Chapter 206: Clues
“Overlord, we currently lack sufficient information. I believe it’s not appropriate to engage the other party directly at this time,” Morgan stated.
“Indeed, Overlord,” another Intelligent Entity agreed. “Although the technology on their ship isn’t particularly advanced, we don’t know its status within their civilization. Is this a collective asset or an individual endeavor? Is this mission state-sponsored or privately initiated? These factors are unclear, making it difficult to judge.”
“Do they have allies? Are they a subordinate civilization to a higher-level society?”
“Is there any possibility of forming an alliance?”
“The Swarm only requires technological theories, something they are unlikely to share. There is no foundation for an alliance or trade.”
“Non-Swarm species cannot be trusted!”
“Our strategic depth is limited to a single star system. We cannot tolerate the existence of an uncontrollable civilization on our doorstep!”
“What is their territorial range? Population size? War potential?”
“We need to gather more information.”