Kong Dao respected his godfather Duan Muque from the bottom of his heart. His primal, beast-like instincts could sense that Duan Muque indeed was like a father to him, hiding his concern and care for him in his heart beneath his stern fatherly demeanor. He believed his instincts. Even so, he didn't dare make requests of him easily.
That was why he had contacted the President's Office instead to inform the office that he was going to make a trip out of Mars. He submitted his request to Earth's administrative office. The person taking his voice transmission was a woman with a very melodic, soothing voice. He felt it vaguely familiar, but he couldn't place the voice and whom it belonged to. He didn't think much further on it. After ending the transmission, he contacted the Martian military.