We sat in the presence of Bahn and his elders.
"I need to know to what scope the resources of this Village have been maintained" I said.
"Do you wish to see official documents detailing this Village's resources?" Bahn asked.
"No, I'll utilize the Gemini System" I said and accessed the System.
This was a report of the Village's resources.
"TOTAL VILLAGE POPULATION - 50,000
Male Population - 30,000
Female Population - 20,000
LIBRA JOB SYSTEM
Armed Soldiers - 10,000
Lawyers - 1000
Judges - 500
Total - 11,500
LEO SYSTEM
Families - 12,500
Domestic Farms - 12,500
TAURUS SYSTEM
Horses - 30,000
Bulls - 12,500
Farmers - 15,000
CANCER SYSTEM
Doctors - 5000
SCORPIO SYSTEM
Economists - 500
Ecologists - 500
Total - 1000
GEMINI SYSTEM
Schools - 1,250
Teachers -7,500
ARIES AND VIRGO SYSTEMS
Weavers - 2000
Architects - 2000
AQUARIUS
Currently Void.
CAPRICORN
Currently Void.
SAGITTARIUS
Job Leaders - 10
Archers - 5000
PISCES
Currently Void"
I smiled.
"Things are not really as bad as they seem. Out of the Twelve Stellar Systems, you are currently utilizing Nine of them. The last Three are currently dormant however one of the three dormant systems is vital to your Village's Life Support. That's the Aquarius System. You currently lack a stable Water Source. How have you survived this long without a stable Water Source?" I asked.
"We mostly collect Rain Water and purify it mainly through Filtration and Boiling. During harsher times, we harvest Water from the Roots and Branches of some of the trees growing in our Village" Bahn VIII explained.
"The good news is that you're already well organized so I won't have to organize you from scratch. Now it's time for me to utilize the Scorpio System and scan for the resources that have been captured by the enemy" I said and activated the Scorpio System.
I integrated the Gemini System into the Scorpio System so that it would only scan for Village Resources that had been captured by the enemy.
The Scorpio System showed me three separate geographical locations. The first was the Village's Hunt Grounds. The second were the Farmlands and the third were the Irrigation Canals. The entire area looked empty.
"This doesn't make sense. The enemy has been assaulting us for over four hundred years. Why would they just up and leave?" Joseph asked.
"It's because of Sunlight. The enemy hasn't really left. Nightmares, especially those on the side of evil can't stand the Sunlight since it exposes their workings so they carry out their dread deeds under the cover of darkness. Let's wait till Night and we'll attempt scanning these locations again" I instructed.
We waited till the Sunset.
"Shouldn't we be attempting to reclaim the lands while it's still Daylight? We're wasting so much time waiting for Night to arrive" one of Bahn's elders complained.
"To devise a potent strategy for dealing with the Weaver Of Calamity's forces, we need to know their numbers as well as the nature of the forces assigned to these lands. This will allow us to gauge just how much force we need to apply into defeating them as well as their strengths and vulnerabilities" I explained.
"I see. You haven't lost your touch after all these years" Bahn VIII said.
I laughed. When Night arrived, we scanned the areas again.
The Irrigation Canals scene displayed about Two Hundred Thousand Giga-Wraiths mounted atop Omnicron. With the Omnicron's Infernal Breaths, they were felling the trees close to the Canals and thus blocking the flow of the Water. They however never approached the Canals. The Hunting Grounds were filled with Two Hundred Thousand Bloodhounds waiting to assault anyone who ventured into those territories. Finally, the Farms were being patrolled by Two Hundred Thousand Wraiths.
"An Army Of Six Hundred Thousand Nightmares. The Venomous Supply Chain sure upped its game" I said with a whistle.
"Going by these figures, even if all the men in the Village were to fight, we're outnumbered twenty to one" Joseph analyzed the situation.
"One of us versus twenty of the Weaver Of Calamity's Army Units each? I kinda like those odds but that scenario only holds if we were to rely solely on brute force. Fortunately, we have more allies than just brute force" I said.
"More allies? What do you mean San?" Ciella asked.
"The terrain itself is our ally" I said.