"I have decided to withdraw from the Jedi Order, Your Excellency Speaker." Count Dooku said to Palpatine seriously in the Speaker's office.
"Yes, I have also heard that you have inherited the title of Earl of Serenno. Due to busy affairs, I haven't had time to send you my sincere blessings." Palpatine said with a smile.
Count Dooku shook his head, "This is nothing to congratulate. I have completely despaired of the Jedi Order. Without their existence, the Republic has no future!"
"It's a pity, my friend. We once swore together to save this republic. Now that I am finally in a position to reform the republic, you have left me." Palpatine sighed, "I feel sorry for you.
I feel sorry for my apprentice Qui-Gon Jinn. The Sith... I didn’t expect that they would resurrect."
"The Sith..." Count Dooku's tone was a little strange, "Do you think Qui-Gon Jinn's death was due to the Sith?"
"It is said that a Sith Lord named Darth Maul killed him, right?" Palpatine asked rhetorically.
"The confrontation between the Sith and the Jedi has existed since ancient times, but it was the stubborn, ignorant and stupid Jedi Order that really killed Qui-Gon Jinn!" Count Dooku gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.
"I'm here to say goodbye to you, my friend. I will return to the planet Serenno and complete the inheritance ceremony. After that, there may be some other things to arrange. I will not give up my original oath! Save the Republic,
It doesn’t necessarily need to be on Coruscant.”
"Then, I look forward to your good news." Palpatine said with a smile.
…
Count Dooku, who returned to the planet Sereno, quickly received a communication from an unexpected person. He frowned, connected the communication, looked at the Neimoidians in the holographic projection, and asked slowly
: "I wonder what the Governor of the Trade Alliance has to do with me?"
The person who sent the message was none other than the Governor of the Trade Federation, Newt Gunray. He had completely lost his composure now and didn't know what to do. He contacted all the people he could contact.
Sensing Count Dooku's cold application, he hesitated for a while and then said: "You are the only Jedi Knight I know..."
"No more." Count Dooku interrupted him and said coldly.
"Okay, okay..." Newt Gunray wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "What I want to tell you is... the Sith have appeared. Yes, that's right, they are the Sith from the Sith Empire.
Lord."
"I know that Darth Maul has been killed on the planet Naboo." Count Dooku was a little impatient.
"No, I'm talking about the other one... Darth Sidious..."
"Darth Sidious?" Count Dooku frowned. This unfamiliar Sith title made him feel an ominous sign.
"That's right...he planned all of this! Darth Maul is his apprentice, it's just a sharp blade that can be thrown away at any time!" Newt Gunray told him everything he knew. He told
Count Dooku also has a more powerful and cunning Sith Lord, and this person also has a strong influence in the political arena of the Republic. At the end, he added, "I hope you can tell the Jedi Order about this...
…”
Count Dooku had a meaningful smile on his face and said, "Okay, I will inform the Jedi Order about this."
…
One day later, the Fourth Group held a grand press conference on a space station near Narshada, the Smuggler's Moon, the core of Hutt space. At the press conference, Gross Shelbia, the director of the Fourth Group, made a high-profile announcement.
, the new generation light cruiser Apocalypse class independently developed by the Fourth Group officially made its first flight, and the construction work of this type of light cruiser was authorized to Higra Aerospace Group.
The Apocalypse-class light cruiser officially made its first flight after Gross-Shelbia signed a symbolic licensing agreement with Higurah Aerospace Group executive director Kanet Walters.
Following her order, a 344-meter-long battleship left the hyperspace channel and appeared near the space station. It has to be said that this kind of light cruiser is really ugly, with a compact structure and no sense of streamlined beauty, but in
In the following series of tests, the information displayed was shocking.
The Apocalypse-class light cruiser is equipped with two large turbolaser cannons and two large plasma cannons. Although there are not many turrets, the energy provided by the anti-matter reactor is powerful enough, and it also brings very terrifying firepower. During the live target practice, the shield
The fully opened, 80-meter-long Republic-class shuttle was shot through the shield by one salvo, and the second salvo was blown from top to bottom without targeting the energy core, breaking into countless fragments!
Next is the speed and flexibility test. The Apocalypse-class light cruiser can reach the level of the frigate in terms of speed and flexibility. This can ensure that they can quickly adjust their design angle during battle and then provide maximum fire coverage.
Compared with current warships of the same type, the Apocalypse-class light cruiser can easily defeat the 315-meter-long Hammerhead-class cruiser.
The emergence of this kind of light cruiser is absolutely epoch-making! Because this kind of light cruiser is a type of warship that definitely exceeds the restrictions of Rusang's reform. During this period, there were basically no similar warships on the black market, and they were generally less than 100 meters in size.
Small battleships and occasionally some larger spaceships are basically cargo ships.
Therefore, the Apocalypse-class light cruiser is simply a dimensionality reduction strike on the black market at this time! Under the restrictions of Rusan's reforms, all the warships that can be defeated are in the Republic's military, and all the warships that can be purchased cannot defeat it.
This will completely change the ecology of the battleship market. Simply put, if a pirate purchases this kind of light cruiser, no escort fleet will be able to match it, and vice versa.
In other words, if you don't buy the Apocalypse-class light cruiser, you will fall behind in this invisible competition, and your living environment will be extremely deteriorated in the future.
The eyes of Newt Gunray, the Governor of the Trade Alliance who attended the press conference, shone with excitement. He seemed to see hope. So with a wave of his hand, he placed a large order of 100 light cruisers! This was more than what he had promised before.
There are 50 more ships.
The avalanche of orders has made the Fourth Group and Hiigara Aerospace Group a lot of money, and according to their current strategy, the Apocalypse-class light cruiser is not in the official list of the Fourth Civilization Navy. It is a complete
It's all a tool for making money. Since it's a tool, the weapons equipped on this light cruiser are naturally castrated versions.