You're treating Unity Fortress like a public restroom, where you can come and go as you please, and take whatever you want? Major General Ducasse couldn't help giving him a sidelong glance. He thought Yang Xiyi was talking big, but then realized that if the man really said something like that, he wouldn't doubt him for a second.
As the commander of the security fleet, he occasionally joked in private about things like "I was in command during the Battle of Leviathan." But thinking about it now, he'd never be able to say something like that with a straight face in his life.
Just then, Major General Ducasse heard Yang Xiyi continue, "I've been considering a possibility... If this really happens, we'll have to act and plan ahead. That might give us even the slightest chance of helping the situation back home."
Of course! So that was what they meant by a brilliant tactician with a high IQ. They had to be mysterious to seem clever! Major General Ducasse felt he'd learned quite a bit.
Beneath the glasses of Lieutenant Colonel Akina Mountain, a glimmer of wisdom seemed to shine. He pondered for a moment. "That would still be a risk."
"We take risks every day. And after diverting the enemy's attention with the Tower of Babel, our risk level has already dropped considerably."
So you all understood what they were saying! Major General Ducasse thought. If he hadn't been so old, he'd have felt like they were excluding him.
"Lieutenant Colonel Akina Mountain... With the Blood Gate razed to the ground, half the Kingdom of Bakwi burned to ash, and the Empire's main force in the Sade system having suffered heavy losses in several attacks without making any headway, what should the Empire do to achieve the greatest return