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"Christophsis is Christophsis Planet! Get the star map, now!" Colonel Lott shouted. "And verify the source of this intelligence! Where in the database was this decrypted information updated? Send an acknowledgment immediately!"

Republic Intelligence Headquarters immediately sprang into action. Some people sent communications to inquire about the source of the intelligence, while others replaced the countless intelligence records in the holographic projection with an enormous star map.

The computer quickly reached a conclusion, and Colonel Lott broke out in a cold sweat as he read it. "Damn it, this really is possible! If the Separatist fleet departs from Bespin Planet and travels in reverse along the Corellian Trade Route, it can cross the neutral zone and enter Mustafar. Then, if it takes the Hydian Way from Mustafar, it can bypass Governor Wilhuff Tarkin's 18th Army defensive line and enter Separatist-controlled territory directly!"

He continuously operated the computer and issued simulation commands. The computer simulated thousands of routes before listing the most likely ones. Looking at the complicated hyperspace lanes on the star map, Colonel Lott said, "In the most dangerous scenario, they can take this branch of the Kessel Run and threaten Naboo and Enarc. If we cannot seal off the hyperspace route here with interdiction devices, the Separatist fleet will be able to break through the blockade and enter Christophsis Planet from another direction!"

"But that seems unlikely, doesn't it? A raid spanning nearly half the Milky Way Galaxy?" an intelligence officer asked doubtfully.

"The possibility absolutely exists." Colonel Lott pondered for a moment. "The battle on Christophsis Planet has already reached its most intense stage. The Separatists' main fleet in that direction is intercepting our reinforcements in the Falin system. Their nearest war zone has also been held up by Governor Tarkin's 18th Army, while reinforcements from other