Wang Dong understood what he meant.
Unless something unexpected happened,
the information about this tiny wormhole passage would be the most valuable "commodity" on this extraterritorial battlefield.
Of course, Wang Dong could simply report the information to the higher-ups at Forward Base.
The merit points he earned afterward
wouldn't be skimmed. The extraterritorial battlefield generally maintained a reasonable degree of fairness and impartiality when calculating merit points.
But now that Xu Zhenzhi had made his meaning clear,
for Wang Dong to take such a simple, heavy-handed approach
would be a waste.
This information about the tiny wormhole passage was directly connected to when the next stage of the extraterritorial battlefield against the Mist Butterfly Civilization would open.
Handled properly,
it could be used to secure greater benefits for the Sky Peng Horizontal, and even for Wang Dong himself!
"Commander Jin Zhucheng is definitely not our first choice for a trading partner."
Almost immediately,
Wu Baiyi pointed this out.
Wang Dong didn't make the decision on his own.
Instead, he laid the matter before the core crew members so they could discuss it together and pool their ideas.
After they learned the details,
Wu Baiyi spoke first.
"Exactly.
Commander Jin Zhucheng's faction already controls the entire Forward Base leadership.
If we make a deal with him,
we won't have any leverage.
We might only receive the minimum possible merit-point reward.
Any additional rewards would be almost out of the question."
Liu Zhi agreed.
Everyone else shared their view.
"So does that leave Vice Commander Huang as our only option?"
Salty Fish Girl asked.
"Not necessarily.
We could also approach senior officials at other Forward Bases, or find someone else within the Kindling Human Civilization Alliance to trade with.
Given how weak the Mist Butterfly Civilization has proved itself to be on