Tyber Zann's Concerns
It was now February, 11 BBY. On Saleucami Planet, Tyber Zann, leader of the Zann Consortium, was beside himself with rage.
"You're fucking telling me I have to hand over every last piece of starship wreckage right now?! Who the hell gave you the nerve to talk to me like that?!" Tyber Zann roared at the Imperial official in the holographic projection before him.
That Imperial official was Gerard Mer, former Deputy Minister of the Galactic Empire's Resource Recovery Department...
That was right. He had already been removed from office.
The Zann Consortium had officially been designated a criminal enterprise by the Galactic Empire, yet it had still been able to conduct business openly—particularly the highly sensitive business of salvaging starship wreckage. It had even managed to establish itself on a former battlefield world like Saleucami Planet. All of that was the result of countless transactions involving money and power.
And now, this matter had been exposed.
Not to the media or the public, but to someone who should not have known about it—and who had more than enough power to ruin the whole arrangement.
Gerard Mer was therefore investigated. Once the allegations were confirmed, he was immediately suspended pending further investigation. If not for the political influence of those backing the Zann Consortium, he would probably already be in prison.
This matter should not have caused much of a stir. After all, officials came and went, while capital endured. But for the Zann Consortium, it was a crushing blow.
Once they lost this business, the Consortium would no longer be able to secretly expand its industry and stockpile warships.
This directly threatened Tyber Zann and Shen-Jon's goal of dominating the Milky Way Galaxy. No wonder Tyber Zann was so furious. At that moment, he even wanted