This is why, in this Star System, Xisoke is the only civilization advocating for war.
In fact, even Xisoke supports war not for the benefit of the Thousand Alliance, but because their cultural traits determine that they could gain greater benefits in war.
Therefore, they are still doing it for themselves.
This is also why Shen Shi, when faced with these probes, only responds with warnings rather than taking actual actions—this likewise affects decisions.
Only Shen Shi, with the future perspective of a God's view, could perform such intricate operations.
In short, when Human Civilization had already taken all of the Ancestral Spirit Civilization away, Xisoke remained in systemic blockade, which evidently brought them immense shock, because losing the Ancestral Spirit Civilization means, even if humans don't strike them, they would inevitably weaken significantly under targeting by other civilizations.
This could further impact their gains on the frontline.
