Michell Kent received the order. He didn't ask any questions and immediately began drafting a message.
Meanwhile, Erinco beside him fell into thought. "If that army really arrives within four days, it'll enter Unity Fortress ahead of the Imperial reinforcements, right? That'll give the fortress another fifty thousand fresh troops... Uh, General Yang, didn't you say you weren't planning to defend the fortress to the death?"
"Master Erinco, I was the one who took this fortress. How could I expect to hold it to the death?"
Natalia Erinco clicked her tongue in amazement, thinking, I already thought I was pretty good at putting on an act. But compared with you, I'm practically modest and unassuming.
Yang Xiyi pondered for a moment. "Actually, compared with those fifty thousand troops, the ships are more important. Lieutenant Colonel Kent, have there been any new reports from elsewhere?"
Michell Kent, who had just finished drafting the message, hurriedly replied, "You mean from the Ring of Miracles? If they've received the news, the earliest we could get a response is the day after tomorrow."
"No, I mean Jade Pool. Marshal Li Yuange over there."
"Then the earliest would be eight or nine hours from now." Kent smiled. "Though I think the situation there might be over even faster than on Eunomia."
The heavy rain on Jade Pool had not let up all night. But perhaps because the planet possessed some mysterious natural regulatory system, even indoors, sealed off with military-grade armor, the air never felt the least bit stifling. Instead, it was delightfully refreshing, like a cool breeze beneath an endless autumn moon.
More importantly, even through the drizzle and mist, the two silver discs hanging high in the sky remained clearly visible. Or rather, it was precisely because of the rain that a hazy