Count Dooku felt a bucket of ice water drench him from head to toe. In that instant, he thought of many things. What did Tang Yu's words mean? Was he here to remind him? How did he know that Sidious wanted him to kill Emma Frost? What was Sidious trying to do?
However, with his rich experience, he immediately understood many things. Obviously, Darth Sidious wanted him to kill Emma because the recent battle situation was indeed very disadvantageous to the Republic. Also, Tarkin's order to bombard Planet Mulkana needed some time to settle down. On the other hand, Sidious also wanted to give him a warning. After all, he was now in a high position, and the power he controlled was no less than Sidious's. This made him feel a little threatened.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Count Dooku lowered his head and said, "Emma Frost is still very helpful to our current situation. Suddenly killing her will be a very serious blow to our morale … And I promise, Lord High Lord, I will always be your most loyal disciple. I will never be disloyal."
"Since you are loyal to me, then kill Emma Frost to prove your loyalty," Darth Sidious said coldly.
"But Lord High Lord … Even if I don't do this, I can still prove it." Count Dooku still wanted to argue.
"The way I see it, you are disobeying orders now, aren't you? Killing Emma Frost was an order I gave you as the Sith Overlord! As for the consequences, I believe we have enough power to settle it, right? Darth Tyranus. "Sidious' voice was like a poisonous snake." Or do you really want to disobey me? "
"I … I understand. Yes, Lord High Lord … "Count Dooku lowered his head and answered. The cold sweat on his forehead even began to drip onto the ground.
"Then … I will wait for your good news …" Darth Sidious said as the holographic projection gradually disappeared. He had cut off the communication.
Count Dooku stood up and went to sit on a sofa in the secret room. He crossed his arms and rested his chin on them. His face was dark, and there was even a murderous look in his eyes. He knew that the consequences of killing Emma Frost were much more serious than what Darth Sidious said.
First of all, Emma was a hero who had made many contributions, and the recently concluded Mulkana Campaign had brought her endless glory. Now, her position in the Independent Star System Coalition Army was second only to General Grievous! If something were to happen to Emma, forget about arresting her with a groundless crime, even if they were to set up a trap for her to die on the battlefield, this matter would not be resolved! Not to mention, Count Dooku was well aware of how strong Emma's telepathy was. Trying to trick her? Almost impossible!
Moreover, the attitude of Tang Yu and Planet Protector was also very important. Planet Protector's position in the Confederation was becoming more and more important. On one hand, Planet Protector and the Trade Federation had cooperated to develop new intelligent robots. These robots were much stronger than the rigid robots of the past, and were even infinitely close to the level of human soldiers. More directly, Planet Protector's Vulture Fighter had adopted Planet Protector's' new programming ', and its combat power was several times stronger than before. This allowed the Confederation to no longer rely on numbers to win in aerial battles, and they could actually compete with the clone pilots.
In addition, Planet Protector's Army was now fully deserving of the title of the Confederation's First Army. Many of the battles they won were inseparable from their powerful Army. With the addition of the Blade Fleet and the invisible black ships, Planet Protector's fleet was now quite strong. Under such circumstances, if killing Emma Frost caused Tang Yu to turn against him, it would be a fatal blow to the Independent Star System Coalition! They might not be able to recover from this setback, and thus lose the war.
Count Dooku knew very well that Darth Sidious could also know the consequences, but he still wanted him to do it, and the evil intentions behind it were very obvious. Although this war was bound to be lost according to the plan, it would be very, very disgraceful if they lost the war by killing the meritorious subjects!
And if they put an end to the war now, it would not be complete … Count Dooku closed his eyes, as if he had already made up his mind.
…
Tang Yu sat in a Lamuda-class shuttle towards Planet Protector. Now that the battle of Murkana was over, Planet Protector's fleet had also returned to rest and resupply. At the same time, Tang Yu had also provided a lot of support to Murkana to help them rebuild their home.
He would assemble the fleet on Planet Protector, then head straight for Planet Geonosis, and then face Anakin Skywalker.
However, Tang Yu was also very conflicted. He was not sure what would happen if he killed Anakin at this time. It was not that he was afraid of Darth Sidious, but he was worried about the Force itself. This was because Anakin Skywalker was the Son of the Force, and also the one who brought the Force into balance. If he killed him, he did not know what would happen, and it might be very bad.
However, the reason why he decided to send troops was mainly because he wanted to temporarily leave Count Dooku's side. Now was a very important crossroads, and depending on the choice Count Dooku made, there could be all kinds of very different results. Under such circumstances, Tang Yu had already said all that needed to be said, and with Count Dooku's experience, there was naturally no need for him to make it too obvious. No matter what he did next, it would be superfluous, and he should be given space. This was also the reason why Count Dooku asked Tang Yu to deal with Anakin.
Tang Yu also believed that Count Dooku was likely to make a completely different decision from the original plot. In the original plot, Darth Sidious also asked Count Dooku to kill Asaji Ventress for the same reason. After some consideration, Count Dooku agreed to the request.
In the subsequent battle, he deliberately put Ventress in a desperate situation, but she was lucky enough to escape. Filled with hatred, Ventress returned to her hometown of Dathomir and found Matriarch Tarzin of the Sisters of the Night. After that, she launched a series of operations to assassinate Count Dooku. Although she did not manage to kill Count Dooku in the end, but the entire Sisters of the Night were sacrificed, Matriarch Tarzin used a secret technique on Count Dooku that greatly depleted his life force. This was also one of the reasons why Count Dooku was killed by Anakin in the final battle.
However, the current situation was different. Emma Frost's ability was far stronger than Ventress', and the Guardian planet supporting her was also far stronger than the Sisters of the Night. Moreover, the momentum that Tang Yu had built up so far was much better than in the original plot. At least after this series of victories, the Confederation of Independent Star Systems really had the ability to threaten the survival of the Republic!
That was why Tang Yu dared to tell Count Dooku about Emma Frost. This kind of retreat in order to advance made it difficult for Count Dooku to make a decision easily.
At this moment, the communicator suddenly rang. Emma Frost's voice came through. "Tang Yu, aren't you playing saxophone? I even came to look for you for a vacation … You're not trying to avoid me, are you …? I have a lot of time after this … "
As soon as he heard her voice, Tang Yu completely ignored her tempting words and suddenly jumped up and said loudly, "You went to play with Saxophone??" How could you go there! Shouldn't you follow the fleet back to the Guardian planet?! "
Emma was a little confused. She said doubtfully, "Haven't you been playing saxophone? I wanted to come and look for you. "
"Get out of there immediately! Go back to the Guardian planet! Now! "Tang Yu said in a low voice.
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