Before coming here, Anakin Skywalker imagined countless scenarios.
He was besieged by countless soldiers as soon as he arrived, or a powerful dark lord suddenly rushed out, or he was attacked by fighter jets halfway through. Even after opening the door and seeing Count Dooku, he thought of such ridiculous situations.
Pass.
He is already prepared. As soon as an enemy appears, he will wave his lightsaber without hesitation!
But the only thing he didn't expect was the situation before him - the Speaker of the Galactic Republic who was seriously injured but still working diligently.
As he always knew Palpatine.
In fact, the friendship between Anakin Skywalker and Sheev Palpatine has lasted for more than ten years.
Thirteen years ago, just after the Battle of Naboo, Sheev Palpatine was successfully elected as the Chancellor, and Anakin Skywalker was accepted as a disciple by Obi-Wan Kenobi and entered the Jedi Order.
From that time on, Palpatine paid special attention to Anakin Skywalker. When Anakin first arrived and was unfamiliar with everything around him, Palpatine continued to encourage him and give him warmth.
Palpatine often wrote to Anakin as a representative of the planet Naboo, praising his heroic performance in the Battle of Naboo, and repeatedly claiming that Anakin saved the people of the planet Naboo.
At that time, Anakin Skywalker was not very popular with some of the elders of the Jedi Order. He was very lonely on Coruscant. And Palpatine gave him the greatest encouragement... He is still there
The letter kept asking about the details of Anakin Skywalker's battle on Naboo, asking him like a curious baby how he destroyed the huge robot control ship by himself.
It's like after you just completed an awesome pentakill, some people replied, "Oh, good job." Then everyone went about their own business; but another person asked you repeatedly about this pentakill.
In the process, how did you kill the second person? How did the fifth person's skill CD and position get stuck...
At this time, who will you have a crush on? This is especially true for Anakin, who was just 10 years old at the time.
In the next few years, Palpatine has always given Anakin just the right amount of help. For example, when Anakin was performing tasks, he would give him some moderate conveniences without letting him
Feeling privileged will not make him feel that this is charity.
On the contrary, it is often just a piece of information, a spaceship, or an official turning a blind eye inadvertently. This process makes Anakin Skywalker very comfortable.
After Anakin grew up a little, Palpatine continued to instill in him his governance philosophy, telling him that he hoped to build the Galactic Republic into a powerful regime where all galaxies were united and there would no longer be exploitation and oppression.
Political power. And what he showed to Anakin was also the side of him that worked tirelessly for this goal.
And now, the same is true...
After Anakin rushed into the Speaker's office with the attitude of asking for punishment, what he saw was this scene - even though he was seriously injured, he was still worried about the Republic. Palpatine was half lying on the sofa at this time, with his arms on his back.
It was also connected to medical equipment, and a medical robot nearby was treating his injuries.
Except for this, the rest of the office was in a mess, as if 20 ferocious dogs that looked like wolves had gotten in and made a scene.
In particular, the metal statues usually placed on the left and right sides of the office door have fallen to the ground, and one of them even cracked into pieces on the ground.
Seeing Anakin Skywalker coming in, Palpatine coughed a few times and said to Governor Tarkin on the side: "Go. Although your Fourth Army has no combat mission now, the logistics work in the north, cough
Ahem... I'll leave it to you to deploy. Be sure to cooperate with the Seventh Army to block the geth's advance... Ahem, cough, cough..."
Wilhuff Tarkin nodded, looked at Anakin again, smiled slightly, and then walked out of the office.
Now, only Anakin and Palpatine are left in the huge Speaker's office.
Palpatine waved his hand and smiled: "Please forgive me for not informing you immediately after it happened, Anakin. Because at the same time, the Geth had repelled the second branch of our Seventh Army.
The fleet landed on the planet Dorin... I tried my best and even sent the retired Kamino clone army there. I just hoped that they could protect Master Plo-Kon's hometown from being slaughtered by the geth.
…”
"You are the Sith Lord! You have been lying to me all this time!
"With a swish sound, Anakin Skywalker unsheathed the lightsaber in his hand, and the blue blade was less than 5 centimeters away from Palpatine's face!
"I didn't lie to you Anakin, I never said I wasn't a Sith Lord, right?" Palpatine showed no fear of the lightsaber in front of him, he said, "Remember last week?
Did I tell you something during the theater? That wise, powerful, and even able to create life Sith Lord is my master..."
"Why?! Why start a war!
I once believed in you so much, and now you are a Sith Lord!
"Anakin Skywalker almost collapsed, and he shouted hysterically at Palpatine.
"A Sith Lord...that's right." Palpatine still smiled, "A Sith Lord who worked hard for the Republic and gave almost everything. Even now, he is still fighting for the unity of the Republic. A Sith Lord
Lord...hehehehe..."
Palpatine's smile was a little bitter, and he continued: "Okay... I am very weak now. With your strength, you can kill me with one sword and remove a Sith Lord from this galaxy... cough cough cough
...You have grown so much, Anakin...I am so happy..."
After saying that, he closed his eyes.
"You..." Anakin Skywalker thrust his sword violently, but stopped in front of Palpatine. He did not pierce Palpatine's head.
Palpatine opened his eyes and asked: "Why did you stop? You should have killed me. This is the duty taught to you by the Jedi Order."
"I...I need an answer!
Where is Master Yoda?!" Anakin looked a little ferocious and roared loudly.
"He wanted to kill me, and I fought back." Palpatine said calmly, "He was also seriously injured and not in the best condition, so I defeated him."
"You killed him?" Anakin's eyes were red.
Palpatine smiled bitterly and shook his head, "No. In fact, the damage I caused to him was not as serious as that of the Dead Angels... You may ask me why I know this, but it is actually not difficult to identify. Because of mastery
He is a death angel who possesses the power of death, and the scars he causes are very unique.”
"Then where is he?!" Anakin asked.
Palpatine shook his head again, "I don't know, he disappeared."
"Disappeared?" Anakin was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "Do you think I will believe your nonsense?"
"Use the Force to sense, Anakin." Palpatine said slowly, "Your master Obi-Wan Kenobi is a very good Jedi Knight, and he trained you very well. So, you
You should be able to feel that Master Yoda is not dead...where is he? I really don't know. Because to be honest, I do intend to kill him."
"you!
"Anakin raised the lightsaber again, but at this moment, he used the Force to sense, and he could indeed feel the weak induction of Master Yoda, but he could not sense where Master Yoda was.
Seeing Anakin who was a little confused, Palpatine smiled and said in his usual warm voice: "If you are going to let me live for a few more minutes, do you mind listening to me tell a story? One...
The Story of the Sith.”
Anakin said nothing.
Palpatine turned his head and looked at the ceiling and slowly said: "My father is a nobleman from the planet Naboo. When I was a child, I lived a carefree life. I respect my father very much.
Because he was so elegant and decent, with a noble temperament. My dream at that time was to inherit my father's career and contribute my strength to the planet Naboo. If... I could become a member of the planet Naboo and enter the Galactic Parliament Building.
, it is naturally the best to make a voice for the great people of Naboo planet."
He smiled bitterly, "But my dream stopped when I was 17 years old. My father died... At the same time, my mother, my brothers, sisters... and even the family members died.
Neither the chef nor the nanny could escape that hell...why?"
He turned to look at Anakin, "Because our family blocks other people's financial paths... Yes... Plasma mine... the most precious resource on the planet Naboo."
Anakin was slightly moved when he heard this.
Palpatine continued, "My father's political views are against the trade of plasma mines. Because this not only means damage to the environment, but also means the possibility of war between us and the Gungans. The planet Naboo is a
A peaceful planet cannot be involved in such a war... But my father was wrong. My family had been burned to death before the war broke out."
He sighed, "I no longer want to judge who did it, who made me an orphan at the age of 17. I only know that the subsequent Naboo planet regime colluded with the Interstellar Banking Association,
Extensive mining of plasma mines has made huge profits. But how much of this profit has been used to build schools and orphanages? I can also tell you, not a penny. The gorgeous Naboo Royal Yacht, the excellent Naboo
The N-1 starfighter is the profit from selling plasma mines and even going to war with the Gungans. As for me..."
Palpatine looked at Anakin, "I was saved by my master. Is it ironic? He was a representative of the Interstellar Banking Association at the time. He happened to pass by during a meeting in Theed City, the capital of the planet Naboo. He said that he
He felt the flame-like anger in my heart, so he rescued me and accepted me as his disciple. So, Anakin... you are unfortunate, but at the same time you are lucky... because at least you still have a mother.
And I have already..."
He shook his head and seemed unable to speak any more.
After a long time, he calmed down his emotions and continued: "It was then that I realized that I had the talent of the Force, and after witnessing the tragedy of my family being destroyed, yes, I fell into the dark side. You should
You can also understand what I was thinking at the time. I was angry and unwilling! I kept thinking, why? Why would my family be ruined? Why not someone else? Why should my beloved father and mother be taken away?"
Hearing this, Anakin's expression also relaxed a little. He thought of his mother. Unconsciously, he clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
"Later, I came to the conclusion... This is because the wrong people have the right to speak. And I also found that there are many wrong people in this galaxy... There are also many things that need to be changed in the Galactic Republic.
." Palpatine's voice became firm, "Corruption, malfeasance and bribery occur in almost every corner of the galaxy! Corporate giants unscrupulously plunder those backward planets, and they are willing to take away even a penny of profit.
People on the entire planet were sold into slavery! Have you ever seen such a thing? Anakin!"
His voice became louder and louder, "Your past on the planet Tatooine is your misfortune, but it is also your luck! Because you, who live at the bottom, have not stood at a certain height to see that.
Exploitation and oppression throughout the entire galaxy! I saw it, Anakin... I saw it... Even my home planet of Naboo was transformed from an uncontested natural planet by the same means.
It has become a tool for destructively mining plasma mines to make profits for those noble men!"
After saying this, he seemed a little tired and became weak again, "So... I want to change all this. The Galactic Republic needs to become stronger, prohibitive and strict... Those who only do it to make money
Corporate giants that do not bear any social responsibilities should be eliminated...Government institutions need to be reformed, and bureaucracy needs to be streamlined...Everything should be based on national interests...Those who contribute to the country, regardless of their origins, should
They can live a good life...and the moths in those countries are destined to...can only become the nourishment of the country..."
Palpatine tremblingly raised his left hand that had been replaced with a mechanical prosthesis, pointed at his desk and said: "In order to do all this... I must ascend to the high position of Speaker..."
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[PS: Do you still remember what Palpatine said when he killed Darth Plagueis? Haha, in fact, his family was killed by him. He was an illegitimate son and was not favored by his father.
Darth Plagueis triggered the darkness in his heart, so Palpatine killed his entire family.]