Lynn and the others were not surprised either, as they had been forewarned by the Star Messenger and had long anticipated such a day, steadily preparing for it.
In fact, the fact that they had managed to hold off until now was beyond their expectations. According to their bleakest predictions, war would break out within three months, yet now a full nine months had passed!
Most of the major construction plans set by the council were nearly complete, especially the laying of the Magic Power Base Stations, which had already covered thirty-six important cities within the empire; the magic network should be able to operate within the empire now, albeit with some difficulty.
"Did Rafael say anything else?" Lynn continued to ask.
"They said they would try their best to stall for a while and divert the attention of these undead to other places," Vittorio said with a sigh.
