Fenyu Continent, Furnace Fortress.
The traumatized Furnace Fortress was undergoing restoration and reconstruction, with many destroyed areas being rebuilt.
Engineering mechs bustled about while massive transport ships delivered supplies.
Super starships hung in the sky, watching all directions. Aerial Sentinels and mechs patrolled both the distant skies and the ground, and any exotic beasts that entered the defensive perimeter were blasted to death.
Not even an insect could dream of approaching Furnace Fortress.
After Fang Mo had stirred things up, the Mechanical Empire had become somewhat neurotic, maxing out its defenses for fear that Fang Mo would come back to cause trouble again.
Mu Lei stood on the top floor of the command center building. Through the floor-to-ceiling window, his reflection on the glass looked weary and grave.
Several Mechanical Empire generals sat at the conference table behind him. They all sat upright, their expressions equally solemn as they watched Mu Lei's back. The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.
"Tell me! How great were the losses this time?"
Mu Lei's voice finally rang out as he slowly turned to look at everyone.
The others exchanged glances, their faces grave, before finally turning their eyes toward Silard.
Silard knew he had to speak eventually. He gave a light cough and said heavily, "Governor, the losses have been calculated. Fang Mo destroyed six of our fortresses, including Furnace Fortress. The losses..." He paused, looking at the enormous figure before finally gritting his teeth.
"We lost six energy reactors, eleven Destruction-class Weapons, one hundred and three starships, one thousand seven hundred and eight mechs, and countless materials. The total estimated loss is one trillion three hundred billion Imperial star coins!"
Even his voice trembled. Faced with such staggering losses, he scarcely dared to read them aloud.
Mu Lei remained expressionless as he said in