Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 955 - 670: Sanctions

"Commander Xing Zhuo, Commander Xing Zhuo!"

Xing Zhuo, lost in thought, suddenly heard someone calling him.

He blinked and saw his deputy quietly calling him.

Coming back to his senses, he then realized many pairs of eyes were quietly watching him in the council chamber.

"Commander Xing Zhuo." An assembly member from one of the alliance's member states was talking to him intently, "As the leader who has twice battled against these Bugs, perhaps only you in our entire alliance have the deepest understanding of them. In your view, what attitude should we adopt when facing these Bugs next?"

"Ah~"

Xing Zhuo sighed slightly.

Bugs, Bugs, still Bugs.

Even now, many in the council are still unwilling to regard the Bug Race as a true civilization equal to human civilization.

"Correction, it's Bug Race." Xing Zhuo stood up and spoke calmly.

"Moreover, the person who understands the Bug Race best is not me, but someone else."

"Are you referring to that legendary mechanic named Bai E?" The member shook his head, "Commander Xing Zhuo, why be so self-deprecating? Are there not talents in our Thousand Stars Commerce Alliance comparable to him? I heard that your alliance and those of Lei Long and Blood Ming have offered him an olive branch, but all were rejected. Such an arrogant person can never be useful to us! Besides, he may not be as powerful as Commander Xing Zhuo imagines."

Xing Zhuo didn't argue, as this involved the alliance's "dignity."

In fact, even the Thousand Stars Commerce Alliance, which once extended an olive branch to Bai E, also had the same problem—

They wanted Bai E to be their "dog."

Perhaps it didn't sound so harsh, but every force that attempted to recruit Bai E essentially demanded their side to hold absolute command.

Thus, even if the conditions seemed favorable, the other party refused without a second thought.

What did Catherine offer him to help her realize the Bauhinia revival dream?

Perhaps nothing.

But also no restrictions.

That is the biggest difference.

Arrogance, rooted in every member of the alliance.

He had made a mistake because of it once, but he would never make the same mistake again.

"The Bug Race has appeared for many days, and I'm sure everyone present has investigated their origins through their own channels. But does anyone know where they came from? No one!"

"We must know that human explorers have set foot in every corner of the Milky Way. If it truly were a civilization equal to our own, as Bai E says, it should not have remained completely unnoticed."

"These beings could not possess a more extensive background. Even if the five biological motherships surrounding the competition planet are not all of their forces, their subsequent reserves must be limited."

"Let's talk about Bai E the mechanic himself... If he truly had enough capability, how could he be completely alone now?"

Since the event on the competition planet, many forces naturally investigated this overpowered mechanic but found no trace...

This easily leads to the most widespread speculation—

It's likely he's a defeated vagabond drifting from some remote place outside this stellar district.

He claims familiarity with the Bugs; perhaps they really invaded his homeland.

But he clearly lacks the power to resist them, or he wouldn't be wandering alone.

Given that no forces or individuals could trace Bai E's origins, it suggests that his "homeland" may have already been swallowed by the Bugs.

This was a failure unable to protect his own home!

This is the most logical guess among the alliance members today regarding Bai E's origins.

His combat strength may be formidable, and he might have narrowly escaped the Bugs with his fleet due to his experience, but that doesn't mean he is very important.

If this person had sense, knew how to bow down, the alliance might use him.

But as he rejected every recruitment offer, the alliance would never lower itself to invite him for any significant role.

Ultimately, in the interstellar age, no matter how powerful personal strength is, it must bow before battleships.

This is the attitude of the assembly member as well as the alliance's mainstream perspective on Bai E.

Xing Zhuo felt powerless but had to speak up due to his responsibilities, "But we have already failed."

"This time, we brought all the alliance's standing armed forces, but did not even see their command center. They..."

Xing Zhuo pointed to Xing Hen and other legendary mechanics nearby, "Last time, led by Bai E, they went with just a few people to the command core and defeated the Bug Race leader by hand."

"Ladies and gentlemen, if... and I emphasize if! If that time our competition fleet had been this main fleet, I believe we could have completely wiped them out during the command paralysis after the Bug Race leader was killed."

"This is, in my opinion, the only possibility we have had to defeat the Bug Race."

"Aside from that, I truly can't think of another way to defeat those monsters."