Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

After the minister finished speaking, he hung up the communication, leaving the people in the command room looking at each other in bewilderment.

"What should we do? Should we go back to headquarters?"

Xiang Yu asked cautiously.

"What do you think? The higher-ups have already spoken."

Lin Yuan sneered.

"Of course... Go back my ass! Keep moving towards the goal! A minister dares to question my actions regarding [protection]? Anyone would think she's some kind of envoy!"

Lin Yuan looked around at everyone.

“I will take full responsibility for this matter. At this critical moment, it is precisely what we need to turn the tide and save the collapsing edifice.”

If you have different opinions, you can speak them out; no one will be blamed for it afterward.

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, everyone's expressions became even more determined.

"Captain Lin, we don't care what minister she is, we'll follow you!"

Inside the command center, the crew members and team members all stood up.

The days of fighting side by side have convinced them that what they are doing is the right path of preservation.

What does Minister Serena know about "storage protection"?

"Alright, let's continue!"

The fleet had adjusted its attitude, its engines were running at full power, and it sped toward its deep-space target.

..........

Sith Headquarters

The senior management meeting of the market development department has just ended.

Spier walked quickly down the corridor, his expression somewhat serious.

Just now, the department passed a resolution to recall the special operations team.

Meanwhile, regarding the potential crisis warning raised by Spier, Minister Serena decided to assign the matter to Vice Minister Yamada to conduct an investigation together, and Vice Minister Kane was instructed to coordinate with other departments to handle the matter.

"The greater the crisis, the more we need unity. Deputy Minister Spears, don't you understand that?"

As the meeting ended, Serena's words still echoed in his ears.

"Damn it, unity? You can't even tell who's on your side, what kind of unity are you talking about?"

Spier cursed inwardly, while thinking about how to create room for maneuver for Lin Yuan.

The action committee's decision had already been issued directly through the system, and he could not postpone it.

During the meeting, the action teams under the other deputy ministers had successively sent back their return reports, but Lin Yuan, who was under his command, explicitly refused, and another team even lost contact.

"None of them are easy to deal with."

Footsteps sounded behind him.

"Envoy Ai Bai?"

Spiel turned around, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Minister Spears, do you have a few minutes to chat?"

"it is good."

After a silent passage, the two entered a secluded lounge.

The two of them silently arrived at a secluded resting place.

"Regarding the situation you raised, I have prepared a report and submitted it to Pierpoint."

Ai Bai got straight to the point.

"What did headquarters say?" Spier immediately pressed.

"The meaning of the above is..."

Ai Bai carefully considered his words.

"Operation Sunrise itself was an experimental move by the Market Development Department to shift its policy strategy. Therefore, for Tver..."

Her expression was solemn:

"No matter what happens, headquarters will not directly intervene in the initial stages. This is an 'experiment.' For the Pan-Galactic, Tver is merely a 'sample.' Headquarters can accept any outcome."

Ai Bai's voice was soft, but the content of her words had a cold undertone.

"If we intervene rashly, we will be unable to verify the true effects of expanding the scale of the operation in the future."

Headquarters expects you to resolve all issues yourselves, because once the plan is rolled out, headquarters lacks sufficient manpower and resources to handle firefighting in every star system implementing the plan. Therefore…”

A hint of apology flashed in Ai Bai's eyes, but the plan above was set in stone regardless.

"Ultimately, this matter can only be handled by you yourselves, and its final outcome will become a reference case for the higher-ups."

"Rely on ourselves?"

Spiel thought to himself.

"With the board of directors sitting high above, are the trillions of lives in Tver just numbers? Is it a testing ground?"

A surge of anger mixed with a sense of powerlessness welled up inside me.

The next moment, before they could say anything else, both Spear and Aibai's terminals rang with sharp emergency alerts.

They exchanged a glance, each took out their items to examine them, and their expressions changed simultaneously.

"It's starting already?"

Notification of the convening of the Emergency Situation Committee meeting followed shortly thereafter.

..........

Chapter 114 Total Turmoil

"Everyone, can anyone tell me what's wrong?"

The atmosphere inside the huge circular conference room was exceptionally heavy and oppressive.

Because it was an emergency meeting, apart from a few people who were present in person, the rest attended via holographic images.

Without exception, no one present was of a lower rank than P33.

These are the most powerful people in the company throughout Tver.

"In the past few system hours, our department has received reports of large-scale rebellions in multiple cooperative worlds, and several major shipping lanes have been attacked by unidentified armed groups. The losses are currently incalculable."

The dark-skinned deputy director of the Business Consolidation Department said in a cold voice.

"What happened? Who did this? Are they trying to rebel?"

"Shouldn't we be the ones raising this question? Why was there no warning beforehand for such a large-scale disturbance? What was the intelligence department doing?"

The head of the talent incentive department, a capable middle-aged woman, asked in a soft voice.

"I think Minister Serena might need to provide an explanation."

The blond, gentlemanly-looking man looked up; this was the head of the Business Consolidation Department.

"Hmph, what do I have to say?"

Minister Serena responded sharply at this moment.

"The current turmoil is nothing, yet you all act as if it's a major crisis. What about the previous special operations? Do you think a few petty thieves and some outlying places can shake the company's order?"

Serena's voice echoed across the conference table, her voice suddenly rising in pitch:

"Since you keep questioning our department's work, then stop with the special operations. This is war. Company war!"

The words echoed across the conference table, and everyone's expressions varied.

"Let's leave it at that. After this matter is settled, we can discuss right and wrong."

After a senior executive spoke up, the ministers quickly reached a consensus.

The company quickly took measures to address the situation.

Departments with armed forces, such as the Business Consolidation Department and the Market Development Department, will swiftly launch operations to maintain order and suppress dissent.

The Interstellar Peace Bank will activate its emergency plan to stabilize the financial markets across Tver and curb panic and liquidity crises.

Interstellar peace broadcasting and other media outlets have fully intervened and implemented information control, while their subordinate departments, such as Interstellar Peace Mobile, have simultaneously strengthened interstellar network monitoring.

Meanwhile, departments such as the Technology Research and Development Department opened up their advanced and experimental weapons arsenals to fully support frontline operations.

Just as headquarters issued the "highest alert" order to all starship fleets and local branches, a second wave of bad news also arrived.

..........

"The scorched earth plan begins."

The instructions were issued from the mutual aid association headquarters and sent to countless members and organizations.

After receiving the order, these lawless members of the Annihilation Gang no longer needed to suppress their desire for destruction and annihilation.

Hidden, scheming, and blatant.

Looking at the star trails marked with jumps, the company's flight paths, the edge world, and the star maps of emerging markets sent by the mutual aid society, they felt as if they were witnessing a grand feast, a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

The swarming Obliteration Gang began to pounce on these targets, constantly threatening passing ships and civilian vessels.

The world was invaded, fleets were attacked, and flames began to burn across the star map.

The sheer volume of distress signals overwhelmed the company's intelligence system, and its information processing efficiency decreased dramatically due to overload.

Among these intelligence reports, there are also many false and distorted reports mixed in.

The fleets of the Market Development Department and Business Consolidation Department, the orbital garrison fleet, and the local branches were all caught off guard by this sudden, all-out attack.

In a certain fringe world, a branch deputy minister suddenly launched an attack during an emergency meeting, taking control of his colleagues and then ordering the escort fleet to withdraw from its defensive positions, exposing the unsuspecting planet to the Annihilation Gang.

At a star system hub, a fleet officer infiltrates an ammunition depot. Amidst deafening explosions and towering flames, the anchored warships suffer heavy damage.

Soon, news of several branch offices being attacked and their respective worlds falling into enemy hands reached the Sith headquarters, immediately shocking and enraging the higher-ups.