SWTOR X Code Geass: A New Order

Chapter VIII: The Test and The Skirmish

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March, 2019. A year after the Declaration of War.

The situation on Earth was chaotic. Across the known land of Earth, it was horrific. Riots and chaos have become rampant, mainly in the UFN territories. The people were outraged, outraged at the fact that their supposed savior, becomes their demise. They demanded that the UFN negotiate things with the Sith Empire, even it means to surrender at their knees. Some even committed total rebellion in some areas, in hopes that the Sith Empire to contact them and becomes their salvation. But none came. Rebellions were suppressed.

Even the UFN Council is in shambles. It's divided into two. One supports the UFN to go to war, and the other was the one who wished peace. Even the upper echelons of the UFN are divided. With Kaguya and Xing-ke proposed peace, Kyoshiro and Ohgi proposed to fight. Though, the UFN still manages themselves to remain unified.

As for the Britannians, there is no news. Though it could be considered a piece of good news for them, there's no news at all. It means the Britannian Empire didn't do anything significant. There is no protest since everyone is afraid to do so. But, the palace has been quiet since a year ago. Rumor has it that the Justice Emperor is brokenhearted. Knowing that his own sister is with the enemy, and value so little of his life.

And for our beloved Sith Empire, things have gotten busy. As commanded by Faruk, all of the Empire's territory is undergoing massive industrialization and heavy militarization. From last year's 700,000 active personnel, it has quadrupled in size. From 700,000 to 2,800,000 active personnel. And that's just the Sith Troopers. Last year's 89,000 officers are now 356,000 officers. The Knightmare program also boosted production levels. As of now, about 30,000 Norn Mk I Knightmares are ready for usage, with the equivalent numbers of pilots ready for service.

As for the Navy, it's not so much since the qualifications of a Nlavy officer or a Starpilot are higher than others, even higher than regular pilots. Since last year, the Navy has only managed to recruit about 50,000 officers and 100,00 Starpilots. Which in this case, was a setback. Why this is a setback? Because Star Drive Project requires just half of that many, which resulted in little amounts of recruits to spare to be reinforced to the vast territory of the Empire.

It was a major celebration when the declaration was announced. The people of the Sith Empire rejoiced, knowing all too well that they would win. With that declaration alone, Imperial nationalism went off the charts. Which explains why the Sith Empire managed to recruit so many, in just a short time.

The effect of the declaration also resulted in some of the UFN territories turning their backs, and seek the Sith Empire's help. But no requests are being accepted. Why? Accepting their pledge will result in immediate incorporation of the territories to the Sith Empire, which also resulted in the Sith Empire having the obligation to protect them. The Sith Empire is not ready to accept any of their pledges, since their militarization has not even reached its desired numbers.

In the heavy militarization, Faruk aims for additional 8,000,000 Imperial Troopers, 1,000,000 Imperial Officers, 400,000 Knightmares, 500,000 armored vehicles, 800,000 Starpilots and their starfighters, and 600,000 Imperial Navy Officers. For the territory spans from Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, it seems right for him to aimed for that many. After all, if it were calculated, there are about 75,000,000 people fit for service. And if we see the percentage of the completion, it's only a mere 5-15%.

Of course, this militarization is not without cost. For a massive militarization such as this, it'll require the UFN +$80,000,000,000,000. Of course, this was covered by selling outer space minerals to the black market. 5 months before the Britannian purge, a huge chunk of Vanadinite was sold for $50,000,000,000,000 to a high nobility in the Britannian Empire. Another time, Vanadinite was sold to some entitled Viceroy in the colonized Middle East Federation for half the price of the first purchase. And since then, have sold about 10 shards for very high prices. Which was very surprising, after all. Vanadinite wasn't that expensive. In reality, Vanadinite is only worth about 1,500,000 Resh per 3cm shard. If it were converted to Earth's currency, It's only worth $5,000,000,000. All those lying in front of the wedding guests were worth it, the Sith Empire managed to fool the world by selling more than it should. In all sense, Faruk's armor is worth more than that.