Lois's choice was indeed a pleasant surprise for Gu Hang.
Wasn't legality the concern?
With Lois's help, Gu Hang could indeed clear several hurdles.
As the Chief Director of the Dragonhawk Star Domain Governnt Affairs Departnt, she could be considered the second in command throughout the Star Domain Governnt.
Once she arrived, Gu Hang could establish a smaller Star Domain Governnt within his controlled area.
The justification was clear: the Chief Administrator was here to conduct the operations of the Star Domain Administration Departnt, which was quite reasonable.
Afterwards, Gu Hang could also act in the na of the Star Domain Governnt.
Even more, he could turn back and cause so trouble for the Fury Fla Battle Group.
This was the conflict between "na" and "reality."
In fact, having suffered quite a few setbacks in the na of the Star Domain Governnt, Gu Hang also made so efforts in this regard.
Although filled with difficulties, the Alliance's intelligence departnts had each exhibited their prowess, thinking of thods to insert agents into the various worlds of the Western Dragonhawk Star Domain, including Yunluo Star.
These agents weren't realistic in staging rebellions, as the Alliance's influence and capacity to incite were not sufficient; but they were capable of gathering so intelligence and making covert contacts with certain key figures.
With this intelligence, even though it wasn't all classified, Gu Hang could see that the Star Domain Governnt wasn't willingly serving the Fury Fla Battle Group like a loyal dog.
So high officials in the Star Domain Governnt had reached a certain understanding with the Alliance.
They couldn't directly oppose the Fury Fla Battle Group, but they could pass information to the Alliance; they didn't dare to overtly assist the Alliance, yet they were able to resist and delay certain cooperations needed by the Fury Fla Battle Group, thus increasing their operational costs.
After all, the Fury Fla Battle Group consisted of alien forces; half a Star Domain, with billions of people and a hundred or two worlds, couldn't possibly be managed by less than a thousand Interstellar Warriors. Although they brought a considerable number of Auxiliary Army troops, they still needed to rely heavily on local forces to maintain their rule.
Truthfully, this was very unstable and entirely different from Erso's original plans.
Initially, Erso envisioned the Fury Fla Battle Group becoming heroes of the Dragonhawk Star Domain, then everything would beco very manageable. They intended to return power to the local forces and form strong alliances through influence and security guarantees. Then, by bringing in forces from the nghe Star Domain and the Princess Star Domain, they planned to infiltrate through continual trade and political cooperation. In a few years, the Dragonhawk Star Domain would beco a de facto ally to the "Iron Fury Stone"; and even further down the line, they would have to heavily rely on the "Iron Fury Stone."
This strategy had been tested in multiple star domains. Though it took ti, it had always been successful.
However, in Dragonhawk Star Domain, everything was different. The step of becoming heroes, saviors, was greatly underachieved. Now, regarded as enemies by half the star domain, where could they be considered heroes? And precisely because of their adversarial relationship with the Alliance, they were unable to fully build their "glorious image," forced to exploit the energies of the controlled half of the star domain to sustain this Cold War.
But this would significantly erode the prestige they had painstakingly established through the Iron Teeth War, already compromised by the presence of the Alliance.
It must be emphasized again, they were alien forces, not the native rulers of the Dragonhawk Star Domain. They managed to control half the star domain based on their warti victories, the prestige of saving their world, and their formidable power. Both elents were indispensable.
As the forr was being continuously eroded, it would be impossible to permanently control half the star domain once the local forces truly began to disengage, regardless of how strong they were.
As for Gu Hang, he was much more patient in this regard.
By dragging things out, the Eastern part of the Dragonhawk Star Domain under his control would only develop better, society would stabilize, and he could turn those two hundred worlds into his stronghold.
On the other hand, as long as Gu Hang maintained a Cold War stance with the Fury Fla Battle Group, the intrinsic contradictions of the Western part of the star domain would beco increasingly uncontainable, and the entire society more turbulent. Persistent rebellions might be unlikely, but the governance costs of the Fury Fla Battle Group would undoubtedly keep climbing, to the point where they not only couldn't benefit from it but had to continuously pour in resources to maintain it.
Patience, don't rush, avoid mistakes, consolidate gains, accumulate strength.
This was Gu Hang's overall strategy for leading the Alliance against the Fury Fla Battle Group.
Just two years had passed, and a Lois had already defected;
What about after two more years? Four years?
Keep up if you can for six years, eight years. By then, who knows how much the Alliance's naval fleets would have grown!
...
But clearly, Erso didn't want to keep dragging things out with Gu Hang.
From far in the Eastern Star Domain, Gu Hang could see things clearly, but being in the thick of it, Erso felt it even more acutely.
He was increasingly feeling uneasy.
Up to now, he had to admit that the Alliance, standing opposite him, was a trendously potent enemy. His own intelligence gathering inside the Alliance wasn't great, but the snippets he did catch were enough to let him know that this enemy would only grow stronger.
And yet he couldn't take advantage of this ti to launch a direct attack, instead forced to stew here in this Cold War.
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