Chapter 971: Chapter 524, ‘Ronglin Hao’ and ‘Steel Wing Hao’ _2

We need to eradicate the tumor early to better pave the way for future development.

Pacing inside the prison, he looked around. Over two hundred people had been captured, essentially according to the list he provided.

All of them had their mouths sealed, not allowed to say a word.

Once he confirmed that the list was complete, he left the prison.

At the entrance, he nodded slightly to the head of the secret police dispatched from outside, acknowledging the successful completion of their task.

The other party handed him a document.

Morgan signed it and personally pressed the button brought over by the person.

This button linked to every cell below and could toggle the ventilation duct gates inside the cells.

A lethal poison gas was introduced into every cell, and within minutes, quietly and silently, all the detained would lose their lives.

These over two hundred people, previously–even in the current Ronglin Star–could make waves if released. Slave owners, monopoly business owners, union presidents, feudal lords… all with different identities that collectively formed their ruling colors.

Yet now, with the press of a button by Morgan, these colors all turned gray-black.

If they continued to engage in political tussles slowly, who knew how long it would take to take them all down.

Like cutting the Gordian knot.

This should have been done long ago.

The only reason was that Morgan’s control power was insufficient in the past.

Now barely sufficient on one hand, and on the other, the external political environment has also undergone significant changes.

While contemplating, Morgan heard footsteps again.

“Is everything handled?” the visitor asked.

“Yes.”

“Then let’s go. We still have the biggest task of the day yet to accomplish.”

“Indeed, let’s go!”

Morgan put his arm around the visitor’s shoulder, whispering as they walked away.

This was his partner, the Planet Director of Ronglin Star, Todd Bowelson.

After leaving the prison, they boarded a hovercar that had been waiting outside for a long time, flew at high speed for several hours, arrived at the ground starport of Ronglin Star, then transferred to a space elevator, went straight up to the starport, and changed to another hovercar parked at the starport…

Indeed, getting up to the starport once was quite a hassle.

But they still needed to come.

They needed to be here waiting for a high-ranking official from Alliance Headquarters.

Alliance Military-Political Department General Commissar, General Tadeusz.

Compared to someone like Jason Morgan, who came to a challenging place like Steel Fire Dragon to work hard and earn a seat in the Central Committee, Tadeusz was an outright big shot.

Except for Gu Hang, the leader of the Alliance, among the remaining Alliance leaders, Tadeusz’s status was extremely significant.

Even if he’s not the number one in the Alliance Military, he’s at least a strong contender.

Although he hasn’t directly led the Alliance’s army, the Military Affairs Department undertakes roles similar to the Imperial Military Department to some extent, focusing on army building, which includes logistics, equipment, recruitment training, military ideological construction, officer promotion approvals…

All these government-related military affairs tasks ultimately fall under the Military Affairs Department headed by Tadeusz.

Furthermore, if truly speaking, Tadeusz’s direct influence on the army is also very strong.

Generally, officers and commanders have little to do with him. However, the commissar system, playing a considerably important role in the Alliance Army, is genuinely under his leadership.

Though the main job of the commissars is responsible for the ideological construction of various units, not involving command rights, in individual units, the priority for taking over command should rank after the deputies and chief of staff. However, the special aspect of a commissar is that he has the power to directly disregard any priority ranking and take over an entire unit in emergencies. When they think the military chief has committed betrayal, desertion, or cowardice, they can even carry out execution.

Even though such situations rarely occur, typically the military leaders and political leaders get along well in the unit, and if such a situation does arise, the corresponding commissar will also undergo strict scrutiny afterward.

However, the mere existence of this oversized power means nobody can ignore its dual-leadership status within the unit.

If a single commissar holds such power, then it goes without saying for someone like Tadeusz himself, the Chief Political Commissar of the Entire Army. His power isn’t even limited by military branches, as the Alliance Navy also has the position of commissar now.

Generals in the Alliance Navy, whether it’s the captain of a battleship or a fleet commander, or generals in the Army like Yan Fangxu, while they might have similar ranks and positions in different sequences, their influence is inherently not as extensive as Tadeusz’s authority.

For a figure like this, how worthy is a little Ronglin for him to visit?

Actually, there are reasons.

Firstly, Ronglin Star is located on the crucial east and north routes of the Steel Fire Dragon Star Sector.

Secondly, it’s because Jason Morgan, overcoming numerous difficulties, using connections from himself, his wife, and his sister-in-law over the past four years, painstakingly built a Ronglin Starport with hard-earned resources.

Each time coming to Ronglin Starport, a rush of pride always surged within Morgan.

This is his achievement.

Ronglin Starport, frankly speaking, isn’t that large compared to starports in core worlds of the Alliance like Flying Wing Star, Yunluo Star, and Rage Owl Star.

It roughly ranks second-tier among starports in the Dragonhawk Star Domain, perhaps even on the weaker end of second-tier.

But compared to Ronglin Star’s level of development, the starport’s scale far exceeded its needs.

In an economy with a weak foundation, why did Jason Morgan need to spend so much to expand the starport to this extent? Wouldn’t it be better to invest resources in other economic development paths?

The reason leads back to the first point.

Given the advantage of having transport routes, Morgan could foresee increasing commercial interactions between Jindi Star and the Alliance in the future, and several worlds originally under Mingyang Sect’s control being reclaimed by the Alliance… Hence, if a logistics hub could facilitate goods moving out from Jindi Star and into the Alliance, efficiency would be greatly enhanced.

This is what he sought.

And recently, with the completion of the large starport, his plan has started to yield some results.

He personally flew to Jindi Star once and met with Wu Jiarong Sage. Though not familiar, he managed to shamelessly request that Mingyang Sect’s transport ships need not deliver goods to each destination directly. They could now just bring them to the nearby Ronglin Star. Ronglin Star contacted several business associations, and they themselves were trying to set up their own merchant fleets for distribution to other planets.

Similarly, goods expected to be delivered to Jindi Star by those merchant companies could also be unloaded at Ronglin.

As a logistics hub, Ronglin Star can earn considerable profits here. Setting up business organizations, maintaining starships, and spending for crew restoration… all mean money, all capable of driving local economic growth.

Currently, this setup already has a prototype.

But Morgan feels it’s not enough; he thinks it can be accelerated a bit more.

Thus, he seized a great opportunity for publicity.

General Tadeusz hasn’t arrived yet, but the most important asset of this visit has already arrived.

Jason Morgan and Planet Director Bowelson admired two gigantic vessels docked at Ronglin Port:

‘Steel Wing’ and ‘Ronglin’!

These are two ‘Dragon Serpent-class’ battlecruisers built on Jindi Star, handed over to the Alliance!

Just like some cargo and raw materials, they were first sailed to Ronglin Starport by the Sect of Mechanics to free up their shipyards. Then, the crews from Mingyang Sect were withdrawn, leaving only necessary technical personnel who would be handed over to the Alliance with the ships.

And the handover location is Ronglin Star. General Tadeusz’s trip to Ronglin Star is, of course, to conduct the handover of these two battlecruisers with Mingyang Sect, as the lead of the Alliance’s military equipment management department.