The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2149. The actions of the rebels

In fact, the biggest beneficiary of the Galactic Empire's attack on the Trade Federation is naturally the rebels.

The Trade Federation blocked a large number of hyperspace routes to the Outer Rim Star Region, which caused the Galactic Empire's rule in the Outer Rim Star Region to fall into chaos. As mentioned before, at least one-fifth of the Outer Rim star regions are no longer accessible.

Although the Galactic Empire responded immediately and sent a large number of exploration teams, navigators and hyperspace experts to try to rebuild the routes, it still takes time and resources. In the meantime, these Outer Rim star regions are completely out of control.

The rebels did intend to seize this window of opportunity. In addition to carrying out their original plan on the planet Ryloth and controlling the jurisdiction of the 14th Army of the Galactic Empire, they also began to launch uprisings on those planets where the Empire's power was weakened.

The reason why the rebels acted so quickly was actually that the Trade Federation handed over the data of the Outer Rim Star Region to the Principality of Dawn, and then the Principality of Dawn handed it over to the rebels through its own channels. Moreover, the Trade Union professionally marked the navigation data, which routes were unknown to the Galactic Empire - this was easy to identify. For all routes unknown to the Galactic Empire, the Empire's ships had to rent the navigation services of the Trade Union when passing through them.

Therefore, while the Galactic Empire invested almost all its strength to prepare to eradicate the Trade Union in one fell swoop, the rebels were also developing rapidly in the outer ring star region.

At this moment, in the outer ring of the Milky Way, on the planet Columex, a huge office building towering into the sky.

A beautiful woman wearing a smart business suit and a monocle, who looked smart and capable, sat at the desk and checked the documents in front of her.

"Leader, this is the latest information about the Trade Union." A man dressed in a business suit and dressed as a clerk came over and said very politely.

This office lady in business suit was the leader of the current Galactic Rebellion - Padmé Amidala!

She changed her appearance and clothing style, and even her height and body shape were changed with the help of nanorobots. No one could recognize her at all.

Moreover, the intelligence department of the Galactic Empire could never have imagined that the leader of the rebels was actually active on the planet Korumex, a transportation hub in the outer ring star region of the eastern part of the galaxy.

Korumex is an important hub of the Perlemian trade route, the most important hyperspace route in the galaxy. This is also a planet with trade and import and export transit as its main business, and its economy is very developed.

In the early days of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic failed in the battle of Ren-Val (the battle of the Dark Reaper), resulting in the loss of the strategic initiative in the eastern part. Korumex did not dare to resist the Independent System Confederation, which was in full swing, and surrendered directly.

When the Galactic Republic launched a counterattack and surrounded the planet Salukami, the planet Korumex also reacted very quickly and turned around to submit a surrender request to the Galactic Republic.

This made the planet suffer very little damage from the war. Even after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, they also treated the planet Korumex as a trustworthy planet and established a large intelligence station and spaceport here. The Galactic Empire intends to radiate its influence to the core control area of ​​the former Confederation of Independent Systems through the planet Korumex.

And now, the leader of the rebels, Padmé Amidala, has appeared on the planet Korumex and registered a company!

This was completely unexpected by the Imperial Intelligence Department, which had repeatedly searched for this unknown rebel leader near the border of the Principality of Dawn and the twelve administrative core planets before the Confederation of Independent Systems.

Because the current Imperial Intelligence Department does know that there are rebels in the Imperial Parliament and the core circle of nobles, but for the leader of the rebels, they wholeheartedly believe that this leader comes from the former Confederation of Independent Systems. And they also believe that because of this relationship, the Principality of Dawn is likely to support the rebels behind the scenes.

"...Some arms dealers have begun to transport large quantities of weapons to several core planets of the Trade Union, and the Galactic Empire is tracking them down..." Padmé Amidala picked up this ordinary document, which clearly stated the company's financial statements for this quarter, but what she read out was something else.

She adjusted her monocle, and the chip inside decoded the document and re-projected it onto her pupil, showing the encrypted true content.

"Are these arms dealers crazy for money? Everyone knows that the Trade Union is a red-hot iron block at this time, and it can't be touched at all." Padmé Amidala frowned, "But this is a good thing for us. With the support of those arms dealers, the Galactic Empire can only invest more power in the Trade Union, and our uprising will be smoother."

"So, can we take action on the planet Korumex now?" The rebel said excitedly.

Padmé Amidala nodded and said: "Although this is very risky, we can only do this now. The planet's Senator Simon Greyshade is actually my deputy in the Galactic Republic Parliament. Old friend, if I come forward to persuade him in person, he should agree to the uprising. But this person is not trustworthy at all. He may betray us for profit at any time, so we still need to control him by obtaining evidence of his corruption. "

"It has been arranged," the rebel said. "Simon is willing to hand over the power of the planet Columex, and then retire and go home to run the casino. But the question now is when to act."

"Just now. I will send Simon a message first, which will contain some things that happened in the Republic Parliament. This will make him suspicious. He can neither be sure whether it is me who sent the message, nor can he really place the target. Come to me." Padmé Amidala said, "We must cut off the Galactic Empire on the planet Corumex."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

After the rebel left, Padmé Amidala took off her monocle, rubbed her somewhat jerky eyes, and sighed to the side, "This time, we really need Thanks to the Principality of Liming. Without their actions, the planet Korumex would not have been able to go as smoothly as it did.”

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." A figure appeared in the shadows at some point, and she said slowly: "Even if we cannot truly form an alliance with the Principality of Dawn, as long as we reach a certain level in combating the Galactic Empire, Tacit understanding is enough."

Padmé Amidala said: "That's what I'm worried about. Too much involvement with the Principality of Dawn will change our internal nature. Master Shakti, I have always refused to have anything to do with the Principality of Dawn. More contacts, although if I really do this, the development of the rebel army will be better, but this is what I must stop."

The person in the shadow is Shakti! !

"I know your concerns, leader." Shakti also called Padmé the leader. "This matter is indeed a responsibility that our new Jedi Order needs to bear."

She paused and sighed: "The ruins of the Jedi Academy on the planet Ossus are very important. We have rebuilt the Jedi Order there. But if the planet Korumex has been in the hands of the Galactic Empire, , they will be able to pose a direct threat to the planet Ossus at any time... The new Jedi Order cannot bear such pressure, and we are deeply grateful for the help you provided to us against the purpose of the Rebel Army."

Padmé Amidala smiled and said: "Please don't show off like this, Master Shaak-Ti. I will never forget what the Jedi Order has done to protect this galaxy. I am more gratified than anyone else. To see the Jedi Order restored, and when our cause succeeds, we can restore order to the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order."

"This is a very difficult road, but my partners in the New Jedi Order and I firmly believe that this day will eventually come." Shakti said firmly: "The Jedi Order will be rebuilt, and the Galactic Republic will be rebuilt. It will be rebuilt, and we will defeat the Galactic Empire, defeat Palpatine, and return to Coruscant."

Padmé Amidala nodded, "This time the uprising on the planet Korumex is also up to you. Monitor Simon Goksheed to ensure the success of the uprising. Let the new Jedi Order be on the planet Ossus. , can grow better.”

"I will complete all our missions. At the same time, on behalf of the thousands of young disciples on the planet Ossus, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you again. May the Force be with you, leader." Shaak-Ti Bowing in the shadows, then fading away.

…

The southern boundary of the Milky Way, the central star region.

A dazzling white light flashed by, and a Revenge-class destroyer produced by the Dawn Principality broke away from the hyperspace channel and appeared near a planet.

The armor belt of this Revenge-class destroyer was in tatters, and it was obvious that it had encountered a very fierce battle before coming here.

"Great Master, according to your order, we have forcibly interrupted the hyperspace voyage. However, the hyperspace engine has been damaged and needs to be inspected before it can be used again." On the spacecraft console, the navigator turned to The man standing in the middle of the bridge said respectfully.

In the center of the bridge, stood a four-meter-tall protoss wearing heavy black armor. Blood-red flames were always burning around his body, majestic and terrifying.

He is surprisingly the protoss prisoner who escaped from the Glory mothership before - Orega!

A Dark Templar warrior came to Orega and said in a deep voice: "My lord, this planet is a little weird."

"What did you feel?" Orega asked.

"I feel that this planet seems to have a very deep connection with the void. I can't imagine what it would be like to escape into the void with the planet as a unit. But this planet..." the tone of the Dark Templar warrior It was full of fear.

Orega floated to the porthole, looking at the yellow-green, even ugly planet in front of him, and said: "My psychic power was polluted by the woman on the mothership with unknown energy. That energy is extremely evil and can even turn people into powerful monsters. Now I must find a place to remove this pollution, otherwise, we will not be able to proceed to the next step of fusion."

The Dark Templar saluted very devoutly and said: "Nothing can stop you, my Lord. We deeply desire to merge with you and become the incarnation of God."

Orega looked at the planet in front of him and said: "Launch a probe to scan the surface of the planet. Then draw the energy spectrum of the planet. I want to know where this planet is connected to the void."

However, the operator of the console scratched his head and said: "But master, this planet is heavily guarded. If you rashly launch a probe, it may anger the planet's defenders, right?"

People controlled by the Protoss all retain their own consciousness and awareness. Except that they believe they must be loyal to the controller, they are no different from normal people. Therefore, after receiving this order from Orega, the operator put forward his own opinions.

However, Orega frowned, if he had any.

"What did you see?" he asked.

"Defenders, dozens of warships, and an armed space station." The operator said.

The navigator also said: "According to the navigation data, this planet is... the base of the 114th Escort Fleet of the Galactic Empire... mainly responsible for the task of eliminating nearby pirates... I think it's not good for us to provoke them. Let's send a request for asylum."

"What is the name of this planet?" Orega asked.

"Uh... it's called, Haruun Kal, master." The navigator replied.

"My Lord, we also saw the defenders. But these defenders feel very strange." Another Dark Templar also said.

"There are no defenders." Orega said coldly, "Launch the probe. Get the shuttle ready, I'm going to check it out myself."

"Yes." The operator nodded and pressed the button to launch the probe.

"Is it an illusion, my Lord?" the Dark Templar asked.

Orega shook his head and said, "Yes and no. This is an extremely powerful mental barrier that covers almost all areas around the planet. People who come into contact with this mental barrier will have hallucinations. I can't imagine what kind of existence can create such a powerful mental barrier, but according to my judgment, it is very likely the planet itself."

"If this is the case, then the planet may be very dangerous." The Dark Templar said.

"But maybe there are different void rules hidden here in this universe. If I can get this power, I will be invincible in this galaxy!" Orega's tone was greedy.