Governor Tarkin stared at the screen, his expression grim.
"So this isn't a joke? Are you certain?"
"I'm certain, sir."
The soldier at the console replied quickly.
"They infiltrated our system. They claim to be a force from another galaxy and wish to meet us through normal diplomatic channels... We examined their code, and I can confirm that it is completely different from our systems. We can't even crack their encryption."
"..."
Hearing his subordinate's report, Tarkin clasped his hands behind his back, a thoughtful look appearing on his long, thin face. Then he turned to the man beside him, clad head to toe in black armor and a black cape.
"Vader, what do you think?"
"Pssh... Hah..."
At Tarkin's question, the man in black armor took several breaths before speaking in a low voice.
"I can sense a powerful force."
"A force?"
"That's right. A force like fire, like a storm. Such power... I have never encountered it before."
"Are you sure they aren't Jedi Knights?"
"No. The Jedi Order could not possibly possess such power."
"Very well."
Hearing this, Governor Tarkin pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to you to welcome our guests... Hmm, guests from another galaxy. That truly is rare. I wonder what they have come here for?"
"Report, sir! Abnormal spatial fluctuations have appeared on the radar!"
Before Governor Tarkin had even finished speaking, a flash of golden light suddenly swept before his eyes. The next moment, three incomparably magnificent warships, pure white and gold intertwined, leaped out of the endless void and silently hovered before them.
"It seems they really are rather different."
Looking at the warships before him, Tarkin narrowed his eyes. As a governor of the Galactic Empire, he was certainly no fool. From their appearance alone, he