1808. Meeting with Count Dooku
Tang Xiao also smiled and said, "It's already an honor for me that you didn't draw your sword directly after seeing me."
Count Dooku made a gesture of invitation, and then led Tang Xiao towards the outside of the bridge, heading towards Hangar Platform, while saying, "Do you think I will really mind your negotiation with Palpatine? Hahahaha, no." He laughed heartily.
"Perhaps I was very angry at the time. I felt that you had abandoned the agreement we had made." He continued, "But soon, I also understood the plight of Duchy of Dawn. In this war, the attention and pressure you have endured is too great. I even I can't imagine what will happen if Galactic Empire breaks through your border defenses, especially if your extremely advanced warship technology is obtained by Palpatine."
"It's really great that you can understand us. Don't worry, Count Dooku, our positions are always the same. Galactic Empire will always be our common enemy." Tang Xiao also said with a smile.
He is no longer the political idiot he was before, and he is naturally clear about Count Dooku's meaningful expression. At the same time, he does not think that Count Dooku will really not care about the previous separate peace talks. As long as the time is right, Count Dooku will definitely retaliate.
And even now, Count Dooku is definitely coveting the mysterious technologies of Dawn Star Planet.
Never forget that even if Tang Xiao is not recorded in Book of Sith and becomes the real Sith Lord, Count Dooku, as a person who has already despaired of the light and is completely fallen to the Dark Side, will never have any good thoughts deep in his heart.
While talking, they took the rail transit to Hangar Platform, and Count Dooku once again earnestly invited Tang Xiao and his wife to board his private ship, the Geonosian solar sailer shuttlecraft.
The spaceship took off, and Count Dooku specially asked the pilot to circle the six giant ships several times. The huge warship, which was so huge that it was almost impossible to see the end of it after approaching it, passed by the spherical porthole, giving people an incomparable shock.
When the spacecraft flew over Slaughter-class battleship, Tang Xiao pointed at the two devices on both sides of Slaughter that replaced Conqueror-class's standard high-energy directional EMP cannon, and asked, "What modifications did you make to this Slaughter?"
"Hahahaha!" Count Dooku stroked his snow-white beard and smiled proudly, "This is our top secret, but if Your Excellency asks it in person, of course I will tell you everything. This is a super launcher equipped with the biochemical weapon Trihexalon. Rather than those chemical names, I prefer to call it... Dragon's breath (Dragon's breath)."
"This name is indeed very domineering." Tang Xiao looked at the huge device emitting an ominous green light through the porthole and said, "But biological and chemical weapons? Isn't this thing used to fight against ships?"
Count Dooku shook his head, "Of course not. Trihexalon is a super biological weapon with a very high contagiousness and fatality rate, and Dragon's breath can spread this virus to the entire surface of the planet in a short period of time. Then within a week, the planet will be turned into a dead zone."
He showed a cruel smile and added, "Moreover, Planetary Shield cannot stop Dragon's breath. Any planet that is caught by Slaughter will be completely destroyed immediately by Dragon's breath! Hahahaha..."
Tang Xiao is quite used to such murderous speeches, like killing an entire planet with just one mouthful, because he himself is such a person. He turned sideways and asked, "So, you are already preparing for DS-1?"
Count Dooku's expression darkened, "Yes, it looks like you have gotten some news. Palpatine has officially launched the DS-1 plan."
"He did a good job of keeping secrets. If we hadn't known about the existence of the DS-1 plan in advance and then worked backwards, it would have been absolutely impossible to know that the various investments dispersed into millions were actually pointing to the same project." Tang Xiao said.
"Once DS-1 is completed, it will be a fatal threat to us! The planet's offensive and defensive battles will no longer exist. Ordinary Planetary Shield cannot withstand DS-1's shooting, and the planet will be directly destroyed. If the fleet cannot resist the advance of DS-1, then everything it passes will be destroyed. It will be in ruins." Count Dooku said in a deep voice, "That's why I showed Dragon's breath. Once Palpatine wants to use DS-1 against me, then I will use Dragon's breath without restriction."
He glanced at Tang Xiao, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, "Of course, I will never mind sharing Dragon's breath-related technologies with you when the time comes."
"You're so generous, Count Dooku. This is exactly what I want." Tang Xiao followed suit and didn't refuse.
Although he has already made a plan to confront DS-1, the future Death Star, and has already started preparations, there is no need to talk about it here.
To fight against Death Star, Tang Xiao actually has exactly the same idea as Count Dooku - that is, mutual deterrence. But compared to Confederacy of Independent Systems, who has limited technical power, Tang Xiao has a lot of things that can deter Death Star. It just needs to find one of them that is easiest to implement.
He thought for a while and reminded, "However, with Dragon's breath alone, I'm afraid there is no way to really stop Palpatine. We also need more powerful weapons."
"It's natural, hehehe." Count Dooku smiled, "We are currently researching the technology of Extractor. I believe that if we can achieve something, the enlarged Extractor is fully capable of destroying a planet. But our current research still encounters many difficulties... If you can send some engineers who have participated in the research and development of Particle Beam Lance to support us, our progress should be faster."
Are you asking for something now? Tang Xiao smiled slightly, but asked, "Do you have great difficulties in your research? How did I hear that Devastation-class battleship (Devastation-class) has already started construction?"
Count Dooku's expression finally changed suddenly, and his whole temperament suddenly turned cold. He said coldly, "Your information is indeed very well-informed, Your Excellency."
"Hahahaha." Tang Xiao responded with a sunny laugh, "Don't be nervous, Count Dooku. Particle Beam Lance is indeed too sensitive. I still dare not send the engineer over now. However, later I have several teams here that have conducted research and development on Decimator cannon, and they will also be helpful to you. Don't worry, I won't begrudge Confederacy of Independent Systems against the attack of the Galactic Empire."
The gloom on Count Dooku's face disappeared, and he also touched his hands and laughed, "Very good, very good... hahahahahaha!"