Chapter Ninety-Eight: Heading to the Western Star Region (2)
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Although it was not Barrett who made the decision, it did happen to him.
"It's nothing, I'm just like you, I've been completing the tasks that others have given me."
Although Raefi still failed to regain her composure, her control ability was quite strong, and even if her mind was in a mess, she still did not lose her ability to think.
Without interfering with her thoughts, Barrett gestured to her and walked out of the lounge.
Although this is a transport ship, there is also a VIP lounge, after all, there are often supervisors and inspectors of commercial groups who have to act with the ship.
The ship was loaded with nearly 3,000 tons of various parts and energy devices, which were transported back in rice and corn when they arrived at Onte.
Due to the large number of desert planets in the west, it is difficult to grow more crops, and the limited arable land is used to grow this kind of food to maintain hunger, so vegetables, fruits, clothes, medicines, etc. all need to be transported from other star regions.
Every month, a large number of transport ships go to the west.
But relying entirely on transportation means a trade deficit, and the more goods that local residents need to buy at a high price, the more they will spend.
There is no light industry, no plantations, and the only heavy industry and mines are controlled by large conglomerates.
In order to make a living, the local people can only work hard in the subordinate enterprises controlled by these business behemoths, in exchange for a meager salary to barely survive.
There is no way, this kind of dirty single job, in the eyes of the superior people, does not deserve a higher salary at all, after all, there is no technical difficulty, and it can be completed by a donkey.
With the development of heavy industry, pollution is getting worse and worse, and the living conditions of the ordinary poor are getting worse and worse, forming a ridiculous vicious circle.
No one wants to live like this, either to leave or to rebel.
Leave? You must know that no matter where you are, there is an unspoken rule of discrimination.
The Southern Star District, which is closest to the west, soon submitted a legislative bill to the Council to prohibit disorderly population movements.
No one wants to share the cake with others, especially those who are considered inferior.
The stark contrast between the affluent southern district and the barren western district has further aroused the anger of the poor in the west.
Since they can't leave, they can only choose to resist, especially at the instigation of well-intentioned people, and the rapid formation of large-scale resistance is not something that the police and the like in the hands of the local government can deal with.
And when the stupid local government chooses to hide all this, it is doomed that this flame will burn through the barriers of the rules.
Two years later, the whole of Ensa had become the territory of the rebels.
Later, the top management of the Western Sector issued a series of measures to change the status quo, including negotiations, threats, embargoes, armed suppression, etc., and the result was that the rebels' territory became larger and larger, expanding from Enza to all the planets in the west.
Bertoluta, Xalovin, a large number of rebels appeared one after another.
Except for the capital star, which can maintain a defensive line, basically the other planets are already in an uncontrollable situation.
Originally, it was just like this, and it didn't make those big people worry about anything, and no matter how much trouble they made, they could only make the people suffer.
After all, no matter how much trouble there is, as long as the industrial area of Bertoluta is not affected and Onte is not captured, the influence that the rebels can have is only a little.
What does the life and death of the inferior poor have to do with them? You know, most of the people in the West are just the original natives, and in some eyes, can they be considered Frostians?
If it weren't for the fact that they still had the value of squeezing, some arrogant hawks would have proposed the practice of burning glass. It's very simple, it is to use reactive weapons to directly burn everything on the surface into glass, and no one will resist?
Surely the dead will not resist.
Naturally, this bill will not be passed, and if it does, it will not only instill fear among other indigenous peoples, but also exacerbate internal contradictions within the country.
It wasn't until there were also rebel activities in the southern region that some of the big men really panicked, and the problem of manpower attrition, which had been fighting on two fronts, also broke out.
This is the fundamental reason why these high-ranking bigwigs are eager to end the war in the Southeast, just to defend the cake on their plates.
This information, all of which was drawn by the Ministry of Intelligence, did not leave any face on these big names, and the report bluntly pointed out how despicable and shameless these masked guys were.
After reading this, and drinking the wine in the glass, Barrett fell into deep thought.
Armed repression will not lead to anything, and if it does not change the living conditions of the local people, it is just pure killing.
But changing all this means cutting off the flesh and blood of the western tycoon with a knife, how easy is it to say?
Speaking of which, the Western tycoon, isn't that Mr. Bass? The de facto operator of Bertoluta and the boss behind most of the industrial enterprises in the Western Districts.
Well, now that Luna's mission is tasked with him, it's time to deal with this Mr. Bass.
As for Bertolutta...... This planet is a resource planet, except for a large industrial area, there are basically no cities, how to get there? On the surface, he is only a member of the army...... Major only.
Major? I didn't expect to be promoted! With self-deprecation on his face, Barrett tugged at the corners of his mouth and laughed.
I raised my hand and looked at the time, it had been two hours since I came to the bar, so it was better to go back quickly, it was indeed inappropriate to leave her there alone, although she liked to be quiet.
On his way back to the break room, Barrett received a message from Doroniel that Lieutenant Colonel Azarez was already on his way back and that the mech had completed its inspection.
It's just that due to the restrictions of the Inspectorate, it is not possible to leave the Ring of Atox for the time being, and the restrictions will not be lifted until the completion of Mavisis's handling decision.
In the end, the villain expressed what he wanted for a long time, and he missed him a little bit.
It's warm in my heart, and it feels really good to have someone to care about, especially a cute girl. Replying to her small request, Barrett knocked on the break room door.
After knocking a few times, there was no answer inside, and he pushed open the door and walked in.
Leffy lay lazily on the sofa, her face a little red, her eyes half-squinted, as if she was asleep.
Her blonde hair was spread on the couch, and she was still holding a goblet in one hand, which was tilted, and the red wine inside had spilled and dripped on the carpet.
She took off the wine glass in her hand and reached for the wine bottle on the coffee table, half of the whole bottle of red wine had been drunk.
"You're not an adult, are you? How do you remember to drink? Barrett asked softly.
He has always felt that Ryphy is quite mentally strong, and he rarely appears in this state, what is wrong with this today?
"............" didn't answer, she should have heard it, and it seems that she doesn't want to say it.
Everyone has something they don't want to say, so let's sleep for a while and forget it when we wake up.
Reaching out to pick her up, she was sent into the bedroom and put on the bed to cover the quilt, Barrett walked out of the bedroom and closed the door.