Kallen opened her mouth to answer Perfikot's question, but Perfikot's words, "Think carefully and answer when you're certain," made her fall into deep thought.
Kallen had never considered what impact independence would have.
In all the information she had come across, everyone was talking about how the various problems and hardships facing the New Continent colony stemmed from the Empire's exploitation and oppression.
Especially in the war for world domination between the Empire and France a dozen years ago, the Empire, although victorious, was still heavily impacted by the huge military expenses and consequences of the war.
To restore the economy and shift the contradictions, the Empire transferred the fiscal deficit caused by massive military spending to the New Continent colony, imposing heavy taxes on it.
It was precisely from that time that the tide of the independence movement began to rise.
