"So, according to what you're saying, our vast Alliance can't wage war without Bai E?"
Xing Zhuo lowered his eyelids, unwilling to argue, "I didn't say that..."
Before the debate could escalate further, a voice previously absent from the proceedings spoke up for the first time in the council hall.
"Esteemed lords, have you perhaps overlooked one crucial point—"
"Human strength is built upon generations of tool usage. Each time our technological level advances, the problems that once troubled us suddenly vanish."
"And just recently, we confiscated a fragment from the 'Divine.' That fragment has been under the scrutiny of our Academy for several days, and just yesterday, we made some preliminary gains. The fragment contains data on a very powerful attack capability; should it be manifested through human technological means, it will completely surpass our current fleet's main guns of the fifth even sixth generation."
