1447. Seed of Darkness
Anakin-Skywalker returned to Jedi Temple dumbfounded. He didn't even know how he got back.
When he walked into the temple gate, Master Shake-Ti, the leader of former Jedi Order, was waiting for him. When he saw Anakin coming in, Shake-ti stepped forward, raised his hand and gently brushed Anakin's forehead, and a cool the Force blew by, making him look more awake.
"You are finally back, Anakin, I am very worried about you." Shake Ti said, "It seems that you are not harmed, which is great. Facing a Sith Lord is a very dangerous thing."
"I'm sorry, Master Shake-Ti, I can't..." Anakin-Skywalker shook his head in pain.
"It's not your fault, Anakin..." Shake-Ti patted his shoulder and said, "It's just that I really want to know the situation of Master Yoda urgently. Have you seen him? Even... even the worst case scenario is fine."
Anakin whispered tiredly, "Master Yoda failed... but he is not dead, but I don't know where he is now..."
He paused and added, "Sidious doesn't know either."
Hearing this, Shake-Ti frowned suddenly. She wanted to say something else, but she stopped. She just watched Anakin return to his dormitory.
Anakin-Skywalker sat blankly on the bed in his dormitory, looking at the white ceiling, countless pictures flashed in his mind... At this moment, he seemed to see his kind mother Shmi-Skywalker preparing simple meals for him, and standing next to him who looked like an elder The ordinary Qui-Gon-gold, the angel-like beautiful Padmé-Amidala, the Obi-Wan-Kenobi who takes care of him like a brother, and the smart Ahsoka-Tano...
Not only that, he also saw his good friends Jax-Pavan, Master Sass-Ting who often communicated with him about fighter modifications, and Master Yoda, who was full of worries and taught him earnestly... Even Dream Sisters, who was weird and tricky and often made mischief and made trouble, seemed to be wandering around with that sweet silver bell-like laughter...
The voices of these people seemed to be heard in his ears. Some of them were laughing, some were preaching, and some were discussing... He even saw Qui-Gon-Master Jin smiling and reaching out to him, "You have grown up, Anakin..."
However, when Anakin reached out his hand, everything around him disappeared...
No one...
Yes... there is no one... not by my side...
More than ten years have passed, and I am still alone...
Anakin-Skywalker's heart has become extremely heavy now. His relatives, friends, masters, Archangel of Death, Das-Sidious... countless things are weighing on his heart, almost making him collapse.
"I just... want to protect everyone..." Anakin muttered to himself.
However, he realized now that he couldn't even protect anyone.
I don't know when, Anakin-Skywalker fell asleep like this with endless thoughts.
However, the next day, he was awakened by a very rough banging on the door. Anakin-Skywalker opened the door and walked out, only to see more than a dozen Jedi Knight standing outside the door. Each of these people looked evil, and Anakin recognized that many of them were the Jedi Knight who had been making radical remarks on various occasions during this period.
Blood Knight!
"Anakin! You must explain clearly to us! Why would Sith Lord Das-Sidious ask you to go alone!?" one of them asked sharply.
"And you, as a Jedi Knight, came back unscathed after a confrontation with a Sith Lord! Tell us, what happened?! What is the agreement between you and Darth-Sidious?!"
Anakin-Skywalker's face darkened, and he began to contain endless anger in his heart, "I don't have any agreement with Das-Sidious! Yesterday, he just asked me to report in the name of Chancellor of the Republic!"
"He is a Sith Lord!! An evil existence that has shrouded darkness in the entire galaxy! Is the education Jedi Order gave you since childhood empty words? Why can you actually tolerate the existence of a Sith Lord!" said a Blood Knight.
"In order to practice the light, you should kill him with one sword!" Another Blood Knight was also aggressive. "Not only did you not do this, he also did not do you any harm! Can a Jedi Knight actually get along with Sith Lord? You must make this matter clear!"
"I see anger and a little darkness in you, Anakin. You shouldn't be like this." This is an older Blood Knight.
Anakin Skywalker felt a buzz in his head, as if something exploded. His eyes were red, he jumped up and roared loudly, "Kill him? Are you going?! Why don't you go? Isn't he in the Capitol? If you really hate him so much, go kill him! Stand here! Are you accusing me of being the Speaker! What will happen to the Republic if you kill him? Have you ever thought about that?
"You can actually say such a thing! Anakin! It seems that Master Windu is right! You were too old when you entered Jedi Order! You are not suitable to be Jedi Knight at all!" A Blood Knight accused tit for tat.
"Whether I am suitable as Jedi Knight is not up to you! Who do you think you are? What are you doing when I am fighting for Jedi Order and Galactic Republic, fighting bravely in all directions!? Who has participated in more battles than me? I have lost everything for this war!" Anakin-Skywalker shouted hysterically.
"That's enough! Anakin!" A majestic female voice came from the side.
I saw Shake-Ti leading Coleman Kekaji and other Jedi Orders and the few remaining Council members walking quickly. She looked at those Blood Knights with a somewhat unpleasant look on her face. She snorted and said, "And you! Is this how Master Yoda taught you to be aggressive towards others? Go to the solitary room immediately and be punished! Everyone!"
Those Blood Knights were obviously very unconvinced, with still unruly looks on their faces, but they still followed the instructions of the current Jedi Order leader Shakti and turned around and walked towards the confinement room.
Shake-Ti took a deep breath, shook her head, and said to Anakin-Skywalker, "Come with me, Anakin. I do still have a lot to say to you."
Anakin nodded and followed Shakti to a reading room.
Shake-Ti sat on one of the seats and motioned for Anakin to sit down too. She got straight to the point very seriously. "The departure of Master Windu and the appearance of Blood Knight have heralded The split of Jedi Order is inevitable... In fact, in all the wars Jedi Order has experienced, the split between the radicals and the peaceful factions has existed. For example, the Jedi Covenant that appeared four thousand years ago is such an example... But..."
She stared into Anakin's eyes and continued, "This is not the Light Way. Such an extreme is destined to not last long. And the more difficult we are in such a difficult time, the more we must stick to our true heart and the light in our hearts. Master Yoda has taught us more than once that persistence is the most difficult thing in the universe... Indulgence is only a thought."
Anakin-Skywalker nodded, sighed and said, "It was my fault just now, Master Shake Ti. At that moment, I gave in to the anger in my heart."
"It's good that you can realize this, Anakin." Shake Ti said, "Moreover, it is even more difficult to face a Sith Lord and be able to suppress your impulse and anger."
Anakin lowered his head.
Shakti then raised her own question, "But although it may be difficult for you, the current situation has indeed reached an imminent point. Can you tell me what exactly happened?"
Anakin-Skywalker said, "Palpatine admitted that he is Darth-Sidious, but... I can't attack him. Because he is also Chancellor of the Galactic Republic... and the other Sith Lord Archangel of Death may be a more dangerous person."
Then, he briefly talked about the conversation between himself and Palpatine. Of course, there were some things that he didn't want Shakti to know, and he didn't talk about them, for example, about his mother.
Shakti thought for a long time and then said, "It is impossible for us to tolerate a Sith Lord continuing to sit in the position of speaker and commanding Galactic Republic. This is absolutely impossible, because he will not only bring danger to the entire galaxy It will bring harm to us. What I see is that Palpatine continues to push the war deeper and Galactic Republic goes further and further on the road of militarization and centralization. This is not allowed."
Anakin-Skywalker's tone became a little colder, "But if we don't do this, we can't defeat Separatists, and the division of Outer Rim Territories will continue?"
"So, you agree with his idea? A Sith Lord?" Shakti frowned. This was something she didn't expect.
"This war is already contradictory enough, Master Shake-Ti." Anakin said, "I don't hate those Blood Knight who just questioned me, because only by fighting on the front line can you feel this contradiction."
He raised his hand and clenched a fist, "If the war continues, more people will suffer the destruction and pain of war... And in order to win the war, we have to do more things that violate our creed..."
Anakin raised his head and said, "I have killed many people, Master Shakti... many people. But in order to end this war, maybe I will kill more people... and the same is true for Darth-Sidious, he is Sith Lord, and he is also Galactic Republic's Speaker, how should we choose? As Speaker, he has made countless efforts to win the war. If it weren't for his persistence, Galactic Republic might not even have a formal army now. At that time, what would we rely on to resist Separatists's attack?"
He said, sighing, "I really want to kill him, really, Master Shakti. He was already seriously injured, and I could really have pierced his chest with a sword. But... But what if I really kill him? Galactic Republic's administrative core will fall into chaos, his previous policies that were effective in winning the war will not be implemented. Perhaps, our just-initiated effective counterattack will be forced to stop, and at that time, will we hurt countless people who are in dire straits due to the continuation of the war?"
Shakti suddenly asked, "What if he is no longer the speaker? Will you still kill him?"
Anakin frowned in thought, but did not answer the question.
Shake Ti forced a forced smile and said, "I understand, you go back and rest, Anakin."
Zhang Jiarui is currently in a very advanced laboratory. This laboratory covers a very large area. It is even hard to imagine that such a luxurious laboratory is actually on Quat Planet industrial Star Ring where every inch of space is precious!
The wreckage of the Thor Mech he once drove is now placed in a nearby laboratory. Some engineering robots are repairing the outer armor of this mecha.
Zhang Jiarui was operating lazily in front of a terminal. This terminal actually uses the model of Fourth Civilization, and even the operating system is unique to Fourth Civilization. From this alone, you can see the great power of Kuat Drive Yards.
Because of Fourth Civilization's own intelligence and Counter-intelligence Work's excellent work, Galactic Republic has always wanted to get some of Fourth Civilization's technological items, but not many can actually get them.
However, Kuat Drive Yards still got such a complete terminal and operating system. Even if it is not the latest model, it is enough.
Zhang Jiarui now has no choice but to start providing Little Kuat with what they want - Thor Mech's scientific and technological information.
However, he still kept an eye on it. The technology he is writing about now is not the technology of Decimator cannon currently used on Thor Mech, but the technology of the original version Extractor.
In other words, this is the Technology Sample of Extractor that Sefrans-Tann obtained from the Wookiees research base on Alaris satellite. This thing originally belongs to Galactic Republic, so it doesn't bother me to write it down. Anyway, Fourth Civilization is already far ahead in research on Extractor.