"Of course, it's for the Human Clan to eliminate these malignant parasites. Even if it means burning my life away, I must illuminate the darkness ahead of the Alliance and never bow to any power..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Elliot Pine said as he heard these cliched declarations. A vein throbbed on his forehead, and he quickly said, "The Alliance already knows you've been wronged and has put pressure on the guy behind it to make him pay a price. But you must also understand that it's not easy to train a Silent Eagle Warplane Pilot Mechanic; each one is forged with money. Moreover, although their backers are not all Top Families, when combined, they are not to be underestimated."
It was meant as a warning, but Gary Smith, seeing Elliot Pine's winking and gesturing, instantly understood...
Hard to train = valuable = a good opportunity to extort!