Many things happened during the trip to their assigned planet, many fast ships left Thanatos with the disconcerting and dangerous provisions so that all fleets were under warning. By the time the ship reached the sector, the spy ships of Thor and the rest of the Asgardians confirmed the news about movements of enemy ships in sectors that could suggest that they were trying to advance towards the Valhalla station. Communications from others conveyed equally disturbing news.
No one had stopped anywhere during those weeks; in five days the civilian ships would arrive, and the industry on the three planets had to work overtime to be able to supply weapons and tactical advantages to the front in the face of the coming battle. Thousands of short weapons adapted to the size of the mecha, thousands of devices so that pilots could connect from civilian ships.