The imposing figure of the Britannia Emperor, who controlled one-third of the entire Earth, appeared on the screen. The moment he spoke, the atmosphere of the meeting seemed to grow considerably heavier. His words appeared to question Lloyd's use of such an easily compromised method to transmit Lancelot's data, as well as the submission of the new project application.
"Your Majesty." Lloyd immediately became respectful, bowing toward the Emperor on the screen as he began to explain himself. "I have great faith in the Empire's communications encryption. I believe no other nation can break it. And while Lancelot's development is indeed classified, Lancelot itself is no longer much of a secret. Every nation is competing to develop next-generation KFs, even going so far as to send spies and employ every possible means to investigate the progress of other countries. Compared to information transmission that arrives in an instant, personally returning to the homeland to submit the report would actually create a greater possibility of the data being exposed. After all, an incident like what happened to Princess Cornelia could occur at any time on the way back."
Without waiting for anyone else to respond, Lloyd continued, "Besides, the report and new project research application I submitted contain only standard performance parameters in the report, and only a general outline of the project direction and future development prospects in the application. Neither contains any substantive core data. This is simply a normal daily work progress report and a normal exchange of ideas."
What Lloyd really meant was that Cornelia had been attacked and injured on her own territory. If he, Lloyd, truly returned to the homeland carrying a large amount of data, he might likewise be attacked, causing the information to leak completely. Furthermore, the report and application were merely necessary