In fact, it was the Initial Awakening Society that had paid the "project fee" with "Isolated Star System development rights shares."
No matter how the "constellation" they traded for was allocated in between, it would most likely end up becoming nourishment for Bifur's ascension to Great Lord.
Xi Corporation and the Great Horn Fleet were involved as well, along with the Initial Awakening Society's calculations—they wanted to tie up both Great Lord Luande and Tai Yu, while also provoking some reaction from the Boundary Curtain region.
Whether or not they had managed to tie them up, word had indeed reached the Boundary Curtain region.
Since the subject had come up, Tai Yu would no longer avoid it:
"Back at the Red Silicon Star System, we were too far away. Now that I have such an opportunity, I'll ask directly: what exactly are the considerations here regarding Luande?
"Given his status and position, it's perfectly normal for him to have conflicts and disputes with the Boundary Curtain region. But before any clear conclusion or plan has been reached, allowing rumors to spread everywhere and making our little backwater speculate wildly is truly inappropriate.
"I know the Initial Awakening Society has been stirring up trouble here, but that was already more than ten weeks ago. Have the Allied Nations Supreme Council and the Senate still not discussed a clear plan?"
Tai Yu's words were anything but polite, yet that actually fit the Boundary Curtain region's stereotypical impression of him.
The atmosphere in the Smoking Room did not change. If anything, it grew slightly more relaxed than before—repeated tugging often made the Boundary more flexible.
"First, one point must be made clear: we have not targeted Great Lord Luande."
Lady Qiao Mian maintained her composed, elegant posture. Her lovely, rational, earnest face looked