Li Qinwu was somewhat taken aback. He had not expected such a blunt refusal, and he hurriedly reminded him:
"Commander, I'm not trying to alarm you!
Once the sacrificial ritual on Purple Diamond Star is complete, a most terrifying Daemon will be born immediately!
The ritual has not yet been completed. It can still be interrupted with ease!
Your fleet has more than enough firepower. You can easily destroy the ritual site with Macro Cannons. Then we can prevent a Daemon's birth and avert the tragedy of an entire planet being destroyed!"
Yet a single sentence from the commander of the Stargate Fleet left Li Qinwu speechless.
"How do I know you aren't a traitor? How do I know you aren't trying to lure us away?"
Yes, after all Li Qinwu had said, this man was still questioning his identity!
The Stargate Fleet's duty had always been to guard the Stargate and ensure that nothing happened to it.
Everything else could be set aside, regardless of what was happening. Even if a Greater Daemon was about to be born on the planet right in front of them, the Stargate Fleet could not leave the Stargate!
Or rather, it was precisely because there was an emergency that they were even less likely to leave the Stargate. They feared being lured away, and feared even more how responsibility would be assigned afterward!
The Imperium's system was deeply rotten. If the Stargate Fleet commander listened to Li Qinwu and mobilized his fleet to bombard Purple Diamond Star's surface, preventing a Greater Daemon's birth, there was still a high chance he would be held accountable afterward.
These direct forces of Terra belonged to the heart of power, where political struggles were exceptionally brutal.
Who knew which political faction this Stargate Fleet commander in the