Chapter 936: Goal
One of the veins on Robin's forehead twitched slightly as he sent a glance at Billy, he was trying to ignore him as much as possible but his cousin wasn't giving him that chance.
"Huh~" Robin cracked his neck left and right to calm himself down and then pointed again towards the seven planets, "This operation must be done quickly and smoothly, not as a revenge operation, but as a means of survival."
Those words caught everyone's attention again after they had started thinking of different ideas for the war.
"If we continue as we are, there is no doubt that support will arrive in Nihari sooner or later and we will be expelled. After losing the main war there they will definitely come seeking us out in Jura, Greenland, and Orphan Blood once more, this is an inevitable chain of events," he continued as he pointed towards the nearest planet drawing, "But if we capture these planets, we open up new possibilities."
"First... he could deploy those Imperial Guards to his seven planets to get them back, then you can simply use the portals to escape, and when he withdraws the support we go back again and again, i.e. we shift the battlefield from Nihari to eight planets." He then held up two fingers, "His second option is to ignore those planets and send support to Nihari anyway, but then if we attack in Jura, Orphan Blood, and Greenland we'll have those seven planets to move around in, and if he used all the Imperial Guards to stop us..." With a simple wave, Robin drew the shape of a huge eighth planet, "We could go to his stronghold and hit the Poison Rock
itself, that would definitely be something he should consider."
Everyone nodded seriously
"Destroy what needs to be destroyed, and kill whoever needs to be killed, but focus on your mission, which is to conquer and protect the space portals." He then looked at Billy, "If a local with a weapon appears in front of you, kill him, but if they surrender, leave them alone."
"..." Billy was silent this time since Robin's words showed some tolerance, if he spoke up and said that they should convince the weapon carriers with words as well, he would most likely be kicked out of the meeting.
Robin then turned to Old Man Gu, "For you, there is no need to lead any army, I want you here with Caesar to form plans for the planetary warfare, and I also want you to go to the R-class planets and talk to their inhabitants, only if they surrender first, and if they do, speak to them firmly and set clear terms and boundaries between us and them."
"Yes, Your Excellency." Old Man Gu nodded.
"..." Robin nodded several times with a smile and looked over everyone, "This incident will be the first of its kind, where the First Army is doing one mission while the Second Army is doing a completely different mission, and I have complete confidence in both armies... The True Beginning Empire has grown, just try not to lose face badly in front of the Second Army, okay?"
Everyone present gave out small laughs, but Robin's words simultaneously ignited a bit of a competitive spirit within them, as well as a bit of reassurance...
At any other time, they would have objected because they would be leaving Planet Nihari without a good general or without troops, they might have objected that Caesar would stay in Jura with a small number of troops and that this is dangerous, Caesar himself would have shown that it is impossible for him to supervise Nihari and the Seven Planets War at the same time!
But not now, their thoughts are entirely focused on the Seven Planets War, to have an entire second army standing firm to protect your back, what could reassure you more? Maybe the idea of a second army wasn't so bad after all...
After his closing remarks, Robin sat back comfortably in his seat, both hands behind his head as enjoyed watching the rest of the meeting as a spectator.
Caesar soon began to show his long experience as a supreme General and began to organize the armies and their roles... He chose Alexander, Elizabeth, Victoria, Peoon, Raiden, Cassia Levan, and Martin Barnett as commanders of the seven armies.
Billy objected to this decision, but Caesar told him that his heart was too soft to take on the responsibility of a battle like this, and that he should stay with Old Man Gu on the mission of negotiating with the locals.
Then he began to coordinate with Charles to create a network of shadow swords between the seven armies to record the soldiers' points and to inform him of everything that happened step by step. He also asked Emily to support the army with a stockpile of weapons and new armor after most of the armor sets were damaged from the successive wars.
Finally, he asked Zara for a large batch of the Temporary Affinity Increase syrup. Then General Julian, who was in charge of the Warlords, went to check their foundations and renew the dead
once...
After everyone left, Theo sat with Caesar and took a list of all the officers he nominated for the sacrifice operation. He also used the files he had with him to complete the list with more candidates. Then he left to gather them near the Jura City Space Portal.
They had just returned from battles, but in one day the gates of hell would open again!
"...The True Beginning Empire," After everyone left, Caesar sighed as he looked up at the sky, "We've come a long way, Father."
"This is just the beginning." Robin laughed.
Yes... This war is just an obstacle that he will inevitably overcome. The veil that covered his heart disappeared with Richard's return to his side.
Now everything appeared clearly again.
*I don't want to be just a strong person who competes with this one and beats that one. I want to eternalize my name in the annals of history.*
After all these years, he has become history itself on Planet Jura, even if he died today it would be impossible to erase his name, somehow he has already achieved his dream... But why would he stop at Jura?
After knowing that Planet Yura is just a drop in the ocean, why not expand the circle a little? Then a little more? Then more..?
Robin smiled from ear to ear as he thought of the exciting events that would come... after his inevitable victory in this war.