Five days later, on White Star, the Commander's Office held a press conference for all the Alliance planets.

Dax Weren was personally involved, with Anx by his side.

At the start of the press conference, all senior league officials stood up, removed their hats, and bowed in apology.

The three bows, delivered without a trace of perfunctory gesture, left the viewers in the live stream stunned.

They had originally planned to unleash a torrent of abuse to vent their anger, but upon seeing the Alliance Commander and numerous high-ranking officials sincerely bowing and apologizing, they found themselves unable to utter a single word. They all decided to wait and see if there was any hidden story behind it all.

After bowing, Dax Wayne spoke first, "Greetings, fellow citizens of the League."

"I am Dax Weren, and I am holding this press conference today to make an explanation regarding the Zerglings incident."

"Regarding the Insect Planet, as the Alliance Commander, I deeply regret and feel remorseful. It was due to my inadequate supervision that I failed to detect the anomalies on the Insect Planet. I simply followed Duke Daqi's daily reports without providing any concrete evidence."

"This is a dereliction of duty on the part of the commander-in-chief!"

Dax Wellen stood up again, bowed sincerely and apologized, and admitted his mistake right away. Although there were still questions on the live broadcast screen of the press conference, they were not as sharp as they were at the beginning.

Anker then spoke, presenting some "ironclad evidence" in an attempt to prove that the higher-ups on Shirahoshi were truly unaware of the situation.

Thanks to Anker's excellent eloquence, Daqi has managed to take the blame for a huge mess without hesitation.

Dax Weren kept a close eye on the direction of the comments on the screen during Anker's speech.

At this point, the public's initial questioning and accusations had turned into simple doubt, occasionally interspersed with words of comfort and understanding.

Among the league's top brass, Dax Wayne's least favorite person is Anke; if it weren't for Anke's abilities, he would have killed him long ago.

Aside from Anx's own political abilities, he also enjoyed high prestige among the people due to his humble origins.

If it were solely based on popular vote, it would be uncertain who would have become commander-in-chief that year.

All of these factors have allowed Anker to maintain a firm foothold in the league's top management.

Anker's speech was nearing its end. Facing the live camera with a smile, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I come from the people and I will fight for everyone's interests. Please believe me."

"After careful consideration by the Commander-in-Chief, a new welfare policy will soon be introduced to everyone. Please look forward to it," Ankes added. He dared not take all the credit for himself; the Commander-in-Chief's name still needed to be mentioned.

In his view, these people are the easiest to please; just play the victim a little, mention your own background, and everyone will put themselves in their shoes and consider their situation.

He originally came from an ordinary family, born into a poor family. This identity determined that the people would stand on his side, believing that everyone came from the same environment and were the same kind of people, and would naturally consider his interests.

But honestly, this is the identity that Anxie most wants to get rid of.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to be just a commoner; he would want to be born into a prominent family so that he could hold the position of commander.

With the alliance's top brass echoing each other, most people have come to believe that this matter has nothing to do with Shirahoshi, but a small number of more level-headed people remain skeptical.

The day after the press conference, the Commander's Office issued new regulations, refusing to develop together with the Empire in order to protect the Alliance's own development. This would allow a large amount of funds to be used for the Alliance and provide more jobs and benefits for the Alliance's people.

In the interstellar age, the Alliance and the Empire stand as a two-way power, their relationship having deteriorated. However, under the rules of interstellar governance, certain matters require joint efforts from both sides, such as maintaining interstellar routes and combating space pirates.

Now the Empire intends to be the first to withdraw and is not prepared to continue to abide by the interstellar code.

On the very first day after this news was announced, all Alliance citizens received an income of 80,000 Star Coins in their accounts.

For ordinary people, the temptation of 80,000 interstellar coins is enormous.

The Commander's Office issued a statement saying that the money was originally intended for a project in cooperation with the Empire, and the Alliance's top officials believed it would be better to distribute the money among everyone.

As a result, the people of the alliance accepted the rule without much objection.

For the lower classes, as long as they are warmly clothed, well-fed, and have money to spend, they don't understand some of the Alliance's policies, but they are happy as long as they are given money. The middle classes generally have some legitimate jobs and positions, so these policies do not affect them, and they are too lazy to care about them; they are content to take care of themselves. The upper classes are mostly from ancient families, and almost all of these families have sided with the Wellen family, using various means to amass wealth.

In just one month, the alliance underwent a major cleanup, transforming from a closed-off single planet into an autonomous system for each planet across thirty-two star systems.

On each planet, a family-based management system began to be implemented. Families that were on good terms with the Wellen family were naturally allocated some wealthy and resource-rich planets, while those that were not were allocated some small planets.

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Because the Alliance began blocking communications for its citizens the day after the press conference, explanations regarding the Zergling incident did not spread widely.

Then gradually, the Alliance citizens disappeared from the StarNet.

This strange phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of Helian Jue and others.

"Your Highness, this is information about the alliance sent by Huang Que." As Helian Jue's personal bodyguard and assistant, Lin Zhong had processed all the complex information, presenting the most concise and important content to Helian Jue.

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