The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2457. Riot on Lothal (Part 1)

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"He saved the infant Empire. When the Emperor was fighting the dark side, it was he, the wise minister Hari Seldon, who stepped forward and used his wisdom and foresight to restore order to the collapsing Empire and help it through the most difficult times. He refused the eternal life bestowed by the Emperor, and at his funeral, the Emperor personally showed up to perform the ceremony. He was the only person to receive this honor." - "Founder of the Fourth Reich", Biography of Hari Seldon, Conclusion.

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Hari Seldon on the stage spoke eloquently and incessantly. Below the stage, Daphne Clement, the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Dawn and one of the first people to be awakened, kept nodding her head, and was extremely pleased with the performance of this rapidly rising young man.

She is nearly 60 years old and has witnessed the growth of the Fourth Civilization from scratch. She also understands that her ability is limited and she can no longer keep up with the fast-growing Kingdom of Dawn. Just like the retired former Prime Minister Francis Underwood, this era no longer belongs to them.

But she still has one last mission - to plant a dazzling seed for the future of the Fourth Civilization, to protect it from wind and rain, to irrigate it, and eventually let the seed take root and sprout, becoming a giant pillar supporting the Fourth Civilization.

And this person is Hari Seldon, the next generation political core of the Fourth Civilization personally named and approved by Tang Xiao.

In response to the large-scale outbreak of liberal thought, the rebels began to show very obvious organizational tendencies. Most of the new policy proposals put forward by the Prime Minister's Office of the Kingdom of Dawn were completed one by one by himself by Hari Seldon after referring to the various instructions about the rebels left by Tang Xiao before his retreat.

It can be said that this highly targeted political decision was the result of Tang Xiao's almost miraculous foresight and analysis, coupled with Hari Seldon's outstanding wisdom and knowledge.

Compared with the Galactic Empire, which bombed wherever an uprising broke out, this new policy, which took a multi-pronged approach and covered various means including suppression, public opinion, culture, and guidance, was an important factor in ensuring the smooth continuation of the Kingdom of Dawn despite the rampage of the uprising.

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On the eastern edge of the Milky Way, on the planet Lothal, the capital city of Given.

The city was now in flames, with vulture robot fighters flying everywhere in the sky, occasionally swooping down to fire a burst of blaster cannon fire. However, the targets were too scattered, causing most of the vulture robot fighters to fight alone and not fly in formation.

In the city, the rebels appeared in almost every building and every corner. They attacked the combat robot troops that came to suppress them, destroyed city facilities, occupied key departments, and continuously attacked administrative centers, communication centers and other places.

Just as the Governor of Lothal, the Givan Kobori said, this was a premeditated uprising, the purpose of which was to directly seize the power of Lothal and completely drive out the Givans and the forces of the Kingdom of Dawn!

Lothal is located at the edge of the eastern part of the galaxy, close to the planet Dak. Here, the Galactic Empire is out of reach, and as a member of the former Confederation of Independent Systems, this planet is one of the keys for the Kingdom of Dawn to establish its own foothold in the eastern part of the galaxy.

That's why Tang Xiao decided to hand over Lothal to his loyal subordinates, the Givans. On the one hand, he wanted to use the Givans, who had strong industrial and technological strength, to gain a foothold on Lothal, and at the same time, he wanted to give them an explanation for the destruction of their homeland.

At the same time, there is another reason that no one knows, that is, Tang Xiao knows that Lothal was one of the planets that caused the most trouble at the beginning of the Rebel Alliance in the original plot. It was also one of the core planets of the Rebel Alliance. Even Grand Marshal Thrawn had suffered losses here.

Tang Xiao arranged Ji Wenren here with the intention of suppressing the rebels in advance, so he did not tell Ji Wenren at all.

That's right, the Jiwen people were deceived by Tang Xiao, or rather, they were blatantly exploited. They didn't know that the riot on the planet Lothal would break out so violently, which was actually something that had been foreseen.

You should never believe that a Sith Lord's gift is entirely out of good intentions.

Of course, Tang Xiao would not allow the Jiwen people, who had not yet established a firm foothold on the planet Lothal, to be overthrown by the rebels. Therefore, when the Jiwen people asked for reinforcements, a ruthless and cruel army of beasts emerged from the star gate of the planet Lothal!

A team of CMC-300 power armors painted all black were walking on a main road in Jiwen City. The power armors worn by these 20 people had been modified, with many additional equipment and even terrifying barbs, skull totems and other objects installed on the armors, which looked extremely terrifying.

When they passed by, even the other members of the Beast Legion took a detour and did not dare to get too close.

Because they are the Black Beast Squad! The most powerful, terrifying, and cruelest squad in the Beast Legion!

Unlike the other Beast Legion combat teams that were in combat mode, skillfully alternating cover and advancing layer by layer, the Black Beast Team seemed to be taking a walk in this fierce battlefield. It didn't look like they were fighting in a city full of enemies, but rather like they were on vacation.

"For this mission, the score of those rioters has been set at 2 points, which is only slightly higher than that of the civilians in the war zone. This mission is very boring!" said 'Butcher' Bacheko, licking his lips.

"You probably have tens of thousands of points. Points are meaningless now. Just kill and it's all, hehehehe..." Ramadan Bisso grinned. He looked sideways, and suddenly held the C-14 Gauss rifle in one hand and fired a shot directly to the left!

Bang! The powerful 10mm caliber bullet directly penetrated the wall over there, and the huge kinetic energy directly turned the upper body of the person behind into blood foam!

He looked at the five-digit points on the built-in counter of the power armor and licked his lips. "Hehehehe...but I like points. Hehehehe..."

Before he could finish his words, another power armor next to him suddenly raised its hand and fired three shots in a row in one direction! Bang, bang, bang!

Three violent explosions instantly exploded in the air! They were three individual anti-tank missiles that were fired! A-Sharad-Hait, who was walking behind Ramadan-Bisso, put away his gun and said coldly, "You're welcome."

"Ha! You are still a human point defense turret as always! Hehehehehe..." Ramadan said excitedly.

The Commander snorted, "How could someone hide and launch missiles at us?"

"It's a Jedi Knight." Hater said lightly.

"Jedi Knight?" Under the full-coverage helmet, the commander's scarred face showed a ferocious smile, "Kill!!" (End of this chapter)