Ch.78The Eastern Bus of Great Chaos (1)

# Chapter 78: Chaos in the Eastern Bus (1)

Well, to be more precise…

The level of chaos erupting in the eastern galaxy was far more serious than I had anticipated.

First of all, the Mekt-Fuks Corporate Federation, which deserved the highest credit in this Warlord War.

This very place was experiencing a revolution that completely overturned its system not long after the war ended.

“The corporations have shown nothing but incompetence in the war!”

“That’s right! We must drag down those incompetent fools and establish a new nation and a new military!!”

“…?”

Perhaps this would have made sense in the early stages of the war.

But for the leaders of the Corporate Federation who had been striving to preserve their nation afterward, this was truly absurd.

Having spent too much money and manpower on the war.

They lost the power to control public opinion in their own nation and were ultimately forced to step down from their leadership positions due to the manipulation of public sentiment by agitators.

And in Mekt-Fuks, which suddenly became a Corporate Federation without corporations…

“Prepare for war!”

“We must break free from the old Kerzin hegemony and establish our own!”

The militarists who had gained power during the war period were running rampant.

Additionally, when the labor groups that had been marginalized under the corporate state system and various other political factors mixed together like in a furnace…

“The Mekt-Fuks Corporate Federation as a nation has disappeared. From today, please refer to our country as the Fuksoviet Union.”

“What.”

A thoroughly capitalistic corporate state had transformed overnight into a red-flavored bean candy nation—a complete disaster.

“All agreements made by the former incompetent capitalists are now void.”

“Is this for real?”

“Everything will be renegotiated from scratch by our Fuksoviet People’s Military Committee, so come to the appropriate office if you need to.”

“W-what what.”

They showed a dismissive attitude toward international conventions and agreements.

“Are you joking right now?”

“Ignoring inter-state transactions and protocols—if you behave like that, we cannot recognize you as the successor state to Mekt-Fuks!”

Despite provoking all sorts of irritation and anger from neighboring countries…

“Anyway, we’ve done nothing wrong. It’s all the fault of the incompetent former leaders.”

“…”

The militarists who consistently played dumb and the equality advocates whose heads had turned into flower gardens were adding to the already chaotic political situation in the east.

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And the problems in the east didn’t end there.

“Isn’t this too harsh?”

“If you hadn’t knelt before the Warlord, this situation could have been prevented early on!”

The Uko`Praknar Interstellar Union, which had been aiming for a second golden age by backstabbing at a fantastic timing.

However, the Warlord they had expected to bring about their golden age was sliced into a star shape and died in an explosion along with his flagship.

With the Warlord gone, Uko`Praknar had to pay a bitter price for choosing the wrong side…

“How are we supposed to handle such an amount?!”

“If you’re upset, you shouldn’t have betrayed us by sucking up to the Warlord.”

Uko`Praknar ended up being forced to pay an enormous amount of fines imposed by the Galactic Federation, so large it was almost impossible to bear.

The amount was so astronomical that despite mobilizing all their assets, including selling off their fleet forces and technology patents, they still couldn’t manage the Federation’s fines.

“Aaaaargh!”

“W-we’re bankrupt.”

They declared the first national default among interstellar nations.

Simultaneously, under the supervision of the Galactic Federation’s monitoring team, they found themselves in a position where most of their monthly resources were being extorted.

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Meanwhile, Ik Nur Bal, which had gained independence from Uko`Praknar only to be annexed again…

“We are free now!”

“Yes, indeed we are.”

On the external front, the resistance forces that had fought against the Warlord’s oppression became the main force and successfully revived.

And as a result, all sorts of terrible and geopolitically incorrect border territories fell into their hands instead of going toward Uko`Praknar’s punitive fines…

It could be said they were the most successful case in the eastern galaxy.

Accordingly, they changed their country’s name from one emphasizing independence to one showing pride as a dignified nation, calling themselves the Nurbal Republic.

Of course, the reality was…

“We will never forget to repay the help given to our Nurbal Republic.”

“From now on, our Nurbal Republic will pledge loyalty to the Holy Sebelli Empire.”

It was merely the result of Arto’s “minor” mischief and the installation of a puppet leader by foreign spy networks.

On the surface, they proclaimed there were no more oppressors and that they were a thoroughly independent nation.

But internally, they had become a protectorate that bowed its head to the Sebelli Empire in exchange for security.

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The Loirakan Republic, on the other hand, was in a somewhat different situation from other nations.

Although they had suffered quite serious fleet losses in this war…

Unlike other eastern nations, Loirakan was in the position of fighting an overseas expedition.

“Loyalty to the Loirakan Republic, loyalty.”

With no damage to their homeland, they gained considerable influence in the southern galactic region at the cost of massive troops.

Suddenly, the Loirakan hegemony was completed.

“We believe that, regardless of other places, we should secure benefits for you.”

“Oh.”

They managed to secure all sorts of rights and favorable agreements from Mekt-Fuks—no, the Fuksoviet Union—which was busy making a mess of things while changing its national identity.

“This should be sufficient.”

“Some planets that belonged to Uko`Praknar are contacting us about wanting to naturalize to our side?”

In addition, they even acquired some planets from Uko`Praknar’s sphere of influence, making them arguably the greatest beneficiary of this war.

“Let’s eat moderately and stop there. Wouldn’t it be unwise to forcibly expand territory when fleet reconstruction is urgent?”

“You’re absolutely right.”

Furthermore, they showed wisdom by preventing indigestion that might come from excessive expansion.

They were demonstrating prudent behavior in many ways.

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Meanwhile, Zeltech, which had surrendered to the Warlord…

“I mean, we finished building all these ships, but the person who ordered them is gone.”

Following the Warlord’s orders, they had been focusing on shipbuilding in their dockyards every day.

But with the death of the person who was supposed to operate those ships, they suddenly found themselves in possession of a massive fleet.

Even more ships than they had before the war…

And these were essentially free ships, built not with their own resources but with materials requisitioned from occupied territories under the Warlord’s orders.

“Looks like we don’t need a fleet reconstruction plan?”

Of course, the moment the internal strife in the Warlord’s territory ended, whoever ended it might claim ownership of the fleet from Zeltech.

“Why should we yield to pirate scum without a Warlord?”

As if possessed by the spirit of the British Empire, Zeltech, having already obtained a free fleet (including battleships), couldn’t care less about the situation.

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And the Sir Citizens’ Federation, which was the first to be trampled by the Warlord…

“Get out, you damned pirates!”

“How dare you! You were our subjects!”

They succeeded in expelling the Warlord’s remnants from their original territories through a major rebellion, but…

“All that’s left is ruins and garbage.”

“Mom, I’m hungry.”

“…”

Perhaps because they had been plundered the most to maintain the Warlord’s military and expand the war.

The revived Sir Citizens’ Federation had nothing left—no fleet, no capital, not even basic resources.

Well, they did have some fleet remnants captured from pirates and mercenaries.

But it was merely a patrol fleet with weak armaments and defensive configurations, only capable of fighting against some pirates.

“We lost too much in this war.”

“So let’s extract whatever we can from neighboring countries.”

The completely corrupted Fuksoviet Union on one side.

“Ah, these damn former slaves.”

“Boys! Let’s go loot their cities!”

Pirates and plunderers who, after being driven away, crossed the border again to raid planets and settlements.

“…”

“…What are you looking at?”

Uko`Praknar, which was trying to make up for its losses by plundering them after being weakened by the massive fines imposed by the Galactic Federation.

“Since our fleet is restored, would you like to be secret friends with uncle…?”

“What? Go away.”

Even Zeltech, which was flirting with them, boasting about swallowing the Warlord’s fleet.

Realizing they were surrounded by enemies, they had no choice but to:

“Ambassador of the Kerzin Federation, we request to join the Federation.”

The interstellar nation that had tried to break free from Kerzin’s shadow was now seeking to meet its end by directly entering that shadow.

However, this choice would become the spark that ignited further chaos later on…