Just to be clear, I didn't have a fear of Collectors, nu-uh, I knew that if given command to Geth they would gladly find a way through Omega 4 relay and steamroll the Collector base and come back home in time for dinner.
No, what I feared was the presence of possible Nazara hiding there with them, and even worse, I feared that the leader of space squids was watching Collectors too.
So, Collectors easy peasy!
A possible army of million advanced ships, on the other hand, gave me chills to the spine!
No need to say that even with Geth upgrade capabilities, they still were able to produce one dreadnought per day, more if they wanted, but I wanted them to build motherships and at least fifty cruisers, hundred destroyers, and two hundred frigates per one dreadnought.
So yes, Geth still built new shipyards that could build dreadnoughts, but there was strain because of lack of resources, even with Geth opening new mines on every world or asteroid belt, the metals were still in shortage as they were used for everything Geth made.
My plan was to swarm Reapers in numbers rather than try to build dreadnought for every Reaper, not wanting to risk that their dreadnoughts would be a little better and trashing ours.
"Geth, can you monitor them and be unnoticed?"
I asked Geth as I paced in my room.
"Affirmative, there is 10% chance of discovering our systems, currently the Collector ships are on the way to Omega station."
Geth said, and I nodded, that was good, maybe they just wanted other specimens for their study or whatever sick experiments they are doing with that melting of flesh they like so much.
"Good, good, monitor them, no wait, contact the closest Turian patrol fleet, anonymously! And let them know that the elusive advanced race is on the Omega!"
I said as I was maybe able to both slow Collector plans and advance Citadel tech if they would be able to catch the Collector ship.
"As you wish, sister Mera."
Geth said, and I opened a channel that showed me a view of Omega station, truly even after hundreds of years, it was still the same ugly thing.
"As you wanted, the closest Turain patrol group knows about the presence of Collectors and is on the way to meet them."
Geth said, and I smiled, good, it was good that Turians are so predictable, now I just need to make sure that they will not speak peacefully, hm, there is an idea but...
"Geth, do you have any programs inside the Turian fleet?"
I asked.
"Negative sister Mera, Geth didn't infiltrate the Turian fleet. There was no need to monitor their activities."
I cursed, but it was to be expected, Geth wanted to know about organics, so of course, places like Citadel and Omega would take precedent as these places were full of different alien interactions.
"Geth, send the position of Collector ship through entire Terminus traverse, lets see if there will be someone greedy enough for new exotic slave species to try something stupid."
Geth acknowledged my words with blinking lights, and I could already feel the strain on my mind as new information was brought to me.
"That could be problematic..."
I said as a feed from one of the Geth monitors recorded Asari ship making its way there, that isn't good for my plans, Turians are reckless and rule stickers and Batarians with other Terminus traverse residents are either stupid or greedy enough to try something, but Asari.
Asari could calm down the Turian fleet as the ship was registered under the name Goddess Chariot, and the owner of that ship was none other than Matriarch Benezia, who is both diplomat and pacifist.
"Geth, is there a way to keep the Asari away?"
I asked Geth as my mind sought for any non-lethal way to stop Benezia T'Soni as I had a weak spot for her, she was both Liara's mother, and well, she isn't still corrupted from Saren and Nazara.
On top of that, the T'Soni family was the sole family that supported Quarians with either food, resources, or even new ships.
Of course, that was a secret between quarians and the T'Soni family, but it still moved them to my 'Good Guys' list.
"Yes, sister Mera, currently in the vicinity is our masked fleet Geth used to impersonate the batarian raiders."
Geth said, and I stopped short.
From when the FUCK did they get it?! No, why would they do it in the first place?!
"Geth, try to scare Asari ship, don't let it go through you, non-lethally. And please tell me, why do you have a masked fleet in the first place?"
I asked Geth as he flashed his lights.
"Geth just follow human book named 'Art Of War' in which such actions are 'prudent'"
Geth said, and I did something I didn't regret.
"You know what, I don't want to know, just, just don't let yourself caught, I don't want the Space squids to know about our presence."
I said as I chose to run from that topic, on one hand, I was happy they teach from humans as the humans are the sole jack-of-all-trades race, as such, its more diverse...
I hope it would not come to bite me into my new nice ass...
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"Madam president! The scientists were able to activate the Charon relay!"
Said the president's secretary with clear amount of excitement and little amount of fear.
"I see, good! Send exploration fleet, what about Admirals?"
Asked Amanda Darian, the first president of UEG.
"High Admiral Florence is already preparing the fleet for fortification of the Relay 314."
Secretary said as the artifact they found on the moon warned them about the unactive relay that led to the bigger galaxy that humans still weren't ready for.
"Good, I want the world Shanxi to be fortified, it would be our gate to the bigger galaxy, and as such, it would be our fortress against future aggressions."