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Chapter 917: Chapter 494, Courting Death by Showing Up?_2

However, they are leaving now.

They are leaving without reaching any conclusions.

Honestly, this is quite unusual for the judges. They came with great fanfare, deploying an entire black ship, hundreds of judges from all levels, tens of thousands of elite tempest soldiers, and countless spies to investigate a faction’s territory, only to leave without any results.

What if they concluded that the Alliance hadn’t committed treason?

That wouldn’t work either.

Wouldn’t that be tantamount to endorsing the Alliance?

But to conclude treason?

That would be even worse.

Not only would this entire team currently in the heartland of the Alliance be doomed, but they also wouldn’t be able to enforce their judgments. Moreover, they wouldn’t even dare to make a judgment after leaving Alliance territory because the changes in Holy Terra have even scared the Silver Tribunal.

In the past, they had covered up many actions of the Iron Armor Battle Group, but that was because Holy Terra had not yet defined the conduct of the Iron Armor Battle Group. Now, do they really want to be tied completely to the Iron Armor Battle Group?

The Silver Tribunal has not yet made a final decision, and there is still fierce debate within, with some purges already occurring among them. The Iron Armor faction is reluctant to give up the unrestrained power it enjoys with the support of a strong battle group in the Empire’s Eastern Frontier and the substantial benefits provided by the Iron Armor Battle Group; the Imperial faction thinks that following the Iron Armor is a dead end.

Within these two major factions, there are many disagreements.

It’s total chaos.

But in any case, the investigation of the Alliance cannot proceed.

The Imperial faction opposes it, and within the Iron Armor faction, information from the Iron Armor Battle Group has been received; Dragonhawk Star Domain, located two star domains south of the Princess Star Domain, is not the core direction for the Iron Armor Battle Group’s next move.

The Silver Tribunal disgracefully withdrew.

Meanwhile, the Fury Flame Battle Group is also withdrawing.

But before leaving, the Fury Flame Battle Group made a demand to the Alliance.

Several years ago, the Fury Flame Squad, consisting of a hundred men sent by Kazimir Ersu to convey tasks to the Alliance, has been detained by the Alliance for a long time. The Alliance needs to return these people.

Whether to return them or not is, of course, for the Alliance to decide. If the Alliance insists on not returning them, what can the Fury Flame Battle Group do?

A battle not worth fighting now also cannot be started over these hundred Fury Flame captives.

However, the Alliance is still seriously considering this matter.

Whether or not to return the captives, the Fury Flame Battle Group can only withdraw. But the manner of withdrawal could be different.

Would they withdraw honestly and obediently, returning their currently occupied areas to the Dragonhawk Star Domain Government in full, and finally wait for Gu Hang, who has been clearly appointed as the leader of Dragonhawk, to take over, or would they go on a spree of looting before leaving?

They would definitely engage in looting, which goes without saying. They would likely take their currently controlled warships and leave with a large amount of material.

But the difference lies in whether their looting is relatively mild or destructive.

If it’s the latter, that is actually very troublesome. They would leave a huge mess for the Alliance.

Of course, this would provoke tremendous resistance and would greatly tarnish the reputation of the Fury Flame Battle Group. But since they are withdrawing and are going to confront the Empire anyway, they obviously wouldn’t care about these consequences.

Even though they can’t possibly wreak havoc in every area of their control, even just causing trouble on Yunluo Star would be very distressing. Before the war, Yunluo Star was a developed world with a production value comparable to Flying Wing Star. With a level 4 development degree and a population of 12 billion, just looking at these figures means nearly fifty billion in output. Many areas controlled by the Alliance put together might only amount to half this figure.

What’s more, after breaking the pot, they wouldn’t just be taking away wealth; the Alliance would have to spend money to pacify and rebuild these areas afterward.

In fact, upon learning of the political changes in Holy Terra and anticipating the possible withdrawal of the Fury Flame Battle Group, the Alliance Government had already prepared for this scenario.

As soon as there’s any sign of Fury Flame’s intention to leave, the plan is to strike on all fronts, seizing the time and opportunity to force the Fury Flame Battle Group not to go too far and to drive them away.

Even if it triggers a certain degree of warfare between the two sides, it’s a sacrifice worth making.

And the negotiators from the Fury Flame Battle Group subtly implied: return the prisoners to me, and I’ll commit fewer atrocities.

To this end, the Alliance is actually willing.

A hundred stripped Fury Flames might be valuable, but to the Alliance, preserving a more intact world is more valuable.

Even if the Fury Flames might not fully adhere to the agreement, and will still loot and destroy as they intended, saving as much as possible is still better.

However, when they had in principle agreed to the conditions for exchanging the prisoners, the Phoenix Battle Group came up with a new idea.

And this idea still requires Gu Hang’s approval.

Gu Hang, who was still on his way back, heard the report and the request, and sent back a signal:

Agreed.

…

Snow Eagle Star Sector, Upper Plateau Star.

This world, which was once a critical battleground where humans and Iron-teeth Greenskins clashed, has been devastated by the war. The extensive orbital bombings, along with the brutal ground battles, have nearly destroyed this world.

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