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"Is there a possibility that this war should never have happened?"

Tang Xiao used a fork to raise an unknown but very delicious piece of jerky meat with a fork, dipped it in carefully prepared sauce, and then put it into his mouth.

The maid beside him quickly bowed and used a white scarf to help him wipe away the stains at the corner of his mouth.

"Hehehe... Your question is not worthy of the wisdom and decisiveness you have shown all the time." A powerful voice laughed on the other side of the dining table, "The cause and effect of this war was planted thousands of years ago. We are just following the trend."

His beard is white and energetic, and he is powerful without anger.

Count Dooku, the leader of separatism, the supreme leader of the Confederacy of the Independent Galaxy, the initiator of the war, and the second most powerful person in the entire galaxy.

Tang Xiao smiled and continued to cut the jerky in his hand, saying casually: "Every time I hear the omnipotent and powerful Darth Sidious from you, I always imagine whether this war would break out if it weren't for Darth Sidious."

"Oh? Why did you say this?" Earl Duku asked with a little interest.

Tang Xiao ate another piece of meat, waved his hand and refused the maid's service, and said, "With your knowledge, I believe that when our wisdom and civilization were in the age of cold weapons, the oppressed and exploited people, holding bamboo poles, oh, it is a kind of branch, dares to rise up and resist the ruler. On our planet, this is called 'rise and rise up'."

"Yes, a chaotic, barbaric, yet full of romanticism." Earl Dooku smiled slightly.

"But after entering the Age of Hot Weapons, such things have become very rare. Without careful preparation and even contact with foreign forces, those exploited will never rise up to resist." Tang Xiao took a sip of wine, "In the interstellar era, the uprising almost no longer exists. Why? Did people become more tamed?"

"The gap in strength." Earl Dooku said affirmatively: "The gap between branches and spears is naturally far inferior to the gap between explosive rifles and star destroyers. In the face of national violent institutions, the power that civilians can master is not worth mentioning, and with the development of science and technology and industry, the gap will become larger and larger. Civilians will naturally not hit stones with eggs."

"So... why did this war break out?" Tang Xiao shook his head, raised his glass to Earl Duku, and took another sip, "I really don't want to fight."

"Only this sentence, you are lying to me. The development of the Dawn Planet in the war is obvious to all." Earl Duku smiled, "But I understand what you want to say. Without the actions of the black hand, the Dead Angel, Darth Sidious, those behind the outer ring will not be forced into a dead end, nor will they unite to resist, right? No..."

He shook his head, "I can only say that the gap between us and the Republic is much smaller than that of spears and branches. Because Darth Sidious will do his best to help us and to cooperate with us inside and outside."

"The Confederacy of Independent Galaxy cannot shake the Galactic Republic with Quart Power Dock, Lundilly Interstellar Power Company, and Corella Engineering Company. This war will last for up to two years." Tang Xiao said, "and I have not seen the inside and outside cooperation of Lord Das Sidious. I really want to know what the situation was back then, which made you determined to resist?"

Earl Dooku's expression became serious, "Belief! There are still ideals!"

"Why would you rather die if you are not free..." Tang Xiao said this with a smile, and then continued: "It seems that the Galaxy Republic will win, at least in military terms. However, Lord Darth Sidious does not seem to lose."

"I also want to know. Since you are so sure of this result, why do you have to join us without hesitation?" Earl Duku asked remarkably.

"Maybe it was because... it was forced?" Tang Xiao answered casually.

"Hahahaha! This is not like what the Governor of the Dawn Star, who has just won the Supreme Nebula Order of the Confederate Confederacy, should say, hahahaha!" Earl Duku laughed and then said naturally: "It's just a pity that General Sephrans-Tann missed the award ceremony for the second time, which makes me feel extremely regretful."

"She is being surrounded and intercepted by the Republic's fleet, and it is very dangerous." Tang Xiao replied.

"Do you know her current location? Maybe we have a fleet nearby to pick her up," asked Count Dooku.

Tang Xiao smiled and shook his head, "How could I know her location? If it really fails, the Plague Titan battleship will be destroyed, and the Death Angel will kill me."

"It's not your fault," said Count Dooku. "When General Sephrans-Tann returns, I will appoint her as Marshal of the Confederate Arctic in Independent Galaxy."

"I'd better not want it. With her talent, I can't afford to be the marshal unless you want to kill her." Tang Xiao looked at Count Duku and replied faintly.

"Kill her? Of course, it is impossible. I wish her a safe return in this cup." Earl Duku smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and greeted Tang Xiao with a smile, and then drank it all in one go.

After the private banquet with Count Dooku's temporary hospitality, Tang Xiao walked out of Count Dooku's office, which is the parliamentary center of the Independent Galaxy Confederate located in the Lasax Planet. Here, the members who had just had dinner were standing in groups of three or three in the square outside the parliamentary center, discussing their own affairs.

At least hundreds of eyes looked at Tang Xiao, who had just come out of Count Duku's office, with a little envy and fear, and then immediately moved away.

Tang Xiao ignored those gazes and prepared to leave.

"Governor Tang." A slightly low female voice called him with a strange name.

Tang Xiao turned around and found that he was a short-haired woman in her thirties, tall, slightly dark-skinned and elegant temperament. He smiled and nodded, took the initiative to meet him and said, "Ah, it's been a long time since I saw you, Councillor Mina Bonterry."

"I think we've just seen it in the parliamentary hall before a standard time." Councillor Mina Bonterry smiled politely.

Mina Bonterry, a member of the planet Onderlon, is also Padme Amidala's former mentor and current close friend.

"It's not counting in occasions like the parliament," said Tang Xiao. "Actually, I really want to invite you to have dinner, but I was too full just now. Why not go for a walk?"

Tang Xiao made an invitation gesture, but did not get to the point.

Mina Bonterry accepted Tang Xiao’s invitation with a smile, and moved to the position where Tang Xiao was half behind, as he walked along the beautiful square around the parliament center.

"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I can't help but wonder. The topic you and Count Dooku were talking about privately just now." Mina Bonterry said, "Please don't mind. I always believe in Count Dooku's beliefs, believing that he can lead us to defeat the Republic and regain freedom. So... what worries me the most is that we cannot keep up with his heroic footsteps."

Tang Xiao stopped, his face was a little elusive, and he said slowly: "I'm just telling Count Duku that we will lose this war."


Chapter completed!