"The Interstellar Human Military Junta is officially entering a state of emergency to prepare for war!"
For the first time, Xi Yan ordered his empire into a state of emergency for war.
He broadcast a message nationwide, formally announcing the Great Khan's arrival and humanity's need to resist.
"Humanity has a supreme mission. We must protect the Sea of Stars, protect our universe!"
"Humanity fears neither challenges nor sacrifice! Let our fleets meet them head-on!"
With the formidable efficiency of an extreme authoritarian autocracy, the empire swiftly changed course and began preparing for war against the Great Khan.
Its first step was to halt all foreign trade and eliminate pointless cultural jobs at home.
In plain terms, all amenities, trade, and service jobs were shut down, and the entire population moved into basic resource jobs to produce energy, minerals, and alloys.
Amenities were sustained solely by a powerful sense of duty, national pride, and faith in the Supreme King.
Everything gave way to the military!
In the eastern star region, where the Great Khan was most likely to attack, people boarded Colony Transport Ships in batches and were sent deep into the empire's rear to prevent losses during the fighting.
The empire's rear naturally consisted of the newly opened southern star region and the former Iron Purifier Sector.
There were many vacant colonies there. People began withdrawing from the eastern star region and resettling in the Iron Purifier and southern star regions.
The eastern star region was highly likely to become a battlefield.
Relocating the population was not the only countermeasure. Construction Ships set out in full force, carrying vast quantities of alloys, and began building Stellar Bases in systems deep within the empire's rear, followed by large numbers of shipyards.
This would ensure the empire could rapidly churn out