Unlike bigwigs like Wilhuff-Tarkin and Crueya Vandron, who had their eyes on the Milky Way Galaxy's richest and most developed Core Worlds, Dunn-Vesex had an exceedingly clear goal: the Northern Territory.
Though, in a sense, the Northern Territory had now become the most dangerous place in the entire Milky Way Galaxy, it posed no threat whatsoever to Dunn-Vesex.
As a lofty governor, even if the entire Northern Territory were smashed to pieces by the Geth, his life would not be endangered. On the contrary, the greater the Geth threat, the more political capital he could gain.
To preserve the Northern Territory—and to keep the terrifying Geth from entering the Inner Rim and Core Worlds—the noble and aristocratic classes would certainly not begrudge their money. They would even spare no effort in supporting the Northern Territory.
And with that, Dunn-Vesex, the Northern Territory's protector, would naturally possess all the political capital he desired!
He did not need to put himself in the spotlight like Wilhuff-Tarkin. On the contrary, he only needed to quietly hold up the Northern Territory's defensive line, and he would gain influence powerful enough to rival those Core Worlds power brokers!
Now, Dunn-Vesex had chosen Gillard-Perine, and Perine had not disappointed his expectations. Even after being promoted to lieutenant general and commander-in-chief of the Faida Defense Front Army, with the matters under his command suddenly multiplying severalfold, he still persevered.
On one hand, he reorganized the fleet, abandoned several impractical strategic doctrines, and rebuilt the planet's outer defensive perimeter. With the remaining capital ships as the core, he maintained a powerful defensive formation at all times, leaving the Geth fleet's mobility with no room to operate.
At the same time, he assembled large formations of fighters and bombers as his Heavy Fist. Whenever the Geth attempted to use