Looking at the paper document in his hands, though it was only a few weightless sheets, to Nute Gunray, it seemed heavier than a mountain.
Because once he agreed to and signed this document, the Trade Federation's days as an independent commercial entity would be completely over.
"San Hill! What about the InterGalactic Banking Clan?" Nute Gunray suddenly looked up and asked.
"As a banking institution, I'll grant them greater independence. But at the same time, they will gradually be brought under state ownership. That is the overall framework, and it cannot be changed," Tang Xiao said calmly.
"Is this taking advantage of a crisis?" Nute Gunray murmured, not knowing whether he was speaking to Tang Xiao or to himself.
"Quite the opposite. If your resistance operations on Rosha, Vulpter, and those Wealth Worlds had not demonstrated sufficient value, you would not even have seen this document," Tang Xiao said. "Perhaps only under that possibility could it be described as—taking advantage of a crisis."
"And if I sign this document, then the Trade Federation will effectively be completely bound to the Duchy of Dawn and must devote all its strength to supporting the war against the Galactic Empire," Nute Gunray said.
"I will wager everything I have, including my life, to ensure that goal is achieved." Tang Xiao rose to his feet, walked to Nute Gunray's side, and tapped the document with one finger. "I will give up everything. Even death cannot stop my determination to destroy the Galactic Empire. Whether the Trade Federation exists or not, I will fight with everything I have. You understand what I mean..."
Nute Gunray's body began to tremble. He understood Tang Xiao's unspoken meaning: since Tang Xiao was willing to risk even his life to fight Darth Sidious to the bitter end, then