The Empire had originally adopted a defensive posture toward the Alliance and an offensive one toward the Federation.
This was related to the considerable amount of information Digital Phantom had brought back about the Federation, as well as the severe humiliation they had dealt the Federation when they left.
Of course, the Empire had also long harbored resentment over the tragedy that had occurred on Hope Fourth Star.
But now, Alliance spies had actually appeared on Tianfeng Star, and the military attached great importance to it.
After investigating, they discovered that the Alliance's arrangements within the Empire dated back much earlier than the Federation's.
This fact deeply shocked the Empire's upper ranks.
So the Empire was currently considering whether it was necessary to adjust its offensive and defensive directions. They had come to hear Digital Phantom's opinion.
Fourth Boss was not surprised by this. As a former military backbone, he knew how this process worked.
Basically, before making a decision, the military would sound out the relevant major powers.
For example, military manufacturers would be asked to increase their production capacity, while financial conglomerates would need to consider donations.
The real decision-making power still lay with the military—they were merely giving advance notice.
If any major power truly had objections, they had to quickly pull strings with the relevant people.
No matter what, Digital Phantom being consulted in person still came as quite a surprise to Zhenshan Fort.
In essence, it was still just sounding them out, but allowing Digital Phantom to express an opinion on the overall direction was no ordinary level of importance.
So he stated frankly, "We aren't professionals in this matter, and we trust the military's intelligence-gathering and professional capabilities."
In any case, so long as it involved resisting foreign aggression, Digital Phantom would not stand