Furnace Fortress.
At Starship Plaza, starships landed one after another amid a bustle of activity.
Asna stepped out of his personal ship, his brow creasing slightly as he watched people emerge from the other starships.
Just then, Mo Ye Naji walked up beside him and said gravely, "It looks like the governor didn't just summon us. He called in the commanders of every fortress. With the Beast Tide erupting right now, isn't he afraid something will go wrong if he summons all the commanders?"
Asna's expression darkened as he said:
"Something isn't right. It seems we were right to send that message earlier. I've already ordered my legion to enter combat readiness. You'd better make preparations on your end too!"
Mo Ye Naji narrowed his eyes slightly. "You suspect...?"
"I don't suspect anything. I'm just preparing for the worst!" Asna replied flatly, walking down the gangway. "Come on! Let's see what kind of meeting requires every last one of us to attend!"
The two boarded a small aircraft and arrived at the Governor's Mansion.
By then, quite a few people had gathered in the Governor's Mansion's conference hall. They hurried to greet Asna and Mo Ye Naji when they saw them.
With a grim expression, Asna merely nodded and entered the conference hall.
Mandero, Gelei, and Feileite had all arrived. Seeing the two enter, they waved them over.
The two made their way to the front and took their seats. Feileite leaned toward them and said in a low voice, "Something isn't right. The governor bypassed us and summoned all the fortress commanders!"
"Now you think something's wrong too?"
Asna looked at him and said irritably.
Feileite held Asna down and whispered, "You're stationed closest, yet you arrived so late. Did you contact the Fortress?"
"What of it?"
Asna glanced