Everyone nodded in agreement.
That made sense.
Emerson continued, "Having said so much, I have to tell you. In the previous information sharing, the technology provided to us by the Empire was basically finished products, which we only needed to digest and absorb. But this time, the Empire needs our help."
Someone immediately stood up in opposition, "How is this possible? We have just over a hundred million people, are we supposed to select volunteers from our own population? What if it fails again? Are we just sending them to their deaths? We are different; we don't have unlimited resources or an infinitely large gene pool, our manpower is limited, and when one person dies, we are left with one fewer."
