The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2293. Happy cooperation

Seeing that Tang Xiao was so happy, the 'leader' snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Why, do you feel comfortable using the lives of more than a billion people in exchange for two more months of consumption for the Galactic Empire?"

"From your perspective, if you still think about things in terms of human nature, life and death, then you are destined to achieve nothing." Tang Xiao replied with a sneer.

"Don't compare me to you! It will only make me feel sick!" the leader said in a deep voice, "My highest goal is always to build a country of freedom, equality, and peace!"

"You used to be from the Republic, right?" Tang Xiao said lightly: "The Galactic Republic defeated the last force of the Sith in the Battle of Rusang 1,000 years ago. What was the Republic at that time?"

"That is the pinnacle of freedom, the pinnacle of democracy! It is also a goal that I am willing to fight for my whole life," the leader said.

"Hahahahahaha!!!" Tang Xiao laughed loudly, "Then the ideal country in your mind has only existed for a thousand years, and it fell apart due to internal and external troubles... Such a regime has buried countless hidden dangers, you Call it an utopia? Hahahahaha!”

"That's because countless moths have appeared within the Republic! And this time, I will not allow such moths to appear!" The leader said this almost through gritted teeth, and his voice seemed to be more decisive. .

"This is inevitable." Tang Xiao shook his head, "What you call freedom is just a whitewash and packaging of anarchism."

"This will not shake my determination," the leader said. "I will definitely find a better way."

"Then it's up to you." Tang Xiao also waved his hand without interest, and suddenly added: "Ah, by the way, I will give you another piece of information for free. Darth Maul has reappeared."

The moment the name was spoken, Tang Xiao clearly felt that the leader's body was a little stiff. His eyes narrowed... It seemed like this man knew Darth Maul?

"A Sith Lord who was supposed to be dead appears again... This is another disaster for the people of the galaxy." The leader said solemnly.

"The areas where Darth Maul is active are in Hutt space, the planet Dathomir and other places. He last appeared twice, when he killed the leader of the Black Sun in Nar Shadda in Hutt space, and in Corelli. Subplanet, take Bloody Dawn under its command." Tang Xiao said: "Darth Maul is currently building a criminal empire, which poses a considerable threat. In addition, he also has deep experience with the Zane Consortium."

As he spoke, he sent over all the information about Darth Maul.

The leader sneered and said, "You are so active, are you planning to let me help you deal with Darth Maul?"

"If we leave him alone, he will become a disaster sooner or later. Just keep an eye on him..." Tang Xiao said, "If possible, let them fight against the Galaxy Empire first. This is the best result."

"Hmph, I know how to deal with it." The leader said coldly and closed the communication.

…

Planet Salukami, the temporary headquarters of the Zane Consortium.

Several heavily armed guards carried a thin man inside and then threw him in front of Tiber Zane.

"Is it you, claiming to want to do business with me?" Tabor Zane showed a cruel smile, "But as far as I know, you are just an ordinary clerical employee, your annual income does not exceed 20,000 credits, and you Why do you want to do business with me?”

"But even so, you still saw me." The thin man was not afraid at all and just answered expressionlessly.

"Maybe I just want to watch a performance of being skinned alive?" Tabor Zane sat lazily on the sofa.

"It's not necessary. He is a controlled puppet." The night sister Serri, standing next to Tiber Zane, said coldly.

"Controlled?" Tabor Zane looked at him with interest, looking up and down.

The thin man nodded and said: "Being able to see through this means that you still have some strength. Let me tell you directly. I have a mineral planet here. On this planet, a unique mineral is produced - the Ketosis Mine. (Cortosis). This mineral is extremely rare and difficult to mine and process. However, this mineral can cut through lightsabers."

Upon hearing this, Tabor Zane's eyes lit up, he sat upright and asked, "What's the cutting method?"

"When the lightsaber touches the Kotosis mine, the lightsaber will be forcibly closed." The thin man said.

"Then during a lightsaber duel, if you suddenly encounter this situation... it will be almost fatal." Although Tiber Zane is not a Force-sensitive person, he has also received training from Shen Jon. Regarding this point Very clear, "Hahaha, interesting, please elaborate."

"It's just that mining this kind of ore is very difficult. First of all, no known creature can directly come into contact with this kind of ore. Otherwise, even the Hutts or Inchori who have energy resistance will not be able to escape. One death. Second, because this ore has extremely high energy resistance, laser mining is impossible. Third, the dust produced during the mining process is flammable, so even with an excavator and If a drilling machine comes to mine, it is very likely to cause a devastating explosion," the thin man said, raising three fingers.

Tabor Zane sneered, "Then what do you want to say? Only you know how to mine this kind of ore?"

"Yes, I'm the only one who knows." The thin man nodded expressionlessly, "And the Cotosis mine is buried very deep, and the mining project is also very huge. I can clearly say that the Principality of Dawn has already controlled at least one production site, but they are currently unable to effectively mine and process it. Before, I gave this technology to Count Dooku, but he didn't persist until the day he saw the results."

"What do you want?" Tiber Zane finally became interested.

"Of course... cooperation." The thin man showed an unpredictable smile.

At this moment, Tiber Zane's communicator suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was his master, Shen-Jon.

In the holographic projection, Shen-Jon looked at the thin man and said coldly: "Where is the production site controlled by the Principality of Dawn that you mentioned?"

"Of course I can't..." He was grabbed by the neck by an invisible force before he finished speaking.

"Don't challenge my patience, and don't think you can escape my detection with such a puppet. Answer honestly, and you have the slightest qualification to negotiate with me." Shen-Jon said coldly.

"Bal... Bal'demnic Planet (Bal'demnic)!" The thin man said loudly.

"Ah... Bal'demnic Planet... Hehehehe..." Shen-Jon laughed grimly.

"Master, do you know this planet?" Tiber-Zane frowned and asked.

"Ah~~... Of course I know. Because this is where my master, Darth-Tenebres, died." Shen-Jon sneered.

"Then this planet..."

"Yes, he is telling the truth. This planet produces Cortoss ore, and this ore is difficult to mine. Cooperate with him and see what he can come up with." Shen-Jon said this and closed the communication.