The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2164 Tang Xiao’s Report (Part )

2165. Tang Xiao’s Report (Part )

Ling Liang frowned and said, "If that Black Star is indeed one of the top leaders of the Grisk Hegemony, they are unlikely to let it go. Are you sure they won't come for revenge?"

Tang Xiao shook his head and said, "The organizational structure of the Grisk Hegemony is not the same as we imagined. We originally thought that they had formed a terrifying existence similar to a unified consciousness on their home planet, but after fighting with Black Star, I found that they did not evolve in that direction. The main political system of the Grisk Hegemony is similar to an oligarchy, but their oligarchs are the top-level ones with the strongest power - the Supremes."

"So... Black Star is one of them?" Ling Liang asked.

"That's right." Tang Xiao nodded and said, "In fact, some information about the Grisk Hegemony was found by the Dark Templar Sora-A and Aura-Khan. They found the ruins that were suspected to be the origin of the Grisk people, but were attacked by Black Star there and were almost controlled. Fortunately, at the last moment, they escaped into the void, temporarily preventing Black Star from controlling their minds. Later, when I found Black Star and fought with him, the two Dark Templars used their last strength to break free from the void and help me."

He continued, "So, a part of the Dark Archon's power merged with me. Now I'm not sure what the state of my body is, but I need some time to meditate and understand."

"You are in better shape now than ever before... My Lord." Edel-Ulan bowed and saluted.

"You are not controlled by the violence of the dark side now. This is a good thing for you and the Principality of Dawn." said the priestess who attended the meeting remotely.

However, Tang Xiao waved his hands impatiently and snorted, "Humph! Nonsense! I have never been controlled by the dark side! My heart has always remained clear, except for the time when I was affected by the black star!"

The priestess wisely shut up and didn't mention the matter again.

"What is that relic you mentioned just now?" asked Chief of General Staff Qi Jian.

"An altar." Tang Xiao pondered with a serious expression, "The altar can directly extract the user's spirit and then amplify it dozens of times, allowing his spirit to have the power to directly communicate with the world of the Force. According to the information from Aura-Khan and others, this altar was used by the ancient Grisk people to communicate with the gods... But in the countless long years, the voice of the gods gradually disappeared, and the Grisk people simply used these altars as mental amplifiers. And their power of mind control, I think, is also related to these altars."

"Is the one they are worshipping Taiyi?" the priestess asked in surprise.

Tang Xiao shook his head and said, "I am with Taiyi this time. I believe they don't know about the Grisk people. So my guess is that the Grisk people are not worshipping Taiyi, but the gods. In myths and legends, the gods created countless lives in the Milky Way. After the gods disappeared, these altars naturally could not hear the voice of the gods."

"But this doesn't explain why the Grisk hegemony won't make a comeback in the short term?" Admiral Chiara said.

Tang Xiao said seriously: "Every Supreme of the Grisk Hegemony controls an altar relic. The power radiation range of the altar relic is the sphere of influence of their Supreme. As soon as Black Star died, the fleet of the Grisk Hegemony immediately retreated because their master was gone. What we need to do is to send a fleet to destroy or control the altar relic of Black Star, so as to prevent the expansion of the Grisk Hegemony."

"Is it too late to go now?" Matt Horner said.

A sneer appeared on Tang Xiao's lips. "If the Grisks were not stupid, they would never think of forcibly occupying the altar under such circumstances and then confronting our main fleet head-on. In fact, even if Black Star was still there, they would not have the courage to do so."

He looked at Admiral Chiara and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Send a fleet to patrol around the altar ruins and build a hyperspace outpost. Then migrate a group of Kilik swarms to a nearby planet to serve as a barrier between us and the Grisk Hegemony. Right now we don't know how large their sphere of influence is, so we still need to be as cautious as possible."

Admiral Chiara nodded, saluted and said, "Yes! I will arrange this matter immediately after consulting Governor Sheen Morabito."

Tang Xiao nodded.

The current administrative structure of the Chis Territory is roughly a dual structure of Admiral Ziara and Governor Sheen. Admiral Iliz-al-Alani-Ziara, as the highest military commander and representative of the Chis Territory, is responsible for the military and political administration of the Chis Territory. At the same time, she will also establish her own committee, just like the previous family cabinet.

In fact, although the Principality of Dawn has triggered an uprising among the lower classes in Chiss Territory, after the uprising was quelled, power was redistributed and the major trade unions formed are actually, to some extent, not much different from the previous family politics, except that there are more channels for the lower classes to rise.

Therefore, the Chiss Council established by Admiral Ziara is still composed of the leaders of the major guilds.

Then there is the governor of Chis Territory appointed by Tang Xiao, Sheen Morabito. He has no real power in Chis Territory, but he can be said to be the representative of the Principality of Dawn. His proposals will be given priority in the Parliament of the Principality of Dawn, and he can report directly to Tang Xiao.

In other words, as long as the Chiss Territory is still under the rule of the Principality of Dawn, Sheen Morabito will have the power of life and death over the Chiss Territory.

Therefore, Admiral Chiara can indeed execute his administrative orders without consulting Sheen-Morabito, but if these matters involve the Principality of Dawn, then they must go through Sheen. And if Sheen is willing, he can also interfere in any affairs of the Chiss Territory in the name of the Principality of Dawn.

On the surface, Sheen Morabito is just the governor of Chiss Territory. In the eyes of the people, he is just the representative of the Principality of Dawn.

Therefore, this kind of political structure is basically that the Chiss still rule the Chiss on the surface, but they have installed an actual underground local tyrant.

Tang Xiao said to Admiral Ziara: "Then you will take my order to Xien Morabito. The mother nest of the Toget Zerg has died. Let Abathur cultivate a new and more powerful mother nest. And suspend the advance on the core nest of Kilik. Give priority to breeding at the border of the control area of ​​the Grisk Hegemony to become our barrier."

"Yes!" Admiral Chiara saluted.

For her, Chiss Territory could not resist the Principality of Dawn, which had a stargate, so it was only a matter of time before it fell. Although she was unwilling to sell out her country and race, she also knew that forceful resistance would only bring more cruel and bloody consequences.

Therefore, the only thing Admiral Ziara can do is to make the people of Chis Territory live better under his rule. At least for now, the Principality of Dawn is also moving in this direction. And those newly established unions, although essentially not much different from the several major families of Chis Territory, at least at this early stage, are still forge ahead.

I hope Chiss Territory can have a better development... Admiral Chiara sighed in her heart, but her expression was still meticulous. After saluting everyone around her again, she left the meeting room.

What was discussed next was not something she was qualified to participate in.

Tang Xiao cleared his throat and said, "Then, it's about Orega. I roughly read your report. Did you say that Orega suddenly woke up and took control of the entire mothership in a very short time?"

"Yes, Grand Duke." Qi Jian nodded and said, "The situation was very critical at the time. If the priestess hadn't brought Phoenix, the guardian of the Star Spirit Temple, with her, the mothership might have been destroyed."

Tang Xiao nodded seriously and said, "This is a coincidence. When Orega woke up, I was not even in this universe."

"I'm curious about what happened that led you to Taiyi's homeland." asked the priestess.

"To put it simply, the confrontation between Black Star and I had reached a point where both sides were hurt. At that time, my will and several other wills were fighting for control of the body, and everything was a mess. Sora-a and Aura-Khan merged into the Dark Archon at that time, and used his extremely powerful mental power to dispel the will of Black Star and Toget's mother nest. But in the process, the void energy explosion he caused was too powerful, causing us to fall into the void." Tang Xiao narrated what happened at that time as simply as possible, because it was so chaotic at that time, and he didn't know much.

"Afterwards, perhaps in the void, Taiyi's 'father' found me. Although he could not interfere with the real world, he could do it in the world of the Force. So when I woke up, I was already in Taiyi's home - Mortis." He continued.

"It sounds like a fairy tale..." said Adele-Ulan.

"The world of the Force is like this. It is originally a supernatural power." Tang Xiao said, "But this is not something you need to worry about. Taiyi's affairs cannot be solved by the power of the real world. No matter how powerful our fleet is, it can't be solved. So, it's okay for you to listen to it as a fairy tale."

The priestess said: "Phoenix and Judgment are chasing Orega. Do we need to send more forces over now?"

Tang Xiao shook his head and said, "Find an excuse to call back the judge, and then find a way to mislead Phoenix's pursuit so that he can't find Orega for the time being. I can still be of use to Orega."

"But because of him, more than 40 crew members on the mothership were killed, a large number of combat robots and mothership facilities were destroyed, and the economic loss exceeded 20 billion. Can we just let this matter go?" Qi Jian said.

Tang Xiao smiled coldly and said, "He is still useful to me now. Sooner or later, I will make him spit out double the amount of these things!"

"What about your Soul-Taking Sword? It was also taken away by Orega." asked the priestess.

Tang Xiao's face changed, "Olegashun took my Soul-stealing Sword? Why can't I sense the existence of the Soul-stealing Sword on him at all?"

The priestess sighed and said, "If you want to talk about the battle between us and Orega, I can only say that... Maka Ragnos suddenly ran out and scolded Orega, and then he turned into a physical shadow and fought with Orega."

"Maca Ragnos...it turns out this guy is the one behind all this." Tang Xiao's face darkened. "It looks like he took the initiative to block my perception. He seems determined to stay with Orega."

"Is he ready to acknowledge Orega as his master?" asked the priestess.

Tang Xiao laughed dumbly and said, "How is that possible? You underestimate the pride of this Sith King. The only reason he did this is that he wants to regain his freedom with the help of Orega. It doesn't matter. Sooner or later I will deal with Orega, and then I will solve the matter of Maka Ragnos at the same time."

He had already made up his mind that after finishing the remaining things here, he would immediately set off for the planet Harunkar to meet the Dream Sisters.

Although Orega had reminded him that the planet Harunkal was now a deadly and terrible trap, Tang Xiao believed that since the Dream Sisters wanted Orega to find them, it meant that they had not been completely swallowed up by the will of the planet, and he could still do something.

Edel-Ulan stood up and said, "My Lord, then, about the Trade Alliance..."

Tang Xiao waved his hand and said, "I have read the report. You handled the trade union affairs very well. This fully proves the independence of our ruling core and shows that our current operating mechanism is correct. You can practice Tang Yun more in the future. If I am away for some reason, you can set up a regency committee with Tang Yun as the core, just like you did this time. Very good."

Edel-Ulan bowed her head deeply, "I will obey the Lord's command..."

  Although her expression was calm, her heart was beating uncontrollably. This was Tang Xiao's recognition of Tang Yun! It was also his recognition of her daughter! And the most important thing was that from this moment on, Tang Yun was truly established as the heir to the Principality of Dawn!

As for Tang Xing, Tang Xiao actually didn't like this introverted and cowardly son very much. When he was in Chis Territory, although Tang Xing was very calm in the face of the sudden changes, Tang Xiao just thought he was frightened. Because Tang Xing is usually like this.

A terrified Tang Yun? That's just a normal reaction for a child. He needs more training, but there's nothing to worry about.

Then, Francis Underwood stood up and said, "Grand Duke, let me report to you about the Principality of Dawn..."

Before he could finish his words, he only saw Tang Xiao's back leaving the meeting room.

Francis was completely stunned.