376. The last thing of this year (Part 2)
"I have decided to quit Jedi Order, His Excellency the Chancellor." Among Chancellor's Office, Count Dooku said seriously to Palpatine.
"Yes, I have also heard that you have inherited the title of Count of Serenno. Due to busy affairs, I haven't had time to send you my sincere blessings." Palpatine said with a smile.
Count Dooku shook his head, "This is nothing to congratulate. I have completely despaired of Jedi Order. Without their existence, Galactic Republic has no future!"
"It's a pity, my friend. We once swore together to save this Galactic Republic, and now I am finally in a position to reform Galactic Republic, but you left me." Palpatine sighed, "I feel sorry for your apprentice Qui-Gon-Jin, Sith... I didn't expect them to resurrect."
"Sith..." Count Dooku's tone was a little strange, "Do you think Qui-Gon-Jin's death was due to Sith?"
"It is said that a Sith Lord named Darth-Maul killed him, right?" Palpatine asked in return.
"The confrontation between Sith and Jedi Knight has existed since ancient times, but the one who really killed Qui-Gon-Jin was the stubborn, ignorant and stupid Jedi Order!" Count Dooku gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. Tone, "I'm here to say goodbye to you, my friend. I will return to Serenno to complete the inheritance ceremony. After that, there may be some other things to arrange. I will not give up my original oath! Saving Galactic Republic does not necessarily need to be in Coruscant."
"Then, I look forward to your good news." Palpatine said with a smile.
Count Dooku, who returned to Serenno, quickly received a communication from an unexpected person. He frowned, connected the communication, looked at Neimoidian in the holographic projection, and asked slowly, "I don't know what the dignified Governor Trade Federation has to do with me?"
The person who sent the communication was the Governor of Trade Federation, Newt Gunray. He had completely lost his sense of control now and didn't know what to do. He contacted all the people he could contact.
Sensing Count Dooku's cold application, he hesitated for a while and then said, "You are the only Jedi Knight I know..."
"Not anymore." Count Dooku interrupted him and said coldly.
"Okay, okay..." Newt Gunray wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "What I want to tell you is...Sith has appeared. Yes, that's right, it's the Sith Lord that used to be Sith Empire."
"I know, Darth-Maul has been killed in Naboo." Count Dooku was a little impatient.
"No, I'm talking about another one... Darth-Sidious..."
"Darth-Sidious?" Count Dooku frowned. This unfamiliar title of Sith made him feel an ominous sign.
"That's right... he planned all of this! Darth-Maul is his apprentice, it's just a sharp blade that can be thrown away at any time!" Newt Gunray told everything he knew. He told Count Dooku that there was another one The more powerful and cunning Sith Lord, and this person also has a strong influence in the Galactic Republic political arena. At the end, he added, "I hope you can tell Jedi Order about this..."
A somewhat meaningful smile appeared on Count Dooku's face and he said, "Okay, I will inform Jedi Order about this."
One day later, Fourth Group held a grand press conference on a space station near Smuggler's Moon Nashadda, the core of Hutt Space. At the press conference, Fourth Group director Glosse-Shelbia announced with a high profile that the new generation Light Cruiser Apocalypse-class independently developed by Fourth Group officially made its first flight, and authorized the construction work of this model of Light Cruiser to Hiigaran Aerospace Group.
After Glosse-Shelbia and Executive Director Kaient-Walters of Hiigaran Aerospace Group signed a symbolic licensing agreement, Revelation-class light cruiser officially made its first flight.
Following her order, a 344-meter-long warship broke away from the hyperspace channel and appeared near the space station. I have to say that this Light Cruiser is really ugly, with a compact structure and no streamlined aesthetics. However, in the following series of tests, the information displayed was shocking.
Revelation-class light cruiser is equipped with two large Turbolaser cannons and two large plasma cannons. Although there are not many turrets, the energy provided by the anti-matter reactor is powerful enough, and it also brings very terrifying firepower. During the on-site target practice session, the 80-meter-long Republic-class shuttle, with its shield fully open, was shot through the shield by one salvo. The second salvo exploded directly from beginning to end without targeting the energy core, breaking into countless fragments!
Next is the speed and flexibility test. Revelation-class light cruiser can reach the level of frigates in terms of speed and flexibility. This can ensure that they can quickly adjust their design angle during battle and then provide maximum fire coverage.
Compared with current warships of the same model, Revelation-class light cruiser can easily defeat the 315-meter-long Hammerhead-class cruiser.
The emergence of this Light Cruiser is absolutely epoch-making! Because this Light Cruiser is a warship that definitely exceeds the limit of Rusan Reforms. During this period, there were basically no similar warships on the black market. They were generally small warships under 100 meters in size. Occasionally, there were some larger spaceships that were basically cargo ships.
So Revelation-class light cruiser is simply a dimensionality reduction attack on the black market at this time! Under the restriction of Rusan Reforms, all the battleships that can be defeated are Republic military, and all the battleships that can be purchased cannot defeat it.
This will completely change the ecology of the warship market. Simply put, if a pirate buys this Light Cruiser, then no escort fleet will be able to match it, and vice versa.
In other words, if you don't buy Revelation-class light cruiser, you will fall behind in this invisible competition, and your living environment will be extremely deteriorated in the future.
Trade Federation Governor Newt Gunlay, who attended the press conference, had excitement in his eyes, and he seemed to see hope. So he waved his hand and placed a large order for 100 ships of this kind of Light Cruiser! 50 more ships than he had previously promised.
The snowflake-like orders made Fourth Group and Hiigaran Aerospace Group make a lot of money, and according to their current strategy, Revelation-class light cruiser is not in the official installation list of Fourth Civilization Navy. It is a tool used entirely to make money. Since it is a tool, the weapon equipped by Light Cruiser is naturally a castrated version.