Chapter 25: Chapter 25
(Doing a mass release when the powerstones reset. I want all your powerstones so we hit top 50 today people!)
"Mr. Jial," the Naboo Queen greeted him kindly. "Our systems are close to one another but have yet to pay each other a visit. This is my fault so I apologize."
"No need to apologize. Due to the situation on Lok, leaving was not the best course of action for me. Thanks for dropping by to check out our little town," Jial had already had this conversation with several other representatives of Outer Rim planets and various other factions. Queen Cilas was one of the few rulers who had stopped by though.
It had been 6 months since Boxe and Sidon took the twins and Zaku II to Vespaara. After only a month of fighting in the arena, Yautja received orders. Every month, the number of people wanting to purchase the Zaku II increased.
Due to the popular demand for the Zaku II, Jial and Zilvarth agreed that their initial price of 3,000 credits was too low. They decided to quadruple it and sell it for 12,000 but even then, they still were generating too much interest. So they had to raise the price again to 20,000 credits, finally creating a somewhat sustainable amount of orders.
Being popular was good but having people requesting armies of the Zaku II when they only had a single factory with limited materials was too much for them. So after the first wave of orders was sent out, Jial invested almost all of the profit back into Wyne and created more factories.
They now had 3 factories to produce the Zaku II that were protected by Zaku II, so Suxon returned to Wyne which had also gotten an upgrade. The buildings were now made of much better materials while the walls pushed back to increase the building area and had increased in size, creating a more secure fortress-like feeling.
Jial was currently hosting Queen Cilas of Naboo, several representatives of the Trade Federation, and some of the men working under Jabba the Hutt. Of the groups, while only Queen Cilas represented a true planet, the other two were far more powerful than her.
The Trade Federation, while originally started as a good cause, had morphed into the cartel of trading. They basically decided who got resources and how much it would cost them. If they liked the planet, that individual could get their resources down to half the market price. If they disliked them, the planet had to pay up to 5 times the market price or face an embargo.
Jabba was also a powerful figure in the underworld. He was one of the central crime lords of the Hutt family who ruled over their own section of the galaxy. They were so powerful that even the Republic did not raise a hand to them, even as they captured planets and enslaved populations or openly sold goods that were deemed illegal by the Republic.
On the other hand, while Queen Cilas did not have the same power as they did, she had something that Jial needed even more than the others. She had the power to recognize him as the legitimate leader of Lok.
Even though Jial managed to rise above the other factions on Lok, he was still not recognized as the legitimate leader of the planet and Lok was considered an open world. This meant that if any powerful organization decided to come down to Lok and take it over, they would face no repercussions or backlash since this was still a pirate world in the eyes of most systems.
Jial was facing 3 different forces that could each raise the Yautja even higher. So Jial was careful in how he handled them.
Queen Cilas and her entourage were brought to their own building, right next to the Yautja HQ.
"Queen Cilas. Please take your time and rest. We can discuss other matters at a later date," Jial told her politely
"We thank you then. Will you be available in a few hours? We simply need a small amount of time to rest and recover ourselves," Queen Cilas also knew about the other groups on the planet. She did not want to miss a chance to get her order in first and be put on a backlog for the Zaku IIs.
"Of course. I'll have someone bring you over and we can discuss business then," Jial left her with a smile on his face before entering the main building and collapsing in his chair in the meeting room.
"Look alive, Boss," Zilvarth appeared out of nowhere, nearly causing Jial to jump. "You have a meeting with Jabba's men in 5 minutes."
"Ugh! Why did I want to rule a planet again? Can't I just go back to wiping out armies?" Jial contemplated the choices he made and regretted deciding to lead a large organization
"Response: In order to not be under the thumbs of other meatbags. While Master certainly possesses great personal strength, you shall immediately be annihilated if you face other large organizations. This is the proper way to grow your power," a red protocol droid responded from Jial's side
"Why don't you assist with this then? You're a protocol droid, HK-47" Jial asked irritably
"Response: I am no protocol droid, Master. I am the galaxy's best assassination droid and therefore created to look like a protocol droid," HK-47 had the perfect answer back. "I also do not wish to deal with these meatbags unless I am allowed to use my blaster which I believe would be counter-productive to your goals."
Jial had felt that they were lacking in personnel when the others left so he used both of his Premium Companion Summons. HK-47 was one of them while the other was guarding the factories along with the Zakus.
Jial actually knew about HK-47 in great detail. He was created by one of the most legendary Jedi and Sith, Darth Revan. The man was responsible for not only ending the Neo-Mandalorian Wars but also responsible for starting the next Galactic and Jedi Civil War. A powerful Jedi turned Sith turned amnesiac turned Jedi again. His name struck fear into the hearts of Jedi and Mandalorians alike, even to this day.
And Jial got the assassin droid that the perfect Jedi/Sith had created. And HK-47 was indeed great at its job. Every time there was a target or issue he needed to deal with discreetly, he would send in HK-47. The droid had managed to wipe out entire strongholds by itself.
"I hate my life," Jial said as he heard footsteps approaching. It was time to start the next meeting
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