The clouds of a great war are brewing in the vast and almost boundless regions of the Milky Way.
...
"Is the Imperial Defense System still unable to start?"
In the virtual meeting room, Director Eno asked with a grim face.
Over fifty virtual projections sitting around the round table fell into silence.
"Something is unusual, Eno."
An elderly voice said slowly:
"Whether it was the previous propaganda war or this terrorist incident, according to records within the century, the Imperial Defense System could always start successfully for such events.
"But now, it has repeatedly indicated that the conditions for initiation are not met."
Someone said: "I am responsible for maintaining the black box of the Imperial Defense System laboratory, and we are conducting a comprehensive inspection of the black box. From the data collected so far, this defense system... it is too ancient, many logic operations seem to have subtle deviations."
"Can you maintain this program?"
