"All right, it's getting late. Everyone should make a decision soon."
Gang Shi smiled faintly when Third Elder and Old Fourth fell silent. He had held a great deal of initiative in this branch-family separation from the beginning. How could those two possibly stop him?
He had hurried back early for two reasons. One was to confirm the news, and the other was that he did not want the Second Branch stirring up trouble again. After all, that family was far too monstrous. Even now, he could not understand how Xi Ye had managed to accomplish so many things.
"Yes, yes." Fifth Elder hurriedly chimed in as well. "Lord Borton arrived at the border of the Glory Dust Galaxy yesterday. He'll be here by noon at the latest. Surely we can't remain deadlocked like this until he arrives, can we?"
"Fifth Elder is right." In the front row, a plump old man was the first to rise. "There's nothing left to hesitate over. We were informed of this last night, so everyone has surely given it due consideration. There's no need to keep wrangling over it here."
As he spoke, he turned to Gang Shi. "First Elder, all of us from the Shiye Star Branch Family are naturally willing to fight for a future. But how will resources be divided after we go? Since you're asking us to relocate, some matters need to be explained clearly. For example, how will the various families divide up the starfields we develop over there? How will the manpower needed in the early stages be calculated? And after we hand over our industries, you'll have to give us some startup capital, won't you?"
"Exactly." A group of old men nodded repeatedly. Clearly, he had voiced what was in their hearts.
"As for the division