The Alliance Third Fleet was an old acquaintance of Yang Bo's.
The Ninth Elder of the Pirate Alliance Council of Elders was backed by the Alliance Third Fleet.
The primary family in the Alliance Third Fleet bore the surname He.
It was called the primary family because, over the years, both the Alliance Council and the Alliance Military had planted their own people in the major fleets.
Yet the He Family still held absolute control over the Third Fleet.
They simply had to be increasingly careful in their dealings, follow procedures, and could no longer do whatever they pleased as they had back when one word had been enough.
However, since their own people filled the ranks from top to bottom, no one else could shake the He Family's influence over the Third Fleet.
Members of the He Family were also spread across every industry in the Alliance.
Yang Bo had investigated the He Family openly, but there was too little usable information.
The main reason was that these families had become smarter. Their people had all changed their surnames.
The He Family's core descendants might not even be surnamed He anymore.
That way, ordinary people could not immediately tell that they were connected.
Of course, this tactic was widely used on Earth as well.
The Alliance's major warlords competed with one another, yet they also cooperated.
Put bluntly, it was an exchange of benefits. Today, you promoted my people; tomorrow, I promoted yours.
Of course, promotions were no longer so easy. One also had to achieve enough merit.
That was because the Alliance Government had its procedures locked down tightly now.
The Alliance Government had always emphasized proper procedures and procedural justice.
That was why Li Yong had earned major merits one after another.
The Alliance's major warlords had