bayedsolid Chapter 178 Report to Terra
Chapter 178 Report to Terra
Ilo slowly stood up from her seat, her eyes filled with heaviness and worry.
She took a deep breath and then said in a firm and low voice, "The Empire's joint fleet attacking the Xinghai System was defeated by those damned heretics. For the time being, we don't know if anyone in the joint fleet survived. I haven't received any more information.
That's all the psychic communication I've been able to receive."
As Yiluo said this, the entire conference room fell into a dead silence.
Everyone understands psychic information. The shorter the content, the more critical the situation. Only in the most critical circumstances will the astropath not have time to transmit more information back.
Ilo stood there quietly, her eyes scanning everyone present, as if trying to dig out the fear and anxiety deep in their hearts.
After recounting all the information she had received, Yiluo's face showed a trace of fatigue and helplessness. She silently sat back in her chair, her hands tightly gripping the armrests, her body slightly leaning forward, as if trying to support her emotions.
After listening to Yiluo's story, the faces of the people present turned even paler and weaker. Their eyes wandered, as if they were searching for some kind of answer or hope, but they didn't know where to start.
No one dared to question it first, because they knew that the consequences of this disaster were too serious and no one could take the responsibility.
The Governor sat in his chair with a blank expression, his eyes devoid of their former brilliance, staring blankly at the Director of the Inquisition sitting across from him. His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, no sound came out.
The Director of the Inquisition felt the Governor's gaze. He raised his head, met his gaze, and then lowered it again helplessly. His gaze fell on his toes, his heart filled with self-blame and regret.
He knew that as the head of the Inquisition, he should be held responsible for this incident. After all, the Inquisition had not figured out the true strength of this group of heretics, but at the moment he felt powerless.
The Minister of Military Affairs looked at the pale, bloodless officials before him and couldn't help but feel helpless and sigh. Their usual aristocratic demeanor and confidence were gone, and now they were trembling like frightened sheep.
However, the Minister of War himself was also shocked by the destruction of the Combined Fleet. However, he was a veteran of many years in the military after all, and he was able to remain relatively calm and composed in dealing with this dire situation.
The Minister of War calmly addressed the people present, saying, "Now, let's all share our opinions. Simply remaining silent is not the solution to the problem."
However, faced with such a proposal, everyone present remained silent. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look the Minister of Military Affairs in the eye, as if avoiding reality.
Finally, the Imperial Bishop broke the silence. He said, "Now, the only thing we can do is report this news to the High Lords of the Empire and ask them to come up with a countermeasure. After all, with our current strength, we cannot send troops to fight against those heretics."
There was a hint of helplessness and worry in his voice, as if reminding others to face reality. Everyone present nodded in agreement, knowing that this might be the only viable solution at the moment.
Although they were filled with fear and anxiety in their hearts, faced with the powerful enemies that appeared before the empire, they had to rely on higher powers to find solutions.
Since the turmoil of the Apostasy Era, the Taiping Star Region has been severely damaged, and its overall military strength has always been at the bottom of the empire. This is also the situation that the imperial high-level officials deliberately maintain.
The combined fleet dispatched to annihilate the heretics this time was nearly one-tenth the strength of the Taiping Star Region's navy. Even so, they were still no match for the heretics.
The Taiping Star Region is now unable to withdraw more fleets to eliminate those heretics. The Taiping Star Region needs the suppression of the Imperial Navy fleet everywhere. Without the suppression of the Navy fleet, rebellions will break out everywhere in the Taiping Star Region.
This is a dilemma: choose to suppress the Xinghai galaxy that has already rebelled, or gather the fleet to attack the Xinghai galaxy, causing rebellions in more places in the Taiping star field.
Thinking of this, the Minister of Military Affairs could not help but feel a wave of despair. He knew that with the military strength of their barren Provans star region, they could not compete with those powerful heretics.
At this time, the Governor beside him suddenly spoke up: "I also think that we should pass this news to Terra and let the High Lords of Terra know about this.
Only they have enough power and resources to support us and resolve this crisis. Otherwise, with our current strength, we are no match for those heretics.
Otherwise, we will only allow those heretics to grow stronger, and we absolutely cannot allow this situation to exist."
From the Governor's vicious words, one can clearly hear his hatred for that group of heretics, mainly because this matter concerns the Governor's own interests.
After hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in the eyes of the Minister of War. He nodded, indicating that he agreed with the proposal of the Governor and the Bishop.
Then, he turned to the other senior executives and asked, "What do you think? Do you agree to report this news to Terra?"
"I agree to report this information to Terra."
"I agree too." The other senior executives expressed their support, believing that this was the only feasible solution at present.
The Minister of Military Affairs couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone present agreed to this proposal. Everyone agreed to report this news to Terra. Even if the high lords of Terra punished him, the senior leaders of the entire star zone would share the responsibility, so he wouldn't have to bear the blame alone.
He took a deep breath and said, “Well, since everyone thinks so, let’s report this news to the High Lords of Terra as soon as possible.
I hope they can respond promptly and send a powerful fleet to support us. At the same time, we must prepare for the worst, strengthen the system's defenses, and prepare for possible attacks."
Since the enemy has already defeated the combined fleet sent by the Empire to attack, it is possible that they will be so angry that they will directly lead their troops to raid the Provans galaxy, which will catch the Minister of Military Affairs off guard.
Although they might not be a match for that group of heretics, they still had to prepare for the worst. This was also the duty of the Minister of Military Affairs.