When Jing Yuexin returned to the Link Nebula, a fierce argument was underway among a group of bigwigs from the Military Department on the Empire's Central Star.
The heart of the dispute was how to deal with the Digital Phantom, which had returned to rest and recuperate.
After learning of the team's astonishing record, there was no doubt that everyone in the military wanted them to fight alongside the armed forces.
However, that was unrealistic, and everyone knew it. This team was interested only in fighting the Alien Race.
The Digital Phantom had previously fought enemy troops in the Alliance and Federation, but that was in the past.
The military had also tried applying pressure, but the results had been poor. The government refused to believe it and suffered a fierce backlash as a result.
The team possessed far too many incredible and miraculous technologies. How should they put it? For the time being, no one dared covet them anymore.
Yes, only for the time being. The government and military were currently discussing the feasibility of purchasing those technologies.
It was simply that the other side's asking price was too high. With the Empire still fighting on two fronts, allocating funds was truly difficult.
While raising funds, they were also waiting for the other side's technology cooldown period—perhaps it would not be so expensive by then.
Just like last time, hadn't they sent over a huge and stable Space Ring? What everyone was arguing about now was whether to agree to the Digital Phantom's deal: warships in exchange for intelligence.
Many people opposed the exchange, because there had never been intelligence this expensive.
Moreover, if the Digital Phantom obtained another four Division Level Ships, the team would possess seven standard-issue Imperial Division Level Ships.
Such combat power was enough to