1153, A Visit to Corellia (Part 2)
No matter how glamorous a planet appeared on the surface, it had an ugly side that could not bear to be seen. This was especially true of a place like Corellia, controlled by Mega-corporations where profit was the standard for everything.
Here, dignity was toyed with, lives were trampled, and morality was cast aside. All that remained was the struggle to survive and constant deception. There was no trust between people; for the slightest gain, they could betray even those closest to them...
Here, gangs stood everywhere and all manner of people mingled together. Fights were nothing unusual, while blaster fire and explosions could be heard almost every night.
Yet Corellia's security forces turned a blind eye to such chaos, only coming out to make a round when things grew too serious.
For a behemoth like Corellia Engineering Company, all they needed was for these places to provide a steady supply of labor. After all, many jobs could not be handled by robots, and intelligent robots capable of doing them were extremely expensive. By comparison, these poor people struggling at the bottom were much more useful.
This was the underworld of Corellia, the planet's dark side...
Tang Xiao and Dryden Vos were now walking along one of its streets. It ran beside the harbor, and a breeze blew toward them, carrying the mixed stench of rust, engine oil, and seawater. It even left their skin feeling sticky, though it was impossible to tell whether it was sweat or grime in the air.
Disorderly buildings lined both sides, with haphazard holographic advertisements everywhere, practically creating light pollution. A colossal supertanker was docked along the shore to their right, its portion above the water alone exceeding a hundred meters! Walking down the street, the ship