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For Palpatine, although the negotiation with Duanmu Huai was somewhat unpleasant, he is now more concerned about the situation of the Independent Federation. Duanmu Huai did not tell Palpatine about his use of Colossus-class weapons, so in the latter's view, the most important thing at the moment is to suppress and eliminate the Independent Federation as quickly as possible, and to capture its leaders in one fell swoop. Only in this way can Palpatine establish a thorough prestige and prepare to transform the entire Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire.

So he ordered Wilhuff Tarkin as the commander to lead the fleet to the capital of the Independent Federation as quickly as possible, and take advantage of the current internal emptiness of the other party to capture it in one fell swoop!

As a powerful military commander of the Galactic Republic, Wilhuff naturally took on this task without hesitation, and then he led the fleet to attack Neimoidia.

"Report to the commander, we have arrived at the designated galaxy."

"Very good."

Hearing the answer from his subordinates, Wilhuff Tarkin nodded. This is a middle-aged man with a thin face and sharp eyes like a bird. At the moment, Wilhuff stood on the bridge, staring around like a falcon. Although he had learned from Palpatine that the fleet of the Independent Federation had been completely destroyed, as a qualified soldier, Wilhuff still maintained the necessary vigilance.

"What are the results of the investigation?"

"No trace of the fleet, sir."

"Very good, connect me to the communication of the Independent Federation."

Wilhuff, who gave the order, stood straight. He stared at the planet Neimudea in front of him, pondering and calculating the next battle strategy. The reason for choosing to persuade surrender was not that Wilhuff had any chivalry, but that he tried to use this method to strike the morale of the Independent Federation, so that when he and others invaded, the resistance they encountered would be reduced. Of course, considering the threat of the robot army of the Independent Federation, this is still a problem that needs attention...

"Report to the sir."

At this moment, the voice of the subordinate came.

"What, has it been connected?"

"No, this... ... "

Facing Wilhuff's inquiry, his subordinates looked a little weird.

"We have not received any contact from Neimudia, and no one seems to have received the information we sent."

"……………What?"

Hearing his subordinate's answer, Wilhuff couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his ears.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, sir, we even initiated communication on the public channel, but there was no response. And we also monitored the contact from Neimudia, but found that the entire communication network of Neimudia was silent, as if... ..."

Speaking of this, the subordinate couldn't help but pause.

"… It's as if there is no one on this planet at all."

It has to be said that this made Wilhuff feel extremely absurd. Neimudia is not only the capital of the Independent Federation, but also the core planet of the Trade Union. Even if it is not wartime, it has to deal with countless commercial information from various galaxies. How could there be no news?

"Scan the entire planet."

"Yes, sir."

Wilhuff gave the order again, and then quickly reported it again.

"Report to the commander, there is no sign of life on this planet..."

"Is there something wrong with the sensor?"

When Wilhoff heard the report from his subordinates, his first reaction was this. What a joke! Such a big and prosperous planet, you told me there is no sign of life? Are you kidding me?

"The sensor has been tested and no abnormality was found. It may be that there is a problem with the program... or there is some interference on the ground..."

Even the soldier in charge of operating the sensor himself was a little skeptical about life. After all, this is simply too incredible and unimaginable.

"……………Send troops to attack and occupy the capital of Neimudea. Report any problems immediately!"

Wilhoff thought about it and finally gave the order. There must be something wrong with the abnormal situation. The current Neimudea planet can be regarded as abnormal and can't be more abnormal. It is certain that the Independent Federation may have some conspiracy. But no matter what the other party has, at least send someone to check the situation.

Although the current Neimudea planet is like an empty city with its gates wide open, it is suspicious no matter how you look at it, but it is impossible to go back like this!

Let's send someone to see what's going on first!

Soon, under Wilhuff's order, several clone corps rushed into the atmosphere in a shuttle and landed towards the capital of Neimudea.

Along the way, the commander of the clone corps also kept in touch with Wilhuff. After all, considering that the other party might have used some means of isolating communication, Wilhuff asked the commander of the clone corps to report to him no matter what happened along the way.

"Report, we have arrived at the capital of Neimudea... The air defense facilities here are not activated. Yes, there are almost no signs of human activity in the entire city."

Standing on the edge of the transport plane, the clone commander held a gun in one hand and stared at the surroundings.

"There are no signs of attack. There is a certain neutron contamination warning, but it is not fatal... It is likely to be some kind of leak..."

"We are about to arrive at the Governor's Mansion and have not been attacked."

Listening to the report of the commander of the clone army, Wilhuff's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was getting more and more panicked———What the hell is this Independent Federation doing? What conspiracy do they have! ?

"Report to the commander!"

At this moment, suddenly, the voice of the clone commander came to Wilhuff's ears again, which made his heart beat faster.

"What? Were you attacked?"

"No... Commander, I, I don't know how to say it... The target has... All died."

"...???"

Hearing the report of the clone commander, Wilhuff was confused.

"What do you mean? What do you mean the target has all died?"

"It means... All died, including all the guards. We also found the bodies of the governor of the Trade Federation and the leaders of the Banking Guild and the Technology Guild."

"All dead? How did they die? Were they killed by someone?"

"No... I can't say for sure..."

Looking at the corpse in front of him, the clone commander's tone seemed a little nervous. As a soldier, he has participated in many battles and seen many dead people. However, the corpses still made the clone commander feel an indescribable fear.

"They seem to have died in extreme pain, probably due to some kind of poisonous gas..."

As he spoke, the clone commander sent back a video, in which it can be clearly seen that in the command room of the Neimudian Governor's Mansion, there were corpses lying all over the floor. Among them was the governor of the Trade Union. Each of them had his eyes wide open, his expression twisted, full of fear, and his hands tightly grasped his neck or face, as if he had seen something unimaginable and terrible, and was scared to death!

"This......"

Even Wilhuff frowned slightly at this moment.

"What happened? Why did this happen? Find survivors and ask them about the situation immediately!"

"No survivors...all life is dead."

"Life?"

"Yes...look."

Soon, in the video, you can see that the surrounding trees have dried up and turned black, and there are even insects and even some small animals and birds on the ground. When the video camera is zoomed out, you can see that the whole street is full of dense corpses.

"Where are the robots? Find a robot to ask about the situation!"

Wilhoff gave the order again. After all, in this star field, robots have become a necessity for all civilizations, similar to household appliances. If it is caused by some kind of poisonous gas, then the robots will not be affected, not to mention that the Trade Union itself has created a large number of robot armies, so there will be some clues!

"Report to the commander, all robots have also...stopped working. We tried to repair them, but found that their internal circuits have been completely destroyed and cannot be repaired at all."

"This..............."

Faced with the reports that came again and again, Wilhoff was completely confused.

This is totally different from what I expected!

What should I do now?

"……………………Connect Chancellor Palpatine."

No way, what else can I do, report first.

Soon, Wilhuff connected with Chancellor Palpatine and reported the situation here. After listening to Wilhuff's report, Palpatine's expression twitched slightly, and then returned to normal.

"I know, Commander Wilhuff."

"Then Chancellor, next we... ..."

"The plan remains unchanged, completely occupy the entire Neimoidia planet, and at the same time announce that the Independent Federation has been completely defeated, and require other affiliated galaxies to surrender immediately."

"……………Yes."

Although Wilhuff felt that this order was a bit strange, he still obeyed the order obediently. After all, in this weird situation... He felt that even if he changed himself, it would be difficult to come up with any other solutions.

At least for now, although there is a certain amount of neutron radiation on this planet, it is not fatal. As for what happened here... Wilhuff has a feeling that even the dead people in the Trade Federation themselves don’t know what the situation is.

"……………………"

After closing the communication, Palpatine's originally calm expression suddenly became gloomy. He stared at the table in front of him, tapping his fingers constantly.

Although Wilhuff did not find any useful information, Palpatine could confirm that this must be the work of the Inquisition. After all, he still remembered that when he talked to Duanmu Huai before, the other party said that all those aliens would be exterminated. At that time, Palpatine only thought that the Inquisition might be too fanatical. After all, it is not so easy to exterminate a race.

He believed that he was standing on a more realistic and rational basis, so he did not agree with the Inquisition's request. After all, Palpatine knew that the Galactic Republic did not have the ability to carry out large-scale cleansing of aliens, and if it did not do so well, it would cause dissatisfaction and resistance from other races that were originally neutral or even submissive.

As a result... the Inquisition really has this ability? !

Are you kidding! !

At this moment, Palpatine's face was about to turn black. He knew that the Inquisition was powerful. But at that time, Palpatine did not particularly regard the Inquisition as a threat. However, when the Inquisition showed that they had the power to easily wipe out all life on a planet, Palpatine had to be afraid.

This also made him feel extremely uneasy. After all, Palpatine was deliberately trying to become the ruler of the entire Galactic Republic. In addition to being a Sith who wanted to eliminate the Jedi for revenge, he also had a strong desire for power and control. But now, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

What if he became the Speaker of the Galactic Republic? What if he became the emperor of the Galactic Empire as envisioned?

Whatever the Inquisition asked him to do, he still had to do it?

So what was the difference between this emperor and a puppet?

Thinking of this, Palpatine gritted his teeth tightly.

He had to think of a way...