The Fourth Scourge of Star Wars

7. The gaze from the other side of the Milky Way

The Galactic Republic, a behemoth that has ruled thousands of galaxies in the Milky Way since more than 25,000 years ago. Since its inception, it has been jointly ruled by the Galactic Council and the Jedi Order.

Republic Era 25018, 35BBY {Note 1}. Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, is also the most developed and prosperous planet in the entire galaxy.

The Jedi Temple, on Coruscant and the Galactic Council are listed as the most magnificent buildings. There are five towers above the huge trapezoidal main building that is thousands of meters high and more than 500 meters wide. This architectural structure also marks the supreme authority of the guardians of the Galactic Republic - the Jedi Order.

An old man in his 70s with gray beard but with a high spirit and high spirits stood in one of the towers of the Jedi Temple, and reported in a cold tone: "Master Yoda, Senator Palpatine has agreed to be in parliament. Provide support and push the Judicial Fleet to send troops directly to relieve the siege of Niele."

And standing by the window in the hall with his back to this side, is a green body, less than a meter tall, with long ears, a shriveled old man like a goblin, who is leaning on crutches, overlooking the entire Coruscant through the window.

Master Yoda, the supreme leader of the Jedi Order, is also a respected elder. Hearing the report of the visitor, he did not look back, but nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Dooku. Very important, Senator Palpatine's help."

The grammar of his speech is very strange, and he always puts the subject behind, which becomes a somewhat awkward inversion.

The old man named Master Dooku also responded indifferently, he just nodded slightly, turned around and left. When he came to the front of the door, he turned sideways and said coldly: "If sending troops to rescue a planet besieged by pirates, you have to use personal relationships to push the bill through the parliament, then tell me, the way forward for the Galactic Republic. Where? How should the Jedi Order behave?"

But Master Yoda just turned his back to him, and after a while, he said slowly, "Call me master, you should."

Dooku's cheeks twitched, and he turned sharply and slammed the door straight away.

After a long time, Master Yoda took a deep breath, turned to look in one direction, his eyes became deep, and he gently shook his head.

Outside the door, Master Dooku resisted the anger in his heart and walked quickly down the corridor. A pair of masters and apprentices in coarse clothes walked towards them, a middle-aged man with loose hair and a flat-headed young man who looked very energetic.

Seeing Dooku coming, the middle-aged man quickly stepped aside, bowed very respectfully, and said, "Master."

Dooku was annoyed, but after seeing the middle-aged man, he nodded in response, and walked out of the Jedi Temple.

The middle-aged man kept his bow and waited for Dooku to walk away before taking his young apprentice into the room where Dooku came out just now.

"Master Yoda, are you looking for me?" The middle-aged man walked into the room and bowed deeply to Master Yoda standing by the window.

"The original force fluctuated, I felt it," said Master Yoda.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes sharpened, "Could it be that the power of the dark side has appeared again?"

"The power of the dark side, this is not. There is chaos, I only see." Master Yoda closed his eyes and felt the force.

"A chaos? Where? Why does this happen?" The middle-aged man frowned.

"I can't know." Yoda shook his head. "The disturbance of the force is getting stronger and stronger, and you have to see it with your own eyes. Go to the Model Sector, Master Qui-Gon-Jin."

The middle-aged man asked again, "What am I looking for?"

"I don't know. May the force be with you." Master Yoda sighed and stopped talking.

"May the force be with you." Qui-Gon Jin bowed deeply again, turned his head to the young man beside him, and said, "Let's go, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Go to the Model Sector."

"Yes, Master." The young man nodded and replied.

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Master Dooku returned to his residence, turned on the communicator, and the miniature projector projected a figure of a man in his 40s, wearing a parliamentary robe, with a somewhat bald head.

Dooku nodded slightly and said, "Thank you very much for your help this time, Senator Palpatine. Otherwise, the tens of millions of residents on the planet Neel will suffer heavy casualties under the siege of the Biscaran pirates."

Senator Palpatine smiled and said: "This is what I should do, Master Dooku. I am also very fortunate to meet a Jedi like you who dares to break the tradition and is full of justice in such a decadent age. Master Warrior."

"But that's not what I want." Dooku shook his head and said, "This matter should not have been resolved this way."

"The situation we're in is like this, and it's not going to change because of the efforts of one or two of us. So, we should be thankful that this matter can be resolved. And other more serious things, such as the recent Mala The dispute between Starr and the Enterprise Alliance is beyond our capabilities," Palpatine said.

Dooku agreed, "I agree with you very much, Mr. Senator. This is not a problem that one or two of us can solve. We need more comrades."

Palpatine nodded in relief, "This is exactly what I want to express. But I believe that as long as we stick to our original aspirations, the opportunity for change will eventually come."

"I hope this day will come sooner." Dooku's tone became cold.

"Yes, it will come eventually." Palpatine said meaningfully, "By the way, I recently heard that there may be some problems in the Model Sector."

"It's a barren area of ​​the outer western region, full of unusual hyperspace traps, and as far as I know there's a giant black hole. It's beyond the control of the Galactic Republic, what's the problem there? ?" Dooku was a little strange.

"It's not important, just a little concerned. If you can help me and let someone investigate, that would be the best." Palpatine said lightly.

"I'll send a few Jedi apprentices... Well, forget it, I'll send a few bounty hunters directly from my home planet Serenor." Dooku originally wanted to pass the Jedi Order, but he immediately dismissed the idea. .

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Dooku." Palpatine showed that meaningful smile again, bowed slightly, and ended the communication.

"Why do you want Dooku to do the Force Disturbance that recently appeared in the Model Sector?" A very low voice suddenly came from behind Palpatine. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

"It's just like training a Cyborg war dog. Only with a lot of commands will it slowly get used to your request... In the end, it's an order." Palpatine replied with a smile.

"You really only have this idea?" the voice asked again.

"Of course, my lord." Palpatine bowed slightly, and he hid his expression well.

"Very well, since that's the case, the dispute on the planet Malastar still lacks some fire. You, just light another fire." The voice in the darkness said.

"As you wish, my lord." Palpatine still kept an impeccable smile on his face, and walked out of the office backwards.

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{Note 1}: The world of Star Wars is chronologically recorded using the Battle of Yawen, the first Star Wars movie, the battle in which the Death Star was destroyed in Star Wars: A New Hope. BBY means Before Battle of Yavin. Before the Battle of Yavin, that year was 0BBY.

After the Battle of Yavin, it was ABY several years, which means After Battle of Yavin, this era will not be covered in this book.

The Galactic Republic was founded in 25053BBY and was destroyed in 19BBY for 25034 years. 35BBY corresponds to 25018 when the Galactic Republic was established, so according to the year of the Galactic Republic, this year is 25018. This year is also the point in time when the book begins.

New fans can understand it this way: BBY is the BC chronology, which is backward; ABY is the AD chronology, which is straight forward, so that's OK, nothing else matters.

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