The next day, on the Tatooine planet Mos Espa, the city where Anakin Skywalker was located, a small group of uniformly dressed humans appeared in the city.
The guards in the city only took a quick look and didn't pay much attention.
Because the Tatooine planet under the control of the Hutts is a free trade port with chaotic security. Basically, if you have money, you can buy anything here, including slaves that have been completely abolished in the Old Republic.
So anyone can appear here. A group of humans dressed in the same uniform is nothing new.
Of course, just because law and order is relatively chaotic does not mean that there is really no order here. If someone really dares to cause trouble on Tatooine, the Hutts will let them know the consequences - even though it looks like a fat
Gastropods, but the Hutts are one of the earliest races in the Star Wars world to master interstellar navigation technology, and were able to establish the Hutt space (empire) on an equal footing with the Republic, which is enough to illustrate the powerful heritage of this race.
Even the Jedi don't want to offend the Hutt easily.
This is also the reason why when Qui-Gon Jinn and the others made an emergency landing on Tatooine, they were clearly in a difficult situation, but they had to act according to the rules here and couldn't even take away a mere slave (Anakin's mother).
However, the purpose of this group of humans seemed to be very clear. After entering the city, they did not wander around on the streets, but headed directly to the west of the city.
Because the environment of the planet Tatooine is harsh and resources are relatively scarce, the entire Mos Espa appears to be very backward. All the houses are dome-shaped earth and stone buildings. Walking on the street, unless you pass by from time to time
There are all kinds of aliens, robots and various floating or flying vehicles. It is hard for you to believe that this is an interstellar metropolis and not a small Middle Eastern city.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
Soon, this group of humans stopped in front of a small house in the west of the city.
This is an interstellar grocery store that sells and acquires various second-hand machinery spare parts.
As soon as the first human stepped into the store door, a short, fat, strange-looking creature with blue skin, rough teeth, and small wings that flapped rapidly flew over.
This is the owner of this grocery store, Watto, a Toyindarian. This is a race that is good at sociability and business. It is extremely business-savvy. Its existence in the Star Wars world is somewhat similar to the goblins of Azeroth.
, but not as greedy for money as goblins.
"Hello, what do you want to buy?" A business came to the door early in the morning, which made Watto very excited.
However, at this time, Watto did not notice that in the warehouse not far behind him, there was a small head looking cautiously here.
The owner of this little head is none other than Anakin Skywalker, and Watto is also the owner of the slave contract between Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi Skywalker.
As for the humans who suddenly appeared in this small group, there was no doubt that they were the tool men that Josh had traded to Anakin in advance and had gone through Yuri's special brainwashing course.
However, even though they are tool people, it does not mean that they do not have any thinking ability.
In fact, apart from their loyalty to Yuri, their thinking is not much different from that of normal humans. This is the terrifying part of Yuri's mind control.
And these people are not just ordinary people. The team leader among them is good at business negotiations, and the rest are extremely excellent enhanced warriors.
"Everyone!" said the tool leader.
"What?" Hearing the words of the leader of the tool men, Watto was stunned for a moment. His little brain couldn't process the huge information contained in these two short words.
"I said, I want everything! The goods in your store, and your store!" the tool man leader said with a smile.
"Hahahahahaha, guest, don't make such a joke with me. Do you know how much my store and the things in my store are worth?" Wattu laughed.
However, the leader of the tool men didn't say much nonsense. He just made a gesture behind him, and two tool men stepped forward. With a bang, they took out two heavy leather bags and threw them on the counter.
...Watu was silent, good guy, looking at the size of the bag and the sound of metal clashing inside, you can tell that there is a lot of money in it. Are these weird humans serious?
"Can I open it and take a look?" Watto hesitated for a while and asked the tool leader.
"Please feel free to do so!" the tool leader spread his hands indifferently.
After receiving the permission, Watto couldn't help but rub his hands, flew to the bag and opened it - holy shit, it was such a dodge.
It's all gold inside.
With Wotu's eyes, he can be sure at a glance that everything here is full of pure gold.
"How's it going?" The tool man asked with a smile when he saw Wattu covering his eyes.
"Although it's a lot of money, it's not enough!" Watto closed the bag and said with eyes rolling.
Of course, this is purely an exorbitant price. In fact, these two big bags of money are enough to buy his store twice.
"Oh, greed is not a good habit. In that case, forget it!" Upon seeing this, the leader of the tool men raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, indicating to his men to take the money away.
"Deal! Deal!" Seeing this, Wotu said hurriedly, "md, with this large sum of money, he can open a bigger store in another place. How could he miss it?"
"Wise decision!" The tool leader nodded with satisfaction and asked his men to retreat.
Soon, both parties signed a sales and purchase agreement.
"Anakin, Shmi, we should go!" After signing the sale and purchase agreement, Watto put the money in the safe, guarded by two armed robots, and then shouted to the back of the store.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Wattu, I think you overlooked a problem!" The leader of the tool men stopped Wattu's behavior.
"What?" Watto was confused.
"That's not true, but remember? I said I wanted to buy everything in the shop - including your slaves, so this child and this woman are also mine!" the tool man leader emphasized.
"What? This is wrong! They are not the goods in my store!" After hearing this, Wattu immediately quit.
"... Mr. Wattu seems to have forgotten that on Tatooine, slaves are goods, and they are naturally included in the contract... How about we go to the Trade Commission to file a lawsuit?" the tool man said with a smile.
"..." Wattu was confused. This is true. If in the Republic, the slave trade is prohibited, but on Tatooine, slaves are indeed included in the goods, just because Wattu has not experienced a serious slave trade before.
——Anakin and his son were won by him from the local gangster Jabba the Hutt by betting on speed cars, not bought.
So, was he inexplicably tricked?
A Toyindarian who is good at doing business was actually exploited by a human during a trading loophole. If he told this, he would probably be laughed to death.
Fortunately, Wotu still made a good deal with this business. After all, the price of two human slaves was not very high. Even if a loophole in the transaction was somehow exploited, he would still make a lot of money.
But this feeling of being cheated really made Wotu feel a little uncomfortable.
"Okay, you win... Shmi, Anakin, this gentleman will be your new master from now on." After a moment of silence, Watto looked helplessly at Ana, who had a slightly excited look on his face.
Jin, with a look of fear on his face, said to Shi Mi who was about to change his master again.
Knowing that he could not win this lawsuit even if it went to the Mos Espa Trade Commission, Watto could only accept the fact that Anakin and his son no longer belonged to him - although Tatooine's security was chaotic, normal transactions were still going on.
It is also absolutely protected.
At least in the city, it is still guaranteed.
Otherwise, if there was no guarantee at all, Tatooine would not become a famous black market trading planet in the border area between Hutt and the Republic.
Of course, once you leave the city and leave the jurisdiction of the Hutts, that's another story.
But looking at the costumes of a few humans, we know that they are not easy to mess with.
Therefore, Watto had no idea of finding trouble and could only leave with money and disappointment - this was probably a business that he had made money in his life but was not happy about it.
Looking at Watto's back as he left, Anakin felt excited and a little emotional at the same time.
Although they were slaves, Watto was very kind to them. Apart from his bad temper, he did not abuse them just because they were slaves.
"Anakin, starting from today, you and your mother are free. However, according to the leader's plan, you will still have to suffer in your current status for a while. Of course, you will definitely not be required to do any work in the store!"
After Wattu left, the leader of the tool men smiled and said to Anakin.
"Of course, thank you, Mr. Anderson, I will cooperate!" Anakin nodded.
"What? Anakin, what's going on?" After hearing the conversation between the two, Shmi was originally panicked because he was traded again. He didn't know what kind of person the new owner was. After hearing the conversation between the two,
I was very surprised afterwards.
"Mom, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you that they are actually my friend's subordinates. From now on, we are free!" Anakin hugged his mother excitedly and said.
"Yes, madam, not only are you free, but Anakin will also have a bright and new path!" The tool leader named Anderson said with a smile.
"What bright and new road?" Shmi wondered.
"Become a Jedi!" Anderson said solemnly.………………………………………………………………
Time passed very quickly, and more than a month later, a luxurious Naboo spaceship entered Tatooine and made an emergency landing outside the city of Mos Espa.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in a coarse robe entered the city with a weird Gungan, a handsome maid and a cute R2-D2 robot.
They are the protagonists in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn, Jar Jar Binks, and Queen Amidala of Naboo who pretended to be maids and followed the Jedi around.
Just like the attraction of fate, Qui-Gon Jinn found the small shop where Anakin was just like in the original plot.
At this time, Anakin was assembling a shuttle in the backyard of the store, and the leader of the tool men named Anderson, transformed into the shopkeeper, stood at the front desk.
When Qui-Gon Jinn walked into the store, he was a little surprised to see that the boss behind the counter was actually a human.
"What do you need?" Anderson fiddled with the instruments in front of him and asked without raising his head. In fact, when Qui-Gon Jinn and the others entered the city, he was already reported to him by his subordinates. He knew that they were the ones who came in.
important goals.
"We need engines for the J-327 Rabia spacecraft!" Qui-Gon Jinn said after scanning the store.
"You're lucky. I'm basically the only one who owns the entire Mos Espa, but to be honest, it's more cost-effective to buy the engine parts for that thing than to buy a new boat!" Anderson raised his head and said, at the same time
Turning around and shouting "Anakin, bring some tea!"
This kind of spaceship is just like some luxury cars on earth. Parts may be more expensive than the entire car.
After a month of familiarity, Anderson is also very familiar with all kinds of "junk" in the store.
After hearing Anderson's "secret signal", Anakin also ran out and poured water for several people, as if he was the same as before. But this time, just like the original plot, he saw the extremely beautiful girl at a glance.
Amidala.
"This is the list. How much do you need?" Qui-Gon Jinn motioned R2-d2 to come forward and show the data list.
"Twenty thousand Ubi Ubi!" Anderson immediately gave the price!
"How about galactic credits?" Qui-Gon Jinn asked?
"Galaxy Credits? No, no, no, no, Galaxy Credits won't work here at all. I only accept physical currency." Anderson immediately refused.
"I only have credits, and I believe they are available!" Qui-Gon Jinn waved slightly to Anderson.
"No, no!" Anderson shook his head.
"I said yes!" Qui-Gon Jinn waved again.
"No, no!" Anderson refused again, and sneered at the same time, "That's enough, Jedi, stop playing your little tricks, mind control has no effect on me!"
Jedi Knights can also control their minds, but that is just a by-product of the Force. With a slightly stronger mind, they can be immune. Compared with professionals like Yuri who are mind control, they are still far behind, so Anderson is not affected at all.
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Seeing Anderson directly reveal his identity, Qui-Gon Jinn and Amidala, who was talking to Anakin, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"How do you know I'm a Jedi?" Qui-Gon Jinn asked with a frown.
"Because I have been in contact... and have you seen that child? Use your Force to sense it!" Anderson sneered again, pointed at Anakin and said disdainfully.
"That child, you said that child has the Force?" Qui-Gon Jinn really didn't pay much attention.
"Haha, don't talk about this. If you have such leisure, you might as well think about how to pay!" Anderson did not continue to say more, but changed the subject.
"...We don't have currency here." Qui-Gon Jinn frowned.
"...Actually, it's okay if you don't have any money. How about we take a gamble?" A hint of cunning appeared on Anderson's face.