The Road to Promotion
When Tang Xiao returned to Dawn Star Planet from the Unknown Regions with the newly joined Temperance and Wheel of Fortune, as well as the two former Inquisitors Sariss and Yun, he received a report on the current situation.
The military operation in the Eastern Territory had achieved phased results. Although they had paid the price of losing the Destruction battleship, they had destroyed the Galactic Empire's most powerful warship, The Eye of Palpatine, and pinned the Eastern Territory's main Imperial fleet on Charro IV Planet, unable to move. Overall, it had been a success.
As for the handling of the Mon Calamari, Tang Xiao agreed with it.
Having viewed the course of events from a godlike perspective, Tang Xiao had a deeper understanding of a people like the Mon Calamari, who were determined to pursue freedom.
Put simply, it was a matter of fundamental perception. For a freedom-loving people like the Mon Calamari, their relationship with government institutions was merely contractual—yes, they paid taxes and handed over money, while the government protected them. Beyond that, everything was non-negotiable and left entirely to market forces.
In the end, no matter how you tried to win them over, they would never appreciate it. Even if you crushed them beneath an iron fist, they would only feel that your unscrupulous use of force further proved the righteousness of their path to freedom.
So there was no point reasoning with them. At this stage, they simply had to squeeze as much value out of them as possible. Once the Galactic Empire had been defeated, they could be left to defeat themselves—
That was right. Tang Xiao, who knew the story, understood very well what kind of thing the New Republic, reorganized from the Rebel Alliance after defeating the Galactic