400. Broken body
During this dinner, Tang Xiao reluctantly picked and ate some Ye Zi that didn't look so sharp. After being half full, he came to the open space outside Wind-eroded Spire.
Edra-Kestis is lying on the ground looking at the stars.
She had already changed into a more comfortable position. Although she would be in agony from the tearing and pain of her soul, it would not actually cause any damage to her body. If anything, it was the struggle and screams that made her tired.
But now for this talented girl who has been practicing at Jedi Order since she was born, this means the collapse of her entire belief.
In fact, even though Tang Xiao was so cruel to her, what really made her fallen to the Dark Side was herself.
Her biggest weakness is that she has rich emotions, which was clearly seen by Darth-Maul as soon as they fought. Because of this, even though she already possesses the strength of Jedi Knight, she has always been just an apprentice.
After experiencing her master being killed, herself being captured, auctioned, and later killed, her heart was filled with fear. She is afraid of death...
However, what has kept her from collapsing until now is her belief in and pursuit of light. But when she saw that Count Dooku, who was almost a representative of light, had fallen so low, she couldn't bear it anymore.
Tang Xiao walked behind her and clearly saw a line of clear tears sliding down her cheeks.
"Go back to the spaceship and have something to eat." Tang Xiao said coldly.
"No! Just let me starve to death here!" Edra turned his face aside and said harshly.
Tang Xiao walked over, picked her up in a princess hug without any explanation, and walked towards the spaceship.
Edra originally wanted to struggle, but when she felt the warm breath on Tang Xiao's chest, she stopped again. Maybe she was just afraid of this man's terrible torture. Her lack of resistance at this time was only temporary, and Edra began to deceive herself.
But it was different from what the cranky Edra thought. After returning to the spacecraft, Tang Xiao threw her to the ground with a flick of his hand, added a kick, and said coldly, "Go to the warehouse to find something to eat. Otherwise, I will really starve you to death, and then resurrect you, repeat 20 times."
After saying that, he locked her in the warehouse and walked out.
Tang Xiao returns to the underground base. Count Dooku has left Geonosis. He is impatient to go to Golden Nyss Shipyard, which belongs to Hiigaran Aerospace Company under Fourth Group.
Golden Nyss Shipyard was previously occupied by Indjori during the riot. Later, Tang Xiao used a small trick. After Indjori was defeated and surrendered, he took Indjori's mortgage agreement and robbed it.
After that, Fourth Group and Trade Federation began to cooperate, with Hiigaran Aerospace Company taking the lead. Both parties jointly developed and built Hiigaran-class battlecruiser at Golden Nyss Shipyard. However, Trade Federation mainly provides money, people and materials, while Hiigaran Aerospace Company provides technology.
Now Hiigaran-class battlecruiser has begun secret trials. This is the first new-generation thousand-meter-class battlecruiser in the entire galaxy, and it is a battleship that completely ignores the restrictions of Rusan Treaty, which is of epoch-making significance.
No wonder Count Dooku was so taken with it that he rushed over.
However, Tang Xiao also understands that Hiigaran-class battlecruiser must have been leaked to Chancellor Palpatine. Whether it is Newt Gunray or Count Dooku, they are actually Palpatine's people. Maybe Palpatine will make some fuss about this battlecruiser.
Well, maybe discomfort, that's almost certain!
Of course, Palpatine would not know it even if he tried hard. For Fourth Civilization, Hiigaran-class battlecruiser is for sale. Their real battleship in the early stage was Kohl-class Battlecruiser. Compared with the combat performance of Kohl-class, Hiigaran-class is indeed a product that has been eliminated before it came out.
I went to the living room and had a casual chat with Thorn Hill. It seemed that after the experience of sitting on the table together, Thorn Hill also relaxed a little. He may have thought that Darth-Malthael, a terrifying being who was almost the representative of death, would never get under the table, so he believed Tang Xiao's statement and believed that Malthael was the person standing behind Tang Xiao, just like his own relationship with Malthael.
With this relationship, Thornhill also became much closer to Tang Xiao. After he learned that Trade Federation was cooperating with Fourth Group to develop Hiigaran-class battlecruiser, he also tentatively asked if there were any similar cooperation projects. After all, it would be fine if InterGalactic Banking Clan didn't want to fight, but now that a war is certain, Munificent-class communications frigate's combat effectiveness is really not enough.
However, Tang Xiao just smiled lightly and said that this thing needs to wait for the approval of 'that adult', and he also told Thorn Hill that Hiigaran-class battlecruiser has now leaked the secret to Galactic Republic. So if you want to cooperate, you must be prepared. This will be a top-secret project that only a few of them can know about.
After a while, Poggle-lower person sent a message saying that Grievous had woken up, and before further transformation, Grievous's own wishes needed to be confirmed.
"I think we should have a good talk with this 'demigod'." Thorn Hill showed a cruel smile.
The two came to the medical laboratory again. Grievous's residual body had been loaded into Bacta tank again, and some of his organs had been replaced with machines, which allowed his life to be maintained.
[I... am I dead?]Grievous's voice was electronically synthesized and emitted from a device connected to his throat.
"You are not dead, Grievous. You are still alive, although the current situation is not very good." San-Hir said with a wicked smile.
[Where am I now?]
"Geonosis, a planet on the edge of the Milky Way. You are lucky, Grievous. Our spacecraft going to Caladan Planet to deliver goods received a distress signal when it passed by the Zenua Sea. When we fished you out, you had been soaking in the sea for most of the day," San-Hir said.
[My spaceship was shot down.]Grievous's voice darkened.
"It's a pity that this happened, but it shouldn't have been like this. Because you were still in Caladan Planet at the time, and no matter how rampant Yamrii was, you didn't have the courage to mess around on Caladan Planet. So... although this guess may not be appropriate, there was indeed a local defense fleet of Galactic Republic operating around at that time." San-Hir said.
[I want to return to Caladan Planet immediately! My people are still threatened by those lowly Huk!!]
"I'm afraid it's not that easy, Grievous. Your body has been almost completely destroyed, leaving only a few organs that are still intact. In fact, even maintaining your current state will cost a lot of money every minute." San-Hir said while touching his chin, "Moreover, the contract between us has not ended yet, let alone your breach of contract, and now something like this has happened... To be honest, we are no longer in a position to help you."
[Just give me three more days! I can completely wipe out those Huk!]Grievous roared angrily.