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Chapter 1084: Chapter 591, Everyone Has a Bright Future_2

Gu Hang originally planned to wait for another year and a half before continuing his offensive.

The reason for this timing was due to the shipbuilding cycle.

The ships obtained from the Alfonso Fleet had, for the most part, been repaired, and the relevant crew had quickly been positioned under Gu Hang’s supervision. The combat prowess of the Alliance Navy had already improved significantly.

But it was still not enough.

In another year and a half, a new shipbuilding cycle for the Alliance would be completed. By then, the Alliance would directly acquire 4 Battleship Cruisers, 1 Zhuge-class, and 1 Retribution-class ship.

With the addition of these six giant ships, the strength of the Alliance Fleet would become even more formidable!

By that time, a total of sixteen giant ships would form a force that could not be ignored. With the addition of Gu Hang’s Spiritual Energy, the Alliance might even have a chance against the main warships of the ironclads.

Under such circumstances, Gu Hang was reluctant to go to war prematurely.

He originally planned to use the Proudclaw Cosmos as the battleground. If the ironclads’ main force were to head south, they would be stalled here. He would stall for a year and a half until the fleet was more fully formed before fighting desperately.

However, things did not go as planned.

Gu Hang had to accept the sudden shift in the strategic situation.

But this situation was not necessarily so dire.

Would the ironclads really commit fully to a southern advance?

Not necessarily.

However, Galaraldo also raised the question: could the Alliance take the initiative to strike?

After all, compared to the threat of the ironclads’ main force moving south, the Central Empire was most concerned about them pushing relentlessly westward.

The Empire had almost no sufficiently strong defensive forces left in the Magrey Cosmic Domain. If the military strength the ironclads retained was considerable and the losses during their previous fierce battle with the Phoenix were not too severe, they would likely replicate their early-stage war results in the Spiderweb Domain within the Magrey Starfield.

The blitzkrieg, that fiery posture of invasion, was terrifying.

One must know that when the ironclads initiated their rebellion, they took just ten months to breach the Spiderweb Domain completely!

In fact, according to the star map, they could directly break into the nine major Star Domains of the Imperial Central Territory!

This is a consequence of the segmentation of the star map. Two connected worlds on the star map must be linked by a Star Realm Tunnel. Based on this foundation, Star Sectors are divided, and then Star Domains are divided based on Star Sectors. A Star Domain is formed when hundreds of worlds group together, generally with only 1 to 3 channels connecting different Star Domains in those clusters.

This means that each Star Domain is a relatively isolated cluster of stars.

Up to this point, it is relatively intuitive.

Though there are no concepts of the cardinal directions in the universe, they do exist on the star map. Holy Terra is the center, and the four Star Realm Tunnels extending from the Solar System are divided into north, south, east, and west, evolving step by step.

From these four directions, according to this rule, and dividing continuously, the four Star Domains nearest the Sun Zhou Domain are formed. Adding the adjacent Star Domains of these four, along with the Sun Zhou Domain itself, form the nine major Star Domains of the Central Territory.

These nine Star Domains, which constitute the Central Territory, represent the Empire’s most core ruling area.

Beyond the nine Central Star Domains, all other Star Domains are called ’Border Star Domains.’

The division rule for Border Star Domains does not adhere strictly to the proximity principle. Beyond ensuring that the Star Sectors within a Star Domain are interconnected, it ensures interconnectedness between Star Domains; every Star Domain has at least one planet with a direct connection to one of the nine major Star Domains of the Central Territory.

The intent behind such a division is to ensure that travel from Holy Terra to any Star Domain does not exceed crossing four Star Domains, keeping the journey within two years and strengthening the Central Empire’s control over its borders as much as possible.

This has indeed achieved an effect.

However, put another way, from any Border Star Domain, it is possible to directly strike into the Central Star Domain.

The 13 Border Star Domains of the Imperial’s Eastern Frontier connect to the Central Territory via the ’Skywatch Starfield.’

One reason the western frontline is the main battlefield, aside from the Lord of the Phoenix’s base in the Magrey Cosmic Domain being west of the Spiderweb Domain, is their control of Shockstone Star, which is connected to the Skywatch Starfield’s Embroidered Stone Star.

The lords on Holy Terra are now most fearful of the ironclads capturing Shockstone Star and then breaking into the Skywatch Starfield.

That would be an earth-shattering event.

Are they afraid of the ironclads moving south?

No, they are scared the ironclads might not move south.

At this point, testing Gu Hang to take the initiative is a hope for him to show a stronger presence, to reveal his sword, warning Humphrey Paolo of the consequences if he dares to enter the Central Territory.

But after contemplating the situation, Gu Hang decided to brush off the idea.

Of course, this doesn’t mean brushing off Galaraldo.

He remained very honest and open with his friend.

“The ironclads have the power to break into the Skywatch Starfield, but do they have the power to enter the Sun Zhou Domain? Can they reach Holy Terra?”

Galaraldo paused and shook his head hesitantly.

Indeed it was not very realistic.

Would they really dare to provoke the Central Empire to such an extent?

Affairs of the Border Star Domains remain confined to those Borders. Breaking into the Skywatch Starfield would directly threaten various powerful factions, and they would not remain silent.

On one hand, the defensive facilities along the way are complete, making any advance arduous; on the other hand, if the Central Empire anxiously called for ’loyalty to the king,’ there would be ample power rallying together.

The Empire claims to be fighting and deploying forces everywhere, making military resources tense across different areas. But with such a massive scale, insistent extraction would undoubtedly yield sufficient troops.

“So it works, no need to worry so much,” Gu Hang said. “Drawing Humphrey Paolo’s attention onto us brings no benefit, and without achieving victory, there would be no profit for us.”

“On the contrary, if ironclads entered the Skywatch Starfield, so what? They cannot genuinely affect Holy Terra, nor shake the Central Empire’s rule, but they can significantly intimidate the lords of the Central Empire, sowing fear and unease in their hearts. The more it is so, the more precious our victory will appear.”

“There is already someone responsible for the collapse on the western line, no need to worry about this matter falling on us.”

“The reason the Alliance cannot take the initiative to strike is also very realistic. If we recklessly deploy without sufficient power and meet our defeat, what would then be the situation?”

Hearing this, Galaraldo indeed considered his words.

By then, around the entire Spiderweb Domain, with the Northern Line Group unable to free themselves from the Insect Race, no military force capable of counterbalancing the ironclads’ main force would remain.

The trouble would become even greater.

For a High Lord who has secured his position through the exploits of the Alliance, and potentially move to even greater heights, it would mean a true doomsday.

Becoming a High Lord does not mean resting easily.

Considering all aspects, he replied: “You’re right; we indeed cannot act recklessly.”

Then the two discussed the support and supply the Southern Line battlefield should receive.

In this regard, Galaraldo assured with his chest high.

In the coming two years, the Alliance will not only continue to be exempt from Imperial Tax in controlled areas but will also receive a total of 500 billion in military aid.

This aid will include troops, weapons, ships, energy, materials… almost every category.

Funds will partly come from Holy Terra, partly from other Star Sectors of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, and even the adjacent Adan Starfield will have to make sacrifices under the Central Empire’s mandate.

Gu Hang expressed basic satisfaction with this figure.

Receiving 2.5 billion annually in aid was more than the Alliance’s yearly fiscal revenue.

And Galaraldo would receive even stronger support from the Alliance.

Some would earn money, some would seize power, some would develop… everyone had a bright future!

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