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Chapter 888: Chapter 482, you made the right choice_2
Chapter 888: Chapter 482, you made the right choice_2
“I understand,” Osenia nodded.
She didn’t ask why they had to go to these lengths.
She knew the reason; it was a matter of legitimacy.
No matter what, the Alliance still wasn’t a Star Domain Government. It was already against the rules to pay taxes directly to a higher authority bypassing the Star Domain Government, and keeping the Imperial Tax for themselves would be even more out of line. However, after the taxes were paid, having the Space Domain Government redistribute them as special funding was a relatively better approach.
Before ending the communication, Osenia said to Gu Hang, “Governor, this cannot be a long-term solution. Furyflame has caused us too much trouble with things like this. I look forward to the day you become the true master of Dragonhawk.”
“Very soon.”
…
As Osenia said, the Imperial Tax was not the first problem Furyflame sought to create.
Over the past two years, they had used similar tactics to cause numerous troubles for the Alliance.
The simplest was sending Star Zone Leaders and Planetary Governors to occupied territories in the name of the Star Domain Government.
Every time someone was sent, Gu Hang detained them.
As supreme commander, they would issue orders to the Alliance Army.
Every order was ignored.
Other measures, like cutting off trade, were routine.
Furyflame Battle Group clearly knew these acts would have no results.
But each time the Alliance detained or expelled an official from the Star Domain Government, or ignored an order from the Star Domain Government, they provided Furyflame with an argument, an excuse.
They made use of these to vigorously denounce Gu Hang’s overbearing behavior, to attack the Alliance as separatists, labeling them as traitors.
This wasn’t said for Gu Hang’s benefit, but aimed at the surrounding star domains, the Space Domain Government, and up to the Central Empire.
How could the Alliance handle this?
Such accusations couldn’t stand unchallenged, leaving them only to refute.
Of course, mere refutation wouldn’t suffice. Any explanation was still a defensive move.
The Alliance also relentlessly criticized the Fury Flame Battle Group for hijacking the Star Domain Government, harbouring malicious intentions, and being traitors to the Empire.
Insulting others is easy enough, isn’t it?
Then there was another infuriating affair: claiming battle honors from the Iron Teeth War.
Theoretically, since the Iron Teeth War took place in the Dragonhawk Star Domain, the victory report detailing the conduct and outcome of the war should be submitted by the Star Domain Government. This process decided who, which military forces, had played a larger role in the war, and specifically what their contributions were.
This determined not just issues of honor but how the Empire’s rewards would be allocated.
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Funding for planetary reconstruction and replenishing military losses were matters of practical benefit.
For Gu Hang, an even more crucial matter was asserting his indisputable merit in the war, aiming to obtain the legitimate standing of the Dragonhawk Star Domain Government.
The various troubles Furyflame caused were essentially leveraging the naturally legal title of the Star Domain Government. The key to resolving these issues was to become the spokesperson for legitimacy.
But since Gu Hang already clashed with Furyflame, how could he expect them to speak well of him?
Submitting victory reports through the Star Domain Government to the higher authorities would likely render the Alliance invisible.
Gu Hang profoundly understood that victory and the fruits of victory were two different things. It was possible to win a war and end up with nothing.
He had to fight for that right to speak.
His war report, like the Imperial Tax, bypassed the Star Domain Government and was sent directly to higher authority.
However, the efficiency of the Empire was dreadfully slow.
A year ago, Gu Hang had contacted Galaraldo to ask about the conclusion of the Dragonhawk Star Domain war. At that time, Galaraldo told him that the relevant information had not yet reached the Imperial Military Department!
Gu Hang had no choice but to inquire with the Space Domain Government, and Chairman Zuo said he had already sent it.
What a mess.
Now, no one knew where this victory report was stuck.
But reportedly, this was normal.
For Holy Terra, the Eastern Cosmos Domain… is a rather remote place. Here, a star-field-level war had unfolded, its scale was only so-so. In the entire universe, within the Imperial Territory, wars of a similar scale were exaggerated if one said they happened every day—they were happening several times a day!
Wait patiently.
But all things considered, with the attention of big shots like Zuo Zhaofeng and Galaraldo, efficiency would inevitably be a bit faster than usual.
And so, the wait continued until now.
Gu Hang couldn’t very well keep pushing.
He just had to keep waiting.
And if the final result he waited for turned out to be unsatisfactory, he also had some backup plans in readiness.
Hopefully, they would not be needed.
…
Gu Hang had not yet received a response to the war report when an old acquaintance arrived first.
It was Lois.
The Alliance border troops at Capital Star, after receiving instructions from Governor Gu, naturally had to drive away the Tax Fleet led by Lois.
They denied the Tax Fleet’s docking request, the Navy was closing in, and they warned this Dragonhawk Tax Fleet that if they forced their way through the Capital Star System’s jump point, it would be considered an act of war.
But the Tax Fleet didn’t leave.
Lois made a request for a personal communication with Gu Hang.
Gu Hang thought this high official from the Star Domain Government was going to try to persuade him of something.
After all, Gu Hang could guess why the Fury Flame Battle Group had made Lois the tax official—it was because of the so-called “grace of knowing” that Lois had toward him.
Of course, they knew it was impossible to collect money from Gu Hang, and it was also about irritating Gu Hang.
Moreover, the nature of the Imperial Tax was worse than anything else. They were just waiting to use the issue Gu Hang brushed off to keep nitpicking.
In theory, after being expelled by the Alliance, Lois should have already obtained what she needed and should have left.
What is there to talk about?
However, once they really connected, Gu Hang realized that he was wrong.
“Gu Hang, please save the Star Domain Government,” Lois said as her first sentence.
“Save the Star Domain Government?” Gu Hang replied, “How? Can the Star Domain Government admit that you’ve been coerced by the Fury Flame Battle Group?”
“Of course! That’s the truth!”
Gu Hang gave no direct response but continued to ask, “So, does the Star Domain Government want to give me a secret order to expel the Fury Flame Battle Group with troops?”
“If you need it, of course!”
“Very well, please issue the secret order,” Gu Hang said with a smile.
But his heart was ice-cold.
Even with the so-called secret order, he couldn’t possibly send troops westward to fight a civil war.
This move was just like every other time the Fury Flame Battle Group annoyed him; with this secret order, Gu Hang could openly declare, “Look at what the Fury Flame Battle Group has put the Star Domain Government through.”
But Lois didn’t give him that secret order.
She said, “I don’t want to go back to Yunluo Star.”
“Oh?” It was at this point that Gu Hang truly became interested.
“If I go back, it would be meaningless. I would just continue to be a puppet for the Fury Flame Battle Group; they’ve never thought about leaving the Star Domain Government, Tan Jiuyi’s wishful thinking is just a dream!”
“I want to restructure the Star Domain Government in the Eastern Star Domain, or at least restructure the structure of the Star Domain Administration Department. Gu Hang… will you support me?”
Gu Hang’s tone warmed up: “Of course! We’re old friends, I will certainly support you fully! The actions of the Fury Flame Battle Group are just too excessive; the Star Domain Government needs people like you, Director Lois, to stand up, expose them, and independently take on the responsibilities that the Star Domain Government should bear! If you wish, then stay. The Alliance will provide you with all the help you need.”
“Believe me, Director Lois, you have made the most correct choice!”
