Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 892: Chapter 484, Confronting the Trial_2 Chapter 892: Chapter 484, Confronting the Trial_2 Even towards the end, when the form of battle became deadlocked, the Space Domain Government still maintained a high level of attention here. They also did not wish for the entire Dragonhawk Star Domain to be destroyed in this war. The position of the Dragonhawk Star Domain within the Eastern Cosmos Domain is quite significant—destroying an entire star domain would be a loss too great to bear.

Zuo Zhaofeng, only a few years into his tenure as Cosmic Domain Chair, had already faced the blight of a star domain under his administration, which was a significant blow to his political career.

For this reason, during the Iron Teeth War, the Space Domain Government had actually provided considerable assistance.

A massive amount of resources, along with parts of the Star Realm Army and a portion of the naval fleet provided by the Space Domain Government, were sent as reinforcements to the Yunluo Government.

Even the Eastern Fleet’s ace, equipped with three battleships and seven battleship cruisers, had received orders to detach a part of their main forces to directly intervene in the Iron Teeth War when necessary.

Towards the late stages of the Iron Teeth War, the reason why the Fury Flame Battle Group could continuously hold their ground against the Green Skins at the frontline and even maintain an advantage in the war of attrition was largely due to the robust support from the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

In fact, part of the reason the Fury Flame Battle Group came to the Dragonhawk Star Domain to fight was at the invitation of the Eastern Cosmic Realm Government.

However, after the war ended, the relationships between the two parties, which briefly went through a ‘honeymoon phase’, soon ended and even became fraught with contradiction.

This was all thanks to Gu Hang, who, due to competition with the Alliance, had to squeeze every bit of strength to maintain a non-disadvantaged situation in the Cold War.

Under such circumstances, Erso naturally continued to retain much of the assistance provided by the Eastern Cosmos Domain for his own use.

As for those resources sent as aid, it’s one thing—they were consumables. Since they were used up in the war, the Space Domain Government reluctantly accepted that.

However, retaining the dispatched Star Realm Army, naval fleet, and transport ships was another matter, causing considerable dissatisfaction.

There were no few quarrels regarding this matter.

And with the Fury Flame Battle Group behaving as if they were staying in the Dragonhawk Star Domain indefinitely, effectively hostage-taking the Star Domain Government, it further vexed the Space Domain Government.

As the Space Domain Government oversees the Star Domain Government, bypassing the Star Domain Government was akin to cutting flesh from the Space Domain Government.

After the relationship rapidly deteriorated, the Alliance represented by Gu Hang suddenly seemed clear and distinctive in comparison.

Set side by side, they were utterly different.

The Alliance also made significant contributions during the war, not only directly attacking the Green Skins’ lair, forcing the main forces of the Green Skins to retreat in panic, but ultimately it was the Alliance Governor Gu Hang himself who personally vanquished the great chieftain. Throughout the process, the Alliance hardly received any extra assistance from the Space Domain Government, nor did they constantly complain; instead, they only reported good news.

Following the onset of the Cold War, the statements made by the Fury Flame Battle Group seemed rather nonsensical. In contrast, the Alliance’s criticism of the Fury Flame Battle Group for undermining the Star Domain Government was entirely on point.

More crucially, although the Alliance effectively controlled half a star domain, they were not at all ‘arrogant’. It’s normal that they couldn’t pay the Imperial Tax for the preceding years due to the war; the expenses were meticulously documented and respectfully submitted for the higher government’s review. After the war, with the biennial Imperial Tax due, the Alliance dutifully paid. Not paying the Star Domain Government was completely understandable—after all, wouldn’t it just be withheld by the Fury Flame? The Alliance made direct payments to a higher-level government, which was perfectly reasonable!

That 76 billion in Tax Currency from the Imperial Tax truly delighted Zuo Zhaofeng.

What is called one of our own? This is truly one of our own!

Now, the Alliance’s stature could not be treated as a minor player any longer.

How could such a powerful, promising ally be allowed to be messed with?

Zuo Zhaofeng, on behalf of the Imperial Space Domain Government, issued a note to the Silver Tribunal. While there is no jurisdictional subordination, he could not command the Silver Tribunal, but as the Chair of a Cosmos Domain, his words still carried weight,

after all, the Eastern Cosmos Domain is a frequent hotspot for the Silver Tribunal, and the Eastern Cosmic Realm Government has been cooperative with the various actions of the Silver Tribunal in the Eastern Cosmos Domain, maintaining a good relationship, and the Silver Tribunal also relies heavily on Zuo Zhaofeng’s support.

In such a situation, the dissatisfaction explicitly expressed by Zuo Zhaofeng was a considerable pressure on the Silver Tribunal. A judge from the Silver faction hurried to meet Zuo Zhaofeng to explain the situation.

However, this alone could not completely stop the actions of the Silver Tribunal; at most, it might make them more restrained and mild.

But Zuo Zhaofeng was not satisfied.

Furthermore, another faction of the tribunal was also mobilized.

Among the active factions within the Eastern Cosmos Domain, one known as the Flash Judgement Court is small in size and its strength cannot be compared with the large tribunals like the Silver Tribunal, which has been involved in many major incidents across multiple Cosmos Domains. However, it still has a substantial number of official judges. At Zuo Zhaofeng’s request, the Flash Judgement Court mobilized half of its personnel and headed to the Dragonhawk Star Domain.

It’s not that the Flash faction was going to stop the Silver faction; they didn’t have the capacity to do so, given the vast difference in scale and strength.

Upon reaching the Dragonhawk Star Domain, they divided into two groups.

One went to investigate Fury Flame, as a tit-for-tat response. Although even if the Flash faction declared the Fury Flame Battle Group as traitors it wouldn’t mean much, as a verdict that can’t be enforced is something no tribunal faction would do; it ruins their reputation. But this was the Space Domain Government making a statement, and the Fury Flame Battle Group had to restrain their behavior accordingly.

The other group went to the controlled area of the Alliance. They weren’t there to investigate the Alliance nor to issue a radically different investigative conclusion from the Silver faction, for that would be akin to turning hostile, which the Flash faction would also avoid.

But they would oversee the actions of the Silver faction judges to ensure that their factional peers did not act recklessly.

You want to investigate, fine, but do it legally and properly. Don’t use petty tricks, or else, although I can’t stop you, it won’t stop me from reporting your actions truthfully to disgust you.

Under Zuo Zhaofeng’s will, the cumbersome system of the Space Domain Government operated with rare efficiency.

And this support brought a series of surprises to Gu Hang.

His pressure was significantly reduced, both internally and externally.

Internally, many worlds that were newly acquired and not yet fully loyal stabilized considerably. Previously, they thought the Alliance might truly be traitors, what with even the Tribunal showing up. Now it seems, although the final verdict is not yet out, there’s some peace of mind.

Externally, the official commercial fleet of the Alliance, Gu Commercial Firm, as well as the newly established Alliance Chamber of Commerce, stabilized a lot in their trade dealings with the Eagle Silk Starfield and the East Adjoining Starfield.

More importantly, going forward, Gu Hang doesn’t need to worry that if the Silver Tribunal indeed delivers the worst judgment, he would not be completely isolated and besieged. His enemies still remain focused mainly on the Fury Flame Battle Group, possibly extending to ‘Iron Fury Stone’ and the Silver Tribunal.

Er… Even so, the pressure is still immense. But the good news is that Iron Armor, Bedrock Shield, and the Silver Tribunal all have their own issues to deal with and can’t focus all their forces on him.

He just needs to deal with Fury Flame.

…

If Zuo Zhaofeng’s support alleviated some of Gu Hang’s worries for the future, then Galaraldo presented him with another choice.

“Come to Terra.” In the Star Speech communication, Galaraldo invited Gu Hang.

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