The World Government's Strategic Depth!

"What?!"

"Lord Imu has gotten married!!!"

Inside the Authority Room of Mary Geoise, the Holy Land Sea Star Homeworld, the Five Elders, disregarding their status, stared at each other with wide eyes and gaping mouths, utterly bewildered.

"The object of her affections is a queen from Otherworld."

Jaygarcia Saint Saturn muttered incredulously to himself, and the others also seemed unable to calm down for a while.

That's absolutely shocking.

Over the past thousand years, through countless generations of the Five Elders, none of them had ever encountered a situation where Lord Imu took in a woman. Over time, they subconsciously assumed that Lord Imu was a 'desireless person'.

"What magic does this Eldians Queen Historia possess that could make the great Imu so tempted by worldly desires?"

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro gripped the Shodai Kitetsu tightly in his hand, feeling as if he were still asleep and in a dream. He had always regarded Imu as a pure swordsman who would not be swayed by women.

So what do we do now?

I guess I'll just have to adapt.

"It seems we should treat those Eldians better from now on. But why doesn't Lord Imu just order them to be exempted from the punishments he has been given?"

Marcus Saint Mars, with his long, straight legs and hands in his pockets, asked in confusion.

"Hmph, this proves that Imu has not truly been bewitched by that woman. The treatment of the Eldians is Lord Imu's will; how could he possibly change his mind so easily?"

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro held high, answered him with a touch of pride, while thinking to himself, "Lord Imu is still Lord Imu; perhaps this is just a case of him being restless and seeking respite."

That's the only way he could console himself.

Just then, Topman Saint Topman Warcury, who was sitting next to Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro, looked at the documents in his hand and spoke in his deep, hoarse voice.

"Speaking of which, the report Stussy sent stated that Queen Historia, with Lord Imu's help, gained the power of all the 'Titan Shifter,' thus becoming a 'Ultimate Titan' like Eren Yeager."

"So, can she also control the 'Rumbling'?"

This report was not an act of Stussy's unilateral decision, but rather a necessary notification process; otherwise, how would the World Government arrange various treatments?

Topman Saint Topman Warcury's words gave the other four a jolt; they knew all too well the value of the 'Rumbling'.

"Definitely! So in the future, we can use an endless army of Titans to crush the enemy's civilized world!"

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro laughed excitedly.

Then Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter St. frowned and said, "Then the large Army units are useless, aren't they?"

Indeed, the almost endless number of "Wall Titan" from the "Rumbling" are arguably the most perfect land assault force. There's no need to send living people up to fight; they can just wait to take over the trampled territory.

"Hehehe, you guys are overthinking it."

Topman Saint Topman Warcury shook his head, glancing at them helplessly, and said, "Do you remember how tall and wide the 'Wall Titan' was, and how tall and wide the Small Star Gate was?"

"Well----"

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro's smile froze. Only then did he remember the limitations of Small Star Gate. He Heavenly One using Medium Star Gate for the past few days and was starting to get used to them.

Topman Saint Topman Warcury continued.

"Imu said before that it would take him several years to upgrade a Small Star Gate to a Medium Star Gate, so at least the next Star Gate to Otherworld will definitely be Small Star Gate, and 'The Rumbling' simply can't get in!"

"So we have the 'Rumbling' technology but can't use it?"

Jaygarcia Saint Saturn's expression turned grim.

It's truly frustrating to have something great but be unable to use it.

"Uncertain."

Suddenly, a glint of reason and wisdom flashed in Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro's eyes. As the supreme leader of the World Government's military, his abilities were certainly not to be underestimated when he began to think seriously.

"When the 'Rumbling' advanced into our territory before, I thought about how to avoid this situation from happening in future wars."

"At that time, I thought of asking Imu to move our Star Gate to a large, uninhabited island, so that even if a similar situation occurred again in the future, the surrounding sea would be able to trap the enemy's main force."

Because Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro suddenly became serious, the other four also subconsciously took the topic seriously.

"Indeed, the current Star Gate Base are all located on the Red Line. If an Otherworld force were to invade, both Mary Geoise and the World Government headquarters would be directly threatened!"

Topman Saint Topman Warcury wholeheartedly agreed with Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro's statement.

Previously, they had overlooked this potential threat because they had encountered weak worlds like the Kabane World and Demon Slayer World, which lacked the ability to push the battle lines to their homeland.

However, in future Otherworld, there will definitely be civilizations stronger than the Giant World, so we must make plans early.

"So what you mean is?"

Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter Saint's gaze was fixed Saint Nusjuro Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro, Zambalong looked thoughtfully at the Shodai Kitetsu in his hand.

"I'm thinking, could we open future Star Gate directly inside the 'Titans' world? That way, even if enemy forces invade, the battlefield won't be on our Sea Star Homeworld."

"In the event that we encounter an opponent we cannot currently contend with, we have sufficient strategic depth, and if necessary, we have ample time to ask Imu Im to close the Medium Star Gate to the 'Titans' world."

Upon hearing this, Topman Saint Topman Warcury, Jaygarcia Saint Saturn, Marcus Saint Mars, Shepard X Shepherd Ju Peter Saint, and others all Satori, and the more they pondered it, the more brilliant they felt this method was!

"Great idea! We can directly transform the 'Titans' world into our frontline base, allowing Three Armies troops to enter the Otherworld Star Gate directly from the 'Titans' world!"

"Furthermore, the Star Gate in the 'Titans' world are medium-sized, which is extremely advantageous for transporting troops and various resources from the Sea Star Homeworld!"

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro nodded and continued.

"The key is that if enemy forces do manage to infiltrate the 'Titans' world in the future, Queen Historia can summon the 'Rumbling' on the spot as a last line of defense!"

Seeing that he couldn't use the 'Rumbling' as an offensive tool for the time being, he directly turned it into a defensive tool for his own side, which can be considered as making use of the 'Rumbling'.

Really.

The other four were all amazed by his ingenious idea and cast admiring glances at him.

See here.

Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro also admired his own idea, which gave him more confidence and inspiration. He took a deep breath, and after a few breaths, he said excitedly.

"Furthermore, we can delve deeper into this plan, for example, by placing Medium Star Gate from the 'Titans' world into the 'Demon Slayer' world."

"In this way, we can wait until the enemy's main force enters the 'Titans' world before asking Lord Imu to close the Star Gate connecting to their world!"

"That means they've been cut off from their escape route and are completely trapped in the 'Titans' world, and they're also a whole world's worth of strategic depth away from our Sea Star Homeworld!"

"Or we could open Star Gate to other conquered worlds in the 'Titans' world, creating a situation where forces from multiple worlds would launch a joint attack!"

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