Qu Jianlei frowned when he heard that. "Don't be ridiculous. We finally fought our way into the Link Nebula, and you want to pull out?"
Jing Yuexin's attitude made him unable to stop and ask himself: Have I been too easygoing?
Advancing and retreating on a battlefield was not a game of flight chess, where you could move in whenever you wanted and pull out whenever you pleased.
Once they withdrew, did she know how many more measures the Asuras could put in place inside?
When they tried to fight their way back in later, how much more blood would they have to spill?
He was not a diehard defender. What he valued most was inflicting damage on the enemy's living forces, and he did not care much about the gain or loss of any particular city or territory.
But even if they withdrew, they could not simply leave everything behind. They had to leave a few nails behind... or at least some sentries.
Yet Jing Yuexin's stance was exceptionally firm. "Anyway, I won't let you research it alone."
Qu Jianlei knew she was worried about him, so after thinking for a moment, he spoke. "Then shall we... conduct the experiments in the Link Nebula?"
The corners of Jing Yuexin's lips curved up slightly, her eyes and brows brimming with a smile. "Fine. We'll bring Rhine and Lao Ben too."
The Empire was intensifying its search for the Mystic Mansion, and this was precisely when manpower was needed.
So the four of them leaving was already the limit. They could not take any more people away.
But in truth, with Jiao Daoren, Yi He, Gold Digger, the High-Fidelity Replica, and Wind Forgotten added in, their side was not short on manpower.
More importantly, there was Hua Lei, a Federation native