Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1528: Chapter 574: Today’s Humiliation, I, Liu An, Will Endure It (Part 2)

Hearing him say this, Marvell stopped trying to figure out the answer with all his might and merely nodded slightly with a hint of satisfaction, saying, "Indeed, that’s right. Although you asked urgently, give me some time and I could give you a rough idea."

While Marvell was feeling proud, Ren Zhong delivered a harsh truth, "Just a rough idea? But in military matters, rough ideas are not acceptable. Especially the first two questions I mentioned, when to act, and how to act. These are the most critical. Guarding against a thief for a thousand days, one small oversight can be fatal. Moreover, no matter how elite the warriors, if you let them sit and wait for a long time, there is the problem of losing morale after each surge. Using reserve talents and freezing them in slumber might avoid psychological fluctuations, which seems good. But the Ascenders have many mysterious means, and are very skilled at lurking and ambushing. If by any chance the Ascenders quietly set up and then suddenly explode, even if we use quick thawing, taking into account the time for equipping and weapon adjustments, there’s still at least a half-hour time gap, and we will definitely suffer heavily. But the Ascenders’ army characteristics are endless; once they start with the upper hand, they will certainly come like waves crashing against the shore, and it will be difficult for us to turn the tide."

Marvell, hearing this, remained silent for a moment, but then reluctantly said, "I naturally understand this reasoning, but the problem is, I really can’t make this judgment. Many experts at the Royal Military Research Institute are also racking their brains day and night, and can’t come up with a conclusion, yet need to continue supplementing more intelligence. But you also know, Ascenders are vastly different from us in physiological structure, and the Mother Empress Ship has a natural intuition towards its Reproductive Subunits, making it hard to send spies, only using some conventional scanning and monitoring methods to capture information bit by bit. The difficulty of intelligence gathering has always been immense since ancient times."

Ren Zhong retorted, "So, why is it necessary to gather all the information before making a conclusion? Can’t we trust intuition for once and make a bold assumption?"

"Intuition? Bold assumption?" Marvell was shocked. "This concerns enormous resources and involves trillions of people; can it rely on intuition and assumption? Isn’t that just guessing blindly? What if the guess is wrong?"

Ren Zhong: "Even if it’s wrong, it’s better than waiting for death. I have some views, let me elaborate on them."

Then, Ren Zhong tried to extract some patterns from the many dynamics he foresaw and gave Marvell Louis a refined analysis coupled with bold assumptions.

As time passed, Marvell Louis asked with skepticism, "So, Brother Ren Zhong, you believe the Ascenders’ invasion should be around forty years later, with an error margin of no more than three years?"

Ren Zhong: "Exactly!"

"The invasion scale is enormous, and will at least involve three frontier star domains centered around the Far Border Star Domain?"

Ren Zhong: "That’s right!"

"This... this is too precise." Although Marvell knew Ren Zhong and knew Earl Red Blade was always reliable, it was a matter of military and national affairs, so he dared not make a judgment lightly.

On the other hand, Ren Zhong was resolute, "Marvell, I am grateful to Marquis Zhenjiang, whom I see as a confidant in life, and with you, it’s like meeting an old friend at first sight. How could I joke about such matters? Whether you believe it or not, I have already had the Red Blade Clan do accordingly as per this timeline. I reckon there should be related data summaries on your side; you should have seen the state of my clan, right?"

Marvell nodded in agreement, "Yes, I’ve been paying attention. You’ve implemented many incentive measures, even to the extent of over-exploiting resources."

Ren Zhong: "We must take care of the present first, to have a future. I can’t influence the overall situation of the Empire, so I can only take care of my own. If at that time, wrong defense policies lead to a devastating defeat, my Red Blade Clan shouldn’t be easily wiped out. The old saying goes, when chased by a Demon Bear, it’s enough to run faster than others."

"That’s indeed a method. Unfortunately, I can’t take your inference to dictate the defense preparation work for the entire Far Border Star Domain, nor can I submit it as a decision-making basis to the Intelligence Directorate and Royal Military Research Institute. However, within the Marquis Zhenjiang’s Mansion, it is possible to decide with a word. I will prepare according to your suggestion. Even if it’s wrong, it won’t impact the overall situation. But if it’s right, the forces of the Marquis Zhenjiang’s Mansion can play the role of a stabilizing force. What do you think?"

"Sigh, it seems we can only do this." Ren Zhong still appeared regretful, but accepted Marvell’s saying, "We can’t change the whole situation, but at least we can prepare locally, leaving some variables for the future."