"Don't bargain with me, you should know our attitude towards prisoners."
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved. The Star Ring Federation, with its multitude of ethnicities and planets, had established its unique moral standards and laws quite early on.
Even if they were from the Blood-colored Empire, they were still seen as fellow humans.
If captured, there wouldn't be any danger to their lives, but they would be placed in special locations for labor reform. To them, these were all viable populations; a few generations of reform would have them fully integrated.
The Star Ring Federation was vast and sparsely populated, every person was a valuable resource; they would never easily give up on anyone. For those from the Blood-colored Empire, it was better to be captured than to flee.