The Archangel's successful return, along with the Atlantic Federation's military-industrial complex running at full capacity to produce a new generation of warships and MS, drove all the other member states of the Earth Federation mad.
Those politicians and interest groups called Mu La Flaga more than a dozen times every day, demanding that he honor the agreement they had signed.
But unfortunately, every single one of those demands was rejected.
The reason was simple!
If he could keep it all for himself, why share it with anyone else?
Wasn't it better to enjoy the massive profits brought by a technological monopoly?
What was more, Mu La Flaga had found himself a perfect excuse: the operating system suitable for Naturals was not yet complete and required time for adjustment and testing.
And so, a group of nations with their own ulterior motives fully embraced bureaucratic procedure, holding meetings, arguing, and wrangling all day at the Earth Alliance headquarters.
Some who could no longer hold back even tried sending spies to contact Allen directly, hoping to obtain key technologies from him or offering astronomical sums to poach him.
To that end, they threw every method involving wine, women, money, and influence at him all at once.
Every day, his messages were flooded with countless photos of beauties and invitations to dates.
Besides that, checks and contact information would mysteriously appear outside his door.
In short, if he had not been watched around the clock, some countries and factions might very well have taken the risk of kidnapping him outright.
Reality once again proved that freedom, human rights, and the idea that science knew no borders were all lies.
Given enough profit, capital could trample every law and moral principle in the world.
Naturally, Allen did not rush to take a stance on