378. Shrouded in darkness (Part 2)
Outer Rim of the galaxy, Felucia.
A Galactic Republic T-6 shuttle is flying across the planet. The Engine Department points of the spacecraft are already emitting billowing smoke, and the shield has been penetrated, but it is still trying to escape.
Following closely behind this T-6 shuttle were dozens of Neimoidians fighter jets. These fighter jets were extremely ferocious, and it was obvious that those piloting the fighter jets were veterans who had been licking blood for a long time!
Although the shuttle piloting skills are extremely high, the engine is damaged and there is no weapon to fight back, so they can only escape in despair.
Suddenly, a blaster beam hit the side of the shuttle, causing a violent explosion. The shuttle lost control, rolled and fell.
At the same time, Geonosian solar sailer of Count Dooku also arrived at Felucia. He connected the communication, and a fierce-looking leader Neimoidians appeared in the holographic projection, "Okay, your information is very accurate. I have shot down Seve Dias's spaceship. Where is our money?"
"One million credit points, and all of them have been converted into Hutt's currency - Upiupi coin. No one will know the source of this money." Count Dooku said coldly.
Neimoidians looked down at the personal terminal, raised his head and said, "Very good, confirmation received. Now, you can go check out the crash site."
Dooku drove the spacecraft to follow the guidance of Neimoidians to the crash site of Seve Dias. He looked at the burning wreckage of the T-6 shuttle in front of him and found the number 775519 on the flap position, confirming that this was Seve Dias's spacecraft.
He came to the cab and saw Seve Dias, covered in blood and hung by a seat belt on the side of the seat, looking extremely miserable. He saw Count Dooku walking in and whispered, "Quick... go... be careful...Neimoidians..."
Master Dias Before he finished speaking, he saw the Neimoidians pirate who was following Count Dooku respectfully. His eyes suddenly widened, and he looked in disbelief at this old friend who had been with him for more than 40 years, but at this moment he seemed so strange.
Immediately afterwards, Count Dooku's Lightsaber had pierced his chest!!
"Enough, Master Dias, enough. You have done too much for Galactic Republic, enough..." Count Dooku said with a ferocious smile, "And your death is the last thing you can do that is useful to this Galactic Republic - destroy it!"
He turned Lightsaber hard, and the life was immediately withdrawn from Master Dias's body. Finally, he raised his hand and scratched Count Dooku's chest, as if to remind him of his true feelings, and then fell to the ground and died.
After doing all this, Count Dooku closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to the Neimoidians pirate next to him, "Pack up the body and send it to my spaceship. Is there anyone else here?"
"Of course not, Seve Dias came alone." Leader Neimoidians replied.
Count Dooku nodded and stopped talking.
Returning to the spacecraft, he turned on the communicator and knelt down on one knee. The terrifying figure of Darth-Sidious appeared on the other end of the communicator, "I have killed Seve Dias. Now only we know about the Clone Army."
"You did a great job, Count Dooku! Killing Master Dias also means that you are completely cut off from your past. You will officially become my apprentice, and I will also officially grant you the title of Sith - Darth-Tyranus (Darth Tyranus)!" Darth-Sidious said with a sinister smile.
"It is my lifelong wish to serve Dark Side, my Lord." Das-Tyranus replied seriously.
Geonosian solar sailer rose into the sky and flew towards outer space.
At this time, a Neimoidians came to their leader and asked, "Boss, didn't we also capture Valorum's assistant Sillman?"
The leader looked at an inconspicuous corner with a grin. There was a man tied up and stuffed in the corner. His mouth was blocked and his eyes were horrified. Apparently he had seen all the scenes where Count Dooku killed Master Dias just now!
"You have to have a backup plan when doing things. After all, neither Jedi Order nor Count Dooku are easy to mess with. If they want to fight, let them fight slowly. Hahahaha..." The leader of Neimoidians laughed coldly, "Okay brothers, we have got the extra money, it's time to get down to business! Send this batch of spices to Corellian system, Crimson Dawn's Dryden-Vos are waiting for him! He and Fourth Group are old friends, and he just got a Revelation-class light cruiser. He is the strongest around, so it's better not to let him worry about us."
The unexpected death of Seve-Master Dias did not cause much disturbance. Under the action of Speaker Palpatine, Seve-Master Dias's sacrifice was described as intervening in the conflict between several Felucia tribes and was killed during peace negotiations.
Master Dias won the respect of everyone. His body was cremated by local tribesmen according to local customs and returned to Felucia's nature.
The document was filed as Document No. 127456, and after briefly notifying Jedi Order, it was suppressed as a confidential document.
For Speaker Palpatine, things are not over yet.
In the last few months of 32BBY, a large number of workers from Outer Rim planets launched strikes to protest Palpatine's policies towards Outer Rim planets. But this event was led by someone unknown, and eventually turned into an armed conflict trying to attack Republic Senate Building.
After the conflict was calmed down, Chancellor Palpatine said that because the actions of so-called corrupt elements were becoming more and more lawless, in order to ensure the safety of members of the parliament, he proposed to expand Senate Guard. And he logically incorporated those Echani Sun Guards who once belonged to Pregas into it, and established Chancellor's Guard.
Chancellor's Guard is wearing blue armor and robes, looks majestic, and is composed of the most elite warriors. Although some members of Congress raised objections, saying that the appearance of Chancellor's Guard marked the beginning of the threat of force. However, the strikers attacked Republic Senate Building first, and they were unable to protest further.
In the last month of 32BBY, something extremely scary for Galactic Republic finally happened!!
Serenno Earl, formerly Jedi Master, Count Dooku suddenly appeared in the distant Luks Major Planet and issued an impassioned declaration on this once prosperous planet, but now the environment has been gradually destroyed due to over-industrialization.
He claimed that in the one thousand years since Rusan Reforms, Galactic Republic have proven that they have no ability or determination to truly manage and rule this galaxy.
Galactic Republic kept giving in in various disputes, only safeguarding the interests of developed planets and corporate giants, and ignoring the demands of backward planets, which led to Galactic Republic eventually becoming polarized.
The recent events in the parliament have once again demonstrated Galactic Republic's attitude. Those high-ranking officials in Coruscant turned a blind eye to Outer Rim Territories and levied taxes at will, but were unwilling to assume any obligations!
In this case, Outer Rim Territories has only one way to go——
Confrontation!!
Count Dooku began to call on Outer Rim Territories to refuse to recognize the rule of Galactic Republic. Outer Rim Territories will handle its own security and finances by itself. From now on, it has nothing to do with Galactic Republic!
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