In the command room of Ye Chen, an eerie silence was all that could be heard. Everyone held their breaths as the report of the number of the Empire's troops was announced.
Everyone's foreheads were sweating bullets. This time they knew, the sleeping beast that was the Empire wasn't taking them seriously before had finally woken up from its slumber. The sheer size of their reinforcements blew away their previous misconceptions of the Empire being weaker.
Only one man who was sitting leisurely on a chair adorned with golden linings was sipping a cup of tea. This man is Ye Chen. He had never underestimated the Empire thus he wasn't surprised by their counter-attack. He was still expecting more to come as this was probably just their first wave of troops sent to quell a puny rebellion.
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