Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 507 - 338: Scoring Twice (5-in-1 Part 2)

Chapter 507: Chapter 338: Scoring Twice (5-in-1 Part 2)

Upon hearing about the subsidy of 120 billion Federation Coins, everyone began to speak up.

"Vice Chairman Gakels, my Thirteenth District has suffered heavy losses from the invasion of the Chilami monsters in the past few years. The overall environment has been poor these last two years, and we urgently need the subsidy. I think we should be given priority."

"As if only your Thirteenth District is facing difficulties. My Seventh District isn’t doing well either. This time, we need to allocate at least 10 billion to us."

"You dare ask for so much right off the bat, 10 billion? Then what’s left for us?"

...

For a moment, the conference room erupted into argument.

Gakels and the two others silently watched them argue.

Just then, the door to the council hall was pushed open, and a young man dressed in a lieutenant’s uniform hurried in.

The previously lively council hall fell silent all at once, and everyone turned their heads to look.

"Emergency military report!"

The order officer shouted anxiously.

"What’s happened?"

Gakels asked with a slight frown, contrasting Yun Rou, the order officer already had either good or bad news written all over his face.

"Latest military intelligence, the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country is amassing a large force at the border!"

At these words, everyone was taken aback.

"How could this be?"

"Don’t tell me the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country is up to something."

...

Alicia’s face suddenly turned pale, and she stood up, saying,

"This is bad, something’s going to happen in the Tidal Star Sea!"

"Oh, what’s the hurry?"

Farren said with a smile, looking at Alicia.

"Farren, how can I not be in a hurry? If the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country is amassing troops at the border, it’s clearly targeting the Tidal Star Sea."

Alicia frowned and looked at Farren.

"I know, but there’s no need for you to panic. The fighting hasn’t started, has it?"

"I still need to make preparations in advance!"

"Preparations for what? Deploying troops? That won’t do! Who was it that said the safety of the Federation’s mainland is of utmost importance? I think they had a point!"

Farren said sarcastically.

"Farren, you don’t have to be so sarcastic. At least I won’t have my troops encircled as soon as they’re deployed like you."

Alicia was also angered by Farren’s words.

"That’s hard to say, nobody can predict the risks! Once your properties are plundered and people slaughtered, can you still stay rational?"

Farren retorted unsympathetically.

"Farren!"

Alicia’s expression suddenly turned cold.

Seeing Farren and Alicia start to quarrel, Xiao Lie and others fell silent.

Gakels also had a headache as things were bad enough already, and now these two were at loggerheads. He spoke up with a heavy voice,

"Enough, both of you, stop arguing. The main concern now isn’t internal dispute but finding a solution to the problem."

"Easy for you to say, how are we supposed to solve it?"

Farren replied disdainfully.

At this moment, another order officer rushed in, reporting urgently,

"Sir, there’s news from the Dark Star Empire."

Farren immediately became serious and pressed for more information,

"Speak quickly, what’s the situation? Has Aus’s legion made a move?"

"They haven’t moved, but the Dark Star Empire has mobilized six Neutral Countries, dispatching thousands of warships and tens of millions of troops, encircling the Thirteenth Legion!"

The order officer reported promptly.

At this, Farren’s face turned very grim.

Gakels’s heart jumped, urgently asking the order officer,

"What about the Thirteenth Legion?"

"The Thirteenth Legion foresaw the unfavorable situation and has already withdrawn from the Siloke Star Sea,"

the order officer continued with his report.

Upon hearing this, Gakels’s heart eased slightly, but he still sighed.

"Ah!"

Once again, the entire conference room fell into a deathly silence, with no one saying a word for a long time.

It was then that Xiao Lie couldn’t resist speaking up,

"About that subsidy..."

But before he could finish, Alicia slammed the table angrily and yelled,

"There’s no subsidy, nothing at all!"

After hearing this, Xiao Lie and others looked at Gakels with troubled expressions.

Gakels was also in a difficult predicament, as the funding was provided by him and Alicia. But with the current situation, Alicia definitely wouldn’t want to contribute anymore.

Moreover, with the Federation about to bleed funds to confront the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country, Gakels still addressed everyone,

"Everyone, listen to me. You’ve seen the situation for yourselves. With Heavenly Revelation Divine Country ready to pounce and the encircled legions yet to be rescued, there will be no subsidy. However, tax cuts are still possible. Let’s all tighten our belts and pull through these hard times together!"

"Alright then."

Xiao Lie and the others didn’t say much else, at least a tax reduction was something.

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In a house within Starshine City,

Su Ming sat on a chair, placing his wrist console on the table, projecting screens and an interface.

He tapped on the projected keyboard with his finger, repeatedly reviewing the materials left to him by Teacher Mia.

He was puzzled, wondering which step could have gone wrong, causing such a large deviation?

Right then, Little Hui, utterly bored, scurried onto the table, sticking its head in front of the hologram, obstructing the projection.

"Don’t mess around; play with this."

Su Ming extracted a small leather ball from his pocket and handed it to Little Hui.

Little Hui happily clutched the ball and hopped down to the ground, slapping the ball around the room in excitement.

Meanwhile, Su Ming continued to browse the materials.

The materials left by Teacher Mia certainly had no issues. If he wasn’t operating correctly, he must have overlooked some detail.

Time swiftly flowed by.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.

Su Ming still hadn’t found the key reason.

Little Hui, bored of playing alone with the ball, hopped back onto the table with it, slapping the small leather ball to attract Su Ming’s attention, hoping he would join in the play.