"What an unimaginable Engineering Marvel."
"What method did you use to open a door in space and send something the size of a planet through it?"
On the flagship of the cruiser formation, Xin Ning and He Chou stood before the enormous viewport in a lounge within the vessel, watching everything unfolding in the star system outside.
Vicar Star had already been teleported away. Xin Ning did not know where it had gone; he could only see the visible residual energy left behind after the Star Gate had released an immense amount of power during its colossal long-distance transmission.
"A Star Gate. A method of faster-than-light travel," He Chou said.
Xin Ning continued marveling at the Star Gate, praising its sheer scale and incredible capabilities.
But He Chou was not listening to Xin Ning at all. He frowned slightly as he thought.
After pondering for quite some time, he finally spoke.
"Actually, you gave that Ether a way to save face."
"After all, using us to kill The Visionary was no longer possible. There was no point in maintaining the deadlock. If it really came to war, we would lose time and efficiency. What you would lose, though, would be much harder to quantify."
"So your decision to act beyond your authority was actually a good thing for that Ether."
As He Chou brought up the matter, Xin Ning's excitement gradually subsided, and the smile on his face became the polite sort commonly worn by members of the Water Clan.
"Even so, you may still be punished," He Chou continued.
"I understand. I understand." Xin Ning nodded repeatedly.
This highly experienced Water Clan diplomat could practically guess what would happen to him next.
And because of the gap in experience between them, Xin Ning's predictions were far more detailed and