The Cost of the Pursuit of the Case.
Added 2021-06-17 03:24:17 +0000 UTCThe Pursuit of the Sugar device or what was know as the Case previously was a high priority for the Mistress.
Seeing the opportunity to arise and given a large amount of resources, Vanessa pursued it with gusto.
Serena gave her the green light to utilise 3 sectors directly from HQ and gave her command priority over the majority of active sectors.
The first step Vanessa took was to ramp up Azologoth hunting parties to extract more Neon Dark. This would give the impression of merely a cash grab or market manipulation to CPD and the Alliance.
The three sectors were then directed into direct acquisition of the case.
This was the single largest mobilisation since the Mallera Deep Operation and involved the activation of some 10 000 combat units.
with 2500 directly involved in the pursuit of the Case.
Vanessa opted for intermittent wave type attacks on key locations to wear down CPD forces.
This involved throwing a rotunda at an area, expending all units while taking a proportionate amount of CPD units with them. Holding off for some time then throwing another rotunda at them. CPD would need to decide if the target was worth re-enforcing or not.
This gave Vanessa the indication of high value assets at that location. Where they would throw a mass of re-enforcements told her the case may be there.
Vanessa would repeat the process of throwing a rotunda at intermittent timing to throw their command control system into a repeating pattern, then send swarm the area.
While the cost of combat units was extremely high, the tactic worked and the Case fell into her hands.
As for combat units losses -
Direct losses in pursuit of the case - 1253
Total losses including diversionary operations - 1475
The Mistress was ecstatic with Vanessa's achievement. She cares only for the results.
As for her Black Clad dolls of death perishing during the operation, The Mistress expects it, she wants it and she needs it.
The combat unit is just that, a unit who seeks other units to eliminate. The units only value is that, the units only skill is that.
She once likened an arrow to a combat unit. The arrow has one purpose, one purpose only, to impact itself on something. The archer determines where, when and upon who this happens. Sometimes the arrow will drive deep into the flesh of an enemy and can be withdrawn and used again, sometimes the arrow misses, sometimes the arrow shatters itself , ending its use to you.
She told Vanessa
"you are the archer, what happens after you release the bow is up to the gods, but if you aim true and send enough arrows towards your enemy you're bound to pierce some flesh"
"you're aim matters but I always will expect some shattered arrows"
"so remember, those faceless combat units of mine are here to be arrows. Why would you become an arrow if you didn't expect to be shattered?"
