The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2292 Happy cooperation
2293, Happy Cooperation

Seeing Tang Xiao being so straightforward, the Leader snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Why, do you feel comfortable using the lives of more than a billion people to exchange for two more months of consumption for the Galactic Empire?"

"From your and my perspective, if we still think about problems in terms of human nature, life and death, then we are doomed to accomplish nothing." Tang Xiao replied with a sneer.

"Don't compare me with you! It only makes me sick!" The leader said in a deep voice, "My highest goal has always been to build a free, equal and peaceful country!"

"You used to be a member of the Republic, right?" Tang Xiao said calmly, "The Galactic Republic defeated the last Sith force in the Battle of Rusan 1000 years ago. What was the Republic at that time?"

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

“Hahahahahahaha!!!” Tang Xiao laughed out loud, “So the ideal country in your mind only existed for a thousand years, and it was torn apart by internal and external troubles… You actually call such a regime that has buried countless hidden dangers an ideal country? Hahahahahaha!!”

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

"This is inevitable." Tang Xiao shook his head. "What you call freedom is nothing more than anarchism disguised and packaged."

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

"It's up to you then." Tang Xiao waved his hand with a lack of interest, and suddenly added: "Oh, by the way, I'll give you another piece of information for free. Darth Maul has reappeared."

The moment this name came out, Tang Xiao clearly felt that the leader's body was a little stiff. His eyes narrowed... It seems that this person knows Darth Maul?

"A Sith Lord who should have died has reappeared... This is another disaster for all people in the galaxy," the leader said in a deep voice.

"Darth Maul is active in Hutt Space, Dathomir and other places. His last two appearances were in Nar Shadda in Hutt Space, where he killed the leader of Black Sun, and in Corellia, where he brought Scarlet Dawn under his command." Tang Xiao said, "Darth Maul is currently building a criminal empire, which poses a considerable threat. In addition, he has also had extensive training with the Zahn Consortium."

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

The leader sneered and said, "You are so enthusiastic, 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. You should keep an eye on him..." Tang Xiao said, "If possible, let them fight the Galactic Empire first. This is the best outcome."

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

……

Planet Salukami, temporary headquarters of the Zahn Consortium.

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

"You are the one who claims you want to do business with me?" Taber Zane showed a cruel smile. "But as far as I know, you are just an ordinary civil servant with an annual income of no more than 20000 credits. What right do you have to do business with me?"

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

"Maybe I just want to see a live skinning show in person?" Tiber-Zane sat lazily on the sofa. "No need. He is a controlled puppet." The night sister Selri standing next to Tiber-Zane said coldly.

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

The thin man nodded and said, "The fact that you can see through this shows that you are quite powerful. Then let me tell you directly, I have a mineral planet here. This planet produces a unique mineral - Cortosis. This mineral is extremely rare, and it is very difficult to mine and process. However, this mineral can cut through lightsabers."

Upon hearing this, Taber-Zane's eyes lit up, he sat up straight and asked, "How do you cut it off?"

"When the lightsaber touches the Cortosis mine, the lightsaber will be forcibly shut down." said the thin man.

"So if you suddenly encounter this situation during a lightsaber duel... it's almost fatal." Although Taber Zane is not Force-sensitive, he has received training from Shen Jon and is very clear about this. "Haha, interesting, tell me more."

"It's just that the mining of this ore is very difficult. First of all, no known creature can directly come into contact with this ore. Otherwise, even the Hutts or Inchoris, who have energy resistance, will die. Second, because this ore has extremely high energy resistance, laser mining is impossible. Third, the dust produced during the mining process is a flammable substance with an extremely low ignition point. Therefore, even if excavators and drills are used for mining, there is a great possibility of causing a devastating explosion." The thin man raised three fingers and said.

Tiber-Zane sneered, "So what do you want to say? You're the only one who knows how to mine this ore?"

"Yes, I'm the only one who knows." The thin man nodded expressionlessly, "And the Cortosis 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?" Taber-Zane finally showed interest.

"Of course...cooperation." The thin man gave an unfathomable 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-Jiong looked at the thin man and said coldly: "Where is the production area controlled by the Principality of Dawn that you mentioned?"

"Of course I can't..." Before he could finish his words, an invisible force grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

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

"Bal...Bal'demnic!" the thin man shouted.

“Ah…the planet Bal-Deminic…hehehehe…” Shen-Jon laughed grimly.

"Master, do you know this planet?" Tiber Zane asked with a frown.

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

"Then this planet..."

"Yes, he is telling the truth. This planet produces Cortosis 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.