Lieutenant General Susan sat in her office, looking at the pale-faced Major General Samuel White on the other side of the screen. She pressed her hand to her forehead and rubbed hard, feeling that the current situation was giving her a headache.
"You're saying that the individual from the White Goose Star escaped?"
Major General Samuel White stood before the screen, his entire demeanor lacking the confidence and authority of his normal self. He looked completely distraught. The failure of the mission meant that he might not be able to rise to the rank of General, and he had also lost the "White Lightning," a super mech that had been with him for nearly a hundred years - a double blow for a commander and a true warrior.
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
"You're saying that the individual from the White Goose Star escaped in your escape pod?"
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
"You're saying that the ship's surveillance records show everything is normal?"
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
"You're saying that the individual from the White Goose Star also took the Flame Mech?"
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
Suddenly overwhelmed with anger, Lieutenant General Susan picked up the water cup from her desk and threw it at the figure on the screen. The cup passed through the holographic figure and hit the floor, shattering with a loud crash.
On the other side of the screen, Major General Samuel White bowed his head even lower, not daring to meet Lieutenant General Susan's gaze.
Lieutenant General Susan felt that nothing had been going smoothly lately. There was always some unexpected twist, but nothing infuriated her more than this.
"Are you writing a novel? How did such a strange event happen? Can you say anything other than 'Yes, Lieutenant General'?"
Major General Samuel White struggled to respond, "I apologize, General."
"Major General Samuel White." Lieutenant General Susan tried to calm her emotions and began to issue orders to Major General Samuel White.
"Here, Major General."
"I will arrange for the troops stationed near the Blue Light's Eye to meet with you. You will hand over the wreckage of Explorer One to them."
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
"Your division will resupply on the spot at the Blue Light's Eye, waiting for the escape pod to exit antimatter space, then track and hunt the individual from the White Goose Star by location. I will report to General Hong Poyunand request more reinforcements."
"Yes, Lieutenant General."
After issuing several orders in a row, Lieutenant General Susan gradually regained her composure. She terminated the call with Major General Samuel White, tidied up her appearance, organized her prepared report, and then dialed General Hong Poyun's holographic screen, joining a temporary meeting organized by General Hong Poyun.
General Hong Poyun sat solemnly in the virtual meeting room, with other senior generals seated with grave expressions. Upon seeing Lieutenant General Susan's connection, he spoke, "Lieutenant General Susan, report the latest situation of the White Goose Star operation."
Lieutenant General Susan finished her report, and the expressions of the senior generals present varied. This unexpected situation was somewhat unbelievable and had seriously affected their previously planned strategies.
General Hong Poyun, still calm, said, "Lieutenant General Susan, you have been leading this operation, share your thoughts."
"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Susan replied respectfully.
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"The records on the U3-173 have been verified by me. Even a second before the individual from the White Goose Star piloted the escape pod into antimatter space, the surveillance records still showed that the individual from the White Goose Star was locked in a special life support shield, and the captain's escape pod on the U3-173 had not detached from the hull."
"The energy load of the U3-173 is enough to travel in antimatter space for 10 Earth years. But when the U3-173 left antimatter space near the Blue Light's Eye, its energy was less than 10%."
"According to the data provided by the Zhendan Business Association, the Flame Mech has developed self-awareness, though the level of self-awareness is unclear."
Lieutenant General Susan explained each basic situation one by one, then voiced her bold hypothesis.
"Gentlemen, I believe that this time, the escape of the individual from the White Goose Star and the Flame Mech was a premeditated and planned action!"
"The individual from the White Goose Star has the ability to move freely in antimatter space, can shield regular monitoring devices, and can cause energy drain on the ship in antimatter space."
"There is an unknown method of communication between the Flame Mech and the individual from the White Goose Star that allows them to communicate across normal and antimatter space."
"Gentlemen, I believe that the Flame Mech and the individual from the White Goose Star conspired this escape operation!"
Lieutenant General Susan's words plunged the entire virtual meeting room into silence. Lieutenant General Li Yiru of the Eastern Fleet asked uncertainly, "When did the individual from the White Goose Star and the Flame Mech meet? Why didn't the individual from the White Goose Star escape in antimatter space, but instead return to normal space to pick up the Flame Mech and escape together?"
Lieutenant General Susan confidently answered, "I don't know
Lieutenant General Richard of the Star River Alliance's Southern Fleet laughed scornfully, "Lieutenant General Susan's statements are all personal conjecture, without any evidence. She's just making excuses for her negligence!"
Lieutenant General Susan was about to refute when General Hong Poyunintervened, "Major Lieutenant General Richard is correct. The existing evidence can only prove that the individual from the White Goose Star can operate in antimatter space and can shield regular monitoring, but it can't prove anything else."
Lieutenant General Susan's face fell, but she remained silent.
General Hong Poyuncontinued, "The more important task now is to retrieve the individual from the White Goose Star and the Flame Mech. Generals, do you have any suggestions?"
With a stern face, Lieutenant General Susan responded, "I have already ordered the U3-173 battleship to resupply on the spot and then go after the individual from the White Goose Star. They've had contact with the individual from the White Goose Star and have more experience."
General Hong Poyunshook his head, "That's not enough, far from enough. Given the combat power demonstrated by the individual from the White Goose Star and the Flame Mech, we must form a cross-fleet squadron to pursue them, equipped with planet-destroying weapons."
Major Lieutenant General Richard spoke up, "I recommend Major General Taip from the Southern Fleet as the commander of the pursuit squadron. Major General Taip is the pilot of the legendary mech 'Space Hunter,' he has been through the Zeta battle, his personal combat abilities and command abilities are among the best in the Alliance."
Major Lieutenant General Richard glanced at Lieutenant General Susan, provocatively saying, "Major General Taip won't be an armchair general like some."
Lieutenant General Susan's face darkened further, her eyes hidden in the shadow of her hat's brim. This operation's commander was Major General Samuel White, and she was the planner. Before finding the individual from the White Goose Star, no one had high expectations for the search for Explorer One, and the military power arranged was relatively weak. When it was discovered that the individual from the White Goose Star had the potential to change the structure of the Star River Alliance, the Star River Alliance's military could not provide more reinforcements to Major General Samuel White's team. Ordering Major General Samuel White to directly return to the Star River Alliance military headquarters through antimatter space was the best choice at the time. They just hadn't expected this twist.
Major Lieutenant General Li Yiru supported Major Lieutenant General Richard's suggestion, "Major General Taip is indeed a courageous and strategic commander. The involvement of a legendary mech can provide better military security. At the same time, I think Lieutenant General Susan is clearly affected by her emotions and should avoid this operation."
Major General Jin Junhe of the Military Research Institute proposed a new suggestion, "The ability demonstrated by the individual from the White Goose Star may cause the existing detection equipment to fail. The Military Research Institute will develop new energy detection equipment based on the collected data, and increase the quantum information anti-tampering function inside the equipment."
The Western Fleet Commander perfected the action plan, "The individual from the White Goose Star should have the ability to shield the positioning system inside the escape pod, we should deploy monitoring in all areas where the escape pod may appear."
At the end of the meeting, General Hong Poyunbalanced the suggestions from all sides and summarized, "Appoint Major General Taip as the commander of the pursuit squadron, with full command of this pursuit operation, the operation code-named 'Star Chaser.' The Star Chaser operation commander has the power to dispatch all squadron-level and below units in all fleets. Lieutenant General Susan is the discoverer of the ancient documents of Explorer One, and also the planner of the search for Explorer One. She knows more about the individual from the White Goose Star and will assist Major General Taip in executing the pursuit plan."