"Y-Your Grace, I... I don't quite understand... what you mean..." The Csapla family was dumbfounded. Clever and perceptive as she was, even she did not know what to say at this moment.
But she also understood that things did not seem to be developing as she had imagined.
"You don't quite understand what I mean?" Tang Xiao shook his head and asked, "Was I not clear enough? Or have you not studied Galactic Standard properly?"
"Your Grace... forgive my bluntness, but the Chiss territory cannot do without us," the Nuruodo family said slowly.
Tang Xiao seemed to have heard some kind of joke and burst out laughing. "What did you say? The Chiss territory cannot do without you? Hahahaha... Then tell me, what exactly is the Chiss territory?"
The Nuruodo family answered solemnly, "The Chiss territory consists of twenty-three official star systems and eleven colonial star systems under the leadership of the Chiss Cabinet, as well as a total of 21.5 billion Chiss people, including the ten billion residents of Csilla."
"21.5 billion Chiss people. Well said. So those 21.5 billion people represent the Chiss territory..." Tang Xiao's expression turned strange and dangerous. "Then tell me, Nuruodo. Is it the 21.5 billion people of the Chiss territory who cannot do without you, or is it... parasitic families like yours who cannot do without the Chiss territory?"
"Without us, every industry in the Chiss territory would be unable to function normally!" the Nuruodo family said gravely. "For the Chiss territory, we rack our brains and give everything every single day! Take our family, for example. How many officers have we trained for the Chiss territory? How many soldiers? How many victories have we brought? Only under such a system has the Chiss territory grown to what it is today. If not