Inthe FleetAdmiral''sofficewas Abraham resting on his extravagant office chair.The morning training took its toll on his body. It kept aching as though a car hit it head-on and threw it on the sidewalk.


    But it wasa lotbetter than his situation a couple of hours ago. After the grueling training, he could barely move his body and almost lost consciousness.


    It was a bit embarrassing, especially when he was the Fleet Admiral of the United Navy. Nevertheless, Abrahamdidn''tregret the training he went through. Especially when it made him understand something vital about his body.


    It was the ability of indefinite recovery.


    Indefinite recovery wasthe reasonwhy he felt revitalized when he woke up in the middle of nowhere. Instead of feeling weak, he felt energetic.


    ording to Systema, indefinite recovery will help him regenerate his body limitlessly without any disgruntling side effects such as cell degeneration.


    Of course, itwasn''twithout a price for every action that needs energy.


    Indefinite recovery needed him to eat a lot of food, about 5 kilogramsworthof meals in one go. Naturally, this would be under the pretext of getting recovered from an injury.


    If he trained until his bones break and his muscles tear, this would be the price of recovery. It was a small price to pay as he could elerate his regeneration so that itwouldn''ttake weeks for him to recover.


    Like now, it only takes several hours before Abrahampletely recovers.


    It was an overpowered ability fora normalhuman like Abraham. It alsogave him the opportunityto train without worrying about breaking his body into bits.


    With indefinite recovery, he could practically train until the end of time and transcend the limits of humans.


    But that was for the future.


    For now, going through some hellish training and managing the United Navy was his priority.


    "Though… I regret getting help from the 2nd Lieutenant. If not for my indefinite recovery, I would have been in bed for a number of days." Abraham wryly smiled and went through the files on his table.


    It was afternoonandvarious things had happened throughout the Port of Dawn in the duration of the UnitedNavy''ssecond day.


    Most of the reports in the files were primarily aboutthe stabilization ofthe manufacturing sector andtherecordingoftheport''slogistics.


    ording to the paper, the materials in thewarehouses of the portcould barelyst the United Navy a month. After that, the Navy will be facing a shortage of countless materials.


    With this in mind, they nned to elerate the n to acquire resource collection points throughout the ind.


    "They want to send research teams to several locations of interest. Of course, to safely tread the ind, they need the assistance of the marines."


    Since the Marinesweren''tdeployedat the moment, it was the best opportunity for them to be used. So, Abrahamdidn''thesitateandsign his signature in the document.


    Tomorrow, the mission will begin.


    Abraham thought about the mission and feltthat theyneeded to prepare a lot. They must not underestimate the sea and thend of this new world. Especially when they had little to no information about it.


    "It looks likeI''llhave to add some requirements to the mission."Abraham furrowed his eyebrows as the safety of his personnel was the number one priority.


    He had no ideaabouthow to acquire them without summoning a ship or constructing a port. Even when he asked Systema yesterday, the same answer appeared.


    Abraham must summon a ship or construct a port to receive personnel.It was a bit disappointing,butit wasmanageable for someone like him.


    ''Ican''tbelieve I am getting ustomed to the position of Fleet Admiral.''Abraham shook his head and felta bit ofpride from his unexpected management skills.


    Perhaps,ordering your teammates duringan importantmatch of a gamehad its own effects on him.


    Anyhow, Abraham started writing therequirements of the missionin the file and went along with various options. The requirement was that the task force must be transported through helicopters.


    Spoken helicopters must be armed forbat, and thesame could be said with the task force.Attack helicopters will be on standby for reinforcements, and the task force must not spend more than four or five hours in the locations of interest.


    Abraham''srequirement was simple. Itdidn''task much and merely warrantedthe existence ofextra security and caution.


    Now that the requirement has been set.Helooked forward to the mission that would be done tomorrow. This would be an interesting oneforsure.


    But he hoped that itwouldn''tbe too problematic for the United Navy to deal with.


    ――――


    A night passed, and the radiant morning followed. The golden sun rose from the lines of the boundless horizon, bringing about a new day to those below the azure heavens.


    In the defense sector of the Port ofDawn,were four UH-60M ck Hawks within its airstrips.Various maintenanceworkers and engineers were preparing the transport helicopters to be deployed into the field.


    Meanwhile, in a small building beside the airstrip were the personnel who would be undertaking the task under the orders of the Fleet Admiral and Lieutenant Commander Morgen.


    There were marines of the UNS Light Bringer in the buildingwhilethere werevarious expeditionary research personnelthatwould be divided into teams.


    "That is all you need to do for thetask''pletion."


    Inside the debriefing room was 2nd Lieutenant Campbell. He was assigned as the field leader of the small task force. The debriefingmostlyconsisted of warnings and whatwas neededto do when something unexpected happened.


    There was also a time limit of 5 hours in the field, so the expeditionary research teams must not waste their timewhenexamining the locations of interest.


    But what were the locations of interest? Well,there were two locations of interest that werethe primary goal of the mission.


    It was the northern teau of the ind that might have richdeposits ofmineral,and the suspected oil field in the eastern grasnd.That''sright, the ind was big.


    Exploration had been done since day oneandthe ind has an approximate area of a quarter of Britain. It was massive, so it might take time for the Port of Dawn to haveplete influence over the ind.


    At any rate, after the debriefing of Campbell, it was time for the mission to officially begin.


    The marines packed their military bags, and the research personnel equipped themselves with their briefcase where sensitive equipment was held.


    They soon got out of the building and immediately heard the roars of thehelicopter''spropellers. The ck Hawks were ready to go with its armaments and ordnance armed.


    One after another, the personnel of the expeditionary research teams entered the transport helicopters.Thst to step in were themarineswhokept the doors wide open.


    With the ck Hawks fully loaded, it was time for them to lift off.


    *This is Delta 1-2, Ready!*


    *Delta 1-1, Ready!*


    *Delta 1-3, Ready!*


    *Delta 1-4, Ready to go!*


    *This is DATC, Birds are clear to go!*


    Following the confirmation of the Port ofDawn''sAir Traffic Control Tower, the transport helicopters lifted themselves from the ground and hovered in the airstrip.


    Dust shrouded the surroundings of the airstrips as thunderous apuse of the propellers resounded throughout the skies and the ground below it.


    When the ck Hawks were up in the air, they slowly pointed themselves towards their destinations.


    The transport helicopters were in an echelon-right formation as they began to fly through the heavens, heading to their designatednding points.


    While the ck Hawks flew onward into the skies, the marines calmly observed the surrounding forest and hills of the ind.


    With rifles in their arms anda pair ofshades covering their eyes, it was reminiscent of the war they had fought before getting transported into the new world.


    Ironically, their target was an oil field and mineral deposits.


    2nd Lieutenant Campbell, who was in Delta 1-1, gazed at the dense evergreen forest. He remembered the words of the Fleet Admiral before debriefing the task force personnel.


    "2nd Lieutenant, be careful in the operation and never let your guard down. This ind is not what it seems, andwehumans are far from itsplete dominator. So, I implore you to be careful until we be theind''sapex."


    Campbell understood the words of the Fleet Admiral. A new world meant new things.As theyhad little to no information, they had to be cautious when undertaking missions.


    The personnel of the United Navy cannot be reced. They had no boot camps where new marines, infantry soldiers, sailors, or military personnel could be trained.


    With this in mind, every personnel was a resource, which must be what the Fleet Admiral was trying to say. This was why the rumored maritime-security mission had an entire duration of a week to prepare.


    ''Imustn''tlet my guard down.''Campbell thought to himself with his eyebrows furrowed. He looked at the rusting trees and gripped his rifle tightly.


    The sess of this mission was paramount to the UnitedNavy''sfuture. And they must secure it with caution and efficiency.


    *Delta 1-3, Delta 1-4, we will be breaking formation, Over!*


    *This is Delta 1-3, Roger!*


    *Delta 1-4, Roger!*


    The four ck Hawks separated into their respectivetwo groupswithone heading towards the northern teauwhile the other headedto the eastern grasnd.


    Asthe separation ofthe task force had beendone, it was finally time for the first stages of the mission to start.


    Delta 1-1 and Delta 1-2 were headed towards the northern teau. Campbell took notice of the rigid terrain slowly covering his sight. They were about to enter the mountainous area of the ind.


    It took several minutes before the two ck Hawks arrived at theirnding points. As the transport helicopters hovered from the stone ground, they slowly descended from the skies.


    When the ck Hawks were a foot away from below, the marines swiftly descendedand createda defensive position.