Ps: (Fever of 38.2 degrees today.)
In January of year 58 of the Descent Calendar, there are three months left until the attack time reported by the Blood and Machinery Spider, Red Powder.
Lin Suo has already completed the upgrade of the Rhein Fleet’s attack system.
The two neighboring would-be raiders in the Jigerde Small Star System, who took the initiative to attack Lin Suo’s domain, have been eradicated by Wild God·Thorny’s team.
The entirety of Jigerde has now fallen completely under Lin Suo’s control. The resource star previously occupied by Ursa Major has been abandoned, and after Thea received remote instructions from Meinehoer, all forces have been stationed at the periphery of Jigerde, building defensive lines.
As for the disappearance of Jon Luer, no trace has been found to this day, and he may very well have been killed...
Meanwhile, in the Thorny Star Domain, it can actually be seen as a scattering of unconnected life planets, unlike typical star systems, with no distribution pattern and located at the edge of the known universe.
The establishment of the Star Gate has enabled effective communication between them, and with the Jigerde Small Star System out front, there is not much issue with the headquarters.
During this preparation period, Lin Suo’s strength has not increased as much as imagined, but it is still acceptable.
However, the Eternal Frost Star Group, far in the Northern Star Domain, after the first tactical conference, officially clashed with the descending Undead.
This group of Undead, under the leadership of Death Demon·Kael and Kelsas Ansa, have used Undead powers to transform numerous Skeletal Warships, virtually steamrolling their way through.
Tens of thousands of Shadow Bone Dragons, the heritage of the Ice Plain series has been converted to Undead and lacks no intelligent Undead types, having been wholly assimilated.
Serving Truth in life, and after death, serving as the Undead.
Due to the special transformation method, their characters and cognition have been completely twisted.
Several months of warfare have resulted in a stalemate.
Described as having mutual victories and defeats, in fact, the Wizards have suffered more losses, and more have been lost.
On Luzenhal Planet, in the tactical command room.
Duke of Disaster·Desulom is standing at the forefront, fiddling with the projected map of the star domain, which is marked with numerous points and information.
In the middle of the three-dimensional projection, there is a part that dips inward, densely marked with red dots signifying allies, and the blue dots representing friendly forces have surrounded the Undead Heavenly Calamity’s vanguard.
Duke of Disaster speaks concisely.
"Ladies and gentlemen, after four months of fighting, we have lost twenty-four planets, nearly thirty thousand have fallen, and immediately after, they joined the ranks of the Undead."
"What do you have to say?"
Many leaders sent by the Wizard Family branches are shrewd people, but there are also some who are straightforward.
"Duke, I propose we directly annihilate the Undead Vanguard and dampen their spirit."
The speaker, named Haska, is a member of the so-called "Hero’s Descendants," the Tuhakam Family, whose entire family pursues the path of close-combat Wizards, possessing strong physiques and seemingly a predisposition for this approach.
Haska does not have any ill intentions.
Mainly because of the Magic Net, as information flows, the front-line battle situation is almost instantly transmitted to the internal populace, with at most a delay of a night or two.
Currently, there are those who are pessimistic about this force, generating a significant direction in public opinion.
Blaming the Truth Council’s unfair handling, suggesting that these Wizard Family branches are contributing manpower but not effort, which led to the loss of a full twenty-four planets.
They should take responsibility, all are at the level of war criminals in performance.
However, just as Haska finished speaking, someone else slammed the table and stood up.
"No! At the beginning of our planning, we set the general policy of showing weakness to the enemy, and at critical moments, we must keep our cool, and strike to kill in one blow! Completely scatter this Undead army, or else the disaster will be endless."
This person is "Kane of the Durron Family," a Prince Family, one of the three great Princes of the Dan Dong branch, who ruled over a kingdom during the Padolon era, part of the old guard.
But Kane is also just a branch member in the Star Sea.
Haska, his face flushed and neck thickened, shouted.
"Are you an idiot? If we can come up with a plan, do you think Death Demon·Kael will just walk into it?"
"Is the person who orchestrated the Undead conversion ceremony as stupid as you think?! Kane, you’ve committed the sin of pride, a foolish fat donkey!"
"Haska, did you lick your mother’s shroud? Not a single word you say is pleasant."
Haska cursed in his native tongue.
He felt his ring and a giant axe appeared in his hand, and with a whoosh, he swung it down, the Tuhakam Family’s Hero’s Descendant only deals in reality!
Kane took a leap back, dodging the strike.
He pulled out his Witch Wand, hoping to counterattack, but the Duke of Disaster stopped them.
A loud roar suppressed the two poised men.
Duke Desulom squinted his eyes; he was discerning, according to the method taught by Abnormal Blood Saint, which of the branches were truly aiming to cause trouble.
As Haska said, Death Demon·Kael is no pig, and the situation on the battlefield is constantly changing, maintaining a single plan from start to finish is impractical.
Anyone with a bit of sense knows to stop in time is the right course to take.
"Now, those who agree with Haska, stand behind him; those who agree with Kane, stand behind him as well. How about it?"
Such a human way of voting gained everyone’s support.
But the result was that more people stood behind Haska, yet it turned the previous unified front of branches into adversaries.
The possibility of acting cannot be ruled out.