But there was no choice.
The Shepherd Civilization's journey through the Otherworldly Space battlefield had made Wang Dong realize that upgrading the Abyss Eye was now an urgent matter.
The necessary investment had to be made.
Since it would have to be made sooner or later,
then of course, if conditions allowed, the sooner the better!
Wang Dong did not bring the Pitch Black Explorer into the Sky Peng Horizontal's enormous internal cargo bay.
Instead, after carrying out preliminary repairs to keep its condition from deteriorating further,
he stationed the Star Destroyer in a barren star system not far from the Tanjia Mountain Galaxy.
He also subjected Vinson, Jad, and the other Three Harmony Group officers they had captured to harsh interrogation.
However,
the interrogations yielded few results.
Both Vinson and Jad were Level Three cyborgs, with nearly half of their bodily tissues converted from flesh and blood into mechanical components.
Ordinary interrogation methods were almost completely ineffective against people like them!
As for the other captives, most were natural-born humans, but given their status, they knew very little.
Wang Dong didn't mind.
At most, it would take a little extra effort.
"I understand why the Three Harmony Group has so many High-grade Energy Crystals and even Life Crystals."
Xu Zhenzhi said gravely.
"Cyborgs don't need to develop the Body Forging Technique, so High-grade Energy Crystals, which are an important auxiliary resource for advancing to the higher levels of the Body Forging Technique, are far less valuable to them than to ordinary people.
The same goes for Life Crystals."
"Let me make a bold guess: the forces behind the Three Harmony Group may also have close ties to the cyborgs."
Liu Zhi picked up the thread and took the reasoning further.
Everyone couldn't help frowning.
The cyborgs had managed to