The Alliance Military Department and the Alliance Council were under enormous pressure.
All of the Alliance's fiscal budgets were ostensibly open and transparent.
The Council published how much funding it allocated to the military and where the military spent it.
Of course, there was no shortage of backroom dealings—bidding, evaluations, inspections, and countless other tricks.
But the public at least knew where the money was being spent.
No one had remembered the Ninth Fleet to begin with. Though the Ninth Fleet had earned brilliant military achievements,
to most ordinary people in the Alliance, it was simply too far removed from their lives.
Ninety-nine percent of the Alliance's ordinary citizens had been assigned countless labels, then divided into countless groups.
Those countless groups then fell into endless infighting.
There were animal protection groups, environmental protection groups, groups for every gender, anti-discrimination groups, and even groups opposed to a specific type of food.
Even the color and shape of food served by certain restaurants could draw protests.
The Alliance had many political parties, divided into the Green Party, Red Party, and Blue Party.
Each party had its own platform and voter base. Some enjoyed the conveniences of technology while opposing technology at the same time!
Some opposed radio communications, claiming radio waves caused pollution! Others opposed implanted Biochips, claiming they made it easier for the Alliance and capitalists to control everyone.
Others opposed Superpower Users, believing they should leave.
That was why ordinary people felt the Ninth Fleet was so distant. As long as the news media did not report on it, they would quickly forget the Ninth Fleet and go back to fighting with people around them who bore different labels.
So even though the Ninth Fleet had been suppressed by the military for over two years, there had not been