In May of Cosmic Year 131, the Empire had been established for nearly five years, but the overall industrial upgrade would still require another three years.
The second electromagnetic orbital station had also been officially completed.
With countless meteorites drifting through space, Quantum Scanners could be used not only to determine whether meteorites contained precious metals or needed metals.
Noah technology was also used to develop a method of converting meteorite components into metallic materials.
Many meteorites rich in maometals, after all their metals had been extracted, had their remaining components converted into metallic materials.
The Skywing Empire could obtain the metals it needed within a short period of time.
The cost of metal raw materials had fallen considerably.
Barring any accidents, the International Exchange University would open in two years. Nations around the world were preparing to send their top students there to study advanced technology.
Meanwhile, major powers such as the Oya Cross Nation helped the Skywing Empire investigate the suspicions surrounding several countries. After confirming that some nations could be cleared, they recommended that the Skywing Empire share the Dion Empire's advanced technology with those countries.
Purvi listened to an agent's report in his office. Mr. Mai and his group of Las nationals had vanished without a trace; no one could find out where they had gone into hiding.
Purvi was extremely tense and anxious, worried that the Las nationals might have gone to cooperate with the Skywing Empire.
If they did cooperate, then his deliberate falling-out with the Skywing Empire and refusal to join the International Exchange University would have been a disastrous loss for him.
When the Las nationals had first approached him for cooperation, they had given part of Las's advanced technology to the Wanluo Federation. If their partnership had progressed further, he could