Ling Liang looked over the report she had written once more and gave a wry smile. What should have been a proper report had turned into a rant because her mind was too full of other thoughts.
She shook her head and said to the side, "Remove the official document number. Keep this one as a log."
"Yes." An electronic synthesized voice came from the terminal beside her. It was a clerk robot that assisted with document processing.
"Tell me tomorrow's schedule," Ling Liang said.
"Fourth Group director Glosse Shelbia has invited you to attend the sea trials of the Kohl II-class battlecruiser and the Aiken II-class battlecruiser. She has sent over the preliminary data for the warships," the clerk robot replied.
Ling Liang tapped the light screen several times and examined the data for the two ships, frowning. "She shrank down the upgraded warships too? Interesting."
After a pause, she added, "Reply to Glosse. I have other arrangements tomorrow, but I will attend the sea trials on time."
"Yes."
Then she tapped the light screen again and connected a communication.
The holographic projection flickered, revealing a young man in black who looked only a little over thirty—Hari Seldon.
"Francis Underwood has just signed an executive order removing you from your post as Sector Governor of the Hoth Sector," Ling Liang said.
"That is not unexpected. I must admit that, as Sector Governor of the Hoth Sector, I did not fulfill the responsibilities I should have," Hari Seldon said calmly. "And Francis has the authority to do so, so I will calmly accept this outcome."
"You were using the power of the great mathematician Baher Banak among the Givin to continuously simulate and refine Operation Zero!" Ling Liang raised her voice several degrees. "We all know it!"
"Operation Zero is