Regardless of whether he was acting under his current identity or Bart's, Yang Bo faced significant restrictions.
Although nobles of the Aquamarine Empire held great power, they were also heavily restricted when it came to armed forces.
Bart could establish his own private armed force, but there were limits.
As for Yang Bo's own identity, there was even less to say. The Alliance had experienced several military coups throughout its history, so it maintained extremely strict control over armed forces.
Even some of the Alliance's Security Companies could not possess warships. At most, they could own armed Transport Spaceships.
In other words, Transport Spaceships modified for combat.
These ships lacked modular designs. Their Energy Systems, defenses, and attacks did not meet warship standards, though they possessed Energy Weapons that ordinary spacecraft did not.
Both the Empire and the Alliance had relatively stable systems of order, so developing overly powerful armed forces in either country—
The vested interests and ruling classes of those two nations would never allow it.
Yang Bo had previously wanted to use Bart's identity to develop his own military power.
At the time, Yang Bo had no other options. Bart's identity was the only suitable one.
But now that he could use Space Movement, the rather chaotic Scarlet Federation was a good choice.
Of course, Yang Bo had another option: choosing a planet and quietly developing his own armed forces there.
That option was far more difficult. Even if he found a planet, building an armed force capable of contending with the Empire and the Alliance through his own efforts alone was nothing but a dream.
Besides, developing alone did not offer many ways to make money.
Modern technology required manpower and material resources that one person simply could not provide.
Although Yang Bo had Mechanic mode