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Chapter 4: You Are My Medicine

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Siddharth bowed slightly and spoke into the microphone on the podium, “Yes, it’s only natural that you didn’t know. The Sixth Military Region was born out of the expansion from the Special Operations Forces reporting
directly to the military. It was never meant to be an amulet under the sunlight, but rather the protector of light and existing solely in the dark. In terms of division of authority–
aside from the regions and affairs under the jurisdiction of the 5 Major Military Regions–all other regions and affairs are to be under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Military Region.”

This was the result of the compromise between the five Major Military Regions and the Central Military. 
Sidharth Shukla had been transferred from the Central Military to specially undertake in forming the Sixth Military Region.

“What? Major General Shukla, are you mistaken? As far I know, the five Major Military Regions encompass the entire country. There is not an inch of land left. May I ask where your jurisdiction lies?” Another senator in his forties, but with a belly as large as a woman who is five months
pregnant, grew more more dubious and tapped the table with his pen. He read the appropriation report  Sidharth Shukla had submitted and shook his head.

“How can there not be?”  Sidharth Shukla picked up the laser pointer on the podium and turned around. Behind him, a topographic map of the Empire appeared on the enormous
electronic display as programmed.

Sidharth Shukla pointed the laser pointer towards the topographical map on display and circled the territory. He calmly stated, “You see? Everything beyond this territory is under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Military Region.”

The senators straightened in their seats with shock. “But Major General Shukla, are you sure? Those are foreign territories.”

“Correct.” A twitch suspiciously resembling a smile appeared on Sidharth Shukla’s passive face. “Any land not belonging to the Empire is under the jurisdiction of the Sixth
Military Region. The Sixth Military Region is the Empire’s army, and only observes the law and order of the Empire.”

“Simply stated, we take over anything the five Major Military Regions cannot do, but should do. The Sixth Military Region, like the previous Special Operations Forces, is not required
to report to the Senate, but only to to the Supreme Military Council.” Sidharth Shukla tapped the laser pointer in his hand and shut off the topographical map on the enormous
electronic display.

Sidharth Shukla placed his hands behind him and set his feet apart in standard military stance on the podium, an air of extreme fierceness about him.

He displayed a mettle unlike that of ordinary soldiers. It was the lethal air of someone who had not only truly
experienced large scale and bloody slaughter, but also frequented battlefields.

However large scale warfare had not occured on Blue Planet for over seventy years, so where did this Major General Shukla get his lethality from?

The Great Assembly Hall buzzed with noise and senators looked at each other, whispering to discuss the sudden appearance of the Sixth Military Region.

“In conclusion, the Sixth Military Region inherits the mission
of the Special Operations Forces in order to protect the interests of the Empire’s citizens on Blue Planet. Although there are only six key members, each one has the support
of tens of thousands. Every operation requires the transfer of a large number of resources, and cross operations with other countries have been increasing. Therefore, the formal
establishment of the Military Region is necessary.”

The senators pondered deeply and kept quiet, but they all knew this implicated the Empire’s increasingly substantial foreign interests.

Very quickly, buttons indicating agreement of the appropriation finally lit up row by row.