"Kanidi said he was incapable of sending troops out?" Tang Xiao glanced at Helmut Zemo, who was standing nearby, and asked casually.
"Indeed." Zemo adjusted his glasses. "This little test actually reveals some things... At the very least, we truly need to take into account the separatist leanings among those immigrants in the Modell Sector."
Tang Xiao smiled. "That is hardly surprising. In order to develop rapidly, at least eighty percent of the Modell Sector's population consists of immigrants from other sectors. And they are not ordinary immigrants, but refugees driven from their homes by war and famine. If such immigrants find the peace, tranquility, or even just a full meal they desire in a new place, there is a very high chance that they will give all their loyalty to their new home."
"Then should we deal with it in advance?" Zemo asked.
Tang Xiao shook his head. "No need. Since I chose Volgograd Kanidi, I naturally had my reasons. Do you know why, more than ten years ago, when the Ayrou were pressing us so aggressively, I still insisted on keeping him in the position of Colony Commander of Kuna's Tooth? The purpose was not merely to exploit his weakness at the time... More importantly, it was what lay hidden beneath it."
"He is a powerful and wise general, as well as a fine governor who loves the people as his own children and attends personally to every matter," Zemo said.
The corners of Tang Xiao's lips lifted slightly. "There is one more thing—loyalty."
"His record can hardly be called loyal," Zemo said with a laugh.
"But more than anyone else, he understands the price of loyalty." Tang Xiao gestured, and a domestic robot floated over to help him into that black cloak.
The moment he put on