In the conference room, images of more than thirty marshals and generals appeared one after another. Except for Schiller, who attended in person, everyone else participated remotely. The core topic of the meeting was to launch a general offensive in the second theater. A battle of this scale cannot be decided by Schiller alone.
The first half of the meeting went smoothly, and Schiller's talent was fully demonstrated in terms of campaign preparation, fighter selection, and campaign direction. However, when the preliminary discussion was over and the voting was about to begin, a marshal suddenly asked: "I heard that Marshal Austin's authority has been reduced to level A."
Schiller said calmly: "It's my decision. Marshal Austin's current state is not suitable for contact with core secrets, nor is he suitable for frequent contact with the dynasty and the community. His main contact is Dr. Zero of the dynasty, and we all know Dr. Zero’s place in the dynasty.”
These words have implicitly accused Austin of being suspected of collaborating with the enemy. This is a very serious accusation.
The marshal had no expression on his face and said: "This is a decision within your authority. I am just asking and have no intention of interfering. However, I would like to know what is going on with this image?"
The marshal threw the image directly onto the projection in the center of the conference room. The scene of outer space immediately appeared in front of everyone, and the image was taken from the main perspective of the starship. In front of the starship is a twisted dark red mass.
Everyone's eyes fell on the dark red mass. The mass of color was obviously squirming, as if it had a life of its own. Then there was a flash of light in the image, and the main cannon of the starship on the side bombarded, and a shot was fired into the center of the mass of color. The ball of color suddenly looked like a wounded beast. It suddenly separated into a ball and pounced on the starship on the side, and then swallowed it alive!
There was a commotion in the conference room, and the eyes of many marshals fell on Schiller. None of them had received any information about this matter. But the starship in the image is obviously a federal standard frigate. This old model of frigate basically does not go to the front line and is mainly used for the defense of the rear star system. Is this what happened in that galaxy of the Federation? The key is, why didn't they receive any information about this?
Schiller's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "The incident happened in the galaxy on the other side. The specific cause is under investigation. It may be some kind of change in the wormhole space. Before a definite report is obtained, I don't think this matter is important. There was no notification.”
The marshal who threw the image said coldly: "Marshal Austin has just been to the other side of the galaxy, and when he went back later, his permission was blocked. Marshal Schiller, is this really not important?"
Schiller remained calm: "Compared with the upcoming decisive battle, I don't think it is important."
The marshal nodded and said: "Okay! Marshal Schiller thinks the changes in the other side of the galaxy are not important. Then we will continue the original process and start voting."
The veins in Schiller's forehead pulsed, but he said nothing and silently started the voting process.
The marshal forced him to say that the changes in the galaxy on the other side were not important, and he had achieved his goal. If something big happens in the galaxy on the other side, Schiller will be entirely responsible. And because Schiller suppressed this matter, everyone in the meeting was actually very dissatisfied and sat back and watched the marshal press forward step by step.
Although Austin has left his position, his old connections remain. The marshal's insistence on the matter of the other side of the galaxy was to warn Schiller not to go too far.
The vote passed smoothly. The moment the resolution was generated, the authorization was automatically completed, and then the huge war machine of the Federation began to activate. Countless orders were issued from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the commanders of various fleets and bases. At this time, the community also responded, sending the information of the two fleets and joining the federal command system.
Schiller shook off the worries in his mind and began to concentrate on command. This battle will be under his direct command, assembling four full fleets from the Federation and the Community to launch an attack. The dynasty only has two and a half fleets in this direction, both of which are dissatisfied. Schiller was ready to gather all the superior forces and eat up all the dynasty's forces in this war zone in one fell swoop.
A week later, the Community fleet was in position and the coalition launched a full-scale attack.
The dynasty has discovered the changes in the Federation and the Community and immediately mobilized troops urgently. However, the entire dynasty's military strength has long been stretched thin, leaving only the last remaining mobile forces. Even if the community has mobilized troops to the front, the remaining military strength is still strong and cannot be easily captured. Moreover, the community simultaneously mobilized domestic fleets to fill the vacancies. Although those local and private fleets were not strong in combat power, they were not just decorations. The dynasty did not have the strength to capture them.
But worse situations are not unheard of. The dynasty is collecting troops and sending them to the front line, while resisting desperately, fighting for planet after planet. On the edge of the battlefield, Lightyear's dispatch fleet finally arrived at the Li family in Tianyu and ate the entire federal fleet here in one go. After the victory, the Tianyu Li family fleet turned around and headed north to support the dynasty, leaving all the spoils to Lightyear.
When the war was in full swing, a private starship appeared in the galaxy on the other side. This is a very luxurious private cruise ship with outstanding speed.
In the bridge, Austin stood in front of the star map and was surprised to find that there was no response in the galaxy. There was no patrol ship to check, no one to question, not even a scan.
The captain came over with some uneasiness and said: "That's not right, this galaxy is too quiet. This is a first-level security area, and any starship that has not been reported should be inspected."
Austin frowned slightly and said slowly: "Let's take a look at the galaxy first."
The starship was provided by Kun, but from the captain to the crew, they were all Austin's confidants. They fought countless fierce battles with him in the north and south, and they were very experienced. As soon as I came out of the jump point, I noticed something unusual.
The starship turned and flew into the galaxy.
After a while, the captain said: "No, it's been so long and not a single scan has detected it. According to wartime regulations, the scan covering the galaxy should be once every 15 minutes."
This scanning signal is very powerful and obvious. It is a detection and a notification, allowing all starships that receive the signal to report on their own initiative. The galaxy on the other side is close to the front line. Military control is completely implemented here. It is impossible for the system to not be implemented. Those who do this have long been captured.
After waiting for a while, the starship had passed the orbit of the outermost planet and began to slow down. Austin said: "Send a message to the defenders and say that I am coming."
The captain immediately opened the galaxy's military public channel and said: "We are the Starfish, currently requisitioned by the military, and requesting to land at the military starport. Repeat..."
There was silence on the channel, no sound.
The captain looked solemn and repeated it again. Only then did a vague voice say: "The military port is no longer there. No matter who you are, leave immediately! Don't use the public channel anymore, it will attract those things!"
The captain glanced at Austin and asked, "Who are you? Where are you now? What are those things?"
But there was only noise in the channel, and there was no response.
Austin waited for a while and said: "Link to the galaxy's military mastermind."
This time it went very smoothly and successfully connected to the galaxy's military mastermind. The captain immediately checked the status of the galaxy and found that the military base where the star port was located had not reported any routine for more than 36 hours.
Austin asked, "Is there a fight?"
"There was no sign of a fight."
Austin's pupils shrank and asked: "Which base is the mastermind at? Let the base director reply."
The captain tried it, and then said with a strange expression: "The main brain is now in the automatic operation stage, and there is no one in the base who can be contacted!"
