Earth, Defense Force headquarters.
After attending the warship's launch ceremony, the three commanders held a meeting.
"Construction of the wormhole defense network is now sixty percent complete. Once the Soyuz is in position, along with Ghost Captain's two warships, our defensive firepower at the wormhole should be roughly equivalent to five frigates.
"Barring any surprises, I believe we can use the wormhole's geographical advantage to keep the enemy outside our system!" Yuri said.
Soyuz was the warship's name.
"Yes. We may have the terrain on our side, but we can't afford to be careless. We need to get the crews familiar with operating the ship as quickly as possible. Actual combat is different from virtual training, after all.
"Our opponent is a powerful civilization with nineteen star systems and a population of nearly a trillion. No one can guarantee they don't have some unique means of attack.
"To be honest, when I saw this intelligence from Ghost Captain, I almost despaired. We only have a handful of warships. Any squadron they send over would be enough to give us a very hard time. Fortunately, this wormhole has limited transit capacity. Hopefully, they'll recognize the difficulties and back off..." General Hu said with a bitter smile.
"Yes, but at least things are much better than they were during the Battle of Callisto. If the enemy can't stomach the heavy losses and abandons its assault on the Solar System, that will count as a victory for this stage.
"But there's one thing I really can't understand. Where did Ghost Captain get such precise intelligence? It's almost as if he's infiltrated their civilization. How on earth did he do it?" Schneider was deeply puzzled.
"Judging by its scope, this intelligence covers practically everything-even their local customs! Either Ghost Captain hacked into their civilization's