2136 、 Reward
Planet Sereno, inside Count Dooku's mansion.
Count Dooku knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully to a holographic projection that was shrouded in a cloak and exuding a cold aura. "Great High Lord, our plan is proceeding smoothly. As you expected, Planet Protector is indeed a huge variable. This battle has dealt a heavy blow to the Republic's arrogance. Now, it is only a matter of time before we take control of the entire Outer Ring Star Zone. "
Darth Sidious' thin lips trembled unnaturally for a moment before he snorted coldly. "Everything is within my expectations. The Guardian Planet really did not disappoint me. However, you should understand the significance of some of the arrangements I made before this battle. Planet Protector can be used as a sharp sword, but this sword will ultimately hurt us. You know what to do … "
Count Dooku lowered his head deeply, hiding the hint of disapproval at the corner of his mouth. He replied respectfully, "Don't worry, High Lord. I can support Planet Protector, but naturally, I can also break it. When the general trend is set, Planet Protector will not be able to stir up any waves. "
Darth Sidious nodded. "It's good that you understand. Yoda has already retired, but his whereabouts are unknown. I want you to immediately send people to search for his whereabouts. Once he is found, kill him on the spot! "
"Yes, High Lord. In addition, I plan to launch a surprise attack on Planet Wei Nuo. If we can successfully destroy the clone construction facilities on Planet Wei Nuo, it will be very beneficial to our next plan. However, Planet Wei Nuo's coordinates do not appear on any galaxy map, and it has already been listed as the Republic's top secret. I hope High Lord will not hesitate to tell me, "Count Dooku said with his head lowered.
Darth Sidious pondered for a moment, then evaded. "Right now, the Republic is heavily guarded on Planet Wei Nuo. It is not the best time to attack. You should first stabilize your rule over the Outer Ring Star Zone, and not let the results of the battle of Planet Protector go to waste. I heard that you messed up Planet Rodia again, right? I spent a lot of effort to worsen the famine there, but the Special Commissioner you sent there only wanted to make money off the Rodians! In the end, Planet Rodia returned to the Republic! Should I say that this Special Commissioner is an idiot? Or should I say that you, the one who sent this special agent, are an idiot? "
Count Dooku said fearfully, "This is my mistake. Newt Gunley is a greedy guy, but we still need his power now. Don't worry, I will definitely achieve my goal in the upcoming invasion of Planet Rynos."
"Planet Lenos, hehe … Then, I'll wait for the good news from Lenos. I have to say that I'll be very disappointed if I can see Aoun Frei Ta appear in the parliament. "Darth Sidious said and hung up the communication without any explanation. [Note 1]
Count Dooku heaved a long sigh of relief and stood up. His expression looked a little gloomy. With his political experience, he could easily tell that Darth Sidious was unhappy with the outcome of the Guardian Planet battle. That was why he had reprimanded him for the insignificant matter of Planet Rodia. As for the reason why he did not leave, Count Dooku could guess.
The balance was almost broken.
According to their plan, the direction of this war should have been for the Independent Star Confederation to be aggressive in the early stages of the war, forcing the Republic to do its best to deal with them. Then, with their strong strength, the Republic would gain the upper hand and win in one fell swoop. Only then would Darth Sidious, who was also Shive-Palpatine, be pushed to the supreme position — the throne of Emperor!
But … "Count Dooku's slender eyes narrowed, and his snow-white and neatly trimmed beard trembled slightly. The war had only started less than half a year ago, and the Republic had already suffered such a major defeat. Was it because of his own mistake? Shouldn't it be a demonstration of his ability?
Count Dooku stared at a potted plant beside him. With a thought, a majestic Force swept out and gently wrapped around the green plant in the potted plant. Under the effect of the Force, the plant began to branch, sprout, and bloom at a speed visible to the naked eye. It became more and more luxuriant and thick. But at this time, looking at the plant, he was a little dazed …
When he was woken up by a crisp sound, the plant was already flourishing and had even broken the flower pot. The crisp sound was the sound of the flower pot shattering. Looking at the plant again, it was already as luxuriant as a small tree. It was as if … He could not help but look at the flag with the hexagonal emblem on his desk. This emblem was personally created by him. Count Dooku was a little annoyed. He waved his hand and asked the cleaning robot to come over and clean up the place.
He tidied up his clothes and put on the expensive black velvet cloak. The arrogant leader of the Independent Star Confederation appeared in front of the mirror again. He nodded slightly, walked to another office, and turned on the communication device.
"Count Dooku." Tang Yu's figure appeared in the holographic projection. He nodded at Count Dooku, but his expression looked very solemn.
"The battle that just ended, the fight to protect the planet, showed the whole galaxy the determination and will to protect the planet. It also showed the determination of the Independent Star Confederation to fight for freedom and justice! From the bottom of my heart, I want to say to you, to the soldiers who protect the planet: I, admire you! "Count Dooku said loudly, putting his hand on his chest and bowing slightly to Tang Yu.
Tang Yu quickly stepped aside and said hurriedly, "This is all the credit of the soldiers who protect the planet and every citizen who supports us. I do not dare to take credit for this."
He said with a long sigh, "Let's not talk about the robot soldiers for now. The 400,000 soldiers who died on the battlefield, the more than nine million people who died because of the war, and the more than 500 million people who lost their homes and lost their homes, are the real credit of this victory."
His expression was unusually sorrowful, but it was not entirely an act. Although he was bragging about the 400,000 soldiers who died, the more than nine million civilians who died in the war were not fake. Although the Guardian planet was fully prepared for the war, building a complete and huge underground shelter, and every shelter would constantly send out the universal evacuation signal for civilians in the galaxy, and the Republic had indeed never attacked these places. However, guns and cannons had no eyes. Who would be able to do that in a war?
There were many civilians who were accidentally injured in the war.
For example, a fallen Caller-class assault landing ship smashed right on top of one of the shelters. Although the shelter's sturdy structure did not collapse from the impact, the massive warship's crashing caused an earthquake and collapse that sealed off all the air vents of the entire shelter. The 500,000 civilians inside all suffocated to death!
There were also some civilians who lived in the remote nine, far from the battlefield, and thus did not enter the shelter. They were purged by the Republic because they spontaneously went to attack the Republic forces' supply lines. One of the iron rules of war was that if a civilian picked up a weapon, they would be regarded as an enemy, and the enemy could shoot them without hesitation. But even so, these civilians still chose to fight for the Emperor, to fight for the Guardian planet!
In short, the number of more than nine million casualties was due to the perfect shelter mechanism of the Guardian planet. If it were any other planet, this would definitely be a disaster with hundreds of millions of casualties! But even so, when Tang Yu saw this number, he was still shocked, and his heart twitched.
Even the war when the White Lion King invaded the Pacific Rim world previously had this many civilian casualties. Because the war mainly revolved around the portal, the Lanxiang Team had enough time to evacuate and evacuate the civilians. But now, there were more than nine million people!! And to put it bluntly, these people died for Tang Yu!!
Because choosing to bring the entire planet to conquer the Star Wars world was Tang Yu's decision! And it was Tang Yu who sent these people to the battlefield! This was without a doubt because the name of the world of martial arts was the same. This world was a world of war. They came here for the war! Because as long as they participated in the war, the Guardian planet would almost certainly be invaded!
Even if Tang Yu felt that he had become a person with a heart of stone for a long time, he could not remain indifferent to the deaths of more than nine million people! Especially when he saw Count Dooku's hypocrisy and Newt Gunley's servility, Tang Yu would think that the courtesy he received now was bought with the deaths of these people! Could he feel at ease?
Yes, he would feel at ease. Because he was Tang Yu, the God of Machinery. Even if he was removed from the throne, in the hearts of all the people of the Guardian planet, he was still the Emperor! The Emperor who protected the Empire! He could not be soft-hearted, and he could not feel guilty because of this! Because he was the Emperor, any weakness he showed was the weakness of the entire Empire!
A general's success was built on the bones of tens of thousands of people. What about the ascension of an Emperor? Tang Yu knew that Darth Sidious eventually became the Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the plot. There were at least ten billion or even a hundred billion bones under his feet!!
Seeing Tang Yu's true feelings, Count Dooku was also a little moved. He said in a deep voice, "I will guarantee you that all the sacrifices of the Guardian planet will not be in vain! I will hold a memorial service on Lasax IV in three days' time, a memorial service for the heroes who have died in the cause of the Confederacy of Independent Systems up to this point in the war, for the freedom and justice of the galaxy. This is also for the Guardian planet... "
Tang Yu nodded. He also understood that Count Dooku was doing this to show the strength of the Guardian planet. If the Guardian planet was just a weak existence like Rodia, would it be a joke? The sacrifices would not be in vain? Sorry, it would really be in vain! Because in the future, even if they won and split the spoils, there would be no part of it! Because you are weak, so you are Shen! Politics was just that realistic!
Count Dooku asked again, "So how many robot armies are there on the Guardian planet now?"
"60 million!" Tang Yu answered straightforwardly. This number was not really a lie. Because with the terrifying photon 3D printing technology from Hyperion Corporation, it took less than a minute to manufacture a T-2 combat robot! The Guardian planet could easily produce an army of hundreds of millions of robots, but 60 million was a reasonable number given by Premier Chen Gang. If it was higher than this number, then energy and logistics would become a huge problem. Therefore, the number of robots on the Guardian planet had always been maintained at around 60 million. How much was lost, how much was replenished. As for the 14 million robots lost in this battle, it should be replenished in a month or two.
However, when Count Dooku heard this number, he understood another meaning. Because he also knew that the Guardian planet had an army of 60 million robots before the war, and that they had lost 14 million in the battle to defend the planet. He knew all this. Therefore, now that Tang Yu still told him that there were 60 million robots, he naturally did not think that Tang Yu meant that he could replenish these robots quickly. He thought that what Tang Yu meant was that no matter how the Republic attacked, bombed, or beat up the Guardian planet, the Guardian planet would never give in. It would always maintain its initial determination and enthusiasm!
Thinking of this, Count Dooku was in a good mood. The trace of haze from the call with Darth Sidious also disappeared without a trace. He could not help but laugh out loud. "Hahahahaha! Good! Good! Good! As expected of the Guardian planet! As expected of Tang Yu! Good! Good! Good! "
He said a long string of good words in a row, then suddenly became serious. "Since you and the Guardian planet are so loyal to me, to the Independent Star Confederation, I will definitely not turn a blind eye! I will definitely not mistreat such a comrade, such a comrade! The Guardian planet will become a core member of the new order, I mean what I say! "
Tang Yu snorted and said, "Isn't it simple? Now that the Guardian planet has been destroyed, the Blade Fleet also needs a major overhaul and maintenance to be able to truly become a combat force. Next, my focus will have to be on rebuilding our home. But don't worry, we still have a large number of robot troops, and the fleet's losses are not great. We can still continue to fight. "
Hearing about the Blade Fleet, Count Dooku asked, "Speaking of which, how did you find the Blade Fleet?"
Tang Yu threw out the excuse he had prepared long ago. "My men happened to find a half-crazy beggar in Nar Xada, and heard him say something about the Blacktide and the Blade Fleet after drinking. Later, during interrogation, we found out that the beggar had escaped from the Blade Fleet, so we followed the clues and found the lost fleet. "
Count Dooku did not doubt it, because to find the Blade Fleet, it really could only be attributed to chance and luck. He did not dwell on this, and instead returned to the previous topic. "Then this is your fate, your opportunity. Very good. And as I said, I will definitely not mistreat you, so listen up, this time the reward for the Guardian planet … "
[Note 1]: Aoun Frei Ta, a member of the Twi 'leks. Planet Ryanos is the home of the Twi' leks.
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