2023-06-26 01:00:31The stock market crash worsened as time went on, with each passing moment bringing further decline.
After fifteen minutes of continuous descent, there was a brief pause before the market, like a resurrected force, began to rise again.
In a matter of minutes, everything reverted back to its previous state prior to the fall, and astonishingly, the market even surged higher than its pre-crash levels.
.....
George let out a sigh of relief when he noticed his watch displaying that 15 minutes had passed. As the stock market began to stabilize, it became evident that their plan had borne fruit and was now reaching its final steps for a successful conclusion.
With a satisfied smile on his face, Aubrey exclaimed, "It's finally over!'"
"Yes, Father," George said with a sense of satisfaction. "Now all that's left is to calculate the losses we inflicted upon them and the gains we secured." He couldn't help but feel pleased that his meticulou
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Implementation
The order was implemented as soon as Youssef relayed it to the relevant agencies. The wormholes were closed across the network, only allowing ships currently outside their home systems to return. After that, even those vessels would be denied access. But half an hour before the lockdown, the Empire sent out a civilization-wide announcement through the VR network.The message clearly explained what was happening, why the punishment was issued, and what actions Kumakar needed to take to have the restrictions lifted. The Empire justified the thirty-minute grace period as a final opportunity for Kumakar to resolve the situation before irreversible damage was done to his civilization’s economy. But Kumakar took no steps toward reconciliation, and when the countdown reached zero, the Empire enforced the punishment.What Kumakar did instead was turn the Empire’s own infrastructure against them.Using the same VR communication channels the Empire had provided to each civilization’s government
Kumakar's Situation
"The guilty always look for ways to escape answering questions," Kumakar said, his voice sharp with indignation. "We should still send them our list of demands. If they refuse to respond, we’ll treat their silence as an admission of guilt."On the surface, he looked every bit the leader who had just been vindicated, composed, resolute, and justified. But inside, Kumakar was torn between two conflicting emotions.On one hand, there was a grim satisfaction. The empire had reacted, which was exactly what he wanted. Their retaliation of economic sanctions, trade barriers, and diplomatic freeze made them appear evasive, even guilty.But on the other hand, there was rage. Raw and growing.Because their reaction, though useful politically, will throw his civilization back into a dangerous state of instability. Economically, they have been thriving. Ever since the wormhole network had opened together with business through the VR, the Conclave civilizations had begun restructuring their entire
Keeping His Promise
“You know,” Kumakar began, his voice low but heavy with restrained fury, “when I first received word that the Empire had attacked my fleet, I had a hard time believing it. I didn’t want to accept it. It was only after I saw the recovered data myself that I even began to consider it might be true.”He stared at Aron, eyes now glowing faintly red with anger, his expression sharp and unwavering.“But seeing you go so far as to fabricate evidence, evidence that can be disproven with a simple scan, like the transponder codes? Claiming you attacked them because they matched those of pirates? That’s a pathetic excuse,” Kumakar said, his voice rising just enough to carry across the room.With a quick motion, he brought up his own holographic display. A transponder code appeared, hovering in the air for all to see.“This,” he continued, “is the code my fleet was using. The universal one assigned by the Conclave to all authorized military and diplomatic ships. And that code you’re showing as th
Delegation II
“We came here with the promise of war should the explanation you provide to us be considered underwhelming, and you deny our compensation demands should we deem you to be the culprit behind the situation,” Kumakar said, maintaining eye contact with the Emperor, seemingly observing his reaction.To his surprise, the Emperor only raised an eyebrow briefly before returning to a neutral expression. He said nothing and simply waited for Kumakar to continue, which made Kumakar wonder whether this was just how the Emperor behaved or if he was silently surprised about being discovered and was waiting to hear how much had been uncovered before deciding how to respond.Kumakar had already formed his conclusion, and anything the Emperor did during the meeting would only serve as confirmation of his beliefs. Still, he continued with what he had come to say. “Your side has breached the agreement of non-hostility and cooperation with Conclave civilizations by attacking and destroying my civilizatio
Delegation
As expected, the top fifty civilizations, except for Grand Xor’Vak, who didn’t even bother to vote, nearly all voted against the motion, as they are the ones who have been benefiting from the Empire and had also directly experienced the devastating power of the blackhole bombs voted no. The footage of the bomb’s effects had not been shared with others, and only anecdotal accounts were provided to avoid exposing the full extent of the Empire’s capabilities, which would have embarrassed the higher-ranked civilizations and damaged their prestige, something they were not willing to allow as it had already received enough damage on the individual fights livestreams.On the other hand, those who hadn’t experienced the blackhole bomb firsthand and were at the lower end of the Conclave all voted in favor of the motion. They wanted to pressure the Empire into making concessions and sought assurance in case the Empire was indeed behind the attacks on their territories. They believed that the ea
His Plan
“Sir, our fleet was attacked by Terran Empire forces without provocation. What are your orders?” the Bilakis civilization’s general reported to Kumakar, his voice clipped with frustration.“What? Attacked?” Kumakar responded, feigning shock with just the right amount of disbelief. “Weren’t those ships dispatched in response to the earlier raids? Could the Empire have mistaken them for pirate vessels?”Had he not been the one who orchestrated this very misunderstanding, even he might have believed the innocence in his own voice. The performance was nearly flawless.“There was no room for a mistake,” the general replied, jaw tight. “The transponders were active and broadcasting the entire time. They opened fire the moment our ships entered their zone, no warning, no communication.”The general’s fury wasn’t just from the blatant show of disrespect; it was from something more dangerous, the realization that the Empire’s military capabilities were significantly more advanced than their la
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