"It's like this, I've noticed that your mining team is quite capable, with hardly any significant wastage of resources in the Secret Realm. Our Federation team's mining capabilities are somewhat inferior to yours, so I was thinking, could the two teams exchange some knowledge? This could also help reduce unnecessary resource waste."
Xiao Zhan guessed right, indeed it was about this matter.
However, he didn't expect Chernokov to be so shameless, making it sound so straightforward—framing the act of espionage as 'exchange', and the kicker is he doesn't seem inclined to offer anything in return.
Wasting unnecessary resources, but those are your resources, what does it have to do with us?
Xiao Zhan pretended to frown and said with some difficulty, "General Chernokov, as you've said, our Federation team does indeed possess unique insights in mining resources, stemming from their excellent personal qualities and their hardworking spirit."
First, stepping on them to elevate us.