The Martial Emperor lived up to her title.
Ronan had been wondering how to explain himself, but she had saved him a great deal of trouble. All he could say was, "Your Majesty is wise beyond measure."
He meant it sincerely, even if the wording was a little extravagant.
"You flatter me, my lord."
The Martial Emperor's pointed reply made Ronan feel as though years were being shaved off his life. But she mostly stuck to the matter at hand. "The Space Army does need a Deep Space Training Environment, but its requirements for realism and precision are correspondingly high.
"Then there's the question of coordination. It's a disciplined organization, after all. Its training and research must run on its own terms; it can't wait for you to make time. That makes the people and teams handling liaison and coordination crucial... But compared with the training environment itself, everything else can wait.
"In short, the core product has to be solid."
At that, the Martial Emperor finally showed a hint of curiosity. "Why did you decide to build a deep-space environment? Research in that area doesn't seem especially urgent for you. Or is it that you might as well use the data your Mica baby sent back? If so, your so-called 'upfront cost of collecting physical parameters' still doesn't hold up. You can amortize old expenses if you like, but you can't hide what's really going on from me."
Mica baby? Seriously?
Clearly, Magnetic Light Mica was no secret to the Martial Emperor.
That much was understandable. Ever since Dreamscape Game opened, "Magnetic Light Mica" had appeared frequently in its world quests and become a hot topic in the Inner World.
But the Martial Emperor had also indicated that she knew the extent of Magnetic Light Mica's current coverage. That