Chapter 2479

2479 - Developments of the Situation

Young Sector 99—Day Seven of the War—Main Headquarters

Knock

Knock

Emily's office door began to be knocked on, again.

Writing something, Emily raised her head for a moment and said: "...Come in." Then she immediately resumed writing.

Creak

A man entered carrying a bundle of papers in one hand and several optical discs in the other: "A new report on the war situation, My Lady, and new recordings from all fronts. Shall I begin the presentation as usual?"

Due to the lack of a Soul Society network in the Young Belt, the Shadow Swords are forced to purchase recordings of the Broadcasts that cut out and deliver them personally to Nihari every day. Were it not for the collars and other equipment pieces whose prices reach tens of millions each, they would not have been able to deliver even a single report within a single week!

"Not now." Emily replied briefly, seeming extremely focused.

".....?!" The envoy before her was greatly surprised.

Emily always reviewed all the recordings without missing a moment, and read every word of the reports for things that weren't filmed in order to form a correct general picture of what was happening there and prepare the necessary support, or at least know what she had to do for the next step.

Every time he brought reports and recordings, Emily would leave everything in her hands and kick everyone out of her always-crowded office just to devote herself to them… But today she didn't care, and… why is the office empty?!

"…Is there something special about today, My Lady?" the envoy asked in surprise.

"…You could say that." Emily lifted the pen from the book for a moment, thinking, then let out a sigh and continued with intense focus, "…You can give me a brief oral report of the contents. I'll dedicate a consciousness to listening to you."

"…?" The envoy was greatly surprised, but faced with a direct order, he didn't refuse. "The war zone has expanded to cover half the sector, as the War Council predicted and as they planned. The various enemy divisions have been pulled away from each other to alleviate the numerical disparity problem, while maintaining free divisions to support whoever needs support, and maintaining constant communication using the interstellar communication network."

"…This strategy transformed the battle from a direct clash of muscle and numbers near the Buffer Zone into a long-term war of attrition, and because the Spacetime supply network that His Majesty designed for us operates efficiently between all our sectors, the attrition is in our favor."

"...So while the Shadow Swords gather reinforcements for us and ship more fleets and experts toward Mid Sector 90 from all across our region that extends to the border of Sector 117 westward, the enemy's numbers are systematically dwindling, and their supplies and their pearls will not remain high forever, and of course, the Phantom Shadow Vehicles and Rapid Intervention will not allow them to anchor."

Then he smiled, "Especially the Rapid Intervention Vehicles loaded with the Imperial Guard. Any enemy fleet that tries to occupy a solar system and imposes a defensive posture in order to gather resources or seize land — Lord Holak and the rest of the Guard intervene to sweep that entire area clean by land, sea, and air. Their presence and their swift, decisive interventions keep the battle to this day confined to space alone."

"...This prevented the enemies from reaching any new resources, prevented them from refilling the air inside the vehicles, and prevented them from declaring their control over parts of Mid Sector 90. Until now, the entire sector, in every large and small detail, is under our complete control."

"...The battle of the Law Dominators is also proceeding as expected and planned. The Silent Farewell has only been triggered twice throughout the seven days, which indicates that the calming and the expansion of the arena have borne fruit. Although the enemies have twice the number of Law Dominators, the planning over the past three years neutralized that advantage by using defensive formations and strict plans in dealing with the Syndicate's Law Dominators in particular."

"...The biggest obstacle, and the place where the two Law Dominators fell, is the battle site of Lord Arkail and the Behemoth of Relativity, Asterion. The enemy is pressing hard and is himself extremely powerful. He drove the Syndicate's Law Dominators away from his field so that he and his followers could fight alone, and Lord Arkail did the same, refusing intervention. In addition to the two Law Dominators, a massive number of Nexus States, World Calamities, and fleets also fell... It can be said that their battle is the most isolated and the most bloody as well."

"...Until this moment, the Law Dominators of the Council of Thrones and the Tyrant's sons have not intervened seriously, and Lord Hedrick has not intervened seriously either. He remains in the sector for 9 minutes to confirm their neutrality, then returns to the middle Sector 113 to confirm the ceasefire is holding, and so on~"

Emily nodded a few times with unfocused eyes, "A major problem will occur if the truce collapses for some reason."

"Without a doubt…" The envoy felt his blood freeze, "The War Council built the plan on the basis of the ten-year plan; only three of them have passed. If the truce stops now and we are forced to deal with 250 more Law Dominators, and Helmor the Destroyer, his army, and his power-mad sons move again, a catastrophe will befall us… That is regardless of any additional reinforcements that may reach them."

"…." Emily nodded again, "That will be for the War Council and His Majesty to decide." Then she continued with the same unfocused eyes as she wrote, "Anyway, have the supplies and weapons reached their destination?"

"With infinite precision as usual, My Lady." The envoy bowed slightly.

Emily is one of The Empire's geniuses without a doubt, and one of the secret keys to the resilience until now.

Calculating resources with precision and delivering them to carefully chosen places at the right time made everyone think that the supply lines were a given and forget to worry about them.

"Good.. good.." Emily let out a long exhale and raised the pen.

Then

Poof

She closed the book.

"This is what matters." Emily smiled a strange smile, "As long as I do my part efficiently, and others do their part efficiently, everything will be fine."

“…?” The envoy was puzzled. “Are those expressions of worry or relief?”

“…Perhaps both.” Emily sighed, then pressed the button.

*Knock*

Another girl with glasses entered. “At your command, My Lady.”

Emily raised the untitled book and handed it to the girl. “Go personally, and deliver this to Commissioner Billy Burton.”