Chapter 777: Really Losing Money

Chapter 777: Really Losing Money

The alliance's long-term strategy is to peacefully evolve the Eastern Universe.

Through its strong economic and cultural influence, it has penetrated into the political and military sectors.

Forget about the "conquering the enemy without fighting" thing, we might as well just take over the entire universe.

And Yin Bashi is here to change all this.

However, he was full of confidence when he first came, but after working for a few years, he became increasingly haggard.

It’s much harder than I thought!

He came with a strong force.

Of course, it is not about confronting the alliance.

Even if he wanted to, the imperial central government would not allow it.

And we can’t defeat them. Who doesn’t know that the alliance can beat them?
But there is no problem in using it to fight against the local forces in the Eastern Universe.

The army he brought was for this purpose, to see who dared to blow up the thorns?

With the guarantee of military force, wouldn't it be smooth for him to do whatever he wants next?

As for the possible intervention of the alliance...it is indeed possible, but after analysis, it should not be armed intervention.

There is no legitimate reason for the alliance to do this.

A large-scale invasion, directly forming a military confrontation between the Eastern Universe and the central empire, is still too exaggerated.

In the next few years, the development of events was almost the same as Yin Bashim had expected.

The alliance really has no way to carry out direct military intervention, and even political intervention is difficult to carry out. It can only strengthen economic trade and enhance the binding effect between the two sides.

However, this is exactly where the problem lies.

The economic interests of the alliance and the powerful people in the Eastern Universe are too deeply tied together. The de-alliance reform promoted by Yin Bashim is undoubtedly cutting off people's financial resources.

That would be like killing one's parents.

Turbulence is inevitable.

This was within his expectations.

However, those powerful people did not resist head-on, but instead made various small moves behind the scenes.

Yinbasim tried to appease the enemy at first, but when he couldn't convince them, he decided to suppress them with heavy hands.

Amid the tug of war and turmoil, even the imperial taxes in the Eastern Universe began to be affected.

Gallardo's alliance supporters constantly attacked him in Holy Terra, and the reduction of imperial taxes was their biggest excuse.

He was under a lot of pressure, but fortunately he had supporters. Not only was his position temporarily stable, he was even given more staff.

Under such circumstances, he began to suppress the rebellion with a more harsh attitude, to the point of breaking off relations and killing people to establish his authority.

But then he discovered that killing someone was not that easy.

Many times, he can't kill at all!

As soon as I started, I found that the person was gone.

There are two issues here:

How did people get the news in advance and then run away?

How did the person escape so quickly that no trace could be found?
These two questions point directly to two essences.

First, his subordinates had probably been completely infiltrated long ago, and once the decision was made, the news would spread out in minutes.

Secondly, the Alliance must have intervened. Their elite agents must have already entered the core areas of the Eastern Universe. With the cooperation of the local infiltrated personnel, they can quickly transfer people away and then send them to the Alliance.

On the secret battlefield, the people he brought with him were completely defeated.

Later, even though Yinbasim made up his mind to completely abandon the native people of the Eastern Universe and use the people he brought from Holy Terra from issuing orders to executing them, this problem could not be solved well.

After staying in the Eastern Universe for too long, even those who came from Holy Terra might not be able to maintain much loyalty.

After all, this is not somewhere else. They also need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate, sleep, and come into contact with the local people of the Eastern Universe, and even the omnipresent Alliance agents, so infiltration is inevitable.

What's more, it is possible that some sand had already been mixed into it before they came to the Eastern Universe and set out from Holy Terra.

Even if we take a step back, no matter how Yin Bashim uses his own people, he cannot do without the local people in the Eastern Universe. The acquisition of intelligence, the familiarity with the local area, the local supplies... Which one does not rely on the locals?
His manpower was at a disadvantage across the board compared to the alliance's special agents.

Even Yin Bashim gradually came to realize that all of this was still under the premise of the alliance's restraint. If the alliance did not restrain itself, they could kill him.

Those so-called masters he brought from Holy Terra, no matter if they were psychics or even dozens of assassins from the Assassin's Court, were all useless and could not save his life.

Yin Bashim was so depressed that he even wanted to give up.

The pressure on Holy Terra was heavy, and the work in the Eastern Space was not going smoothly. The people above and below scolded him, and this job was really boring.

It’s better to be dismissed and go back to Holy Terra to find the next opportunity. Whoever wants to take over this mess in the Eastern Universe can do so. I won’t serve you anymore.

But no.

Just recently, someone in Holy Terra made a clear request that he could not refuse.

He had a bitter face and could only work.

Then, the alliance received news: Yin Bashim, as the chairman of the Universe, issued an order prohibiting trade with the alliance and enforcing a trade ban.

Of course an excuse is needed. Something like "for the safety of the entire Eastern Universe" or "internal circulation of economic development" can be made up at will.

But everyone knows why this ban is in place.

At the same time as the ban, Yinbasim also issued an order to seize all merchant ships belonging to the alliance that were currently staying on a total of 18 planets, including the capital of the Eastern Universe, Wuji Star, and to arrest all alliance figures.

This is going to lead to a falling out!
This is tantamount to completely betraying the local forces of the Eastern Universe and rebelling against the Eastern Universe!
In the past few years, no matter how fiercely Yin Bashim fought with the Alliance agents on the dark front, it never came to this point.

Secretly, someone died in the alliance. No matter how Yin Bashim arranged the evidence, the alliance would not admit that it was theirs. It was useless even if the evidence was extremely solid. They just had to say it was a fake and that was it.

Of course, in most cases it was the alliance that succeeded. Yinbasim said it was the alliance that did it, but the alliance denied it.

Very normal.

If the league really admits it one day, Yin Bashim will be annoyed: What can happen if I admit it?
It’s better to keep it like this now, and let’s all maintain some tacit understanding. Isn’t that the best?

However, to make the conflict public now and point the finger directly at the alliance would be fatal.

This is like stepping on the accelerator hard on the relationship between the Alliance and the Central Empire, heading towards the abyss.

Yin Bashim also reported the relevant situation analysis to his superiors.

He had suffered enough from the Alliance in the Eastern Universe, so he hated the Alliance. But because of this, he fully understood how influential and powerful the Alliance was. Compared with the many masters on Holy Terra, he was actually less optimistic about turning the tables on the Alliance.

But he is not the one who makes the decisions, he is just the executor.

His position was not low, so his superiors would not just tell him to shut up and do his job without giving any explanation.

They still gave the reason:
"The Alliance rejected the Empire's tax proposal. We must put some pressure on them in some aspects."

Yinbasim approved of the decision.

If the alliance refuses to raise taxes and there are no consequences, how can we talk about it later? How can the authority of the empire be maintained?

From this perspective, the empire has to take action.

It would be even better if the person performing the action is not yourself.

But he had no choice but to do it.

How will things develop next?

To be honest, Yinbasim himself doesn't know.

He made many requests to Holy Terra, hoping to get stronger military support.

When he set out from Holy Terra, he was accompanied by a Star Army Corps and a fleet. These were enough to suppress the unrest in the Eastern Universe. However, it would be a waste of time to face the Alliance. The Imperial Center also agreed, but told him not to rush. It would take time for the troops to come, after all, they were so far away.

Even if the worst situation happened, after all, the Eastern Universe is so huge. With Yinbasim's integration and the strength he has at hand, it should be no problem for him to hold on for two or three years. He will definitely be able to wait for support.

Yinbasim thought that the masters on Holy Terra were crazy.

What are you thinking?

Integration? What the hell! I'm afraid that once the alliance fleet arrives, the dignitaries, governments, and people's armies from all over the country will all prepare food and drink to welcome the royal army.

The alliance members are not here to fight, they are here to march armed and take over the local areas directly.

The only one who can really fight against the alliance is probably Wujixing, where he himself is in charge.

But I'm afraid there's no need to fight.

His troops must be in the same situation as an isolated army, and low morale is the least of it. And it is also very likely that there is a lot of fighting outside, and there are rebel armies on the ground causing trouble.

His troops have to fight against a powerful alliance outside and get caught in the vast ocean of people's war inside... Win? Hold on? Forget it, they will fall apart at the first touch.

He is really afraid.

We can only pray to the Emperor that a real fight does not break out.

That shouldn’t be the case, right?
Probably not.

The probability of a fight breaking out is still very low.

If a war really breaks out, there will probably be several steps in between.

……

"Brother, where are you from?"

In prison, Fan Xiaocheng was bored, so he called out to the inmate in the next cell: "Hey, buddy, come out and chat for a while, it's really boring."

There was no reply.

"I know you're here. I saw them lock you up yesterday."

Still silent.

But Fan Xiaocheng still said to himself: "Alas, I don't know when this will end... Buddy, you were locked up a little later, do you have any news? Share it with me!"

The man next door finally spoke up: "No news. Our ship almost left the port, but it was detained in the end."

"Wow! You finally speak up."

The voice next door was quite helpless: "If I don't speak up, you'll be annoying me to death."

"Hey, isn't it because you're too bored? I was worried that you were beaten and couldn't speak."

"They have never been beaten, so they are quite polite to the Alliance members."

"That's right! We in the alliance have support! I tell you, that bastard chairman from Holy Terra will release us sooner or later. He arrested us and issued a trade ban just for show. Without our alliance, all the people in the Eastern Universe will have to become beggars!"

"Oh, you're so optimistic?"

"You don't believe it?"

"Maybe Yinbashim will turn against the alliance and start a war? Then, we will all be executed."

"Ah, this..." Fan Xiaocheng was stunned for a moment, then he said, "Impossible? They still dare to fight? They are looking for death? I have been running this trade route for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Eastern Universe really depends on me for food. Isn't he rebelling against himself and destroying his own bowl?"

"Who knows. Even if they want to die, they'll have time to shoot us all before they're done."

"No, you are too pessimistic."

"..."

After hearing no response from the other party, Fan Xiaocheng continued, "Even if that happens, the Alliance will definitely send someone to rescue us."

"hehe."

"No, why are you sneering? Don't you believe in the Alliance?"

"hehe."

"Hey! It seems like you really don't believe it! I'm from the Angry Owl Star, an old member of the Alliance, I have to talk to you!"

Fan Xiaocheng began to tell the other side about the glorious history of the alliance, trying to prove the correctness of the alliance and the alliance's firm determination not to give up its people.

He talked eloquently for a long time, and even though the people next to him either kept silent or sneered, Fan Xiaocheng didn't find it annoying at all.

He is such an energetic, talkative person and has been like this since he was a child.

But Kugua, who was standing next door, was getting really impatient. He finally stopped sneering and said, "Can you shut up and stop talking? The vested interests are still boasting in this environment. I wonder if you can still laugh when you are taken to the execution ground and say that the Alliance will save you?"

"No? Buddy? From what you said, you don't seem to be from the Alliance. Where are you from?"

"I...I am also considered a member of the Alliance now."

"Whatever you call it, where are you from?"

"Ostorians."

"? What place is that?"

"…The Queen's Star Region."

"Oh, you're from the Princess Star Region, or the New Alliance? They're also our own people, so the Alliance will definitely not ignore you. Do you think they're the same as the Iron Armor you had before?"

"You..." Kugua opened his mouth to refute, but no words came out.

If it were thirty years ago, when he was still a teenager, he would have argued with Fan Xiaocheng until they were red in the face, having grown up listening to Tie Kai's heroic legends.

But now?
What are you arguing about?

The iron armor is long gone!

He has become a member of the Alliance.

But at this moment, Fan Xiaocheng's senses became sharper: "Don't think about your broken Iron Armor. They are just a group of guys with ambition but no ability. They also caused your Royal Star Region to become like that. It has not recovered for more than ten years. Even if they lost the battle, it would be fine. But in the end, they released so many insect swarms. That is a heinous crime. They don't treat you Royal Women as human beings. What kind of nostalgia are you still missing."

"You..." Kugua was choked again.

He was not a good debater, and he didn't know what to say at this time. He could only say sullenly: "How good can the alliance be? They still don't take the lives of civilians seriously. We are just pawns that can be sacrificed when the big guys clash."

"Hey! I really don't believe it. Let's make a bet. The Alliance will definitely find a way to save us!"

"What are you betting on? It's already like this, are you betting on who will be in front when the execution happens?"

Fan Xiaocheng was happy: "Haha, let's bet on this. If you really want to be shot, I will die before you!"

"Just bet."

Just as Kugua finished speaking, there was a sudden loud bang.

In front of them, one side of the prison wall suddenly exploded.

A team of well-trained, black-clad, armed elite soldiers broke in.

Kugua was stunned.

Are you serious?

This is a high-level prison on Wuji Star, where important criminals are held. How can it be so easy to rescue them?

How did he break through the wall?
At this moment, I could only hear the chatterbox next to me burst into laughter: "I won! Hahaha! I didn't expect to win so quickly!"

Kugua didn't know what to say, but after hearing the shouting of the people next to him getting more and more harsh, he couldn't help but retort: ​​"...We haven't told you what the bet you won was."

Fan Xiaocheng's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Fuck! What a loss!"

(End of this chapter)