"Dunn..." Palpatine's gloomy, twisted voice rang out.
Dunn Vesex hurriedly stumbled out of the ranks, almost crawling, and bowed. "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"The Geth were released by Tang Xiao. I am absolutely certain of it," Palpatine said slowly.
"The Northern Territory's defenses are now as solid as a rock, Your Majesty. More than that, I have been continuously searching for the Geth homeworld. Once we find it, it will be crucial to uncovering the secrets of the Geth," Dunn Vesex said.
"I have great faith that you can hold back the Geth invasion, Dunn." Though Palpatine's tone was incomparably gloomy, his words carried trust and fondness for Dunn. "But the key is how Tang Xiao released the Geth."
Dunn Vesex frowned in thought. "Among the countless pieces of intelligence and stories, one point is relatively certain: Tang Xiao and his people came from the Unknown Regions. In an era not recorded in our history, a massive war may have erupted in the Unknown Regions, and Tang Xiao's people were refugees from that war. My Seventh Army has long been responsible for exploring the Unknown Regions, and much intelligence has come back. We are certain that, aside from the Chiss, countless races exist in the Unknown Regions. Some are powerful, some are bizarre. The evolutionary paths of species in the Unknown Regions may be completely different from what we normally understand. The Geth may be one of them."
"Then since Tang Xiao can find the Geth and control the Geth, what about us?" Palpatine asked. "If bizarre and powerful races still exist in the Unknown Regions, find them and make them serve the Empire!"
"As you command, Your Majesty," Dunn Vesex quickly replied.
"Wilhuff!" Palpatine looked toward Tarkin. "Can the completion date of the DS-1 battle platform be