1866, Planning for the Geonosians
At the time, Shu Mai, chairman of the Merchant Guilds, had not realized the severity of the situation at all. She even tried to unite the other major magnates against Count Dooku.
But the result was completely contrary to what she had imagined—the Merchant Guilds were forcibly broken up and absorbed by the other major corporate magnates, and Shu Mai was killed as a result.
Those major corporate magnates who had gained practical benefits as compensation from swallowing up the Merchant Guilds naturally had no reason to continue opposing Count Dooku, and that reform passed smoothly.
Judging from this, it was from that point onward that the Technological Alliance began to lose confidence in Count Dooku and started making contact with the Galactic Republic. As a planet closely tied to the Technological Alliance, Geonosis likely began to entertain different ideas at that time as well.
And this was precisely the greatest difference between the original plot of "Star Wars" and the current course of events.
At the same time, after the Galactic Empire was established, due to Tang Xiao's influence, its strength was far weaker than that of its counterpart in the original plot. Therefore, it was impossible for them to pursue a policy of extermination against these members of the Confederacy of Independent Systems as they had in the original plot. It was highly likely that they would offer a certain price to win them over.
As for the Queen of the Geonosians, Darth Sidious had probably handled that personally. With his methods, capturing Emperor Karina and bringing her back to the Empire was entirely achievable.
Tang Xiao rubbed the stubble on his chin and secretly shook his head. Leaving aside how deeply the Geonosians had hidden themselves, even the Technological Alliance, whose divided