Garm Bel Iblis, Council Representative for Corellia, had served in the Corellian Defense Forces in his early years, which had forged his resolute character.
Yet unlike his fiery exterior, he was extremely cautious in his conduct.
For instance, he had consistently opposed the Rebel Alliance's operation to overthrow the Galactic Empire's Thirteenth Army. However, the operation had still been launched under the direct orders of the "Leader." With no other choice, Garm Bel Iblis could only cooperate according to the plan.
However, the battle at Ukio had ended in a crushing defeat.
And Iblis had been implicated by that defeat.
As Corellia's Council Representative, he commanded tremendous prestige throughout the Corellian system, the Corellia Engineering Company, and the Corellian Corridor. Thus, Iblis had secretly arranged for the Corellia Engineering Company to build warships for the Rebel Alliance.
This uprising operation had deployed one such fleet—K Fleet.
K Fleet was not a particularly powerful force. It consisted primarily of Light Cruisers and frigates, with a total of over a hundred warships. On the battlefield between the Kingdom of Dawn and the Galactic Empire, such a force would likely not even make a ripple. But to the Rebel Alliance, it was immensely valuable.
Ordinarily, for Garm Bel Iblis to hand a fleet over to the Rebel Alliance, it had to go through a series of "laundering" procedures. The simplest method was to break the warships down under disguised civilian orders, export them as components, then reassemble them through maintenance contracts.
Alternatively, some warships could be transferred to the Rebel Alliance after being officially scrapped, or moved through the black market and handed over in the guise of mercenaries.
But none of these methods could be used continuously in a short period, or the Galactic Empire's Intelligence Bureau would notice something amiss.
And