As Brother Huozi and General Kudell had said, on the night East Prussia was attacked, the front wasn't the only place locked in fierce combat. The rear was just as frantic, with everyone running themselves ragged.
A competent administrator had to prepare for risks under any circumstances. Scarlet Commissar Mirian hadn't expected the situation on the East Prussian border to change so rapidly, but she wasn't panicking.
She had a contingency plan for situations like this, and preparations were already proceeding according to the plan she'd made earlier.
In the brightly lit administrative building, where several gas lamps had even been installed in the bathrooms to keep Old Jailbreak from sneaking in and raiding the place, Mirian had just issued a series of orders. She was about to take a moment to drink some tea and clear her head when Lord Murphy, dressed in full military uniform, and Lady Triss walked into her office.
She hurried to her feet to welcome them, but Murphy spoke first.
"I'm about to head to Xike City and complete the shaping of its underworld. This will affect the course of the war in East Prussia. The players will also be returning to Transia in a few hours to join the People's Army vanguard.
Others are already handling all of that. Before I leave, I need to hear your proposal.
Regarding what to do with the East Prussian region."
Murphy didn't beat around the bush. Speaking to the commissar he trusted most, he revealed the true thoughts he'd kept to himself. He had just used the Scepter of God to destroy the utterly deluded Nightmare Tyrant.
"This time, whatever the Transians enter East Prussia to do, we're not leaving again! King Louis must be prepared to lose East Prussia. This is somewhat at odds with