"Star Wars" Confirmed!

"Star Wars" Confirmed!

Tang Xiao had been immersed in the documents. The information in them quickly merged with the knowledge that had been implanted in his mind, gradually becoming his own.

But reading documents alone was still not enough. The most important thing was to put knowledge into practice.

"Mainframe, I'm preparing to inspect the colony on Dawn Star Planet. Make the arrangements for me." Tang Xiao closed the screen before him and spoke.

Understood, Administrator. Also, while you are operating outside, I recommend that you bring your personal bodyguard.

"I have a personal bodyguard? Send him over, then." Tang Xiao was rather interested in this bodyguard.

The bridge doors opened, and a broad, imposing figure walked in. He wore a military uniform, with a standard inverted-triangle build and that familiar face as resolute as steel.

The moment Tang Xiao saw the bodyguard, he felt an electric current run through his heart. "This... you... couldn't possibly be..."

"Starting today, I will serve as your personal bodyguard. You may address me as T-850." The newcomer stood perfectly straight, his legs like a compass and his hands clasped behind his back. In a slightly hoarse yet forceful voice, he spoke with crisp authority.

"You're the Terminator?!" The military uniform did not quite fit the image Tang Xiao knew, but this was obviously Arnold Schwarzenegger!

"I am a T-850 combat robot. The term 'Terminator' is not within my database. Please explain." T-850 remained completely motionless as he replied stiffly.

"The Terminator is on our technology list too? Mainframe."

T-850 is a robotic bodyguard assigned to you, Administrator. His database contains data regarding the protection of important personnel and combat in various situations. He can complete his missions flawlessly, the Mainframe answered directly.

"Analyze the feasibility of mass-producing Terminators right now."

T-850 robots can be produced, but they use an extremely rare tantalum alloy with very low output. Tantalum alloy is also an important material for building spacecraft, so mass production is not recommended. If ordinary steel is used instead, flaws will appear in the robot's mechanical structure, and performance cannot be guaranteed.

Tang Xiao looked at the face he had seen countless times on the screen and nodded. He thought to himself that if this truly was the world of Star Wars, there were indeed robots more suitable than this. Rising to his feet, he said, "Take your weapon and come with me."

The transport ship landed on a leveled landing pad on the surface of Dawn Star Planet. Tang Xiao and T-850 disembarked, while workers nearby immediately began unloading supplies from the transport ship.

These workers were all equipped with mechanized exoskeletons. Since they were engineering equipment, they basically only covered the limbs and looked rather crude. However, they were fitted with a variety of tools that could handle many kinds of construction work and carry loads of up to 500 kilograms.

Construction of the colony had already begun to take shape. More than a dozen two-story homes had been erected, and supporting facilities were also under construction. Tang Xiao even saw several residents setting up open-air hydroponic equipment beside the lake and beginning to grow crops.

Every resident who saw Tang Xiao bowed respectfully and greeted him warmly.

"Greetings, Administrator. I'm Graham, an Elite Management major. Following your recent appointment, I am now the village chief of this colony." A young man with brown hair approached and shook Tang Xiao's hand excitedly. "I was sent down here immediately after being appointed, so I never got the chance to meet you in person. Just when I was regretting that, you actually came down to inspect the colony yourself. This is wonderful!"

Tang Xiao patted his shoulder encouragingly. "I'll continue to monitor the colony's construction. Report any problems to me at any time."

"It's my honor! You gave me the opportunity to board the mothership and entrusted me with the important duty of village chief. I truly have no way to repay you!" Graham was incomparably excited, though he quickly composed himself. "By the way, Administrator, we discovered some native life-forms during construction. They appear to be intelligent life. How should we handle them?"

"Native aborigines?" Tang Xiao frowned.

"Look, over there." Graham pointed toward the edge of a forest ahead. Sure enough, several vague figures could be seen moving about there.

Tang Xiao raised his binoculars and looked. They were beings that resembled upright little bears, about a meter tall, draped in animal hides and holding stone spears. They pointed curiously in this direction. Some cheered at the transport ships passing overhead, while others even knelt in worship.

His heart sank. Tang Xiao, who had always loved the Star Wars series, felt the floodgates of his memories open, and he quickly recognized the name of these aliens.

"Ewoks... They really are Ewoks..." he murmured.

No wonder the planet had seemed so familiar when he first saw it. The fact that its nine planets did not orbit a star but instead orbited a gas giant was also highly distinctive. Before he named it Dawn Star Planet, its official name had been Endor, the planet Endor!

He knew this because Endor was one of the most famous planets in Star Wars. In the film Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Jedi, Endor was the main battlefield between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance.

If that was the case, then this really was the Star Wars universe!

It really was Star Wars... Tang Xiao sighed, rubbing his forehead. And Dawn Star Planet was even the main battlefield!! It seemed he truly needed to worry about Star Destroyers attacking. What little capital he had was nothing in this world. The Kushan Mothership might be enormous, but it was only a civilian mothership meant for colonization.

The question now was: what era was this? There were no remnants of war in the space around Endor, which meant the war that would lead to the fall of the Galactic Empire had not yet begun. But before that war, countless events had occurred in this universe—several wars had broken out, the Galactic Republic had split and fallen, the Galactic Empire had risen and would later fall...

In short, this was a universe ravaged by war...

After thinking for a moment, he said to Graham, "Notify the mothership. Have the next transport ship bring down several boxes of candy. These native aborigines aren't particularly aggressive. You can cautiously make contact with them and use candy to establish friendly relations, but strengthen defenses at the same time. Build several watchtowers around the area and increase surveillance."

"Understood, Administrator. I'll handle it right away," Graham replied.

Tang Xiao smiled at him. "Work hard, Graham. Being the village chief of a settlement of just over a hundred people is only the beginning. I look forward to the day you become a town mayor, city mayor, and governor."

"Yes! I'll definitely work hard!" Graham's eyes lit up. He immediately stood at attention and saluted, then threw himself back into work with twice his usual motivation. He hoisted a large crate by himself and ran all the way to the wind power station under construction nearby, joining the bustling construction effort without even using his mechanized exoskeleton.

Only then did Tang Xiao let out a sigh of relief. He walked forward a few steps and looked at the lush, pristine world before him.

Babbling streams, mirrorlike lakes, flocks of unknown birds flying overhead, startled herds racing across the grasslands, and predators following close behind as they waited for an opportunity.

In the distance, towering giant trees pierced the clouds, while layer upon layer of mountains stretched endlessly beyond them. A thin layer of dark clouds was gathering in the sky. There would probably be a light rain soon.

If not for the unfamiliar plants and animals, Tang Xiao might have felt as though he were standing on the African savanna in spring. This vibrant world finally dispelled the gloom in his heart, and he could not help taking a deep breath...

"Administrator!"

"Administrator! Wake up!!" Several anxious voices roused Tang Xiao. Only then did he realize that he had somehow fallen asleep. Fallen asleep while standing?!

"What..." Before Tang Xiao could finish, a string of loud bangs rang out. More than a dozen crates dropped from midair to the ground around him, their contents scattering everywhere.

"What happened?" He quickly turned and asked T-850, who had been standing beside him the entire time.

"The objects around you suddenly began floating out of control, but your physical condition remained completely normal, as if you had fallen asleep." T-850 gave a simple answer.

"I fell asleep while standing? Then everything around me started floating?" Tang Xiao saw that Graham was also nearby and turned to ask him.

"Yes. None of us dared approach. Your bodyguard said your vital signs were normal, so we did not risk getting any closer," Graham said, still visibly shaken.

"What was that? Oxygen intoxication? Or..." Tang Xiao's heart suddenly jolted. A possibility had occurred to him, but it required further confirmation. He nodded and said, "Forget it. I'll take the next transport ship back to the mothership and get a thorough physical examination."

Administrator, I regret interrupting you, but there is urgent news that requires an immediate decision. Just now, the mothership intercepted a hyperspace communication sent from Dawn Star Planet. The Mainframe's voice suddenly came through the communicator.