Veteran followed behind General McLenn all the way to the deepest part of the military camp.
Along the way, he carefully observed the camp's deployment, and the more he saw, the more alarmed he became.
One 100mm field gun after another sat beneath camouflage nets. There were even 380mm monsters meant for battleships, hauled ashore on tracks.
There were also strange steel machines, some resembling vehicles for transporting supplies, others apparently intended for air defense and support.
This was different from the situation in Sunset Province.
Back then, because the supply lines were too long, the Eastern Expansion faction's ten ten-thousand-man units had been desperately short of ammunition.
But things were different here.
Not only had they prepared ample ammunition, they had even stockpiled enough supplies for the entire war.
Honestly, this much materiel didn't look like something that could have been assembled on short notice...
As Veteran looked around, General McLenn stopped outside a gray-camouflage tent, nodded to the guard at the entrance, then stepped through the raised flap.
Veteran hurried after him and ducked into the spacious tent as well.
McLenn picked up a kettle and poured them both a cup of tea, then sat down at the table and gestured for him to sit.
"Sit."
Veteran nodded and sat stiffly across from him, wondering what McLenn intended to discuss.
Yet to his surprise, McLenn said nothing. After taking a sip of tea, he questioned Veteran instead.
"What do you think of this place?"
Veteran froze for a moment, confused.
"Which aspect are you asking about, General?"
McLenn answered casually.
"All of them. Tell me what you think of the deployment here."
So he could just say whatever?
Veteran dreaded hearing the words "whatever," but he still forced himself to answer.
"There's a great deal of equipment stockpiled