After returning to his residence on Vita Island, Bifur's emotions remained in turmoil.
He had to admit that when he came to the Red Silicon Star System this time, his original intention had been to use the convenience of his status as the "Great Horn Fleet's fully authorized representative," along with his connection to the "Initial Awakening Society," to consolidate some resources and make a fortune off the war, building up reserves for his path to becoming a great monarch.
Who would have thought the situation would turn out like this?
In theory, he could consider calling for reinforcements and have the higher-ups send over a great monarch capable of holding the situation down... but could they really hold it down?
The Great Horn Fleet only had two great monarchs. Even if both were thrown in, would that truly be enough to settle everything at a stroke?
At a time like this, what if they kept pouring top-tier combat power into one tiny planetary system and caused a strategic misjudgment? What if guns went off by accident? If irreparable consequences resulted, who would bear the responsibility?
Even if nothing happened, his evaluation by the higher-ups would inevitably drop, and he would have to surrender a great deal of his own profits. No matter how he looked at it, there were a hundred harms and not a single benefit.
How had things reached this point?
By all rights, the situation should not have gone so wildly off course!
Local powers like the "Xi Corporation" and the "Great Horn Fleet" naturally relied on great monarch-level strength to protect their core interests in the Tian Yuan Star Territory. Yet in their day-to-day operations, they more often used worldly means such as money, power, and marriage alliances to clear the way, while keeping such