The Governor's office is a gorgeous room with green walls, illuminated by long and narrow lights, and the two sat face to face through the table.
"How is the overall situation?"
Stryker asked, shaking off the sand from his cut hair.
"We have too many problems. The workers know that something big is happening, but they just don't know what exactly is going on. The middle management is similar."
"What do you say about the naval patrol?"
Although Stryker didn't have any fantasies in his heart, he still asked more questions.
"I've sent this out long ago."
As he said, reaching for a small box.
“Like everyone else, we have problems with the equipment, and now the communication unit at the main site has failed.”
Stryker knew what he was holding, and it was an information pod, a military contactor that ensured the copy of the message was secure.
"You'd better tell me what you know."
Katachang's colonel said very seriously, so Atisak picked up the box.
"Six days ago, sent by a small naval frigate outside the galaxy, and finally deciphered last night. This is the only communication we got from it, and this is obviously not for us - this is a full-band broadcast for other ships in the squadron. This segment was broadcasted by another spacecraft operating far away. Because it was marked by the Starspeople, the real starting point of this command must be farther away... We estimate that the original version was actually sent more than two months ago, but this is just a guess."
Stryker frowned, he probably guessed what it was.
"No navy will come, Colonel."
Atisac seemed depressed when he spoke.
"This is a large-scale assembly order from the Navy's Star Zone Command, requiring all fleets to be withdrawn from the lower star zone, and somewhere outside, a huge battle group is drawing all local troops from the Navy to advance to faraway places... and talking about it with the past tense, the past tense!"
Stryker savored these words carefully.
“So there is a plan going on.”
"Maybe, but I haven't heard of any major battles recently, and there is no news about the transport ships... They are dead silent."
Suddenly, Stryker browed and he thought of a possibility.
"Has the Navy been misled by some force?"
This possibility scared the Governor.
"How much force does that have to mislead a navy in a star zone? And what are their purposes?"
Stryk frowned and thought for a while, then said uncertainly:
"Maybe... it's us?"
"Then you should listen to the opinions of the Star Words Supervisor."
Atisac then pressed a button and a small screen appeared on the table.
There is a woman on the screen, a poor ghost with red eyes, an incredibly old age, with a psionic certification seal hanging around her skinny neck.
“We have seen the light in the sky.”
The voice of the star voice trembled due to weakness, and her lips could hardly move, as if she could die at any time.
"That's not what everyone thinks is normal. Some strange things have happened, so this shouldn't be the case."
Whenever Stryker thought of everything related to psychic energy, he felt impatient.
"Tell me clearly, man."
"Subspace, Colonel... it's like a crack, but I can't see its end. It sways in front of us, like... a storm cloud that can burst out at any time."
“What will happen?”
"I have no idea."
The Star Speech looks very painful.
"But I can't fall asleep. It's been a week. You must have the same trouble, right?"
Yes, they are all.
This is what made Stryk restless and unable to concentrate, and he hasn't had a good sleep for a week.
The Governor leaned forward and locked his fingers together.
"The situation is very unclear now, the equipment is broken and rumors are everywhere, and we need to stay united."
He then swallowed.
"A few of us have a great task. Now Colonel, what advice can you give me?"
Stryker blinked frequently at first without saying a word.
About ten seconds later, he spoke.
"We have been sending standard distress signals on the military channel, but the truth is that no one will come to help us, so we simply declared a curfew at Attica, stopped all kinds of operations, built temporary fortifications, protected large equipment, and stationed my soldiers in key locations, and armed all the staff and workers, including those hundreds of Explorer Fortresses - we have enough equipment, many of them are still in containers without Kaifeng."
Actually the Governor had this plan, but he was worried that it would cause panic, at least at the beginning.
But he knew Stryker was right.
"Also, if you really get to that point."
Colonel Stryker said slowly:
"If something really bad happens, there is one more thing, the Governor."
Atisac knew what he meant and was shocked.
Stryker stared at the Governor. Once the planet entered war, as the highest commander of the local star army, he could do a lot.
"When I accepted the appointment, I was told that if I could protect it, I would protect it, if I could not protect it, I would destroy it all, and turn it into scorched earth, and I could not leave anything to the enemy."
Atisac smiled bitterly.
"I hope we won't get to this point."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rush knock on the door, and an officer rushed in.
"Sir, something happened! There was an abnormal fluctuation in the subspace node! We detected the signal from the galaxy patrol fleet, but there was only one gunboat, and it was always issuing a dangerous warning!"
An atmosphere of despair suddenly spread in the room, far exceeding the normal level of vigilance against danger.
The Governor even felt like he wanted to scream.
The thing that worries the most is still happening-
"are you sure?"
Stryker stood up and asked:
"Confirm! The signal from that gunboat feedback is only a short sentence."
"What?"
"The enemy has arrived!"
Stryk took a deep breath and forgot about the Governor who was almost lying in the chair.
"Call all officers immediately, activate all defense facilities, open the arsenal, and distribute the guns to all those who can move... I hope the Emperor can take time to bless us."
Just as Pai Shangxing began to mobilize urgently, a gunboat numbered 587 was sailing hard in the void, and its engine was extremely hot.
This is not a ship that can sail in subspace. Its engine core is not equipped with a large number of shields like those big ships. There are no navigators, and there are only 52 armed guards drawn from the Pai Shangxing Defense Force, and they are on high alert.
It is armed with six small assault cannons, and an ancient laser cannon placed under the protruding part of the main cockpit.
Captain Valentine never had much confidence in this cannon, as it has only been used twice in more than a decade.