2000, Declaration of Awakening
This was a day that turned Chiss territory upside down.
Just days earlier, a massive uproar had erupted across Chiss territory! The Duchy of Dawn, which had long been allied with Chiss territory, had been exposed for colluding with the Grysk Hegemony in a plot to drag Chiss territory into war!
What was more, the Sabosen family had colluded with the Duchy of Dawn from within and played a crucial role in bringing about this war!
At the same time, with the major families fanning the flames behind the scenes and numerous prearranged instigators and figureheads leading the charge, many Chiss were stirred into righteous outrage.
No one wanted to be dragged into a war. No matter how just or necessary that war might be, war itself was absolutely wrong.
In an age of information explosion, it was no longer possible to stir the public's emotions through so-called beliefs and ideals. The more information people received, the more practical their desires became.
That was why the more developed the economy and technology became, the more money it took to wage war!
There was nothing but profit to consider!
Even within the Fourth Civilization itself, aside from arming itself with the ideology of the Fourth Calamity, soldiers in the Fourth Civilization had always received the highest pay in their profession! A ground soldier in the Fourth Civilization earned more than five times as much as an Imperial Stormtrooper, and Imperial Stormtroopers often went unpaid for extended periods!
That was the root of combat power!
Of course, that was also because the Duchy of Dawn made extensive use of battle droids, diluting its costs. The Galactic Empire's heavy use of clone and natural-born soldiers was not merely for military reasons; political factors were involved as well.
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