And the head of Pei Desi was clearly unwilling.
He lured the fool who Gu Hang used to be into the ga, on the one hand, wanting to get sothing for nothing, drawing the Gu Clan to spend their money to help him solve the problem of Rage Owl Star; on the other hand, even if that failed, it would disrupt the process of Gu and Fa repairing their relationship, avoiding the possibility that one corner of his Tianma iron triangle might fall to the other side.
There are many twists and turns in this situation.
Combining so mories and information in his mind, he focused on a key point—put simply, over the years, the Gu Family's business had been doing well, and its influence had been spreading to several surrounding Star Sectors, not just limited to the Tianma Star Sector.
Their dependence on the leader Pei Desi had decreased, while the demand from the Fatches Family, a source of goods and key market, had increased.
This was a change in the overall situation, leading to an adjustnt in the Gu Clan's overall strategy.
Moreover, the situation would beco more complicated with himself involved.
He was a mber of the Gu Clan, but he had a poor relationship with his mother; the Gu Clan also opposed him being the Governor, and after he assud office, they ignored him completely;
He was the one whom Pei Desi wanted to use an appointnt letter to put into office, but essentially, Pei Desi wanted to drag the Gu Clan into the ss. However, due to the Gu Clan's rapid disassociation from Gu Hang, the plot failed to materialize, even straining their relationship further. Now, it wasn't clear what this leader's attitude towards Gu Hang was.
Yelisia's Fufana Family seed to be on the sa path as Pei Desi for the ti being, so there was no need to treat them separately.
The Fatches Family were enemies of the Gu Clan in the past, and were now in the process of repairing their relationship. However, his actions as Governor in consolidating power on the planet would certainly affect their significant asset allocation. Regardless of the final relationship between them and the Gu Clan, their stance was certainly not going to be favorable to Gu Hang.
"That's not right! After this analysis, why do I feel my current political environnt is so terrible? Am I surrounded by enemies?"
He rubbed his head, feeling that his thinking shouldn't be so inflexible.
Such a situation was definitely not right, and Gu Hang really needed to find a political ally, a backer. Otherwise, his earlier thoughts of using military achievents, threatening with the Green Skins, and forming Star Realm Ard Forces to offset taxes would turn out to be pure fantasy.
If it were up to him, where would he find a way to deliver a ssage to the Imperial Military Departnt?
He had to find a suitable partner to help him monetize the fruits of victory from this war into tangible benefits.
"There must be a way..."
He settled his mind again and carefully thought it through.
Of the three parties currently accessible, the Fatches Family was out of the question first.
Not acquainted, and with a major conflict of interest, almost irreconcilable. They wanted Rage Owl Star to be independent from the empire's territory, or at the very least, they would settle for a Puppet Governor, facilitating tax evasion for the Blackbird Heavy Industries they invested in and even allowing leakage of taxes from their own three planets, unmonitored.
Gu Hang couldn't cooperate with them, even if their major industries were on Rage Owl Star, within his nominal rule.
This was an enemy.
Therefore, the enemy of his enemy might be the one to pursue, and that was the head of Pei Desi.
This was more hopeful than the Gu Family, after all, doing well on Rage Owl Star was Pei Desi's core goal, which aligned with his own.
And there wasn't a complete lack of possibility on the Gu Clan's side; after all, there was his biological mother.
So continuing to guess blindly was pointless.
Gu Hang decided to talk to them separately.
Gu Hang's core demand was to sort out the issue of offsetting taxes using the Star Realm Army, to save ten million in Tax Currency. Whoever could help him with this matter would be his good friend.
From this perspective, his goal was quite clear.
...
When Yelisia found out that Gu Hang was coming to visit, she had just finished contacting her family.
Although the relevant battle report had not yet been submitted, she certainly needed to discuss it with her family first. The Fufana had deep roots in the navy. They knew exactly how to polish the battle report, how to prepare in advance, how to curry favor clearly, build montum, and pave the way; all that was missing were the official battle achievents.
In her mind, she still pictured her father's face, flushed with suppressed joy, praising her for a job well done.
She herself was very happy.
How exhilarating!
Now who would dare say she was just there due to nepotism? She'd sar the solid battle achievents in their faces!
What did Gu Hang want by coming to see her now?
But at this mont, she was in a good mood, so anything would do.
In her captain's quarters, she t with Gu Hang.
After so brief pleasantries, Gu Hang stated his purpose: he hoped to have a conversation with Chief Pei Desi.
Interstellar communication was not available on Rage Owl Star, and even on the Beautiful Lady, an ard rchant ship equivalent to a destroyer's specifications, it was only possible to send ssages, not to communicate in real ti.
After a bit of thought, Yelisia roughly understood what Gu Hang wanted to see the chief about.
She smiled and said, "Luckily, the communication cabin on the ship wasn't damaged during the battle. I have a direct line to the chief's office, but I can't guarantee that the chief will have ti to see you."
"It's okay."
Yelisia called soone to initiate the Spiritual Energy communication.
Soon, a ssage ca through:
"Chief Pei Desi will have ti for a call in twenty minutes, the appointnt has been set."
Yelisia turned to Gu Hang and said, "It seems we're in luck."
The next thing to do was wait.
During the wait, Gu Hang chatted briefly with Yelisia.
Mainly about his vision for the Star Realm Army.
There was nothing confidential about it; it wasn't in conflict with the navy.
However, after hearing his ideas, Yelisia widened her eyes in surprise and exclaid, "You really take the unconventional path, daring to think of such thods."
"Then what's your assessnt? Is it feasible?" Continue your saga on m|v-l'e -
"I think it's feasible," Yelisia said. "Anyway, even if the Star Realm Army is established and you're transferred, you won't lose anything."
"Is there a possibility that I won't be transferred? Or, if I am, it would just be temporary, like the Tianma Fleet?"
"I get what you an," Yelisia said. "If you could be like the Tianma Fleet, that would indeed be a big win, but that's quite difficult."
"That's why I need to see our chief."
"Good luck with that," the female captain said, no longer interested in discussing the matter, as it wasn't her concern, and she wouldn't offer Gu Hang any advice or strategies.
Gu Hang also dropped the subject and brought up another matter: "After this, will you and your starship continue to be stationed in orbit around Rage Owl Star?"
"The Quintet won't be stationed here anymore," Yelisia said with so regret. "The starship actually suffered significant damage and needs to be taken for repairs as soon as possible. The nearest Foundry World is 'Huo Zun Star', a two-month journey away. To ensure the Quintet's safety, the fleet headquarters may even dispatch a force to escort it there.
This warship, optimistically speaking, will need two or three years of repairs before returning to full status. But you don't need to worry; since there's a two-year escort period, even if the Quintet is not here, another ship will be assigned to do the sa job."
"Oh," Gu Hang nodded, then asked, "What about you? They won't make you, a star of rank, accompany the Quintet for a few years of repairs, will they?"
"That won't happen," Yelisia said. "There are several possibilities. I might be transferred to another ship; if I'm of the sa rank as the current captain, I'll serve as an observer. If I'm of a higher rank, the captain will temporarily take commands from . In any case, it's just a transition, and I'll carry out the ship's original tasks.
I might also be sent to a higher-level military academy for further studies or teaching, depending on what the higher-ups decide."
"Then..." Gu Hang said, "is there a way for you to be transferred to the ship that will co to Rage Owl Star?"
Yelisia laughed heartily, her mirth subsiding only after a while. With a remaining smile, she said, "Why, are you going to miss ?"
Gu Hang nodded sincerely: "Yes, our previous cooperation was quite pleasant, and any occasional conflicts were just that, occasional, so I truly will miss you."
"There's nothing you can do about it then."
"You'll think of sothing," Gu Hang continued earnestly. "After all, we still have battles left to fight."
"Oh?" Yelisia was intrigued.
When Gu Hang talked about a 'battle', it was always an opportunity for ritorious achievents.
But at that mont, Gu Hang didn't want to elaborate: "You'll find out when the ti cos. If you get a better opportunity, go for it. If not, you won't be disappointed staying in orbit around Rage Owl Star."
Yelisia pondered: "Well then, I'll try to think of sothing."
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