2475.Geonosian Uprising (Part 2)
"So? Do you think this is a gamble?" Nova asked, spreading his hands.
Salatan-Morse turned around and came to a safe in the corner of the office. He bent down and let the iris scanning device on the safe confirm his identity, then turned on the switch and solemnly took out a piece of paper from inside.
Seeing his serious look, Nova curled his lips and said, "What is this? The day before yesterday, you didn't bring a notebook to the meeting and you just tore half of the paper in the toilet and took notes?"
If Salarian hadn't had eyelids, Salatan-Morse would have given his subordinate, who was completely disobedient and had a very vicious mouth, a big eye roll.
"This is... a prophecy." Salatan-Morse said, "It is His Majesty Tang Xiao, the prophecy of Death Star."
He put the note on the table, stretched it out, and showed the content to Nova. Nova leaned over and saw only the words above:
[1. Galactic Empire is building the DS-1 combat space station, officially named 'Death Star'. This is a spherical super battle fortress with a diameter of 160 kilometers, and has super firepower that can destroy planets with one shot.
2. Death Star is built by Geonosians. If you keep an eye on the movement of Geonosians, you will be able to grasp the production location of Death Star.
3. The initial construction location of Death Star is at Geonosis, and will be moved to Scarif (Scarif) in the final stage to complete construction and testing. However, if the situation changes, the possibility of the Galactic Empire changing its construction location cannot be ruled out. However, Scarif should not change.
4. The general supervisor of the Death Star construction project is Orson-Krennic. Find him and kill him. Another supervisor is Wilhuff-Tarkin. He and Krennic have conflicts and can be exploited.
5. The designer of the Death Star weapon is called Galen-Erso. He will live in seclusion in Lamu for a short time, and then join the construction of Death Star. He will leave a fatal flaw in Death Star. Find him and get the design drawing of this flaw.
6. Ganzuo Daosuo can be trusted, he will never take refuge in the Galactic Empire.
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After that, I wrote a lot of notes in bits and pieces, and it seemed that I didn't finish them all at once, but wrote as many as I remembered. Nova It was immediately obvious from the handwriting that there were at least 11 records from different periods.
"This is the note I took after Your Majesty talked to me about Death Star many times. And it is not left on any computer." Salatan-Morse said, "The construction of Death Star is no small matter, and it is also our Intelligence Department's most important work. However, so far, we have not been able to verify much. For example, we have never found this person for Orson-Krennic, nor have we found any records of him in any official files of the Galactic Empire."
"So... Death Star was built in Geonosis. This information is accurate. But at that time we couldn't convince those idiots at Confederacy of Independent Systems to give up the Death Star plan. Later The basic structure of Death Star was sent away. But Scarif... it should be a military base of the Galactic Empire. The blockade is very tight, and now we can't find where the planet is." Nova said.
"In the direction where Scarif may exist, there are no signs of large-scale material distribution. At least there is currently no such huge project as Death Star. This shows that Death Star is now being built on another planet. In this way, the information will match." Salatan-Morse pointed to the blank area on the star map and said.
"So, do you want to do it?" Nova blew another bubble and asked.
Salatan-Morse nodded slightly, "We are not sure how much time we have left, so we must do it as soon as possible. At least if we act here, with the cooperation of Geonosians, it will definitely be better than attacking Scarif is much simpler. Moreover, Geonosians will definitely be silenced when Death Star goes to Scarif. By then, we may lose the help of Ganzo Daoso."
He paused, "Since His Majesty Tang Xiao cannot be contacted in the past few days, let's submit the information to High Command for discussion."
"... The first thing we need to confirm is, what is the success rate of this operation?" At the High Command joint meeting, Commander of the Navy Matt-Hona said, "Because our current plan is to directly raid Scarif when Death Star goes to Scarif. In this way, we at least have a clear target. But if we attack this now There is no intelligence at all on the planet, and assuming that Death Star is here, the risk is very high. Once it fails, Galactic Empire may learn that we have prepared for Death Star, and if we try to attack Scarif, we will suffer heavy losses."
"But we also failed to find the coordinates of Scarif. Only His Majesty Tang Xiao once said that Scarif is near Rishi (Rishi). Therefore, the raid on Scarif is also an uncertain thing for us." Chief of Staff Qi Jian said.
"Looking for Scarif near Rishi and without any intelligence is nearly impossible." Intelligence Department Minister Salatan-Morse shook their heads and said, "First of all, the hyperspace channels around Rishi are not only complex, but also weird. There is even a channel leading to Kamino, and Kamino is located in a dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way. So in the worst case, maybe Scarif is also the same, located outside the Milky Way. When we raided Kamino, it would have been completely impossible without the coordinates Count Dooku provided us."
Matt-Hona was silent for a while, then asked, "What did Geonosians say?"
"Ganzuo Daosuo just told us repeatedly that he was very sure that Queen of the Geonosians Emperor Karina was in that direction." Salatan-Morse replied.
"His Majesty Tang Xiao once said that Ganzo Daosuo is worthy of trust. But the problem is that even if we trust him, it does not mean that we can trust Geonosians's so-called 'Holy Land'." Matt-Hona said.
"So, it's a gamble. There's no doubt about it." Qi Jian said.
"We still need to find a way to send 6 million Geonosians." Matt-Hona added, he raised his eyes and stared into Qi Jian's eyes.
In the absence of Tang Xiao, military affairs were decided by High Command at a meeting, but if the meeting could not reach an agreement, Qi Jian was the one with the final decision-making power.
Qi Jian naturally understood this, so he closed his eyes and meditated.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "We can't gamble. In this operation, the navy can only dispatch a small number of warships to cover the arrival of Geonosians. All operations must be completed by Geonosians led by Ganzo Daosuo. Unless he can prove the authenticity of the intelligence and provide us with detailed information about Death Star, our main fleet will not move."
Matt-Hona nodded, and he agreed to the plan.
"I suggest sharing the intelligence with the Rebel Alliance." Salatan-Morse said, "Emperor Palpatine has announced the existence of Death Star in parliament, but his statement is that Death Star has completed it. If we give further information, I think Rebel Alliance will also take action."
"But Rebel Alliance is not trustworthy either." Matt-Marshal Horner said.
"They will have the same idea and think that we are not trustworthy. The result is that in order to ensure that Death Star is destroyed, they will definitely take some action." Salatan-Morse said, "The only problem is that they have taken many actions recently, resulting in heavy losses. I don't know how much power they can invest."
"Then give it a try." Matt-Hona nodded in agreement.
"Very good, then it's confirmed! Naval Department cooperates with the Staff Department to complete this combat plan, and Intelligence Department also needs to provide more information. The plan will be completed within three days, and the plan name is - Operation Poseidon!" Qi Jian said.
Tarassia, Death Star construction site.
"Start the Sublight engine!" Orson-Krennic, the general supervisor of the DS-1 combat space station program, stood on the bridge of a Imperial-class Star Destroyer, looking at the extremely huge spherical combat space station in front of him, and gave the order triumphantly.
Boom~~~~~~
The moment Death Star's Sublight engine started, even the Star Destroyer they were on shook due to the spread of powerful energy, and a roar came from inside the battleship!
Immediately afterwards, I saw this huge spherical battle space station starting to move slowly.
At present, about 70% of the construction of Death Star has been completed, the main frame has been completed, the outer armor coverage is about 40%, and the internal structure and functional cabins have been basically completed. Therefore, overall, Death Star already looks like a bumpy spherical shape.
This time, the biggest achievement is the installation of the Sublight engine.
Because the interior of Death Star has been basically completed and the energy supply problem has been solved before, the installation of the Sublight engine is very simple.
Although it is just a relatively simple branch project, Orson-Krennic decided to regard this progress as an important node to claim credit from His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, he specially invited Imperial Inspection Committee senior officials from Imperial Center and consultants sent by His Majesty the Emperor - Dark Force Leader, Kadan (Kadann) to attend the ceremony.
He was accompanied by two followers, both wearing black robes, and their whole bodies were shrouded in it. And compared with the publicity of other Dark Side users, their simplicity is a bit surprising. It is completely unimaginable that this is one of the most trusted people in front of Emperor Palpatine.
However, the judgment of Orson-Krennic is correct. Although the installation of the Sublight engine is very simple, the amount of work is still very huge after all, and the most important point is that this is an important node for Death Star to progress from a completely immovable decoration to a movable combat base.
Kadan standing here also shows that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this work.
"Hahahaha! This startup is perfect! Death Star's power system is all normal!" Orson-Krennic laughed proudly, and he ordered, "Let Star Ring fly around the planet, and this ship will follow simultaneously!"
"Yes!" The adjutant beside him puffed up his chest and responded in a very loud voice.
As long as you can please the boss from Imperial Center, then this time the bonus will finally be secured.
Orson-Krennic picked up two glasses of wine and walked towards Kadan, who was standing there silently covered in a black robe. He handed one of the glasses of wine over and said with a smile, "Let us witness this historic moment together, Lord Kadann."
Under the hood of the black robe, Orson-Krennic can only see Big Beard's chin with cheeks. This is also the only appearance that Galactic Empire's people who are qualified to come into contact with Kadan can see.
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he did not take the wine glass, but said lightly, "You have done a good job, and I admire you very much, Orson-Krennic. So, as a reward, I will leave immediately."
Orson-Krennic was stunned, unable to understand what Dark Prophet said, "You mean... you will leave immediately as a reward?"
He couldn't connect the two words.
"Hehehehehe..." Kadan did not answer, but just smiled. He said to the two Dark Prophet who were following him, "You stay and continue to watch the ceremony. When you return to Imperial Center, your ranks will be improved."
"According to the order..." The two Dark Prophet immediately touched their chests and saluted, looking very excited.
Then, Kadan laughed and walked out of the bridge, leaving the confused Orson-Krennic here.
Watching Lambda-class shuttlecraft on which Kadan was taking off from the battleship hangar and quickly disappearing into space, Orson-Krennic smiled awkwardly and said to the two Dark Prophet: "Then, let's continue... Death Star will surround Tarasiia..."
"I suggest you get into combat readiness immediately." The Dark Prophet standing on the left interrupted him directly. This Dark Prophet was a woman.
"Otherwise, your report may not look good." Dark Prophet, the male on the right, also said with a sneer.
"This..." Orson-Krennic was stunned, but with his status, he naturally understood that Dark Prophet were all people who were proficient in Force precognition, and every word they said was full of profound meaning.
"Instruct the entire army to enter a state of combat readiness immediately! To prevent the invaders from invading!!" Orson-Krennic immediately turned around and said loudly.
"Yes!" The adjutant immediately conveyed the order.
At the same time, almost all the defense fleet warships on Tarassia sounded the combat readiness alarm. All personnel immediately got into position, started the engines, and activated the shields! All battleships enter combat status!
However, the two Dark Prophet looked at each other, and then the female Dark Prophet shook her head, and the male Dark Prophet was silent for a while and also shook his head.
"What will happen?" Orson-Krennic asked.
The answer came almost immediately! A shrill siren sounded, signaling an attack!
The source is...
Death Star!!!