Hua Xiezhi's stance was crystal clear: anyone dreaming of getting information for free was dreaming in broad daylight!
"Alright, thank you. Goodbye," the Major General said politely, utterly unfazed by her rebuke, and ended the call.
Then he sat there, his expression shifting for a long while.
At last, he let out a long sigh. "Notify the fleet to withdraw. So it really was them..."
The other side had not answered directly, but since they had not denied it, that was basically confirmation.
What was more, they had even told them to ask the Federation for details. Presumably... they could also learn something from the Empire?
What was there left to doubt? It had to be Digital Phantom's doing.
Thinking of how that team possessed such astonishing methods, the Major General's feelings were truly complicated.
The good news was that such methods were not in the hands of the Alien Race.
The bad news was that they were in the hands of an enemy nation—one with which they had a truly terrible relationship.
The Alliance did not have a saying like "heretics are more hateful than heathens," but similar sentiments existed to some extent.
Why did such a powerful team have to appear in the Empire? It was simply too unfair!
Just as he was pondering this, someone cried out in alarm and then spoke loudly.
"Reporting, sir! That Alien Race tree... seems to be alive!"
"Hm?" The Major General was stunned. "What happened?"
The Alliance Military possessed no shortage of Alien Race tree remains, including several that were relatively intact.
But capturing a living Alien Race tree... that was something he had never heard of.
Still, the Major General had heard that Digital Phantom had once captured an Alien Race tree and openly carried it through the Empire.
So