715. Haruun Kal Civil War
However, Haruun Kal has never been peaceful. The extreme environment of this planet has also created some magical species.
The most valuable among them is Diesel tree (Thyssel tree). This tree has a very developed root system, so it shows unique characteristics after absorbing the toxic substances deep in the Haruun Kal underground.
If eaten raw, the bark of this tree will cause strong hallucinogenic and exciting reactions in the brains of intelligent creatures, much stronger than ordinary spices. If consumed in large quantities, it may even cause irreversible and permanent damage to the brain, leaving the person forever addicted to fantasy.
But what's even more wonderful is that if it is systematically roasted and produced, the harmful reactions of the bark of Diesel tree will be removed. While retaining the powerful hallucinogenic and stimulating effects, the negative effects will almost disappear, and it is not even as good as drinking a glass of light wine.
And due to the special growth environment, there is basically no possibility of artificial cultivation of this kind of tree.
As a result, Thyssel tree bark has become a very expensive thing, and many Inner Rim and Core Worlds rich people like this spice that has no negative effects. And because when chewing Thyssel tree bark, people's teeth will be stained red and will last for a day or two before being washed away. Therefore, when two nobles show their red teeth, they will often smile knowingly.
(Yes, this thing is to pinch his betel nut.)
With such a precious thing, it naturally attracts more eyes.
Since Diesel tree was discovered, some bounty Hunter and smugglers began to go to Haruun Kal to collect Thyssel tree bark. These people gradually formed communities one by one. They hunted animals in the forest and mined Thyssel tree bark.
As a result, they had a fierce conflict with the indigenous people Korunnai.
Korunnai basically lives a very simple nomadic life, and his occasional interactions with other planets are mostly just to buy some daily necessities and small spaceships that can fly between different mountain peaks. The main animal they raise is an animal called Grassers (Grassers). This animal is large and docile. It has six hooves and three eyes. Its meat is delicious and the milk it produces has extremely high nutritional value.
However, the main food of Grassers is Thyssel tree bark.
For all Diesel tree that have been eaten by Grassers, due to the secretions in their saliva, the hallucinogenic effect of Thyssel tree bark will decrease over a period of time. For those smugglers, this means that the purity of the spices will decrease. In addition, Grassers eats Thyssel tree bark over a wide range. They will give up after eating a few mouthfuls on each tree, and then go to the next tree. In this way, Diesel tree is well protected, but large areas are also contaminated by Grassers, and the yield and purity are reduced a lot.
In order to collect more and better Thyssel tree bark, smugglers began to hunt Grassers, which led to a fierce conflict with Korunnai.
Those smugglers have been on Haruun Kal for several generations. They are more or less indigenous residents. They have also taken root on this planet and spread their branches. Naturally, they will not give in in the face of Korunnai's opposition.
Korunnai gave these smugglers an insulting name - Balawai (Balawai). Although this is the dialect of Korunnai and others cannot understand the insulting meaning, these smugglers still do not recognize this name. If you dare to mention this name in front of them, it is no different from scolding your mother in person.
It was 52BBY 30 years ago. It is impossible to know who fired the first shot, but from that day on, a fierce and cruel war broke out between Korunnai and the smugglers.
In order to prevent Galactic Republic from interfering, the smugglers colluded with Neimoidians who had been engaged in Spice Smuggling activities for a long time and bribed a large number of Galactic Republic officials. Finally, Republic Senate at the time passed a formal bill. The bill stated: Because both parties are technically not indigenous and have actually settled on the planet, this war is defined as a civil war, and Galactic Republic will not interfere.
Regarding this bill, Mace-Windu, who had just joined Jedi Order at that time and were undergoing apprenticeship graduation trials, could not do anything. After all, when he was 6 months old, he was taken away and raised by Jedi Order because his parents died. At that time, he could not even speak the language of Korunnai.
However, Mace-Windu still paid great attention to the matter of Haruun Kal. He once visited Haruun Kal, learned the language of Korunnai, and tried to mediate between the two sides, but with little success. Even Windu tribe, his original birthplace, did not listen to his mediation suggestions at all and insisted on fighting tooth for tooth and blood for blood.
The civil war finally broke out in full force. After all, the smugglers had more contact with the outside world and had accumulated a lot of wealth through Thyssel tree bark's smuggling. The equipment in their hands was much better. They launched round after round of bombings on Korunnai's settlements, resulting in the death of a large number of civilians.
But Korunnai is not a fuel-efficient lamp. As the descendants of Jedi Knight who fell here thousands of years ago, almost every one of them is Force-sensitive. Even if they are not as powerful as Jedi Knight, they are still physically strong, have keen senses, and even have a strong premonition of crisis.
Korunnai ran into the jungle and started a guerrilla war with the smugglers. In the jungle environment, Haruun Kal's unique fungus that can eat and corrode metal makes Balawai's advanced weapons extremely depleted and basically useless. They suffered a lot for this. As long as they entered the jungle, basically no one came out alive.
As the war became increasingly cruel, both warring parties became red-blooded and directly attacked each other's settlements. Massacres of women and children were common. This has caused a sharp decline in the population of Haruun Kal. As of the latest rough statistics, the population on the planet has been reduced to about 750,000, but the killing is still continuing, with no sign of stopping.
And when Confederacy of Independent Systems was established and the galactic civil war broke out, the war on Haruun Kal also attracted the attention of Count Dooku.
Balawai secretly contacted Confederacy of Independent Systems, quietly joined Confederacy of Independent Systems, and received a large amount of assistance. In contrast, Korunnai never asked for help from Galactic Republic because he had no favorable impressions of Galactic Republic. It was not until the battles continued to fail and the settlement continued to fall that he found Galactic Republic for help.
In such a hell-like planet, an unarmed Consular-class cruiser broke away from the hyperspace channel and entered the planet's atmosphere.
The spaceship landed at a spaceport where Korunnai lived. The hatch opened, and Jedi Master Depa-Barris and her two disciples, Luna-Meng and Luna-Huan, came down with a team of Clone Trooper.
It seems that I underestimated the difficulty of coding on the first day at work. I'm afraid I won't be able to update it today. The update is expected to be released on Saturday or one day this week.