NOVPUBChapter 1118: Chapter 1113: Taking the Initiative 3_1 Chapter 1118 -1113: Taking the Initiative 3_1 No one responded.
Before coming here, everyone had already reviewed all the materials, especially the research reports from the institutes on those seventeen planets within the Rochefort Clan’s domain.
Nobody’s heart was light, for if the things contained there were to spread, everyone in the entire star system would become dark emissaries, transformed into people without their own consciousness.
The understanding of such an enemy was intimate to each person present; they knew all too well what such an enemy implied.
It meant that if they didn’t act, the hundreds of billions of people within the star system would become dark emissaries, and when their turn came, would they be spared?
Certainly not.
This was still under the presumption that the enemy had not yet entered this star system.
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Once they did on a large scale, the outcome would be clear without needing to imagine it.
“Since there are no objections, then everyone should understand our current situation.
Now there’s a question, should we strike preemptively, or wait passively for the enemy’s attack?
Let me first explain the situation.
Given that we’ve already thwarted the enemy’s previous plot ‘Plan Y’, their next attack will definitely be fully prepared, whether they open ‘Wormhole D’ or directly use jump technology to come here.
Our probability of mounting a defense is less than one in a thousand,” Lucy Watson laid out all the information in her hands.
“Now we have a choice.
In the enemy’s star system, or rather, in a galaxy cluster millions of light-years away from us, we have a dormant ally that we could awaken.
Alternatively, we could take the battle to the enemy’s territory.
Most importantly, with allies like the Insect Species on our side, establishing a stable front early on shouldn’t be too much of a problem,” Lucy quickly began to outline the situation.
“Moreover, we have a lead that would allow us to establish a stable ‘Wormhole D’ into the enemy’s star system.
Finally, based on the intelligence controlled by the ancestors of the Cloud Spirits, the root of the enemy’s problem lies within that star system.
If we don’t go there, no matter how much time passes, the only thing awaiting us is defeat,” Lucy finished laying out all the issues.
“I have no objections to taking the offensive.
The question is, during the offensive, can we make sufficient preparations?
Our warships have just begun construction; even if we attack, it will take time, right?”
“Based on current estimations, it will take us about one year to find the wormhole that leads to the enemy.
Within that time frame, our primary attack fleet will be ready.
Having too many ships could be detrimental to the operation.
The specific details will need to be discussed later,” Finn Lewis picked up the thread of conversation.
“Then I have no objections.
A preemptive strike is also acceptable.”
“What if our attack fails and we’ve actively opened Wormhole D, allowing the enemy’s fleet to follow us back through the wormhole to our star system?
Wouldn’t our previous wars have been in vain?” A voice joined the conversation.
Everyone turned toward the source of the voice, and to Finn’s surprise, the speaker wasn’t just anyone but Yee Parker, Lucy Watson’s current husband.
“Every attack plan carries risks,” Lucy responded.
“Only when the risks are lower than what we find acceptable is it worth taking that risk.
But if I may speak frankly, our risk is high right now, yet the visible rewards are few,” Yee stood his ground, unwavering.
