1864, "Death Star" Plan (Part 2)
The moment he heard this news, Tang Xiao's expression turned incomparably grim. He muttered to himself, "The Technological Alliance's homeworld is Skako in the distant Core Worlds. There's nothing I can do to him for now, fine. But Poggle the Lesser—who gave you the nerve to betray me?! Tomorrow, I'll plow Geonosis flat!"
But Sefrans Tann continued delivering her intelligence through the hologram. "According to my investigation, the Queen of the Geonosians—Emperor Karina—is currently not on Geonosis."
This made Tang Xiao's brow furrow tightly once more, because it brought many unpleasant possibilities to mind.
Sefrans Tann then offered some of her own opinions and insights regarding this intelligence, reminding Tang Xiao that although the Galactic Empire had turned the Technological Alliance and Geonosis long ago, it had not even used them in the Saleucami planetary battle. That was enough to prove that, in the Galactic Empire's eyes, the significance of their betrayal outweighed Saleucami Planet itself.
The outcome on Saleucami Planet concerned the victory or defeat of the protracted offensive between the Galactic Empire and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It could be said that taking Saleucami Planet was equivalent to defeating the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In other words, to the Galactic Empire, the Technological Alliance and Geonosis were even more important than the Confederacy of Independent Systems itself!!
After the intelligence transmission ended, the Kyber Crystal in the robot's chest emitted a blood-red glow. A surge of dark Force erupted, and sparks immediately burst from all over the robot's body. With a series of clatters, it collapsed into a heap of half-melted scrap metal.
Tang Xiao, meanwhile, sank into deep thought over the intelligence Sefrans Tann had sent him.
After a long while, he opened a channel to the current Head of