The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1734. Six months later

19BBY, April. At this time, 6 months had passed since the establishment of the First Empire of the Galaxy.

With the establishment of a new order, the Milky Way has now entered a relatively stable period. But anyone can see that underneath this apparent calmness, there is an extremely terrifying storm hidden, enough to swallow everything!

The edge of the Milky Way, the planet Naboo.

An Imperial-class Star Destroyer hovered in the outer orbit of the planet Naboo, floating quietly, overlooking this beautiful blue planet.

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer is the Archon-class Star Destroyer. It is the same type of ship as the Knight-class Star Destroyer that has been put into actual combat on many battlefields. It just adds a hangar platform and can carry 72 V-wing Alpha Holy Light fighters.

After the establishment of the Galactic Empire, the Archon-class Star Destroyer was renamed the Imperial-class Star Destroyer and became a symbol of the Empire. Behind this name change, there is also a political and economic struggle, which will be mentioned later.

However, at this moment, the Empire-class Star Destroyer is in a very strange state. It has neither launched fighter jets to patrol as usual, nor has it entered a planet-synchronous orbit to provide the most direct deterrent to the planet - this is also the case in In the past few months since the establishment of the empire, it has been the most frequently used method by the empire's fleet.

This will continue for the foreseeable future.

This Imperial-class Star Destroyer was just floating quietly in the outer orbit, observing the planet like a bystander.

…

"Queen Jamillia, that Star Destroyer is here again." Inside the Naboo Palace in the capital of the planet Naboo, Theed City, the Sheriff reported to the current Queen Jamillia of the planet Naboo on the throne. road.

"Is there anything strange about it?" Queen Jamilia asked.

"No, it just stopped motionless in our outer orbit. It didn't even respond to some spacecraft that flew by it..." The Sheriff shook his head and added, "Just like the past six The moon is like that...it has come four times."

"Since there is no change, then ignore it. In this sensitive period, we cannot easily offend the imperial authorities, which may bring disaster to us." Queen Jamilia said, "You should also know that in In the past six months, hundreds of planets have been punished by the empire... These punishments are currently just orbital bombardments destroying cities, but none of us know when the first planet to be completely destroyed will be arrival……"

"Yes..." The Sheriff quickly lowered his head in response.

…

Huh...chih...huh...chih...

The sound of heavy breathing came from under the black fully enclosed mask. The pitch-black mask covered all his face, and even the position of his eyes looked like just two pieces of cold metal from the outside.

This is a demon-like person about 2 meters tall. His whole body was covered in jet-black alloy armor, with a life-support device installed on his chest. He was wearing a black cloak, which gave him a full sense of oppression.

And he is Darth Vader!

After the establishment of the Galactic Empire, he suddenly appeared next to Emperor Palpatine and personally led the fleet to attack everywhere, bloody suppressing every planet that dared to resist the empire.

In just six months, Darth Vader's hands were stained with countless blood, and hundreds of cities were destroyed by him alone! The number of innocent civilians affected has been calculated into the hundreds of millions!

He was ruthless and ruthless, strictly executing every order of Emperor Palpatine, bringing fear and oppression to every inch of the Galactic Empire.

Many people have speculated about the origin of Darth Vader, but no one knows. He seemed to appear out of thin air. He had been by the emperor's side since the establishment of the empire, and Palpatine also trusted him very much and trusted him to command the fleet.

In the past six months, this black fully enclosed armor and the sound of heavy breathing have almost become synonymous with the terror of the Galactic Empire!

At this moment, Darth Vader was standing on the bridge, looking through the porthole at the blue planet Naboo opposite. He said nothing except his heavy breathing.

At this time, an officer wearing a gray military uniform came over.

The navy of the Galactic Empire has completely changed into this gray military uniform, which is completely different from the previous military uniforms of the Galactic Republic.

The officer said respectfully: "Lord Vader, every time we pass by on a mission, we always stop at the planet Naboo. Why on earth? Should we blow up the city of Sid to make it easier for those who dare to resist us..."

All I saw was that Darth Vader stretched out his hand, and the extremely powerful force instantly grabbed the officer out of thin air, grabbed his neck and lifted him up!

The metal mask with no visible expression turned around, but its cold eyes penetrated the mask unscrupulously, even reaching into the soul!

"Strengthen the security control on the planet Naboo! There must be no mistakes! If anything goes wrong, I will just twist your head off!" Darth Vader said coldly.

The officer's legs were kicking like a frog, but he still couldn't break free from Darth Vader's iron-like arms. Until his struggle became weaker and weaker, Vader just pushed and pushed the officer several times away. A few meters away, he fell to the ground with a bang.

The officer held his neck and breathed heavily, feeling the relief of life returning to his body.

But he only took two breaths, and after barely being able to move, he quickly responded: "Yes!...Yes! I will arrange it right away..."

Darth Vader no longer paid attention to him. He turned to look at the planet Naboo again, motionless and silent. There was deathly silence on the bridge, and no one even dared to take a big breath. The whole place could only hear the sound of Darth Vader and his huffing and puffing breathing, which was terrifying and eerie.

It wasn't until several minutes passed that Darth Vader suddenly turned around, waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Go to the next target!"

"Yes Yes!!"

…

"Oh? Is that so? R2? That terrible Star Destroyer is gone?" A golden ceremonial robot C-3PO looked at the clear sky and asked a short navigation robot at its feet.

Whispering... On the hemispherical head of the navigation robot R2-D2, the language module indicator light flashed for a while, and it spoke in the robot's language for a while.

"Oh, that's great!" C-3PO walked toward the interior of the manor with small steps. "I must inform the master that the Star Destroyer is gone. The crisis on the planet Naboo has been resolved once again, and we are safe. "

Inside the manor, several women were taking care of a sleeping young woman in front of a soft and wide bed.

This sleeping woman is so beautiful. Her slightly thin cheeks are pale and bloodless, but her facial features are exquisite and her appearance is graceful. The eyes are closed tightly, but the long eyelashes tremble slightly with the breathing, which makes people think about how moving they will be when they are opened.

However, what is even more surprising is this woman's highly bulging belly. She is actually pregnant! And judging by the size of her abdomen, she is already close to giving birth!

This Sleeping Beauty is the former Naboo Senator, Padmé Amidala, and the secret wife and intimate lover of the former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker.

At the end of May last year, when the Galactic Republic was undergoing drastic changes, the Jedi Order was suddenly accused of rebelling against the Republic, and it was also confirmed that Master Yoda tried to assassinate Chancellor Palpatine. Immediately afterwards, Order 66 was issued to kill all Jedi Knights.

The person who issued Order 66 and personally led his troops to slaughter the Jedi Temple was none other than Anakin!

Such a series of blows left Padmé Amidala exhausted both physically and mentally. After her big fight with Anakin to no avail, she had reached the limit both physically and mentally.

As a result, within a few days, news of the death of Anakin Skywalker came. When Anakin was visiting his mother on the planet Naboo, he was killed by the Sith Lord Death Angel who suddenly broke in! For Padme, this is another fatal blow!

So at the subsequent funeral, faced with the extremely sensational ceremony, Padmé Amidala fainted because her body was weak and could not bear the blow, and she has not woken up to this day.

Padmé's close friend and political colleague Bail Organa also went around and found arguably the best doctor in the galaxy to check it out.

However, the result was that Padmé Amidala's condition was not serious, but her unusual pregnancy consumed too much of her life force, and she seemed to be in deep despair deep in her heart. He lost his will to live... Therefore, he has been unable to wake up.

She was completely desperate for this world, this galaxy, and this Galactic Republic. She couldn't even imagine what she would face when she woke up. So, she has almost given up...

After the establishment of the Galactic Empire, Padmé Amidala was immediately deprived of her qualifications as a senator. The current councilor of the planet Naboo is her most loyal maid, Dome.

Of course, the current Imperial Parliament is just a decoration. All the members can do is to give the warmest applause to every resolution of the wise and mighty Imperial Emperor Palpatine.

Therefore, Dome would often return to the remote and beautiful manor on the planet Naboo and take good care of Padmé Amidala. In her mind, Padmé was always her master, and it didn't matter whether she was a councilor or anything.

The etiquette robot C-3PO staggered in and said: "Dear Ms. Dome. The Star Destroyer is gone. I think the planet Naboo is safe again... Oh...!"

However, as soon as it finished speaking, it only heard a whooshing sound! Two V-wing Alpha Holy Light fighter jets passed by at low altitude. The roar of their engines came and went away in an instant. The strong airflow even caused the trees planted on the manor to tumble.

"Nowhere in the entire empire is safe now, C-3PO." Dome sighed and said, "Anyone who disobeys the empire's orders will be subject to the most terrible retaliation immediately. Even if it is just one less credit. The same goes for the taxes you pay..."

"But that Imperial-class Star Destroyer..."

Domei waved his hand, "Those are just ships that the Galactic Empire sends around our planets to show off its power. These Star Destroyers are always warning us that the Empire has the ability to burn our planets to charcoal at any time."

"I understand." C-3PO lowered his head.

"The empire's surveillance of the planet Naboo is constantly increasing, which shows that even though we are very respectful, in Palpatine's eyes, we still haven't done enough." Dome sighed, "I will try to raise some gifts. Dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor."

As she spoke, she walked outside the manor, with C-3PO following behind.

Domei looked up at the clear sky. The dazzling sunlight made her eyes narrow. She raised her hands to set up an awning and looked at the Imperial fighter jet that had gone away and was circling in another place.

At this time, the communicator on her body rang. After opening it, it was an imperial officer. This officer looked like a colonel based on his badge, but he was still arrogant and rude in front of Domei, who was a member of the planet's parliament.

"I would like to inform you that on the planet Naboo, due to the permission of His Majesty the Emperor, the next phase of taxes on the planet Naboo can apply to maintain the status quo. This is a great opportunity. You must prepare all the application materials within today. , call me here. If the review passes, then you should be able to live a good life. Hahahaha..." The officer laughed coldly.

Duomei immediately understood and said quickly: "Please rest assured, our application materials will definitely be delivered within today. We are also very grateful for your generosity, and we will also offer you a small thought. We hope that during the review I can also give you more support.”

"Hehehe... Then we have to see how the application materials you submitted are doing." The officer sneered and closed the communication.

Dome breathed a sigh of relief and said to C-3PO behind him: "Although I don't know why, the empire's financial controls on our planet Naboo are relatively not so strict. This is somewhat good news for us... and Compared with the taxes paid by our entire planet, satisfying the selfish desires of those officials is completely insignificant."

"But the Empire's surveillance of the planet Naboo is also increasing." C-3PO said.

"Then if you look at the two things together, maybe the situation is not so bad." Domei obviously relaxed a lot. She sent a message on the communicator to arrange things while saying, "The planet Urs was released a month ago , just because he failed to collect enough taxes that needed to be paid, he was punished..."

Speaking of this, her voice was trembling again, "Palpatine said at the meeting that since the planet Urs only paid 85% of the taxes, it means that only 85% of the people on this planet are loyal... So... … So the next day, Darth Vader’s fleet bombed the planet Urs… destroying three cities and killing tens of millions of people.”

At this moment, a maid suddenly ran out of the manor and said eagerly: "Lord Padmé...she is going to give birth!"