The first thing the Mercenaries went to was a hand on Theory Street.
They used their power and connections to start an economic tightening against Rising Sun. He reached out to every possible company, focusing on munitions related with his own influence. Affiliates and associates naturally showed difficulty with requests for cooperation for which there was no sufficient explanation, but eventually they were to lend a hand. It's the usual thing to say, and being a small and medium-sized business, they couldn't possibly be against big companies.
The RS alliance, which restricted trading in ship-related materials, mainly munitions, naturally went into havoc, although it was not panicked by a warning from the top Rising Sun in advance. The influence of large companies was powerful, and it was not surprising that it would be a bankruptcy flow at that point if, normally, it was a company to the extent of Rising Sun.
"Don't die 100% if you get hit with this just because of the munitions and the ships"
That's what Taro said, remembering who we were once about to be hostile to, and trembled. Perhaps if one of the 50 Materials had imposed economic sanctions on the Alpha side of the universe, the peripheral economy would have collapsed and the Alpha side of the universe would have overflowed with tens of millions of starving deaths.
"We have a massive impact on transaction-related companies, as well as on transport-related companies. There are already a number of bankrupt companies out there, and as soon as possible, countless voices are coming up asking me to hit some kind of hand. It could also have a serious impact on our transportation sector."
"Due to the halted replenishment of munitions consumables, the current fleet battle power retention rate has dropped to around 91%. If this continues in the future, it is expected to fall up to 75%"
"Several counterparty companies have announced the suspension of their business with our company. It is subject to the contract particulars, so it seems possible to claim a penalty, but how do we proceed?"
"It seems that some companies have started considering Alliance exit, mainly small businesses. A drop in seat prices is inevitable. There is no movement in the core companies so far, but if one large company leaves, it is possible that it will fall out of the avalanche ceremony. I was wondering if I needed to pay attention to future moves."
A heinous report that can be delivered to Taran one after the other. The economy, which has always been on the rise since the formation of the alliance, finally begins to show its stagnation when it comes here. The rise in the crease graph slowed down and began to shake erratically. Without fighting, the fleet lost 20% and a half of its fighting power, and the waiting ships also finally began to appear on the transport ships of Rising Sun, which had been buried with reservations until six months away. Employees and residents were anxious that something was wrong, and some of them decided to move to other universes. The humans at the top of the alliance, starting with the Rising Sun leadership, were desperate to respond to it, but the massive damage was unlikely to be avoided. Rising Sun was wary of the influence of large corporations.
But this was a completely unexpected result for the Mercenaries side.
In fact, they intended to lead to the collapse of the RS Alliance through a series of economic sanctions. The economy of the galaxy cannot be built without ships, and large companies can be easily hunted down if they contain supplies that are essential to their activities. Until now, I've done well with that, and I thought that would happen this time.
But in reality, it didn't, and the RS alliance still survived. Reports of the effects of sanctions had come up one after the other to Mercenaries headquarters, but none of them were fatal. Unlike their expectations, many of the companies that make up the RS alliance endured tenaciously. Coleman's ceremony was deriving the disintegration of the Alliance and the rise of the new forces, but reality did not follow suit. The executives of the Mercenaries, who had previously relied on the power of the ceremony to run the business, were terribly wondrous about it.
But one of the reasons it happened was that it could also be called what they deserved. The former Enzio had most of its external trade blockaded due to its conflict with the EAP. In other words, the economy as a whole was inclined towards a form that would be completed with domestic demand, and the same was true of the RS Alliance territories that took over from it. This economic sanction took the form of watering down accelerated foreign trade, but it did not reach such a point as to threaten people's lives.
And the other reason was that there was a system called democracy listed by the RS Alliance. Taro lamented the inconvenience of democracy, which was unable to lay down a controlled economy in the current crisis, but in practice it was only thanks to democracy that the alliance was holding up in this way.
It was precisely by the rare concepts it produced, which do not exist very often in the centre of the Galactic Empire.
- Let the stranger like it!! -
In a nutshell, that's what happened.
The Galactic Empire Center is standardized in a mostly complete block modular fashion, allowing easy migration to other systems for a small amount of money. There, highly developed logistics and social systems wiped out the superiority of the place, allowing people to participate in economic activities without stepping out of the room. For them, migration was just a story of changing the shape of the stars you can see through the window at best.
But it didn't work that way here in outer space either. There are quite a few jobs that are not tolerated, such as relocation outside of unsolicited forces, and when it comes to attendance, you literally need to take a trip to the workplace. Features and cultures vary greatly from system to system, and it was important to know where they were born and raised. Not all outer spacers said so, but the majority lived in such environments.
And more than 99.9% of humans living in the galaxy lived in systems under someone's control, but here they were rulers themselves. Of course, the companies and employees that make up the alliance, and all the people with RS Alliance political participation did.
Such a mixture of the specificities of outer space and the political forms laid by Taro was about to create a kind of nationalism in the corner of this galaxy. The fact that there were numerous civilian casualties in the Enzio campaign earlier also strongly supports the flow. Because a war between companies had already begun to disappear as no other human resources. As a result, from the common sense of the Galactic Empire, a surprising number of people chose to find themselves in it rather than escape from enemies they had yet to see.
"Compassion is for people, it's him... I'll try everything."
With the results of the analysis from the bottom that the alliance was likely to be able to withstand, Taro emitted as he indulged in something hot to stick up to his chest. But if I didn't, I was going to cry a little.
"Hey, they're doing it because they have something to gain from them. We're each other. I'm not thankful."
That's what Alan said sitting on the couch across the street made me laugh. Taro nodded at it, looking around the Plum's talking room. The usual faces were clearly showing relief.
"I guess it's too early to be relieved. It's not like the enemy's gone."
Phantom, who cares for guns with cloth, said gently. "Right," continues Marl's voice.
"It's all right now. But if it's going to last forever, it's different. I hear there are companies out there who want to help you if you get rid of our company. I think it's a lie."
To Marr's point, Taro put his arms together, "Right."
"If you knew a little bit about the example station, you'd definitely come crushing it. I know, maybe, but I might.
Taro thought a series of undeclared wars was caused by an example station they discovered. It was hard to think of anything else in time, and there was no other reason to be. Anyway, it's because I had very little contact with Rising Sun and the Mercenaries.
"But how did they know we'd found an example station? I don't know what's going on here, but I don't know the leakage route. I'm laying down a thorough warrant, and the situation is the one. The Alliance executives probably haven't even spoken to each other."
Alan, the head of the intelligence department, put a cheek wand on his elusive face. And I scratched my head with "there it is," Taro said.
"The top of the old Enzio era has been replaced just like that, and our merger with Mr. Johnny has recently been decided. In that case, it's hard to imagine a Marsenaries spy infiltrating. I heard that kind of thing takes time, but can you do it if you can't?
Taro looking at Phantom. Phantom nodded one and opened his body mouth.
"Whether they're conscious or not, it's very laborious and time-consuming to create a collaborator that can circulate information. More than 90% of intelligence work involves creating such human resources (assets). Sneaking directly into enemy territory and stealing information would be, well, the only story in the movie. If it's in the form of crushing an already existing collaborator, it's impossible, but without it, it's impossible in the first place."
When Phantom said so, he slowly turned the gun in his hand into a hip-holster. "I see," Taro nodded, thanking the presence of a great spy with countless assets throughout the galaxy in front of him. And you're working with me as I consume it. Although the question arose as to why he, the bounty hunter, had such a massive asset.
"When that happens..."
If so, he was tall enough to open his mouth to consider other possibilities than espionage, but the word "but" breaks into it. The source is the person who denied the possibility of espionage. When he opened only a few moments before standing up, he turned his face towards Xiaomei and Etta, who was somehow interested in the card game.
"There is an exception to everything. As for this one, you should consider that line."
Phantom says that in some worrying voice. You must have noticed that your gaze was gathering, Etta tilted her neck strangely with a decent face.