I Need to See Him

Of the six Light Gates connected to A2 Main City, the Supreme Marshal commanding the Frontier Army district at the fourth inward-facing gate was Di Tianqing.

Di Tianqing put down the phone and turned to the deputy commanders behind him.

The deputies were all around his age, in their fifties.

They had served under him for years.

Though they were deputy commanders, the highest-ranking among them held the rank of General.

Di Tianqing pointed to one of them.

"Old Xia, I'm leaving things here to you for now. Put the frontier mission on hold. The rest of you, come with me to the Red Sun defensive line at the third Light Gate!

"Those damn Little Sun Dogs are stirring up trouble again!"

As he spoke, Di Tianqing sat down and closed his eyes. He had been working nonstop and had barely slept, so he took the chance to rest.

"What happened?"

One of the deputy commanders asked. They had been brothers in arms for decades; rank had never made them stand on ceremony in private.

"The Red Sun Federation has attacked the border again. Their people broke through the battle formation's fire and charged straight into it. We took heavy losses.

"According to Han Bao's report, this was only a probing attack. There's a good chance something bigger is coming.

"Their combat strength has improved considerably. It's enough to threaten our border."

Di Tianqing explained without opening his eyes.

The others exchanged looks.

Of the six Light Gates connected to A2 Main City, the three inward-facing gates had the strongest forces and the most officers.

The War Preparedness Faction had particularly many officers, with Di Tianqing and a few others informally at its head, though they rarely clashed directly with the Zhonghe Institute.

Of the three outward-facing gates, the first