He Runxian opposed it so fiercely mainly because he believed that producing military goods during wartime and still being qualified to take military orders after the war were two entirely different things.
In a life-or-death war, all kinds of taboos and bottom lines could be crossed. But after the war... did they really think the unwritten rule that "Border Stars must not participate excessively in military production" had no basis?
He Huiqing, however, believed that he was absolutely right. Anything went in war, so... when things truly reached the final stage, did he think the Hesheng name alone could protect that bit of Energy Stone?
Since the worst-case scenario was forced requisition, why not take the initiative and earn a better reputation instead?
The reason their argument had become so intense was that their positions differed somewhat.
Both were thinking of Hesheng, but He Runxian was in charge of production and mainly considered the survival of the base. He Huiqing was already the boss of Hesheng on the home planet, with nowhere further to advance. It would be good if An and the others retired, but if she produced some achievements, she might even be able to climb another step.
In the end, neither convinced the other, so they settled on negotiating an order for one million tons first. As for later... they would take things one step at a time.
After Feng Jun paid the deposit, he headed into space again to look for Fishing Elder and, incidentally, learn about the recent state of the war.
Because the Insect Race had sent reinforcements, there were now more than four hundred Nascent Souls within ten million li. Their individual killing power had increased, and their numbers had risen considerably as well. The Insect Race had now launched a full-scale assault,