Hearing the conversation turn to the main matter, Huang Zhengliang's expression grew solemn as he spoke earnestly and gravely:
"Advisor Chen, the school hopes that at the Advisory Council's internal meetings, you can secure a larger resource allocation quota for the Purity Faction."
At present, the resources needed to train the Purity Faction's lower- and middle-tier Fighters were supplied by the school's own industries. Part of the resources required by upper-tier Fighters came from the Eternal Rift beneath Liepi Gorge, while another part came from national allocations.
That latter portion was the bulk of it.
All resources originating from the World Ring were centrally allocated by the state.
Nominally, the government oversaw the allocations, but in truth, the Advisory Council held the actual power of distribution. Only after the Advisory Council had made its decisions would the government formally announce them.
The Purity Faction had contributed greatly to resisting the external world, and its past sacrifices had been immense. Yet every time, the resources it received were only just enough, precisely at the limit of what the school could sustain. There was a little surplus, but not much.
After all, the total amount of resources was fixed. If one side received more, it meant another side received less. The other schools' allocations were also roughly along the same line, so on the surface, it appeared to be a fair division.
Yet the Purity Faction was deeply resentful of this.
I contribute the most and suffer the greatest losses, so why should those hiding in the rear enjoy the same allocation rights as me? Was all my effort for nothing?
The Purity Faction had indeed followed its own principles and willingly taken the initiative to resist the invasion from beyond. But the other schools sat back and reaped the benefits, receiving