Michael immediately picked up the document.
The moment his eyes began scanning through the contents, his expression changed. Even Michael was genuinely surprised.
He had expected access to dimensional cracks before coming here, but what he had not expected was this level of generosity.
For one thing, Michael had completely overlooked the involvement of the other academies. When he originally negotiated compensation, he had only considered two parties.
The Federation and his own academy.
After all, he was not a student of the other academies. Why would they reward him?
From Michael's perspective, his relationship with the Federation was also somewhat awkward. It was not bad, but it definitely was not good enough for him to expect special treatment.
In fact, before arriving, Michael had mentally prepared himself to receive a handful of weak dimensional cracks as a symbolic payment. Perhaps five. At most ten.
