The conversation between Murphy and Prince Hu Fu was only witnessed by General Bopal and Priest Bodinos, thus essentially making it a "confidential conversation," but considering the amount of information revealed and its significance to the Sanghai Empire, staging such a private exchange was very normal.
None of the four people found it strange, but the timing was a bit subtle.
Because just as this confidential conversation was taking place, over a hundred bigwigs who followed Murphy onto the sunship under the guise of "paying homage to the holy relic" had already begun almost blatant espionage activities, grouping in twos and threes in different areas of the sunship for "observation and learning."
Although they were not allowed to operate those complex devices, close observation and touch, as well as attempts at deconstruction, continued nonstop.
