Song Chi took a deep breath. His fingertips rapidly tapped the star map above the main console several times, and the star routes at the edge of the Laniakea Galaxy Cluster instantly lit up.
"Pass on my orders. The Third, Seventh, and Ninth Fleets are to immediately withdraw from their current defense zones. Carry all seized strategic supplies, including over ninety percent of high-ranking Kindling captains, and return at once. Destination—reinforce the Kindling Human Emperor City on the Chaos Divine Continent."
"Lord Greedy Wolf," the adjutant said hesitantly.
"These three fleets are the main force responsible for suppressing the newly subjugated Dark Star Clan. If they withdraw, unrest may break out in the Laniakea Galaxy Cluster."
"Unrest?"
Song Chi's gaze turned icy.
"If Human Emperor City falls, the Ancestral Domain will be completely exposed to the scrutiny of multiple transcendent powers. Although those transcendents, eleventh-rank beings, and even tenth-rank mythical alien races will mostly be unable to directly invade the Shattered Star Sea, there will certainly be no shortage of beings who achieve Myth in this era. At the very least, the Kindling Civilization alone will be unable to contend against them. When that happens, forget the Laniakea Galaxy Cluster—even our Kindling Human Ancestral Domain will fall!"
"Besides, do not forget that Human Emperor City holds more than forty percent of all our Kindling Civilization's super-rank enhancement resources and additional advancement resources. Without Human Emperor City, do you think the Kindling Humans can maintain such astonishing expansion?"
"Human Emperor City must not fall!"
Never had Song Chi's words carried such weight. The light of the main console reflected off his taut jawline, making the unquestionable resolve he displayed all the more striking.
Human Emperor City was the bottom line of the entire Kindling Human Civilization.
He understood the thoughts of