The group swiftly passed through heavily guarded corridors, entering the core area of the "Shield of Defense" space station—the Planetary Defense Command Center.
This place was more than a hundred times larger than the rudimentary command center on Mine Star. The gigantic circular main screen displayed segmented real-time information flows of planetary orbits, outer domains, fleet deployments, ground anti-air arrays, and more.
Hundreds of officers and technical personnel were busy in front of holographic consoles, the atmosphere as tense as a taut bowstring.
President Edwin personally led Bai E to the central command console, ordering the responsible general, "General Aleksey, report the situation comprehensively to Mr. Bai Er. From now on, Mr. Bai Er's commands have the same level of priority as mine."
General Aleksey, whose hair was grayed but eyes were sharp, saluted Bai E, then brought up the star map and began to report quickly and clearly:
