At this time, Senator Garm Bel Iblis took the opportunity to secretly persuade some of Corellia Engineering Company's senior executives to begin covertly producing warships for the Rebel Alliance.
However, they still did not dare to be too obvious about it. They only dared to quietly produce small vessels, mainly CR-70 corvettes and CR-90 corvettes. In addition, they supplied the Rebel Alliance with civilian spacecraft, including transport ships and freighters, through the black market and underground dealings.
Corellia Engineering Company also provided the Rebel Alliance with component manufacturing, spacecraft modifications, and repairs. For a military-industrial complex of such immense scale, these things did not even amount to a drop in the bucket, and meeting the Rebel Alliance's current needs was easy.
After obtaining those transports and freighters, the Rebel Alliance transferred them back to Corellia Engineering Company for modification. Under Galactic Empire law, all of this was done through legal channels, yet the Rebel Alliance ended up with a large number of armed freighters.
Moreover, given the Galactic Empire's current situation, this was not merely the result of its pressure for nationalization. It was also because of the Imperial fleet's defeats on the front lines. In the hearts of many senior officials in the Corellian star sector, a new option began to emerge—
Independence!
Of course, it was still too early to speak of Corellia's independence. But once such an idea appeared, it was like a malignant tumor, gradually taking root and sprouting until it could no longer be removed.
At the same time, the changing situation in the Corellian star sector drew the attention of two groups lurking in the shadows.
The Sakorian Big Three caught the scent of Corellian independence. They began stirring in secret, building up their strength and preparing to claim a share of any turmoil