Shameen knew that since this was a decision made by the Director's Office, there was naturally no room for negotiation.
He wanted to ask the other man whether King Su Liuqia had agreed with this decision too, but in the end, he only parted his lips slightly and said nothing.
The Empire wasn't going to halt an exercise involving tens of millions of troops because of a disaster affecting a "mere" five hundred thousand people. It was only natural.
The young Starrealm Knights leader understood this perfectly, yet still felt a little uncomfortable. As for why, even he couldn't explain.
General Diyong continued, "Lieutenant General Obaran's fleet hasn't left the Salna System yet. I've approved his request to provide assistance. However, they've just come through a major battle and are returning to Lion's Den Fortress for repairs. They don't have enough assault troops aboard, so the only support they can provide is an airdrop by their fighters."
Lieutenant General Obaran's fleet was naturally the "sunken fleet" of the Red side they had encountered earlier. According to the Empire's military tradition, even warships taking part in an exercise had to carry a certain amount of live ammunition. Even so, the fleet was short on ground troops, so the only help it could offer was from the fighters aboard its carriers.
In addition, the flagship of their own support fleet, the Goddess of Yaoguang, also had a squadron of fighters capable of providing bombing support.
For a large carrier, that was indeed very few. But there was no helping it. The fleet commanded by Major General Baiya was specifically assigned to provide backup for the knight orders. Its hangars were designed for assault landers and heraldic mechs, and the fighters it carried were limited in number and mostly intended solely for space