Chapter 303: Psychological Warfare (Added for Alliance Leader Bing Shan Muxue) (Third Update)

“Ah!”

Aus ferociously pulled out a mechanical glass jar.

Inside this mechanical glass jar was a heart, completely black and almost necrotic.

Then, Aus quickly inserted the mechanical glass device containing a brand new heart into his chest.

The moment it was inserted, Aus’s face immediately relaxed, and he let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Commander Aus had finished replacing his heart, Noztee respectfully reached out and took the replaced device.

At this moment, Aus spoke coldly.

“Noztee, has the Federation entered the fray?”

Noztee respectfully reported.

“No, Commander Aus. However, the Neutral Countries have united and gathered ten times our forces to confront us.”

Aus’s eyes grew fiercer upon hearing Noztee’s words.

“I don’t care what the Neutral Countries do; I only care if the Federation has entered the fray! Do you think the Empire truly values those clownish Neutral Countries? The reason we attack the Neutral Countries is simply to force the Federation, that cowardly turtle, to come out.”

“Commander Aus, I don’t quite understand. If we want to force the Federation to enter the fray, why did the Emperor order us not to slaughter Federation citizens? Wouldn’t directly seizing their supplies and killing their people make them enter the fray more easily? Isn’t this contradictory?”

“What do you know! This is the Emperor’s brilliance; it’s called psychological warfare! If you slaughter Federation citizens en masse, the Federation, which is currently a loose sand, will unite against a common enemy. But if we only attack the Neutral Countries and constantly provoke them! Once the Federation enters the war, it will be seen as meddling, and internal conflicts are bound to arise. Only then can we achieve victory with the smallest cost.”

“But Commander Aus, no matter how much we provoke or secretly trip them up, the Federation shows no sign of entering the fray. They only collect supplies and evacuate personnel, stockpiling troops on their outer defense lines, shrinking back into the Old Galaxy like turtles. It looks like they intend to hold the Old Galaxy to the death.”

“Hmph, this old turtle is truly patient.”

“Commander, in my opinion, the Federation’s Council Speaker has been dormant for nearly a century; perhaps he’s already dead. Moreover, they are now corrupt and a loose sand, no longer the Federation of old. Why do we go to such great lengths instead of directly attacking the Federation?”

“Do you think I don’t want to directly attack the Federation? The problem is we can’t break through; the Federation’s defenses are not made of mud. What we need to do now is make the Federation enter the fray and send out their troops! Then, in the Neutral Zone, we will tie down the Federation’s troops, forcing them to constantly send reinforcements, ultimately crippling the Federation’s forces and directly attacking the Old Galaxy. At that point, the Federation will be in distress and will have no choice but to recall the expeditionary forces from the Abyss of Fallen, Mist Star Sea, and Wormhole Spacetime to defend. That’s when we can attack their bases in the Three Great Forbidden Zones, capture the bases they spent countless human and material resources building, and thereby acquire more rare resources.”

Aus said coldly.

“Commander is brilliant, so what do we do now? The Neutral Countries have assembled such a large joint force, ten times our strength.”

“No matter. I didn’t intend to deal with them so early, but I didn’t expect them to dare to challenge us.”

“Commander, should we move the troops ambushed in outer space here?”

“No, moving those troops now would make the Federation even less willing to come out.”

“Understood, but if the Federation consistently refuses to come out, won’t our plan fall through?”

Noztee respectfully replied.

“That’s also fine; we can take over the entire Neutral Zone, acquire massive resources, and at the same time, press our army towards the Federation, constantly harassing them!”

“Commander is brilliant!”

“Let’s go!”

Aus walked directly to the main door!

Noztee followed Aus with a stern expression.

At this moment, two maids stepped forward, holding a black cape embroidered with a golden eagle pattern, and draped it over him.

Creak!

The metal main door, carved with exquisite dragon patterns, slowly opened!

What came into view was a majestic and luxurious palace hall, with a hundred-meter-high dome inlaid with countless brilliant gems, emitting a mysterious and dazzling light. Sixteen black-gold pillars stood tall, reaching for the sky, their bodies carved with exquisite, lifelike bas-reliefs, and the floor was paved with gilded stone bricks.

At the forefront of this grand hall, four luxurious chairs were placed. In the first chair sat a sickly man with skin as pale as paper, deeply sunken eyes, who continuously coughed blood while covering his mouth with a silk handkerchief.

In the second chair sat a petite loli wearing a black Lolita dress, with an evil and charming face, holding a human skin doll.

In the third chair sat a man with a side-swept fringe, dressed in a white robe, with fair skin, eyebrows like painted ink, a gentle smile on his face, exuding a strong scholarly aura.

In the fourth chair sat an old hag dressed in a black robe, wearing a hood, with festering exposed skin, a hideous appearance, and a hunched body.

These four individuals were members of the Dark Star Empire’s Royal Knights: Mauel, Kafflorin, Disis, and Laulina.

Behind these four people stood two imposing figures: one was Deputy Legion Commander Avabido, a bulky man in red fourth-generation colonial armor, with a face full of rugged flesh and fierce eyes.

The other was Deputy Legion Commander Kessas, a cold man in blood-red fourth-generation colonial armor, three meters tall, with a body covered in scars, and a red mechanical eye in his right eye.

In addition, numerous generals in Imperial Army uniforms, exuding a bloodthirsty aura, stood in the hall.

The moment Aus emerged, except for the four Royal Knights who remained seated, everyone else knelt on one knee and shouted with a murderous tone.

“Commander!”

A resounding voice echoed throughout the entire area.

Aus looked at his subordinates, one by one, and with a wave of his hand, he said.

“Let’s go, follow me to meet those miscellaneous fish!”

“Yes!”

Numerous subordinates responded enthusiastically.

— —

A few days later.

At dusk, in Classroom 23 of the Royal Court Academy’s teaching building.

Mia was very earnestly teaching Su Ming and the others.

“So far, according to the information I’ve received, the Neutral Countries’ joint resistance forces might adopt resistance strategies such as luring the enemy deep, positional defense, regional joint defense, and mobile encirclement and annihilation tactics!”

“After all, the Neutral Countries have the advantage of fighting on their home ground, having established defensive lines in various key areas of the Donao Star Sea in advance. They would then lure the enemy into a carefully laid large trap, slowly eroding the enemy’s effective strength by pecking away at them little by little.”

“This tactic can be said to be very ingenious, but there are a few prerequisites: the shield must withstand the first wave of impact. They must cooperate with each other and not fear death…”