"The more critical the situation becomes, the more we must resolve the problem in the Empire’s way!
"Several hundred million casualties are projected, several hundred million! Even though the Empire’s population is vast, these hundreds of millions are negligible in the total population ratio, but isn’t the number itself shockingly alarming?
"This is not a natural disaster; it’s a man-made disaster, an all-out attack by the New Federation! We must retaliate!"
"Enough, now is not the time to discuss this. We need to immediately proceed with deployment adjustments. The local escort fleet has suffered heavy losses; we must reduce this part of the losses."
The meeting swiftly moved on to regular agenda items.
Tables laden with detailed data flashed by swiftly, as an elderly general neatly drew dozens of arrows on the war sand table, then a supercomputer synthesized all the information to validate the battle outcomes.
In just a few minutes, a new battle plan appeared before the generals’ eyes.
Thomas quickly scanned through it, conjuring a series of war scenes in his mind, and after confirming the tactics were error-free, he promptly pressed the confirm button.
A battle plan, from initial discussion to dispatch to various frontlines, took only a matter of minutes.
This is the consistent efficiency of the Imperial Military Department.
The elder in the center asked, "Thomas, the White Ghost saved two planets?"
"Yes," Vice Admiral Thomas immediately nodded, "he single-handedly slayed two queens. If we could have just three more of these Transformed Soldiers from the Ancient God experiment, we wouldn’t have to be so embarrassed today."
The elder smirked bitterly and said, "Such a thing is easier said than found. The Empire’s Ancient Gods experiment plan over several centuries has only produced Valkyrie and White Ghost, and what’s more rare is that the White Ghost considers himself human, and as a warrior of the Empire, whereas Valkyrie’s humanity has been devoured by the instincts of the Ancient Gods."
"To have saved two planets is to have saved countless compatriots."
"It wouldn’t be excessive to bestow the White Ghost with the highest honors of nobility."
"Let’s not discuss matters outside of the military," the elder in the center cautioned. "His Majesty will have his own judgment. Right now, we must..."
The elder paused, listening intently as if hearing something.
The elder’s expression changed several times in quick succession.
Such a range of expressions was highly unusual for someone who was the head of the Imperial Military Department and had lived on Emperor Star, a veteran of numerous battles.
"Gentlemen, we have trouble."
The elder’s eyes narrowed slightly, "A warning from the Military Intelligence Bureau, a high-rank Insect Swarm is coming."
A massive screen emerged in the center of the meeting room.
The screen showed a desolate Star Domain within the Empire’s borders, where layers of ripples visible to the naked eye appeared in space, shaking and distorting the image.
In the midst of the ripples, Insect Race Battleships each thousands of kilometers long slowly emerged, moving forward at a crawl.
Dozens, hundreds, several hundreds, over a thousand!
The numbers of these Insect Race battleships were astoundingly in the thousands!
But they were like large specks of dust in the universe.
Behind the battleships, a dark mass slowly revealed its trail, showing its form and outlines.
It was tens of thousands of meters tall; beside it, those Insect Race battleships looked like oddly shaped toys.
"What is this monstrosity?"
"A queen? The ultimate form of a queen? No, is this a human?"
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Thomas stared intently, also stunned by this strange creature.
It certainly resembled a human, covered in hard scales, with a body proportionate to that of a normal human female, its lower half hidden in a long skirt made of scale armor without legs, but an egg sac instead, while the upper body had standard human female contours with a bundle of soft, warm light continuously flickering in the abdomen.
"A Sixth-Rank Peak queen individual. It’s on the verge of ascending through evolutionary dimensions," the elder in the center stated gravely.
"They’re resting before transitioning through space, and their path of advancement... is heading for Emperor Star.
"All divisions! Resolve current engagements as fast as possible! Fleets that have completed their previous combat objectives, recharge immediately, stand by for defense!
"This is a full-fledged Sixth-Rank Insect Swarm!"