"Finally, there's the matter of technology... this isn't something that can be rushed. I'm already trying to contact some of the old scientists in the country, whether they can come is up to fate."
Only when they truly began to develop did Catherine realize how unbelievably poor their foundation was.
But if the foundation wasn't so poor, they probably wouldn't have the chance to take over this Mine Star.
For instance, when the Bauhinia Republic announced its surrender and dissolution, most of the core areas and industries of their Colony Star and Mother Planet were instantly taken over by personnel arranged by the Peak Alliance.
Perhaps the policies hadn't changed significantly yet, that was to give the people who originally belonged to Bauhinia a reasonable psychological transition time, preventing too much backlash... but the core had already been replaced.
