Over the next ten-plus days, Blue Star entered another period of calm.
After an entire night of discussion, Speaker Hu Jing, Political Commissar Zhang, and the others finally settled on the general strategy for the decisive battle.
Their plan was to seize every Psionic Spring except the Mount Fuji Spring Eye, then establish three lines of defense against the Skrull.
The first line of defense would be set up around Mount Fuji.
They planned to use Su Yu's credits to exchange for more than a dozen Advanced Defense Runes, using them as the foundation to construct a sturdy barrier around Mount Fuji.
With that barrier, they could withstand the Skrull's first few waves of attacks. That would be the first line of defense.
The second line of defense would be deployed in the waters around Neon Country.
They decided to use the Taxin Defense Network to create a defensive net covering all four islands of Neon Country, relying on it to halt the Skrull advance.
The third line of defense would be positioned along the eastern coastlines of Korea, China, and Russia, focused on establishing solid defensive strongholds.
If the Skrull broke through the first line, Blue Star Humanity would defend the second. If they broke through the second, Blue Star Humanity would defend the third. If... there would be no "if" after that.
In fact, if the Skrull broke through the second line of defense, it would likely mean Blue Star Humanity was about to lose the war.
After all, once the Taxin Defense Network was breached, Skrull aircraft could circle the entire globe in a very short time. They certainly would not directly clash with the Blue Star Humans defending the third line. All they had to do was take a step back, cross the Pacific, and occupy