"This is no longer something I can speculate about... So the question now is, what should we do?" Fan Ke asked.
Sass Tiin answered almost without hesitation, "Our goal should always be to protect the people of the Northern Territory! If we are expected to stand by and watch the Geth ravage the Northern Territory while committing our main fleet to some so-called 'higher-level' political gamble, I cannot do it!"
Fan Ke nodded as well. "Our strength can only accomplish one of those goals. If we have to choose between the Geth and Makito, I would rather choose the Geth too. Do you have a plan, Master Sass Tiin?"
"I will set out again and search for the Geth's nest. Once I find it, we will concentrate the main fleet and launch a direct raid on their lair, destroying their supercomputer mainframe in one stroke! Do not forget that they possess a Gestalt consciousness. As long as we destroy the mainframe, all their individual units will lose the ability to think!" Sass Tiin said decisively.
Fan Ke nodded. "Hearing you say that has given me a glimmer of hope again. If we can destroy the Geth mainframe, we will immediately win the war against them! But how will you find their lair?"
"Based on our analysis of the Geth's operational paths, their lair should be on an even more remote planet in the Northern Territory. In that direction, the farthest planet where we can establish a foothold is Hook Planet... More than a decade ago, during the war between the Yamrii of Hook Planet and the Caladanians of Caladan Planet, the Galactic Republic stood on the Yamrii's side. It was hardly honorable, but it is the last connection we can make use of now." Sass Tiin said, "I will go