Chapter 903: Genius Deductions

Chapter 903: Genius Deductions

Valiant Heart Mountain instantly found itself to be under a lot of pressure. Gretta hadn't moved to attack in several days, and yet she also hadn't tried to hide her presence. Whether it was the lowest worker in the organization up to the highest standing elder, there wasn't a single soul that didn't know that Valiant Heart Mountain had finally reached the end of its rope.

What was especially odd was that the Oryx Tribe had been quiet for several months already. This alone had made many feel like something was fishy. But, before they could learn what was happening, they landed in this situation.

...

Within BLACKSTAR, Keira, the twins and Rum were present. If the rest of Valiant Heart Mountain could be described to be in a panic, these four were tranquil. Even the usually reserved and panicky Litia managed to exude the same confidence as her more boisterous younger sister, Madia.

"Do you think they will really attack?" Madia asked Keira.

"I ... I don't think so." Keira said after a moment of thought, her gaze still focused on the Craft she was working on.

Those familiar with training Crafters would immediately recognize that Keira might have been drawing Force Arts with her quill, but she wasn't actually Crafting. Rather, her target was what looked like a solid piece of wood. And yet, beads of sweat fell from her forehead with every stroke she made.

This wood seemed simple, but it was actually a very hard substance with an irregular pattern of grain. This combination of characteristics made it especially difficult to control a Crafting Quill. The substance being dense and tough made things difficult enough, but the irregular grain patterns made it so that the quill tended to want to follow the path of said grains rather in the direction a Force Crafter wanted.

"Ah! Keira, you're so smart!" Litia's innocent, child-like eyes lit up.

Keira coughed lightly, her Crafting Quill deviating from the path she had planned.

"Yes, yes. Of course." She said, hiding the tinge of red that colored her cheeks.

It was actually Leonel who had said all of this. He had left behind an explanation of what might happen with Allan who had passed it on to Keira. But now she was being praised for something Leonel had deduced months ago.

"But then why are they here if they won't attack?" Madia asked after a while.

"Well," Keira started, "they're probably trying to apply pressure. Also, there are probably very few people who are certain that that ship is from the Milky Way Guild and that's only because we have information on the ships they sent to Planet Vincero.

"To a layman, though, those ships are unmarked. If I had to take a guess as to what might happen, they plan on pushing us into a corner. When we're thoroughly suppressed, lacking in supplies, and low on morale, they'll probably send in the three organizations to deal a decisive blow to us.

"Of course, they might sneak in a few elite soldiers from their personal fleet. But, by then, who will really pay attention to such a small detail?"

Keira coughed lightly, giving out her 'well thought out' opinion eloquently and even taking some pauses to make it seem more authentic. When she saw the worshipful gaze in Litia's eyes, she couldn't help but grin to herself.

At that moment, though, Thilly came rushing in, pushing up his glasses as he hurriedly spoke.

"They're attacking! They sent down a first wave!"