Zor Third-Level Zone, a Star of Dawn base.
Several founding veterans of the Star of Dawn sat around a round table, discussing their next move... Though they were called "veterans," their average age was under forty, and they looked quite young.
Their expressions were grim. Clearly, they had already learned that Beigong Ling had been captured by the Alt Conglomerate, but some of them still struggled to accept it.
Majorie Avery, head of the Engineering Defense Department and responsible for the base's security, was one of Beigong Ling's staunch supporters... Or rather, most of the so-called veterans here supported her.
Having watched the Star of Dawn grow from an obscure little organization into the largest Rebel Organization opposing the Alt Conglomerate, they knew very well that Beigong Ling was the key to it all. Every decision she made brought the Star of Dawn enormous gains, even surpassing everything the Destiny Organization had accumulated over several years.
In their eyes, compared to the Destiny Organization, Beigong Ling seemed far more like someone favored by destiny. She was not merely the Star of Dawn's leader, but the pillar of their faith.
That was precisely why they refused to believe she had really been captured by the Alt Conglomerate.
"Have our informants in the Alt District sent word back? Is what the news reported true?"
A man wearing a shabby engineering uniform spoke up.
"We still don't know the details. All our informants in the Erle District have been rooted out. We've sent new members there to investigate, so all we can do now is wait for the results."
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, and his expression was no better.
In fact, his concern was not entirely because of Beigong Ling's capture. It was more because Miss