As Li Chen spoke, his sharp gaze swept across every face in the room.
Li Chen's words made all the commanders present tense up.
Megatron, Mo Yue, Mo Li, and the others exchanged glances.
Clearly, no one knew who was obstructing the Scientific Research Department's development.
In any case, they knew very well that they had absolutely nothing to do with it.
"No, that's not it, Commander. It's not that anyone is deliberately making things difficult for us. The materials, energy, and everything else supplied to us are abundant—more than sufficient!"
"It's just... I'm sorry, Commander. I didn't express myself clearly enough just now."
"What I meant was that our current material refinement technology can no longer keep up with demand."
"We must quickly find a way to improve our material refinement technology. Otherwise, our technological growth may hit a bottleneck..."
Hearing the person in charge explain himself, the surrounding commanders all breathed a sigh of relief.
They each looked at him with strange, frustrated expressions.
Then they turned serious gazes toward Li Chen.
Now, everyone felt much more reassured. They no longer looked like guilty children who had done something wrong and were worried about being scolded by their teachers and parents.
"I see..."
Li Chen suddenly understood as well.
He knew it. No one would dare defy his orders.
Even someone like Noah, who possessed authority second only to Li Chen's within the Star-Level Shelter,
would not dare say no to Li Chen's commands.
"Noah, has our current material refinement technology reached a bottleneck?"
Li Chen turned to Noah and asked curiously.
Materials were the key to technological advancement.
Without suitable materials, many high-tech products simply could not be manufactured.
Even with a wealth of complete theoretical knowledge, one could only be a skilled cook. Materials were the