The Moon, Atlantis headquarters.
"The main structure of the Earth Defense Force's Solar System Defense Chain is now 73% complete.
Aside from the Earth-Moon System and the Long-Lived One Super Fortress, the five major defensive hubs-the Mars Military Base, the Asteroid Belt Fortress Cluster, the Jupiter Military Base, the Pluto Outpost, and the Wormhole Defense Perimeter-are largely complete. With ample military supplies and vast reserves of personnel, they can repel an invasion by fewer than a thousand Twin Stars warships.
Provided that our two military manufacturing centers, the Asteroid Belt and the Lunar Base, remain secure, we have the capacity to sustain a war for more than three years.
Of course, the Earth Defense Force's current defenses are focused entirely on Twin Stars, the only civilization bordering us. Our proposal to defend against enemy capabilities similar to Space Jump would probably require tearing down and rebuilding the entire defensive system!
Making such a massive strategic adjustment before we've even caught a glimpse of the enemy, and diverting our limited construction capacity ahead of time, will meet resistance at every level of the Earth Defense Force.
Even with the leadership's full support, I'm afraid the ultimate results will be limited." Codename put away the data after finishing the report.
"As expected." Nie Yun spread his hands.
"Honestly, at first, I didn't think the Wulf Empire would devote much effort to targeting us anytime soon either. After all, the threat we pose is nowhere near that of Gaia of the Machine Race. They probably wouldn't even take us seriously.
Solidifying Earth Civilization's foundations in the Solar System and increasing our own potential should be our highest priorities right now.
What I didn't expect was to be considered a 'Source of the Spark' of the same kind as Gaia, sending my strategic value