The outer ring of the Milky Way, the Lasax galaxy, the Lasax star 4.
"The Interstellar Banking Association is ready to provide us with an additional war loan of 100 billion credit points." Count Dooku sat on a sofa wrapped in red velvet, with several light screens displayed in front of him, filled with various economic data.
, he said to Tang Yu without looking back.
"If we continue to expand loans, we will have to further increase war taxes. In this case, the morale that was finally improved due to consecutive victories will fall to the freezing point." Tang Yu shook his head and said.
"No, actually, this loan and the previous loans do not need to be repaid." Count Dooku said: "I am running this thing. San-Hir is prepared to use this condition in exchange for our status after the regime change, and also
That said, he still wants to monopolize the banking industry."
"It is impossible for him to monopolize the banking industry. In fact, after Lundili Interstellar Power Company rebels and joins the Federation of Independent Systems, we can gradually implement the anti-monopoly bill." Tang Yu said.
Count Dooku glanced at him with great interest and asked: "Leave aside San Hill, are you so sure that Rendili will join us? I heard that last time Bangila Ulan and you
Has the negotiation collapsed? And I have to remind you that Lendili Interstellar Power Company is one of the pawns set up by Palpatine, and he knows what Ulan is thinking."
Tang Yu said without raising his head: "That's why I broke down the negotiation with him. Negotiating with someone who is destined to fail will naturally not lead to results. The most important thing is that he himself does not think that he will not succeed.
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"Then what are your plans? If Lundili can take over completely, we will have the confidence to solve our internal problems." Count Dooku asked.
"That's why you acquiesced in launching a fleet decisive battle on the planet Marastal? But we are not sure of winning this decisive battle, and it is even said that our probability of failure is higher." Tang Yu put down the data in his hand and looked at Count Dooku.
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Count Dooku smiled and said, "I know you have been making small moves recently, but no matter what you are doing, the Republic has no idea. This is what I value about you. The previous layout of Darth Plagueis
It's very huge, and Darth Sidious and I are just executors. So we are all included in the entire plan, and our actions will inevitably be affected. But you are different...your actions are not in the plan, Darth
Sidious cannot judge you either. Just as he first forced your guardian planet to join the Confederation of Independent Systems, at that time he had no idea what your joining would mean to the Confederation."
"So by gathering the fleet on the Malastar planet for a decisive battle, no matter what I am planning, I can help draw the Republic's attention." Tang Yu nodded.
"So where are your plans?"
Tang Yu just smiled, but did not tell the answer. He crossed his legs and shook them very easily, "Anyway, there is already about...hehehe, 70% sure."
"You still don't trust me and are worried that I will tell Palpatine the news?"
"It's natural to deal with a Sith." Tang Yu waved his hand, "Then again, how to deal with the new type of weapon used by the Republic on the Marastal battlefield, the electromagnetic proton bomb? If there is a decisive battle in the fleet,
If we fail and the ground battle is stopped by this kind of bomb, then we may not be able to hold the outer defense line."
Count Dooku called up an analysis report and sent it to Tang Yu: "The Technical Alliance has come up with some plans. This kind of bomb can only be delivered by missiles and bombers, so it only needs to intercept these two.
Moreover, this type of bomb is very expensive and should not be used on a large scale."
Tang Yu touched his chin and thought of something, "Speaking of interception, there is an almost eliminated weapon in our planet's technology arsenal, called the interceptor, which is an aerial vehicle that uses a large number of laser weapons to intercept missiles. Maybe.
It can be used after some modern modifications. As long as it can occupy low-altitude air superiority, it will not be so easy for the Republic to drop such a bomb."
"Then let Walter Tambor from the Technical Alliance come to you." Count Dooku said.
Tang Yu shook his head and said: "Let's stick to the Trade Alliance. In terms of the current situation, the Trade Alliance is easier to control than the Technology Alliance."
"Are you hiding something from me again?"
"After the first step is taken, I will naturally tell you everything. Because by that time, we will truly have the power to control our own destiny." Tang Yu said with a smile. If you are not stupid, you will naturally not refuse to send it.
The power in his hands, he added in his heart.
So far, Tang Yu actually has a good relationship with most of the five major business giants. He has cooperated with Newt Gunray of the Trade Alliance to inject mechanical life into robots and make huge profits. The two sides are currently cooperating very happily. And technology
Walter Tambor of the Alliance also has a lot of cooperation with Tang Yu, especially in helping the Guardian Planet build its own warship production dock. The president of the Enterprise Alliance is Parcel Argent, who is currently
He is a Kuriva from the planet Mulkana. The fact that the Guardian Planet liberated the planet Mulkana and captured Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin alive to avenge the victims of the orbital bombing also made him have a deep interest in Tang.
Yu's favorability increased greatly.
However, the relationship between San Hill, the chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association, and Shu Mai, the president of the Commercial Guild, and Tang Yu are relatively normal, but they will not provoke the guardian planet. After all, Tang Yu can be said to be Du
One of Count Ku's most trusted confidants, the military strength of the Guardian Planet is also relied upon by the entire Federation of Independent Systems.
Relying on these relationships, Tang Yu not only continued to expand the strength of the guardian planet, but also laid a large number of hidden clues in it, waiting for it to explode in one fell swoop.
Now all Tang Yu's plans are waiting for that fuse to be ignited. Once it is ignited, a storm will sweep across the entire galaxy. This storm will involve everyone and all forces.
Among them, there is no room to look back!!
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Corellian system, midpoint station.
This is a huge man-made space station located between Talus and Tralus, the twin planets in the Corellia system. It was built 100,000 years ago by the Turut tribe, a branch of the Kilik people.
This huge space station is cylindrical in shape, with a total length of 350 kilometers. The two ends are thinner, with a diameter of about 40 kilometers, while the middle section is thicker, with a diameter of 130 kilometers.
The Corellians discovered this giant space station very early and have been studying the functions of the space station, but they have always been unable to do so. For a long time, a small scientific research town with a population of about 50,000 people was even formed on the midpoint station. But now
, as the role of the Midpoint Station was revealed by Chen Gang, the Sacorian Three Giants started a project to research their own giant battleships on the planet Corellia, using this as an excuse to move the town.
At the same time, in order to cover up their large-scale excavations, and to prevent the Republic from noticing the changes within the Corellian system, the Sacorian Three Giants also launched separate excavations on several major planets in the Corellian system.
A series of nationalist movements.
The three main races in the galaxy, humans, Dralians and Selonians, have respectively established their own nationalist organizations, namely the Human Alliance representing humans, the Dralists representing the Dralians, and the Dralists representing the Dralians.
The superior cave of the Selonians [Note 1]. Under the secret control of the three giants of Sakoria, these three organizations began to attack each other crazily, hurling insults and accusing them of letting themselves go because of the existence of other races.
The planet's economy is in chaos, and further development has been delayed.
From the Republic's point of view, such quarrels seemed to mean that there was some division and instability within the planet Corellia. They also specially sent Senator Bail Organa to the Corellia system to mediate, hoping that Corellia's stability would be restored during the war.
The three major races should not break out into internal strife.
Under the mediation of Senator Organa, the war of words between the three organizations subsided somewhat, but then they began to launch large-scale archaeological operations on their respective planets, trying to prove that their races had lived here since ancient times.
, other races need to pay high taxes to set foot on their own planet.
Of course, the real purpose of these archaeological activities is to find the control center of the anti-gravity device buried inside the planet. Contrary to the Republic's fear that there may be disunity among the three major races in the Corellian system, they are now united.
Want to do something big, something that shakes the galaxy! In such a contrast, it is impossible for the Republic to think of this.
In the control center in the center of the midpoint station, Chen Gang and Shi Mingdong are in a very huge conference room. Outside the surrounding panoramic windows, the beautiful scenery of the twin planets Talus and Tralus are reflected. The two beautiful planets are just right.
On either side of the midpoint station, the distance is just right, outside the Roche limit.
Corellian Councilor Garm Bel-Iblis and another female Councilor Sheila Mericop were also in the conference room, and the holographic projections of the mysterious Sacorian Big Three were also inside. Plus that
The leaders of the three organizations, as well as the five archdukes representing the five planets in the Corellia galaxy, the highest level of the entire Corellia system are here. And these people are about to decide the future of the Corellia galaxy.
"Has the anti-gravity device on the planet Dral not been found yet?" Councilor Iblis asked.
"Not yet. We lack enough super-heavy drilling equipment on the planet Dral. This planet rarely uses these things." Grand Duke Dral said.
"It's too slow! We have to wait for this planet now! Otherwise, send our drilling equipment there." The leader of the superior cave said impatiently.
"This is absolutely not possible. Don't forget that we are slandering each other on the surface! Isn't it just asking for trouble if we support a group of instruments at such a time?" The leader of the Dralists shook his head, "Don't rush things, we
The team is almost approaching the last few possible locations. We have waited for so many years, do we still care about these few days?"
The human among the three giants of Sakolia coughed and asked: "How many of the fleets of the Security Bureau have been recalled?"
The Archduke of Corellia replied: "Piracy activities around the Corellia hyperspace channel have been very rampant recently, and the main fleet of the Republic has gone to the planet Malastar and has no time to encircle and suppress the pirates. However, although the pirates
The activity caused us heavy losses, but we also used this as an excuse to recall 110 warships. However, they are mainly small and medium-sized warships such as the CR-90 multifunctional support ship. We do not have the right to mobilize large warships."
"There are now more than 1,000 large battleships assembled by both sides on the planet Malastar. The eyes of the entire galaxy are on the planet Malastar. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!!" Grand Duke Talus looked a little excited.
, after all, the midpoint station is between the planets Talus and Tralus.
Suddenly, the communicator on Grand Duke Delal rang. He turned on the communicator and listened for a while, and his face suddenly became extremely solemn. He slowly put down the communicator, took a deep breath, and looked around at everyone around him. In the conference room
Everyone's eyes were fixed on him at the same time.
"Gentlemen, the anti-gravity device of the planet Dral has been found. Scientists are now cleaning up the scene and preparing to activate the device." Grand Duke Dral said slowly.
The air in the entire conference room suddenly seemed to condense, and everyone present slowly sat down. They all felt difficulty breathing and looked at each other without speaking, but there was a very complicated flash in their eyes.
The emotions include excitement, fear, apprehension, and excitement... Now except for the sound of heavy breathing, there is no other sound.
At this time, Garm Bel-Iblis, the councilor of the Corellian sector, stood up. He first bowed deeply to the three Sacorian giants. The three giants looked at each other and smiled slightly.
He nodded, then turned to look at Senator Iblis, spread his hands and saluted, which was an ancient etiquette in the Corellian sector.
Councilor Iblis came to the center of the conference room and pressed the remote control. The entire conference room suddenly darkened. Outside the panoramic window, the planets Talus and Terralus were reflected in blue by the star Corel of the Corellian system.
Green, and this soft light is projected into the conference room, making it appear quiet and soft, making people unable to help but indulge in the beauty of the universe.
Perhaps the creator of Midpoint Station was here 100,000 years ago admiring this rare beauty. The heavy atmosphere in the conference room also became lighter. At this time, Representative Iblis said slowly:
"We in the Corellia Galaxy have been waiting for this day for too long..."
[Note 1]: The Selonians are a race that lives underground. They are accustomed to naming their organizations as xx cave, oo cave, etc.