29.7 Utility?

SHIZU

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Shizu held her breath as she waited for the man in front of her to respond. The sounds of battle raging aboard the deck outside were still raging, but they all seemed so quiet when compared to how loud her heart was beating in her ears.

"For one, the Republic truly believes that the Deep should belong to all the people living in it, including those of your Empire, Somatic," the man began, his halberd hissing faintly as he slammed it against the floor. "By redistributing the resources available across the Deep equally, the fears that you Imperials often spout about unsustainability will be more properly addressed. And with the Republic acting as a fair entity, the spread of technology will be slowed to a more sustainable speed unlike that of the Marqueans. The exuberant waste of resources the small City-State would then be reduced, once again, lining up to your virtues of nature conservation."