Blue Star Federation Government Inspection Delegation

However, the order left everyone aboard the surveying ships looking grim.

Director Xu from Federation headquarters refused outright. "I was only assigned a surveying mission, and your Pegasus Group has no authority to interfere with our Surveying Bureau's procedures."

Sharing surveying data was already illegal.

He chose to turn a blind eye. In any case, he would not take such a risk.

Only the local director of the Surveying Bureau reluctantly agreed. "I can try, but Maple Leaf Mining may not agree."

As for forcing their way in, one look at the various armaments around the warship factory was enough to rid him of any such absurd notion.

With just a few surveying ships, a single frigate could wipe them out. Charging into a heavily guarded fortress was madness.

So all they could do was try their best and leave the rest to fate.

If pressure from above had not forced his hand, he would not even have wanted to try.

Sure enough, after the surveying fleet split into two groups, one side sent an application to Maple Leaf Mining, while the other received a complete copy of the Blue Star Federation Interstellar Development Act.

The rejection could not have been clearer. They did not make fools of themselves and slunk away.

At least their basic mission had been completed. Maple Leaf Mining was most likely not a problem. The only question was who exactly was backing it—or whether several forces had joined hands.

Pegasus Group had already begun seeing shadows everywhere. Everyone looked like the mastermind behind the scenes.

It was even possible that several parties had joined forces. Rather than letting everyone walk away empty-handed, joining together to carve up the Pegasus Galaxy was not a bad option.

In the end, Pegasus Group was simply relatively weak. Otherwise,