While Gu Qingshan was aboard the Temple Star Fortress, a secret meeting was being held somewhere in the capital.
There were only nine people in attendance.
"Long time no see, everyone," said an old man with a little mustache.
"Hmph, I really don't want to see any of you. Whenever we meet, it always means trouble," another old man said.
"Come now," said the Bai Family Head, Bai Hongyu's father, puffing on a cigar and blowing out a cloud of smoke. "The Warp Technology we got from assassinating that scientist thirty years ago didn't fall into all of your hands?"
"Damn knowledge. Damn technology," someone muttered.
"Underestimating the progress of technology isn't a good idea," said the man beside him.
"What good is it? The universe is full of monsters. We can't beat them, and going out there means death. This technology is useless," Su Family Head Su Xingchao said at last.
"All right, enough nonsense. Let's begin," said the old man with the little mustache.
"Mm. Let's begin."
"We can start the discussion."
The nine powerful Prefectural Heads spoke up one after another.
"This time, it's a brand-new Mecha Technology. I've only obtained a tiny bit of information. To get the complete picture, we'll need to pool the Nine Prefectures' authority and submit a request to the Goddess of Justice together," the mustached old man said.
Mecha Technology!
Everyone's eyes lit up.
Unlike Warp Technology, which was neither useful enough to eat nor easy to discard, this was technology they could put to use right away.
"Why don't we go straight to the person who created it and have him contribute it? Do we really need to make such a fuss?" Su Xingchao asked.
"Quite right. It wouldn't look good in Federation history if every time a groundbreaking technology