CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 409: LAYERS OF INSIDER INFORMATION

Constant Star Unrivaled said: "Wandering, let me be frank with you, the reason we attacked the Wandering Alliance initially was actually because we had reached an agreement with Metal Civilization."

Wandering coldly laughed and said: "Constant Star Unrivaled, do you really think I’m an idiot? So easily deceived? Using such a low-level reason to sow discord, if you want to find a reason, couldn’t you find a more clever one?"

"You don’t believe it? Don’t you find that war back then strange?" said Constant Star Unrivaled.

Wandering responded: "What’s strange about it? Back in the asteroid belt, the Wandering Alliance had already encountered and had conflicts with the Bee Clan Civilization. Later, they targeted the Wandering Alliance too for plundering resources. Whether from the perspective of revenge or plundering resources, it all makes sense. Why should I believe you?"

"The Wandering Alliance indeed had interactions with the Bee Clan Civilization, but to be honest, those can hardly be called conflicts. The Bee Clan Civilization did not have to fight to the death with a civilization that was on equal footing, especially since the universe had not faced the crisis of ceasing to expand at that time, and every civilization had many choices. Thus, the Bee Clan had a somewhat lacking motive. The reason they still went to war with you was under my orders, and I, in turn, had an agreement with Metal Civilization. Also, aren’t you curious how the Bee Clan Civilization found your location? They couldn’t possibly have been tailing you since the asteroid belt, could they?" Constant Star Unrivaled said.

Now that he mentioned it, that was indeed a bit strange.

Wandering said: "Even if what you say is true, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re trying to sow discord. Moreover, a few words are not enough to prove what you’re saying is fact. Metal Civilization had no motive for such actions; they had the power to attack the Wandering Alliance on their own at that time. Furthermore, if you had really reached an agreement, why would a war break out now? All signs are inconsistent with what you’re saying."

"If you have the patience, I can slowly unfold that interesting story for you," Constant Star Unrivaled said.

Wandering replied: "You’ve successfully piqued my curiosity, so I might as well listen to what you have to say, but it had better be true."

Constant Star Unrivaled said: "In the midst of the war, there’s no need for me to lie. I just see you being kept in the dark, still desperately fighting for Metal Civilization, like being sold and still helping others count their money. I’m just feeling a little sorry for you in that regard."

Wandering replied: "Cut the crap and get to the point!"

Constant Star Unrivaled began his story: "Actually, our Titan Civilization and Metal Civilization have known about each other’s existence for quite some time but never interacted much, like keeping to our own waters. Later, an envoy from Metal Civilization came to Titan Civilization, indicating they wanted to collaborate just this once. Initially, Metal Civilization was unwilling to reveal the true reason for the cooperation, but I realized there was more than meets the eye. So, without knowing the true reason, I couldn’t judge the value of this collaboration and didn’t agree. Later, Metal Civilization had no choice but to come clean about the real reason – they wanted to seize a Metal Planet from the Wandering Alliance..."

Upon hearing this, Wandering interrupted: "If they wanted to seize it, why didn’t they do it themselves?"

Constant Star Unrivaled replied: "That was also a point I wondered about at first. Later, Metal Civilization explained that the Metal Planet was very obstinate and refused to leave the Wandering Alliance. Therefore, Metal Civilization judged that if they forcefully used military power, even if they could successfully destroy the Metal Planet, they might not get it to cooperate with their research. Destruction was not what they wanted. So, in order to get what they desired, they had to use a more ingenious method. The plan was to have us, the Titan Civilization, attack head-on, forcing the Wandering Alliance into a dire situation. Then they would step in and negotiate with you, offering to save the Wandering Alliance in exchange for you voluntarily going with them. They analyzed your stubborn and loyal character and believed that for the sake of the Wandering Alliance, you would surely be willing to sacrifice yourself."

"That was the original motive of the Metal Civilization, and why they didn’t act on their own," Constant Star Unrivaled concluded. "Given your intelligence, you should be able to discern the truth when combining this with the actual situation."

Wandering said: "But before that, Metal Civilization and the Wandering Alliance had fought at least twice."

Constant Star Unrivaled responded: "Correct, I have also heard of this. It was through these two wars that Metal Civilization learned about your character traits. Otherwise, how could they have obtained your intelligence data? And if you think about it carefully, weren’t the objectives of the first two wars all because of you?"

Now that Wandering thought about it carefully, indeed, that was the case.

The first time with the Lithium Eagle Team and the second conflict, at their core, were about Metal Civilization’s desire to take him.

"So you’re saying the Wandering Alliance’s coordinates at that time were provided to you by Metal Civilization?" Wandering asked.

Constant Star Unrivaled laughed: "Conversing with a smart being saves effort. Given Wandering’s speed at that time, without a recent encounter and knowledge of your speed and direction, it would have been impossible to know your exact location. I dare not claim anything else, but our Titan Civilization had never met Wandering; we could not possibly know the precise location of the Wandering Alliance. As for the Bee Clan Civilization, that was just a coincidence. They had joined Titan Civilization not long before and volunteered to lead the charge with their Level 4 Civilization technology as a condition after learning about Titan Civilization’s cooperative plan, making this seem more reasonable."

"So there were such intricacies involved; no wonder we found it strange at the time that, with the technology of your Titan Civilization, it was impossible for you to be late. It was actually because the Bee Clan Civilization approached you with a request, so you deliberately used a ruse to take them out," Wandering said with schadenfreude: "It seems that your Titan Civilization doesn’t hope to have its subordinate civilizations become Level 4 Civilizations, at least not to the extent where they could threaten your dominant status. I’m suddenly very curious what your allies would think if they knew your thoughts?"

Constant Star Unrivaled wanted to sow discord, and he could repay someone in their own coin.

"By the way, there’s something I still don’t understand. Since you and Metal Civilization had a good agreement, and the task was successfully completed to all appearances, why would a war between you still break out? I remember before this war, you seemed to have harassed Metal Civilization many times already," Wandering curiously asked again.