The Kharov called them beasts and mongrels in their internal records, but according to Vaeren, that was a lie born from contempt.
The people in question were a mixed demi-human confederation, not some primitive tribe.
They controlled several inhabited worlds, fielded a significant number of Tier III ships, and their energy systems were actually better maintained than the Kharov's in some respects.
The Kharov had been trying to reduce them for years and had made progress, but not enough to destroy them.
That meant Aurelian had more options when he fought the Kharov, and he could even use their enemies while he sat back and watched the show.
When the questioning was done, Aurelian leaned back slightly in his seat as he ran through multiple plans he could use with the new info.
This ambush had given him more than a heavy cruiser and a battlefield win.
It had given him a regional map with all the information he could ask for.
Along with a group of useful people.
