Chapter 209: Ch 205 the debate
The others didn’t hesitate. One by one, they nodded in agreement. Elira was right—and more importantly, none of them wanted to give even the slightest edge to a fellow Grand Admiral. That much was clear.
Grand Admiral Alexander was the first to speak up, his tone thoughtful but pointed.
"Now that you’ve said that—and you’re absolutely right—surely you have a solution in mind, don’t you?" He looked at Elira directly. "One that satisfies everyone... including you and Grand Admiral Ezra."
He paused, glancing at the red-marked systems on the map.
"After all, those key star systems—Minotaur Prime and the other high-priority targets—will fall into the hands of some of us. That’s our objective. But like you said, we won’t reach a consensus any time soon, not without conflict."
He folded his arms.
"And if we keep dragging this out, we risk disappointing Imperial Commander Kallus. So, Grand Admiral Elira—what are your thoughts?"
Elira nodded at Alexander’s question. "It’s nothing far-fetched," she said. "In fact, it’s quite simple."
"We divide the Minotaur Clan’s territory not by the number of star systems, but by merit value. That way, even if someone is assigned a high-priority system—where they can earn a large amount of merit points—others can make up for it by taking on multiple mid or low-priority systems as their targets."
She gestured toward the projected map.
"Out of the 50 star systems, 14 are high-priority targets, 26 are mid-level, and the remaining 10 are low-priority. While we can’t know the exact merit value each mission will yield—since many variables emerge in war—we can use the priority tiers to set a baseline."
"Here’s the framework we’ve been provided by the Red Empress," she continued, her tone steady and directive. "I’ll just repeat it: