The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1428: next generation

Hearing Arden Lin's murderous words, Jing Fang sighed and said, "Why bother? One of them is the governor of Dawn Planet, and the other is the speaker of the Galactic Republic. They are all figures who can mobilize countless warships with a wave of their hands... Why bother?"

"Do you know the identity of Darth Sidious?" Arden Lin was a little strange.

"Master Yoda told me. He said he couldn't really be sure, but the fact that the Galactic Republic is controlled by darkness is irreversible." Jing Fang said, "At that time...he asked me to make a choice. So , I chose to take you away."

Arden-Lin sneered and said, "That little old man? Heh, he has put too much burden on himself. With his strength and wisdom, if he put all his eggs in one basket, he might be able to accomplish something. But it's a pity, He is unwilling to give up, and he also wants to find a method that does not require so many sacrifices. Therefore, this pedantic guy will be eliminated sooner or later."

"I don't allow you to say that about Master Yoda!" Jing Fang said sharply.

"Hmph! So what if I tell you? I have worked with Darth Sidious for a while, and I know a little about the deepest and darkest inside story of the Galactic Republic. You are hopeless—whether it is the Republic , or the Jedi Order." Arden Lin sneered, "So it was the right choice for you to leave, I just don't understand, why did you bring me with you?"

Jing Fang shook his head and said, "I don't know... I just think that you are a bit different from the dark side I thought before... I feel that your nature is not bad, not what I once thought. As long as it is the dark side of the force, it is accompanied by various conspiracies and massacres, which is not the case for you."

Arden-Lin pouted and said: "The so-called dark side was just a way of using the force 20,000 years ago. But I can really feel it now. The force of the dark side now is different from that of the past The current dark side force is indeed full of various impulses and temptations, making people... become slaves to anger and desire."

"Can the original force change?" Jing Fang was a little surprised.

"Of course the Force is constantly changing. The little green man keeps talking about restoring the balance of the Force. I've never heard of this before." Arden-Lin said, she looked at Jing Fang, He asked again, "You haven't answered my question yet. Did you take me out just out of curiosity? You know, if I go back to the Galactic Republic, I will still be a senior agent of the Republic's Intelligence Department, and you go back, And the same glorious Jedi Knight."

She put the word radiance on Jing Fang's head with some sarcasm.

"I..." Jing Fang looked at Arden-Lin, hesitant to speak. His gaze involuntarily flicked past the high mountain peak.

"I have a husband. Once." How could Arden-Lin fail to see his little thoughts, and she pointed it out directly with her bold personality, "And, I am trying to revive him."

"How can a person be resurrected after death? Let alone a person who has been dead for 20,000 years?" Jing Fang asked in a daze.

"Talk about this next time, and you will be beaten." Arden-Lin said coldly, she snorted again, looked outside through the gap in the wall, her tone softened, "I said, you don't understand either."

At this time, Jing Fang stood in front of Arden-Lin, and said solemnly: "I hope you can teach me!!"

This time it was Arden Lin's turn to be surprised, "What? You want to plunge into the dark side?"

"No, I just want to learn your fighting skills! And... I also hope that, like you, I will not be blinded by power." Jing Fang said, "I don't know what will happen to the Galactic Republic, and I don't know what will happen to the Galactic Republic. Know what will happen to the Jedi Knights. Master Yoda asked me to choose, and I chose... because, because I have always watched this war, I want to save more people! But in the Jedi Order, it is already I can't help myself."

Arden-Lin squinted at him, and said: "No matter what, I am still a user of the dark side of the force. Accept my teaching, you can't continue to maintain the light of your own force."

"I don't care!" Jing Fang said loudly, "What I want is to find the path I want! I want, I want to save more people! I will stick to my heart, no matter what the road ahead is! No matter the light It's still dark!"

Arden-Lin grinned and said, "Let me teach you, yes. I also charge tuition."

"No matter what!" Jing Fang replied firmly.

"Then let's start by helping me get a mechanical arm." Arden-Lin said.

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Moon Del Rey II, Temple of the Covenant at Dusk.

"Okay, this is today's meditation class." The priestess stood up from her seat, looked at the children who had grown to more than 50 people, and said, "Zhang Xucheng, Xiao Yan, Kleist, Your thinking is chaotic, and you have not calmed down at all. You are not qualified for today's class."

"I'm sorry, teacher. I will pay attention." Zhang Xucheng lowered his head and said.

The priestess continued to teach: "Although the war in the galaxy is intensifying now, this war is not something you can participate in. What you have to do is to study hard and grow up as soon as possible. Other than that, you don't need to think about anything else. .”

"Okay, Teacher Priestess." The children in the audience responded in unison.

At night, Zhang Xucheng was reading a book in his room. However, it was obvious that his attention was not on the books, but was looking around all the time, restless.

At this time, in the empty air beside him, a voice suddenly came, "Don't look around! The teachers are gone, I'm here."

There was a twist in the air, and a little girl about 7 or 8 years old appeared, with a single ponytail and a little taller than her peers.

"Sister Xiao Yan! You're finally here!" Zhang Xucheng said in surprise, "How's it going? Any news?"

Xiao Yan's complexion was not so good. She jumped to sit on the table and said, "Not too good. Today I quietly ran to the reading room. Kleist helped us connect to the Galaxy Holographic Network. I Found some news."

Her face became serious, "Planet Onderon, we have lost the battle."

"What?! We've lost the battle on Planet Onderon! No... I... my father is there!" Zhang Xucheng jumped up all of a sudden, and his eyes started to turn red when he saw it.

"Now the Galactic Republic is bragging about the war on Planet Onderon, talking about how many robots they have wiped out..." Xiao Yan said, "Things are not very optimistic..."

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[The recent plot may be a bit scattered, mainly because we need to gather and summarize some of the side plots that were released before. 】