"Can't give them!"
"Those cutting-edge technologies might be good, but they're still external things!"
"Martial arts inheritance is the foundation!"
"What if they really manage to cultivate something? Who can bear that responsibility?"
The arguments in the conference room nearly blew the roof off.
Old Zhang was so furious that his neck thickened and his face turned red. He slammed a palm onto the holographic projector.
"You're worrying over nothing!"
"Trading three commonplace Cultivation Techniques for White Eagle Country's aerospace and nanotechnology."
"This is a guaranteed profit!"
The two were about to start fighting again.
Elder Zhan, who had been sitting upright at the head of the table, finally raised a hand.
With that single gesture.
The previously clamorous conference room instantly fell silent.
"Give them."
Three simple words set the tone directly.
Old Zhang broke out in a cold sweat and opened his mouth to argue.
"Carry out the order."
Elder Zhan's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable authority.
"Notify the Research Department."
"Select three of the most basic Third-Tier Cultivation Techniques, along with three of the most ordinary Third-Order Martial Techniques."
"Make copies and store them on encrypted hard drives."
"Since foreign countries want them, bring back their technology!"
Helpless, Old Zhang could only grit his teeth and sit back down.
Lin Yuan leaned against a sofa in the corner of the conference room and did not say a word throughout.
The meeting ended quickly.
Orders were issued one after another from the Martial Arts Research Institute and rapidly delivered to military districts across the country.
That afternoon.
At a military base somewhere along Dragon Country's coast.
The sunlight was glaring, and fierce winds howled.
One hundred of the latest large armed transport aircraft stood on the enormous airfield.
Their black-and-gray paint gleamed with an