"Those are our losses in this war," Mendeleev said after everyone had finished reviewing the report.
After reading the detailed intelligence, Anrida smiled with satisfaction.
"These losses are still acceptable. We eliminated so many of the False Emperor's lackeys while suffering almost negligible casualties ourselves. This can be called a great victory."
Although the Defense Force had barely participated in the fighting, it had at least protected the civilians across twenty star systems and kept the flames of war from reaching them. Overall, this was a result worth celebrating.
Gray turned to Mendeleev and pressed eagerly, "Now that our losses have been counted, what about those damned False Emperor lackeys? Have their losses been calculated clearly?"
His fists were tightly clenched, as though he cared especially about the enemy's fate.
At first, Gray had been busy leading his forces to reinforce Mendeleev and had no time at all to gather battle reports. He had only ordered others to collect intelligence.
"Yes." Hearing Gray's question, Mendeleev smiled and nodded at him, then lightly waved his hand.
A huge, clear holographic projection appeared before them once more, displaying the Imperium's losses.
Various detailed figures and images were listed across the screen. Mendeleev excitedly pointed at one of the entries.
"In this campaign, we successfully seized a full thirty Battle Barges! Fifty-six Strike Cruisers also fell into our hands.
"Furthermore, the False Emperor's naval forces lost an astonishing number of light and heavy cruisers—more than four hundred in total! As for frigates and destroyers, the combined number actually exceeded nine hundred!"
This did not include those completely destroyed. The total only counted ships that could still be repaired after suffering heavy damage, along with those that had voluntarily surrendered.
At this point, Mendeleev could no longer conceal his delight. A brilliant smile spread