Before the sole Hive City of Omiya III.
A group of variously equipped civilians stood with two thousand black-clad soldiers.
In front of them, Sith gazed at the Hive City before him, while the noblewoman 'Yuwa' stood behind Sith. Facing this mysterious Commander of the Planetary Defense Force, her expression was one of extreme caution.
Bowing slightly, doing her utmost to make herself appear as humble as possible, Yuwa spoke carefully:
"I saw the warship earlier. It's a standard sword-class frigate. Even though it's just a frigate, it will be very difficult for my people alone to repair it."
"Unless we can mobilize the entirety of Omiya III, I cannot make any guarantees."
As she spoke, Yuwa carefully observed Sith. After all, even ignoring the ten Omiya IIIs Sith carried with him, the recent massacre of ten thousand troops with firearms by two thousand with cold weapons alone meant their power and status were on a completely unequal footing.
Seeing that Sith showed no dissatisfaction with her inability to meet his demands, Yuwa's expression relaxed a little. After a moment's thought, she mustered her courage and continued:
"Also, let me remind you, my lord. Leaving aside whether Omiya III alone can fully repair the warship, even if it could be repaired, a warship that has crashed onto the surface lacks the power to break free from gravity and reach space."
"Unless we not only fully repair the ship's engines but also provide at least five times the power..."
"Don't worry about the power issue."
Sith finally spoke, his tone utterly unconcerned.
Seeing Sith's determination to repair the warship on the surface, Yuwa's expression froze completely. She simply couldn't understand why such immense effort would be expended to repair a ship that could never take off.
As for Sith, upon hearing Yuwa say that a mere five times the power would suffice for liftoff, he actually began to worry internally whether the extra power might be too strong...
Yuwa didn't reply further, simply lowering her head in resignation. She didn't dare to contradict Sith any more.
Sith then pointed towards the Hive City, far smaller than Alert Star, and asked:
"What are the defensive forces like inside the Hive City?"
Yuwa looked up in surprise, not answering immediately. Instead, she first glanced subconsciously at Sith's two thousand troops, then at the Hive City before them.
She then paused, even frowning as she mentally added her own thousand-plus people to the count.
But no matter how she looked at it, no trace of hope appeared on Yuwa's face. Instead, her cheeks began to twitch with disbelief.
Only when Sith frowned slightly and glanced back at her did Yuwa speak with a face ashen with despair:
"There are at least a million defense troops inside, including roughly fifty thousand elite private soldiers."
"With just our three thousand-plus people, I'm afraid we can't even get through the gate..."
Seeing that Yuwa actually thought he intended to use her as cannon fodder, Sith gave her a sidelong glance.
He directly cut her off:
"Heavy firepower?"
"Much less of that. Most of it was sent by the Governor to attack other strongholds that defy him."
"Right now, the Hive City only has some fixed gun emplacements and infantry heavy weapons."
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