1243. Boil frog in warm water
Tang Xiao returned to his office and connected the communication between Gali-Ulan.
Originally, according to Yarno's suggestion, he should change into more solemn clothes, but Tang Xiao decisively rejected this suggestion. He told Yarno that there should be a very clear affiliation between himself and Rendili.
The communication was connected, and the image of Gali-Ulan was projected in the holographic projection. However, the interference of this projection was great, and the picture kept flickering. It was obvious that there was an interference source on the side of Rendili.
And Tang Xiao saw that he was not wearing the gorgeous but inconvenient clothes from before, just a set of work clothes. It seems that he has been very busy recently.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Governor, I am communicating with you using encrypted communication. Now around our galaxy, Republic Intelligence Department has set up many signal interception devices, trying to eavesdrop on all hyperspace communications coming from us." Gali-Ulan said apologetically.
"Galactic Republic is not ignorant of everything. Since Palpatine single-handedly caused your current predicament, your reactions are naturally part of his calculations." Tang Xiao repeated what Yarno just said.
"You mean, Palpatine did it on purpose?"
"Same thing, I have told your father before, Bangjila-Ulan. Now I believe you have understood that the question before you Rendili StarDrive is not whether to raise a rebellion, but how to leave Galactic Republic safely." Tang Xiao said.
Gali-Ulan sighed, "I just don't understand, why must we be the ones who die? Why not Corellia Engineering Company and Kuat Drive Yards?"
"The rise and fall of Corellia Engineering Company is related to the entire Corellian system, the five habitable planets in the galaxy, and even the vast and developed Corellian Corridor. Do you think Palpatine will touch them?" Tang Xiao asked coldly, " As for Kuat, they started their own political investment very early, and their exaggerated shipbuilding style is more in line with the favor of those Republic Senator who desire power. So for Palpatine, they are their own people... After all, who will you deal with if you don't deal with them?"
Gali-Ulan was silent for a moment, and then asked, "If you take action, can you ensure the safety of our Rendili?"
"Asking for such a promise from me shows your immaturity. Gali-Ulan." Tang Xiao said lightly, "Only those who are naive will ask for such a promise from others. They can't even take a step without a 100% success rate, and such a person is destined to be a loser in life and career. So, what about you?"
Gali-Ulan fell into silence again. After a while, he asked dryly, "So, will Lord Archangel of Death take action? I heard my father say... you are... dead..."
Before he could finish speaking, an invisible force instantly strangled his neck, making him unable to breathe and causing him to swallow the second half of his sentence.
With a pop, the invisible force threw him directly several meters away!
Gali-Ulan felt extremely scared. This was the first time he felt the terrifying power of the Force. It was also the first time he felt such a terrifying sense of oppression from Tang Xiao!
Even Jedi Knight would never offend the heir of an industrial giant like him like this.
But this terrifying man in front of me... just now, Gali-Ulan even felt like he was facing death!
Getting up from the ground, he quickly returned to the communication without any hesitation.
"You must understand a premise, Gali-Ulan." Tang Xiao said coldly, "Archangel of Death, it's not you. People at this level can contact and talk about existence... including if you want to give away your daughter, you can only give it to Governor of Dawn Star Planet Tang Xiao, not Archangel of Death."
"Adele is my most beloved daughter... she can't..."
"Then let me change a condition." A cruel smile appeared on Tang Xiao's face, "I want Archangel of Death to personally help you, okay. But... you have to kill your daughter with your own hands in front of me, how about that?"
"You!!" Gali-Ulan jumped up and was about to have a seizure, but as soon as his eyes came into contact with Tang Xiao, he immediately lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I beg you... don't do this..."
"Hehehehe..." Tang Xiao sneered for a while, but did not answer his request. He just asked, "It seems that your situation Rendili is indeed not very good. Tell me."
Gali-Ulan said, "Three days ago, Jedi Order sent a Jedi Master and his apprentice to prepare to take over Rendili Planet's defense fleet. At the same time, I We have also discovered that Republic Intelligence Department's activities on our planet are constantly increasing. Galactic Republic has begun to take precautions against us... Moreover, many of our shipyard leaders have been bribed by Galactic Republic..."
"It's not that you were bribed by Galactic Republic, but after you did some research, you found that your own support rate is actually not that high, right?" Tang Xiao smiled sarcastically.
Gali-Ulan did not dare to hide anything this time, shook his head and said, "Yes... my father Bangjila-Ulan is not optimistic about our prospects after conducting this secret investigation."
"Rendili StarDrive has a history of more than 20,000 years, and is one of the founding heroes of Galactic Republic. With this background, you Rendili and Galactic Republic have long been entrenched The knots are intertwined, and some things are beyond your control, which is why Palpatine thinks he can easily control you. "Tang Xiao said, "And you are really powerless to resist."
Gali-Ulan sighed, "Although we are not on the edge of the cliff now, we are actually dying slowly. The few orders Galactic Republic left us actually just allow us to maintain the basic The production capacity does not allow us to dismantle some interstellar shipyards in order to survive. Before the war started, my father and I both believed that we lost the order to Kuat Drive Yards because we misjudged the situation and did not come up with a warship design suitable for the war at the first time..."
He shook his head, "So at that time, with his powerful skills, my father actually seized the opportunity to instigate Chief Warship Designer, Willix-Blythex of Kuat Drive Yards. He also designed Victory-class Star Destroyer for us, but the situation still did not improve at all. At that time, my father began to realize that something was wrong..."
"So your father is indeed very good. If instead of him, you were in charge of Rendili, haha, I'm sorry, even Archangel of Death couldn't be saved." Tang Xiao sneered.
"So far, our company has no problem staying alive. After all, the heritage of 25,000 years is there. However, if this situation continues, it will only be a matter of time before we are annexed by Kuat." Gali-Ulan said, "This is the most desperate place! Because the shipyard leaders and managers at all levels under us did not realize that the end was coming, but only thought that this was a temporary trough!"
"Ah, boiling frogs in warm water leads to slow death... Palpatine has indeed captured all your weaknesses." Tang Xiao understood.
No wonder that in the original plot, although Rendili StarDrive wanted to launch a rebellion, it was quickly suppressed. They could not even fully control their own defense fleet, and there was an uprising that took refuge in Galactic Republic. In the end, Rendili's family fortune, including their 25,000 years of heritage, were completely taken away by Palpatine.
Thus, the monster-like Kuat Drive Yards was created!