Tan Tai Raoming frowned. "Can't we wait a little longer? Lives are at stake, after all. And that sea island is right there—it's not going anywhere..."
Zong Ruoning said at this point, "I support Student Xia's suggestion. After all, that sea island wasn't there just a few minutes ago."
"It only appeared after we killed those Hua Snakes."
"We don't know when it might disappear."
"At a time like this, getting on the island to gather resources is indeed the top priority!"
"We are, after all, an Interstellar Exploration Force with a mission to complete."
Zong Ruoning made the final decision.
Tan Tai Raoming said awkwardly, "Commissioner Zong, go assign the tasks. The deputy commander-in-chief and I will discuss how to deal with Shan Jingsheng."
Shan Jingsheng grew anxious as well. "What happened between Shi Jing and me is an internal matter of East Tianyuan God Country. It has nothing to do with you!"
"The Shi Jing Clan are retainers of our Shan Clan! They were obligated to protect their master's safety!"
"Our Shan Clan is the master of the Shi Jing Clan. Whatever I do to him is none of your business."
"In any case, our Shan Clan will give the Shi Jing Clan an explanation."
"I don't want this matter to affect my participation in this Starry Sky Exploration Activity."
Then, with a threatening undertone, he added, "Our Shan Clan is already second only to the Wenren Clan in East Tianyuan God Country!"
"Tantai Commander-in-Chief, surely you don't want to cause trouble for the Foreign Affairs Department of the Beichen Empire?"
No one knew what Tan Tai Raoming was thinking, but he did care about saving face.
A public challenge from an international student of East Tianyuan God Country—where was he, Tan Tai Raoming, the commander-in-chief of this