Ch.416The One Who Rules Zenobia
by fnovelpia
However, while they called it diplomatic warfare, Humanity initially supported the “Southern Alliance” where Raksha was based.
Of course, users of the Northern Alliance, led by the Magellan Clan, howled in protest at Humanity’s stance…
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**Title: Honestly, Here’s Why Humanity Supporting the Southern Alliance Is the Right Move LOL**
**Author: Anonymous**
**Content:** [Image of a toad laughing mischievously]
The Southern Alliance was the first to receive Humanity’s support LOL
And realistically speaking, the Southern Alliance could serve as a tank for Humanity, but what value does that Northern puppet alliance have? LOLOLOLOL
**Comments:**
-[You bastard, you’re from the Southern puppet side]
-˪[ㅗㅗ Get lost, Northern puppet](Author)
-˪[FFS, these guys who were previously invaded by Humanity are now like “Yes, Humanity master, woof woof”]
-˪[Well, this wouldn’t have been an issue if you hadn’t invaded first, you idiots](Author)
-[These guys are calling each other Southern puppets and Northern puppets LOLOL]
-˪[That’s the beauty of this civil war]
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There was some instigation(?) from certain users who were very likely from the “Southern Alliance.”
Realistically speaking, it made much more sense for Humanity to accept the Southern Alliance as their subordinate faction.
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**Title: But putting aside the puppet talk, there’s really no reason for Humanity to help the Magellan Clan**
**Author: Anonymous**
**Content:** [Power distribution map centered on the Xenovia Empire.jpg]
As you can see from that map, Humanity is stuck within the former Earth Federation’s sphere of influence
Even if they’ve accepted the surrender of some Earth Federation fleets and redirected them to border defense, it doesn’t change the fundamental situation
Anyway, in this situation, there’s no reason for Humanity to help the Magellan Clan and the Northern Alliance
It makes much more sense to provide some resources to the Southern Alliance and use them as a meat shield
Plus, Humanity owes them something after their massive invasion of the Southern regions before
So there’s definitely a possibility they’re helping out of obligation
**Comments:**
-[Is that so?]
-[Your head seems too flowery]
-[Hmmmm]
-[Calling them a meat shield seems a bit harsh]
-[LOLOL]
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Most users and even medium to large-sized clans.
The prevailing theory was that Humanity would use the Southern Alliance as some kind of “meat shield” or “trip wire.”
But before long, the actual situation unfolded in a completely different direction.
And for good reason, contrary to what the public expected…
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**Title: Breaking News) Northern Alliance of Xenovia launching major offensive**
**Author: News Boy**
**Content:** [GIF showing the Magellan Clan and Northern Alliance invading from all directions on a 3D interstellar map centered on the Southern Alliance]
The Southern Alliance, led by veteran players under the #2 ranked Raksha, had been inflicting various damages on the Magellan Clan
But recently, guerrilla users from the Northern Alliance seized most of the supplies that Humanity had provided to the Southern Alliance, causing resource shortages
As a result, the Southern Alliance, which already had fewer users than the North, finally saw their defense line collapse
They’re currently retreating on all fronts
**Comments:**
-[What’s this? What’s going on?]
-[Wait, what’s happening all of a sudden?]
-[Weren’t Humanity’s supplies sent via mail? lol]
-˪[Supply requests might be sent by mail, but the actual resources are transported in cargo ship containers]
-˪[Oh]
-˪[The location of those supply convoys was leaked to the Northern Alliance detachment, and they were completely looted about a week or two ago](Author)
-˪[We’re screwed]
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‘At least from their perspective,’ the Southern Alliance was collapsing on its own.
They just clicked their tongues at the falling Southern Alliance, saying they had made a fuss for nothing, and that Humanity would now negotiate with the Northern Alliance.
Or more precisely, with the Magellan Clan, who would become the victor of the Xenovia Empire.
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But in reality, something far more sinister and underhanded was happening behind the scenes.
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**<Humanity Staff Chat Room>**
**<Notice: Xenovia Countermeasure Meeting in Progress>**
-[So we’re abandoning the Southern Alliance]
-[Yeah]
-[Raksha is getting too cocky]
-[Even if Magellan takes over everything, Monariza’s skills will eventually reach their limit]
-[Golden Mage ultimately relies on ship advantage]
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Originally, Humanity had been quietly supporting the Southern Alliance to check potential competitors like the Magellan Clan or Justice Clan.
But seeing the recent brilliant performance of Raksha, who was forcibly appointed as the leader of the Southern Alliance.
Beyond mere containment, to the point where the Northern Alliance was shaking.
They decided to collapse Raksha and the Southern Alliance, which would be difficult to control, and instead support Monariza’s Northern Alliance, which would be easier to manipulate.
But to do such a thing “openly”?
With rewards payments already slightly delayed.
And having shown partisan behavior related to the Earth Federation coup earlier, if such issues were to arise together.
They would only invite criticism, which could lead to internal public opinion deteriorating and destabilizing.
So Humanity’s staff members, without even taking proper rest after bringing down the Earth Federation, worked hard to devise a new underhanded strategy.
And what was that method?
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**<Humanity Staff Chat Room>**
**<Notice: Xenovia Countermeasure Meeting in Progress>**
-[But in the end, supplies move through cargo fleets, right?]
-[Yeah]
-[So why don’t we just leak their location to Magellan?]
-[To the Magellan Clan?]
-[Yeah]
-[I heard Monariza’s leadership position as clan leader is shaky due to recent issues, so if we tell Golden Mage and leak the info, it’s win-win for both us and Golden Mage who can keep his clan leader position]
-[Good]
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They deliberately leaked the location of Humanity’s supply convoys headed to the Southern Alliance to Monariza, the Magellan Clan leader.
This would allow Monariza to score a victory, maintaining her position as leader of the Magellan Clan and the Northern Alliance.
At the same time, it would prevent the Southern Alliance from gaining any more power.
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Of course, if the Northern Alliance proved too incompetent to raid the supply convoy, contrary to Humanity’s expectations.
They would have simply thrown out all their existing plans and continued supporting the Southern Alliance.
But fortunately for the Northern Alliance, Monariza, seeing this as her last chance, personally infiltrated with her clan’s elite users to attack the supply convoy.
As a result.
Under the leadership of Monariza, who had regained her authority, the Northern Alliance launched an offensive that broke through the defense lines of the resource-starved Southern Alliance.
Raksha and other veteran players tried desperately to salvage the deteriorating situation…
But in the counterattack they mounted by scraping together remaining fleets and resources, the fleets of all users except the veterans were completely shredded.
The remaining Southern Alliance strongholds were conquered one after another, showing a rapid collapse.
And exactly one week after the Northern Alliance’s major offensive began.
Raksha and the former Rotten Water Clan members, seeing no way out, escaped from Xenovia en masse with their followers.
With the capture of “Saigon,” the Southern Alliance’s last Level 5 stronghold, the long Xenovia user civil war was finally concluding with the victory of the Magellan Clan and Monariza.
Of course, that was only how it appeared to outside users.
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**<Humanity Staff Chat Room>**
**<Notice: Xenovia Civil War Ended>**
-[Southern Alliance users ended up submitting to the Magellan Clan]
-[Monariza sent thanks to our clan leader]
-[LOL]
-[Winner]
-[LOLOLOLOLOL]
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Humanity, fully aware of the situation, could only smile privately at the fact that they had gained a new lackey… no, partner.
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