Building a sect from scratch.

"Feelings are feelings, and interests are interests; we have billions of people behind us."

No sooner had the old rabbit finished speaking than someone else said, "Personally, I respect alpha, but as part of the collective, I still believe we must have a greater degree of freedom."

"First, full map access is the bottom line. Second, full access to all books and written materials is also the bottom line. We have basically completed the initial part of the text deciphering work, which means that we can conduct a deeper exploration and excavation of the civilization of the Guixu Realm, at least the part of the civilization that is mainly based on the language of Zhongzhou."

"Furthermore, I still insist on reserving the pace of technological progress. Alpha's political literacy can only be described as barely passing, and its military and management literacy are questionable. Under such circumstances, too rapid a pace of technological progress is not conducive to the transformation of civilization."

"I object!"

Unexpectedly, this time, in addition to Professor Wang, who is always quick to get emotional, Aunt Wang also refuted the argument.

When Wang Qiqing saw Aunt Wang speak, he quickly stopped talking and gestured for her to speak first.

Aunt Wang nodded slightly in acknowledgment before saying, "We cannot let the rabbit feel disheartened, or rather, we cannot be too narrow-minded in our approach."

"If Alpha were a friend from another world, and she extended a series of invitations that led to groundbreaking progress in multiple fields such as technology, medicine, and culture, even surpassing the development opportunities of all other countries on Earth, wouldn't such a friend deserve a 'porcelain gift' from us? What's more, she might very well be one of our compatriots!"

"She not only asked us for help, but also spared no effort to help us. Perhaps there was some concealment and cover-up involved, but that does not prevent her from providing us with tremendous help!"

"Based on the data everyone reported yesterday, we have seen new development directions in more than 100 fields and breakthrough progress in more than 32 projects, including long-stagnant medical technology and military industries. This can no longer be simply attributed to an exchange of benefits!"

The leader nodded in agreement and said, "This is a very interesting point of view, and I think it's worth considering. Indeed, we cannot ignore the results achieved through various indirect collaborations over the past few months, especially for modern science, many of which are invaluable."

As soon as the leader let slip the word, someone else chimed in: "I don't agree with deliberately retaining it either. Retaining it in a phased planning manner can be considered. After all, with limited manpower invested in the development of the Guixu Realm, there must be a priority. But deceptive retention is indeed somewhat unnecessary."

Everyone nodded in agreement and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"This is our first encounter with a life form from another world. Regardless of where Alpha originally came from, she is now from another world. We absolutely cannot let this opportunity cause us to lose sight of the bigger picture and push her to another country!"

"Moreover, she just said that she gave up the opportunity to return to Blue Star, so the passage between the two worlds was closed. However, this is based on her understanding, or rather, based on the level of technology she can achieve. If we invest heavily in scientific research talents and study technology based on the Void Realm, we may be able to reopen the passage—once it happened, it will happen again. There's no reason why it was possible before but it won't be possible in the future!"

"That's right! So material exchange is not impossible!"

Aunt Wang glanced at the time, and after clearing her throat twice during a lull in the conversation, she said, "Let's get to a general consensus... A staff of three thousand is basically no problem. On that basis, we'll try our best to get more flexibility."

After speaking, she turned to look at her supervisor, who nodded and said, "I think it's acceptable. What do you all think?"

“No objection!”

"No objection." "No objection, but there's a problem I need to report!"

Amidst the identical responses, a discordant voice suddenly emerged.

"If we calculate based on a staff of 3,000 for the project, including logistics, management positions, and the staff department, the budget will be ten times larger than it is now! The project base will also need to be expanded! If we calculate based on 5,000 people, that's twenty times larger! If we also include the construction of laboratories for each research project, the first phase of government funding alone will be at least in the tens of figures! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it will be in the tens of billions! And under what category should we approve this level of funding?"

The question posed by Rabbit, who came from the accounting office, silenced everyone present.

Indeed, if it's a legitimate project, like public transportation, medical care, aerospace, etc., the amount of funding doesn't matter. But this is a project that can't be seen in the light of day, so we have to find a reasonable name for it!

In the silence, Wang Qiqing suddenly exclaimed, "Anti-gravity research! And I think it might actually succeed!"

The leader and Aunt Wang and others looked at each other, pondering the feasibility of this idea.

"The anti-gravity space engineering project can be aligned with this; we'll discuss that in a later meeting. Don't worry about funding; this cooperation must be our top priority! There's no room for negotiation! We can't guarantee other countries won't have similar opportunities; the world doesn't revolve around us! We have this kind of opportunity, and other countries might too! Falling behind means being vulnerable to attack! We can't miss this opportunity!"

The leader spoke with unusual seriousness.

Aunt Wang quickly took notes with a pen while continuing, "Then, let me summarize the key points of this meeting..."

……

An hour passed quickly, and the projection screen flickered again, revealing Fang Xianyu's figure clearly in the projection.

"Sect Leader Fang, after discussion, we have reached a consensus that providing assistance with three thousand people is not impossible, but we have two requirements."

Without much pleasantry, the leader quickly got to the point.

Fang Xianyu's expression remained unchanged. She nodded and said, "Please go ahead."

"First, we need to have a completely free range of movement. For example, the map exploration range restrictions shown in the game 'Ten Continents' should ideally not exist."

“I will consider it, but it depends on the specific identity. If it is an NPC, I can remove the map restrictions for all of them, but at the same time, I cannot resurrect them at any time, especially if the death location is too special, I am afraid I will not be able to keep an eye on them in time.”

“I understand, and we will act cautiously.” The leader expressed his understanding of Fang Xianyu’s words, and continued, “Secondly, we need a certain number of completely independent personnel, who will not be allocated by you, nor will they accept any instructions from you, including complete access to the map.” (End of Chapter)