As the flames of war spread across the Milky Way Galaxy and the clouds of conflict gradually gathered, 12 BBY came to an end.
After entering 11 BBY, the Trade Federation's situation worsened by the day. They no longer had the strength to continue this war. All their remaining resistance was merely the desperate struggle of a trapped beast—their final madness.
After weathering its initial chaos, the Galactic Empire quickly stabilized the situation through its formidable military and industrial power.
First were the Outer Rim Territories whose routes had been cut off by the Trade Federation, or temporarily severed because navigation data had been withheld. When transportation was first cut off, large-scale riots had erupted in these places. Imperial officials were killed, and Imperial rule was overthrown. But through the efforts of astronomers, hyperspace specialists, deep-space navigation droids, and many others, the Galactic Empire gradually restored transportation after several months.
And without exception, every planet where riots had broken out suffered cruel and bloody suppression!
Such suppression naturally sparked even more resistance. The seeds of rebellion had already been planted on those planets, and under the direction of an unseen hand, the rebels scattered, went back into hiding, and waited for their chance.
The Galactic Empire was now fighting fires everywhere and scrambling to cope. They had not noticed that resistance movements across the galaxy had gradually shifted from the random sabotage of scattered rabble into something more organized. And this organization was not based on individual planets or sectors—it could even involve arrangements spanning the entire Milky Way Galaxy!
Second were those corporations that had been left in fear after the Trade Federation was attacked. Under the Galactic Empire's reassurances, they gradually calmed down. After all, they were merchants, and merchants were driven by profit. They had no desire