"Speaker, Ashen Dawn has pulled back on all fronts and is no longer actively attacking."
As Du Jingzhe listened to his subordinate's report, a sharp gleam flashed through his aged eyes.
Everything really has gone just as Teacher predicted.
He could not help recalling the instructions his teacher had given before leaving.
Recall every officer above the rank of brigadier general from the front lines.
At the time, he had not understood. Recalling the commanders during a war-was that not tantamount to conceding defeat?
Now he understood everything. It had all been part of his teacher's calculations.
His teacher could not bear to see lives devastated, so he had deliberately moved 008 and chosen the sea as the final battlefield.
Better to make the Sea Clan suffer than the Federation.
Handled properly, the Federation could eliminate the twin threats of Ashen Dawn and the Sea Clan in one stroke.
"How are things going with the White Tiger Grand General?"
"Reporting to the Speaker, the White Tiger Grand General has already led the officers away from their troops. He is currently traveling between locations, gathering the remaining officers from the other fronts."
Du Jingzhe nodded. White Tiger was a spatial Transcendent, so having him take the lead was the fastest way to gather the officers scattered across the various fronts.
"What are Ashen Dawn's senior members doing?"
"According to our scouts, their movements are unclear. They appear to have left the front lines."
"Notify the White Tiger Grand General immediately. Tell him to move faster."
"Yes, Speaker!"
After his subordinate left the Federation Speaker's office, silence settled over the room.
Du Jingzhe walked slowly to the window and gazed at the sky on the verge of dawn, his eyes heavy.
"Let this old man see whether this dawn belongs to Ashen