the Reaper!
And to achieve these goals, they need the full support of many small races and the people under their rule. These needs cannot be met by the system of war alone and by the participation of the whole population in production.
The current Reaper has not yet returned to the galaxy, and according to surveys, it will be at least 2 years before the Reaper returns. Whoever can establish the highest prestige in this time period will be able to win the most civilian support, attract the most war resources, and finally have a greater chance to go to the end.
So at the end of the day, going to war with Jace isn't a matter of moral choice, it's not just about avenging the losses of the Races at the Battle of the Citadel, or even purely about fighting the reaper's minions.
Like many irrational phenomena in the Citadel Council and even in the galaxy, although it seems to be a bloody war and a fierce head-on conflict, it is ultimately a continuation of the political problem, and the mainstream political trend in the galaxy has always been closely linked to interests.
And in the context of the current galactic preparations for war and anti-qiēai, the policy of eliminating Jace has become a less militarily risky (as opposed to fighting the Reaper), the right political policy, and a lucrative one. As for whether Jace is innocent or not, this is a question that few people will consider.
It is precisely because of these understandings. Sister Xue will show a wry smile, she has a lot of personal influence, if she uses it recklessly, she even has the ability to use her influence to delay the explosion of the latest war between Jace and the Combined Fleet of the Divine Citadel.
But her efforts for peace would eventually be undermined by the councillors of the Citadel Council, who were full of political interests, and even within the Star Alliance, which regarded her as a hero to all mankind, would not support her on this issue.
Thinking of this, the only one who can truly support Sister Xue unconditionally on this issue is Shen and his space-time council. Not for any other reason, but simply because they are able to stand on the sidelines and interfere in the situation. So she looked in Shen's direction to see if he had any opinions.
"Don't look at me, it's your decision!" Shen replied, his underlying meaning clear. It's a matter for your plane. It's up to you! The reason why Shen gave her A-level permission was to let her make these difficult decisions.
With Shen's connivance and encouragement, Sister Xue finally came up with a compromise plan. There is no doubt that if you want to stop the war that is about to take place, there is no hope of going to the Citadel Council to talk about it now. As for the co-optation of Jace. At this stage of the expedition's current strength, there is no hope.
Thereupon. She needs to take the third path. That is, to try to pull Jace into his own united front, so that Jace can follow her to do something positive and meaningful to justify them. Only then will they have a chance to avoid this senseless war with the Divine Citadel race.
After figuring this out. Sister Xue asked the Legion and its accompanying fleet to join her on her journey and participate in the extermination of the Collectors. After eliminating the Collectors, she can take this incontrovertible evidence to the Citadel Council to show that Jace is not an enemy but an ally of the Citadel race, and in doing so, to stop the war.
It's not perfect, but it's promising for Jace, who is struggling to find a way to talk under the pressure of war. At least it's much more reliable than they go to the Citadel Council to ask for peace talks.
After Sister Xue proposed this suggestion, the legion went back to discuss it with the other Jace. Jace's dreadnought has a large hub that communicates and makes decisions through guò quantum communication technology and Jace's swarm intelligence in the rear.
For the past few hundred years, Jace has avoided contact with the Organic Sapient Race, as they have driven their own creators out of their homeland, and they could not have anticipated the consequences of contact with other Sapient Races in that situation.
Now, in the context of dealing with the Reapers, they still don't want to make a choice, although the "heretics" have brought the evil to their doorstep, and the Reapers have stepped up their efforts to woo them, Jace as a species is still unwilling to be a servant of any other race, even if it is also a reaper of the mechanical race.
But at the same time, they were also afraid of the combined fleet of the Citadel that had attacked them before, and they were even more worried about the consequences of siding with the Citadel race. Judging from the current situation, the reaper's chances of winning are still very large.
This conclusion was the result of a series of war simulations that Jace had already reached. But they also know that the behavior of organisms is very unpredictable, and in their previous wars with their creators, the Quarians, the Quarians have repeatedly used their intended strategies and tactics, inflicting heavy damage on Jace on several occasions.
These experiences made the Jaces afraid to draw conclusions about the final outcome of the war. They are afraid that if they side with the Citadel race, they will eventually be defeated and wiped out by the Reapers, and second, they are afraid that after the victory, the other side will unload the mill and kill the donkey, and still start the war against Jace.
Honestly, this possibility is what scares Jace the most. Although they have not directly participated in the political games of the Divine Citadel race, this does not mean that they are completely ignorant of the ingratitude and various historical black histories of the Divine Citadel race.
On the contrary, it is precisely because they have been outside the system of the Citadel Council that many of the relevant processes have been observed. It's because they know this so well that Jace has been living in seclusion for the past few hundred years, hiding in his own star zone and not having contact with the Citadel race.
He was also very envious of the high level of technology of the Citadel race, so they also tried to contact the Citadel race a few times during this period, but each time they tried to either meet the personnel who regarded them as enemies, or they chose the wrong time, and before they could see the council, they were interrupted by Jace's own war with the Quarians.
And this attempt was not given much hope by Jace in the first place, and it was a risky move for them to have thousands of intelligent units gathered in one unit. Because so many intelligent units not only strengthen the wisdom of the platform, but also strictly affect its information transmission efficiency.
If the "Legion" is damaged by the platform in battle, then the thousands of intelligent units inside will not be able to evacuate the platform in time as they normally would, and eventually these intelligent units will really "die".
On the Jace Dreadnought, after almost an hour of internal discussions, Jace as a group finally decided to accept Sister Xue's suggestion, they were willing to take a risk, or rather, they finally decided to take sides.
It may be really dangerous to take the side of the organic sapient race, but they are willing to take the risk. Because although the Reapers are a great threat to them, after all, it will be two years before they return to the galaxy, but if they do not do anything to improve their relationship with the Citadel race, they are now in danger of being exterminated by the Citadel.
After finally making this difficult decision, an entire group of Jace Commandos of the Legion was sent back to assist Sister Xue, and one Jace cruiser was left behind to assist, but the other ships, including the Jace Dreadnought, which was too large to target, withdrew to the Jace Section.
Speaking of which, such an arrangement is also Sister Xue's request, although she and Shen both prefer to keep that Jace's dreadnought to strengthen their own combat effectiveness, but the other party's size is too large, and it is impossible to bring it to a busy channel node like the Omega Nebula without attracting huge attention.
Over the next few days, a series of exchanges took place, and Jace was intrigued by the sudden disappearance of the Reaper's wreckage in the previous system, but like the Citadel races, they thought it was due to some teleportation technology they didn't understand.
After a few days of detours on remote and unpopular shipping lanes, they finally reached the important node of their trip, the Omega Nebula in the Boundary. This is where the Omega space station is located and the galaxy where the Omega IV repeater is located.
Compared to a few months ago, the shipping lanes here are noticeably looser. With the strengthening of the power of the Citadel Council and the sharp strengthening of the power of various things, the living environment of interstellar pirates and criminals is getting worse and worse.
Government forces with rapidly expanding fleets like the Star Alliance sometimes order new fleets to go around and clear them of pirates and smugglers. Many of the once powerful criminal and smuggling syndicates have been destroyed.
Most of the remaining criminals and criminal organizations smell danger and are either busy making another handful or have washed their hands. They all knew that at some point in the future, Omega would be bulldozed by the Citadel fleet or some other government force.
It is precisely because of this everybody that Omega has been in a state of constant decline in recent months. Alia T. Locke, known as the Queen of Omega, is already planning her retirement.
Although she was not willing to end her centuries-long rule over Omega, the rumors she heard from Asari's higher-ups and the high-priced information she bought from Shadow Brokers indicated that preparations were underway for a military operation against Omega.
It won't be long before a large fleet passes through the repeater unhindered, reaching Omega and destroying the Qiē she's built here. And the reason is simply because he is a "security hazard"! (To be continued!)
PS: First of all, I would like to thank the "hi112, 1mxy," and the "va1ky" children's shoes that were rewarded after the update of the previous chapter.
Someone in Jun Tianqun mentioned that I rarely describe life scenes now, but after thinking about it, this is indeed the case, mainly because of the rhythm of this part of the plot, I will see the plot needs in the later plots, and add some descriptions of life plots appropriately
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