Admiral Qiyala shook her head. "The enemy Commander is extremely cunning, and I'm certain he possesses a great deal of intelligence on our forces. With that intelligence as a foundation, he can make targeted deployments. I believe we must purge our ranks immediately!"
Shien Morabito waved a hand. "Purge our ranks? I can only regretfully tell you that the more we purge, the more spies we'll create."
"But we cannot fight under these conditions, where the enemy is hidden while we are exposed," Admiral Qiyala said.
"Haven't you noticed? With the losses in these five consecutive battles, the foundations of our rule in Chiss territory are being weakened," Shien Morabito asked in return.
Admiral Qiyala drew a deep breath, her expression turning grim.
Because she knew Shien Morabito was not being alarmist. The Kingdom of Dawn's foundations of rule in Chiss territory were indeed weakening, and the family factions were beginning to rise again!
The Kingdom of Dawn's foundation for ruling Chiss territory had actually been built upon military power—or, more directly, upon victory!
From the very beginning, the Kingdom of Dawn had used the construction of the stargates to bring its armies right to Chiss territory's doorstep, giving the Chiss the impression that it was utterly invincible. Later, it had also achieved final victory in its wars against the Grysk Hegemony and the Illumine Kingdom of Kilji.
This gradually cemented the belief that the Kingdom of Dawn was invincible. Only such a belief had suppressed Chiss territory's many social problems.
After all, throughout Chiss territory's thousands of years of history, family power had been deeply entrenched. The mark every Chiss bore from birth and could never remove was the mark of their own family. When the family prospered, they prospered; when the family fell, they fell. Just like Sefrans