Before long, the team leader relayed his superiors' response. "Keeping it confidential won't be a problem, but we can't conceal the course of the battle."
"So we need a time limit... Will ten days be enough?"
Before this, Qu Jianlei had never imagined that after making such a huge commotion, they might still be able to keep their identities hidden.
There really were all sorts of strange things within the system. This was exactly one of them.
But since the other side had put it that way, he could not simply agree.
"That's impossible. We need at least a month. Your requisition has delayed my friends' journey."
"Fifteen days at most." The team leader could not let the other side set whatever terms they wanted, especially since the Special Operations Department had never set such a precedent. "We need to rest and reorganize appropriately after the battle, but it can't take too long."
That answer was already quite sincere. They had even explained how they would keep it confidential.
Qu Jianlei was not a greedy person to begin with. He merely snorted. "I hope you can keep your word."
The team leader did not take issue with his tone. Instead, he said, "We hope your side can join the battle as soon as possible!"
"Fine." Qu Jianlei gave the order for the Teres Merchant Ship to continue clearing the battlefield while the Battalion-Class Ship and the Jin Yang Merchant Ship headed straight for the Mother Nest.
The battlefield truly was not very large. They were only about 1.5 to 1.6 million kilometers from the Mother Nest.
How could the Mother Nest possibly fail to notice their movements? Four members of the royal clan had died at their hands in succession. They were its greatest enemies.
When it saw them heading