709. Dead Soldier (Part 1)
22BBY, September.
A Hunter Class Battlecruiser is sailing in space. However, unlike the Hunter Class Battlecruiser that can be seen in other places, this battleship can be said to be in tatters.
Countless scars and even gaps on its body have witnessed countless battles. Even due to too many repairs, the unique red and white Galactic Republic paint on this battleship has become mottled. In addition, in order to conceal the appearance of others, the gear-like logo of Galactic Republic has also been erased.
On the bridge of the battleship, two Jedi Knight wearing brown coarse robes were standing there quietly. However, if another Jedi Knight is present, you will immediately find that the combination of the middle-aged man and the young girl in front of you exudes the aura of Dark Side Force.
A combat staff officer came over, stood at attention and saluted and said to the two Jedi Knight: "General Shen Qiaoen, we have arrived at Kessel (Kessel). It's just... this planet is a prison planet and has been disconnected from Galactic Republic for several years. What are we doing here? There won't be the supplies we want here."
Shen Qiaoen raised his head slightly, revealing his chin that was covered with vicissitudes of life under the hood, and his beard, which was as unkempt as weeds, looked very dirty. He paid attention to the irregularly shaped planet with a maximum diameter of about 7900 kilometers projected on the hologram, and his expression was slightly relaxed.
He exhaled a breath and said slowly, "This prison planet is almost unmanaged. I can only say that the situation on it is very complicated. However, I know a man named Kassar Forge. He is a teacher and should be able to help us get the supplies we need."
"Teacher? Prison? Supplies? I can't connect these three things, master." asked the girl Jedi apprentice on the side.
"This is normal, Nat Reese." Shen Qiaoen said, "Kessel had a riot three years ago. The prisoners inside killed almost all the prison officials and then became independent. Now, these prisoners are relying on Kessel is engaged in spice smuggling. Their business has been growing in recent years, and I heard that they are also supported by Hutt. So, we should be able to get supplies from there, but of course, this is illegal. [Note 1]"
"So, where is this... uh, teacher named Casal Fogg?" Nat Reese asked.
"Before the Kosher prison riots, Casal Fogg was the founder of a Galactic Republic prisoner re-education program. He personally went to Kessel to teach those prisoners to read and write. It can be said that before the riots, In that hell on earth, Casal Fogg was the only light. So after the riot, although all the officials were killed, the prisoners did not touch him, but continued to ask him to be a teacher. I knew him before, and he should help me this time."
Nat-Reese nodded and said nothing.
Jon Shen took Nat Reese on a shuttle and landed in a spaceport in the capital of Kessel, Kessendra (Kessendra). When they walked out of the spacecraft, most of the people they could see along the way were fierce-looking people of different races. Most of these people have tattoos on their bodies and are basically fully armed, but most of them are the old-fashioned Blaster rifle before Galactic Republic.
Walking on the road, suddenly a Falin woman carrying a large sniper rifle on his back bumped into him intentionally or unintentionally. Shen Qiaoen dodged it in advance, but this Falin woman still took advantage of the situation and staggered over. He came over and cursed angrily, "You two outsiders, be careful of me..."
"Take me to see Casal Fogg." Shen Qiaoen raised his hand and said calmly.
Falin woman was instantly controlled by the Force. She said somewhat dullly, "Okay, I will take you to see Casal Fogg right now."
She took Shen Qiaoen all the way to a small office building. This office building still retained the style of Galactic Republic, but now it was somewhat incompatible with this world occupied by prisoners.
Inside the office building, they saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses who looked very polite. This man is at least two meters tall, but he is not strong. This height makes him a little thin.
"Long time no see, Master Shen." The middle-aged man is Casal Fogg mentioned by Jon Shen. "I wonder why you came to the planet Kosher?"
"Revenge." Shen Qiaoen said lightly, "I have a Hunter Class Battlecruiser in my hand, and I need supplies."
"Revenge?" Casal Fogg frowned.
Shen Qiaoen replied, "A Separatists general named Sefrans-Tann attacked Galactic Republic Core Worlds, and killed my apprentice, Stam Reese."
"Also my brother." Nat Reese added on the side.
"Then it should be a matter of course for you to hunt down this Separatists general, right? Why is it related to revenge and why do you have to go to Kessel for supplies?" Casal-Fogg asked with some confusion.
"My actions are not allowed by Galactic Republic, because according to my investigation along the way, this matter may be related to Hutt. That's why I entered Hutt Space." Shen Qiaoen answered.
Casal Fogg thought for a while and said, "Well, I should be able to help you get supplies. If you have enough transport planes, you can land them without a battleship. But... this requires a lot of money."
"I should still have about 50,000 Republic credits in my hand now." Shen Qiaoen said.
"First, the money is not enough. Second, Hutt Space does not accept credit points. The common currency here is Upiupi coin." Casal Fogg sighed. He was just a teacher and was also helpless.
"Is there a way to get money?" Shen Qiaoen asked.
Casal-Fogg pondered for a while and said, "I have heard some rumors before. Galactic Republic seems to have an army that suffered a defeat in Mimban (Mimban) and was almost completely destroyed. I think maybe you can go there to find something valuable. If you can find supplies, you don't have to come to Kessel. After all, it is not peaceful here."
Shen Qiaoen nodded, pushed another memory and said, "Help me find out about this person, Yap, an energetics engineer from Galactic Republic, who later betrayed Separatists. He is developing a secret weapon for Separatists."
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[Note 1: Xiao Jing brought this riot forward, but this is not a critical thing.]