A black hole?
It should have been at the center of the Milky Way, but the Tau Empire was blocking the path of military expansion.
Cisrain looked at the already activated Gravity Slingshot.
The interstellar highway had been built to reach directly into the Eastern Fringe.
The Tau Empire's Eastern Fringe had now become his backyard.
After all, Gamma World's support could reach the Eastern Fringe far faster than the Tau Empire's core worlds could reinforce their own borders.
It could now freely harvest the Eastern Fringe's resources.
"Governor, the merchant ships of the Civilian Enterprises, Sin Enterprises, and World Enterprises are ready. They are waiting outside for your audience."
Sin Enterprises, Civilian Enterprises, and World Enterprises were three types of corporations under different development models in Gamma World. They corresponded to fully autonomous corporations, semi-autonomous corporations, and government-regulated corporations. Their controllers were corporate leaders selected by Gamma World to bear their respective responsibilities.
Relying solely on its own military and the Gamma World government's resource allocation was not enough to achieve rapid development, let alone sustain such enormous military expenditures. Therefore, the Chief Treasurer had strongly recommended introducing corporate trade, increasing the liquidity of capital, and setting the resources of the entire world in motion.
Only then could society enter a positive cycle.
Resources acquired from other planets, such as the Tau Empire, could be processed and then traded through merchant ships with other powers, including the Tau Empire, thereby obtaining even more resources from the Tau Empire.
Of course, it was not limited to the Tau Empire. Trade could be conducted with any race worth trading with.
Fighting you was one thing. Trade still had to continue.
After all, without resources, how could Gamma World's warriors be cultivated?
The leaders of the three major corporate blocs were waiting