Let alone the governor, even Mr. Bernard, that old hand in the civil service, was looking to get out, wasn't he?
At that thought, Yu Lian smiled faintly and said to Mr. Wood, "In any case, he's still the governor. If you hold the office, you have to do the job. Since he's already said he'll raise funds, he has to follow through!"
Once the governor leaves, your "club associates" and the Red Maple Factory's labor leaders will be even more brazen in their attempts to seize administrative power in New Jade Gate, won't they? Nothing in Bernard Wood's expression gave anything away, but Yu Lian thought the old civil servant...
...Of course, the governor's presence wouldn't make much difference. Hadn't even the civil service system led by Mr. Bernard been cooperating quite openly with the Youth Club?
Yu Lian continued, "The marauders have been wiped out, but they were only a detachment. In the starry reaches no more than a month or two away, there are still thousands of enemy ships and millions of enemy troops lying in wait. They could reduce this entire colonial sector to dust at any moment. We still need to strengthen our defenses, by every means possible. If the New Continent Command doesn't get new military funding, I won't mind. Commander Yang and Deputy Commander Markov are both sensible, easygoing men; they won't say anything. But Chief of Staff... Bonaparte will be very unhappy."
Mr. Wood nodded. "The governor is sure to understand where he stands."
"Also, please tell him that I don't know when we'll launch a counteroffensive, but even the Alliance, which is still causing trouble, can't really allow millions of marauders bent on revenge to remain hidden in New Continent's fertile lands. When that time comes, the main fleet from the