"So... that Mana Launch Rocket thing from the Xinfei Merchant Guild really did reach outer space?"
"Yes."
"How high above the ground is this so-called outer space?"
"I do not know. But according to the data released by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, the artificial satellite they successfully launched is roughly a hundred and thirty kilometers above the ground."
"A hundred and thirty kilometers above the ground? How far is it from here to the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Main Base?"
"It should be over two thousand kilometers..."
"Tell me, if the Xinfei Merchant Guild can send a Mana Launch Rocket that high into the sky, then if they simply wanted it to travel far, couldn't it reach somewhere very distant?"
"Judging by the rocket launch principles and some of the data released by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, that is possible."
"Then... could it fly straight here from the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Main Base?"
"Well... I do not know."
"Tell me, if the Xinfei Merchant Guild loaded a Mana Missile onto the Mana Launch Rocket instead of an artificial satellite, couldn't they potentially strike me directly from their Main Base?"
"I do not know."
"Does that mean the Xinfei Merchant Guild already has the ability to launch an extremely long-range attack on any location at any time?"
"I do not know."
"If the Xinfei Merchant Guild wished it, then no matter how sturdy our city defenses were, they would be utterly meaningless?"
"I do not know."
"You don't know? You don't know this, you don't know that-what exactly do you know?"
"I... I do not know..."
"Mr. President, this is the altitude above the ground I calculated for synchronous orbit. Do you see any problems with it?" Sanchelli turned around and pointed to a number displayed on the mana illusion before him,