Chapter 398: Predicament (2/2)

He decided to enter the city the next day.

Out in the darkness of night, as he sat alone in the grassy plains, Ye Chong felt a deep sense of loneliness. He laughed out bitterly. Loneliness was something he had gotten used to. Despite the fact, he still felt strange every time he was alone.

He quickly suppressed this bout of emotions. He was used to employing the rational side of his mind to handle his sadness most of the time.

Could his episode of sickness caused him to grow weaker in the head?

Ye Chong laughed mocking at himself, and dismissed the thought. It was better to deal with more practical matters now. However, he soon found that he could not plan anything ahead, since he had no useful information at all.

Be it his aim to finding Mu and Shang, or searching for Rui Bing, he had no idea where to start with them. He did not even know how to return to the He Yue Galaxy, much less the Five Galaxies.

He should focus on surviving! That was the only aim that he could work on and plan ahead for now, and something he should definitely do first. He did not understand why the Ye Family would treat him like this, but he would not allow anyone to control his fate, not even the Ye Family, despite the fact that he was probably very closely related to the Ye Family!

He and he alone would determine his own fate!

Ye Chong analyzed his situation carefully. While the future was very much unclear, Ye Chong knew exactly what he must do now.

It was simple! He must prepare for any possible encounters with the Ye Family troops and fight for his own fate!

On the other hand, Ye Chong would never expect that the Ye Family was facing the same predicament. In fact, it was not just the Ye Family, but all the Three Aristocratic Families were having a tough time cracking their heads.

In the study of the Ye Family Patriarch, a few of the most important members of the Family were gathered. Ye Juxing, Ye Guangxing were there too, and the atmosphere was grim.

”I believe you all understand our current situation. There's no need for pleasantries now. The reason everyone is gathered here is to discuss the matter of allocating more manpower to Black Cove,” Ye Family's reigning Patriarch looked around him and cut to the chase.

Ever since setting up Black Cove, the Ye Family had never sent out any large scale combat support to the place. Not only the Ye Family, but the other two Aristocratic Families had also followed this unspoken rule.

Deploying large scale combat support to the Five Galaxies in recent times was unprecedented. More importantly, it would affect the Ye Family's long term battle strategy and the Family's very future. Hence, the Patriarch had treated this decision with great care.

”Has Black Cove not uncovered anything about the matter?” One of them asked.

The Patriarch shook his head. ”No. They have suffered heavy losses in this matter, without the results to show for it. The Five Galaxies have always been an important military base of operations, and we will not lose it.” The Patriarch's words set the foundation of their future plans - they must not give up on their resources in the Five Galaxies!

No one seemed to object to his words. The importance of the Five Galaxies as a strategic military base had been established a long time ago, an idea that was impressed deeply upon everyone present.

All of them kept silent, for no one knew how to quite handle their current predicament.

Reallocation of combat personnel was not as easy as it seemed. After so many years of fine tuning, an acceptable balance of powers was achieved not only in the He Yue Galaxy, but on every planet, and in almost every city.

Any relocation of combat personnel would affect the local power balance greatly. Moreover, the other aristocratic families led by the Shi Family had been more aggressive recently. Disrupting the power balance now would have imaginable but undesirable consequences.

The He Yue Galaxy would enter a new age of chaos!

For the Three Aristocratic Families, stability was of utmost importance. Chaos in the He Yue Galaxy would not benefit them in any way. On the contrary, their powers would be greatly diminished due to the chaos, and that was something they must avoid at all costs.

”What if, Ye Yin is ordered to return?” One of them suggested.

Ye Juxing shook his head and explained, ”Ye Yin's return will not help much with the situation. What we need now is a sizable military force. Currently, we have only 15 thousand mech pilots available.”

Everyone except for the Patriarch and Ye Guangxing inhaled in surprise. 15 thousand mech pilots was a strong military presence, but it seemed that the Patriarch believed that it was not enough.

Had the situation in the Five Galaxies reached the point where such drastic measures were necessary?