1935, Exploitation Rights
Alderaan Planet's capital, Aldera City, outskirts of the Royal Palace District.
A beautiful, captivating woman with smooth golden hair tied into a ponytail sat on the grass in casual athletic wear, gazing at the royal palace in the distance with a thoroughly languid expression.
"Ah, this is the place... Alderaan Planet's Royal Palace." The woman took out a piece of bubble gum from her pocket, put it into her mouth, chewed a few times, blew a large bubble, and popped it with a snap. "As far as I can tell, this place is completely undefended."
Don't underestimate them, Nova. Alderaan Planet possesses a cohesion that most other planets in the Milky Way Galaxy lack... well, except Dawn Star Planet. Another woman's voice came through the tiny communicator in her ear.
"Of course they have cohesion... highly automated productivity, relatively low taxes, incorruptible administrators, equal human rights. In a sense, this is a perfect utopia." Though she said that, Nova's face was full of mockery. "But what lies hidden beneath all this peace and prosperity?"
Uh... ice cream? The woman in the communicator was clearly uninterested in the topic and gave a perfunctory reply.
"Super Lotus, I'm educating you about our mission target right now... Fine. What lies behind this prosperity is privilege." Nova's gaze turned icy. "More specifically, the 'right to exploit' other Mid Rim and Outer Rim planets legally."
All right, you've got my attention. Go on. After all, lately, I haven't felt like Alderaan Planet has been exploiting anyone. Super Lotus said.
"Alderaan Planet was one of the first planets to join the Galactic Republic at its founding. During those difficult early days when the Galactic Republic was just beginning to develop, Alderaan Planet made tremendous contributions. In several later wars, Alderaan Planet also fulfilled