A Complicated State of Mind

Meanwhile, in the domestic Intelligence Department, experts from numerous analysis teams gathered once again and began helping analyze the importance of this election. Since the election had been highly transparent, the analysis teams had almost immediately listed all the interests involved.

Old Fang's son, Fang Jianming, held the compiled report as he briefed the leader in his office.

"According to the intelligence provided by Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xue, Luofu has granted these so-called players an enormous amount of authority. They possess Otherworld Exploration Power, Colonization Power, and Construction Power. Once their colonies reach a certain scale, Luofu will even provide material and technical assistance. They are clearly cultivating the players as their core force. This is entirely consistent with the conclusion my father reached earlier. What Luofu lacks most is population!"

"Population?" The leader and Old Man Li both felt their hearts jolt, their mouths going dry as they hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"

Fang Jianming said, "Judging from Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xue's intelligence... Luofu possesses an extremely abundant Knowledge Base, and its technology is highly advanced. The player faction she belongs to built an advanced battleship in just half a year. Given how mature this technology is, if Luofu had enough people, it would have already conquered the otherworld..."

"That makes sense..." The leader and Old Man Li both nodded.

"However, there's a contradiction here..." Fang Jianming said doubtfully. "Without a sufficient population, how did Luofu develop its technology to this level? Even if they've spent all these years collecting outstanding researchers, without enough manpower and resources, many scientific ideas would be difficult to realize, wouldn't they? How did they establish the advanced technological system Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xue described?"

"Do you think it could be fake?" Old Man Li asked curiously.

"It's unlikely to be fake..." Fang