2234 、 Biding Your Time
Outer Rim of the Milky Way, Lasax System, Planet Lasax IV.
"The Galactic Banking Association is prepared to increase our war loan by another 100 billion credits." Count Dooku sat on a sofa wrapped in red goose down. In front of him were several screens filled with all sorts of economic data. He spoke to Tang Yu without turning his head.
"If we continue to increase the loan, we'll have to increase the war tax again. If that's the case, the morale that we've worked so hard to raise from our consecutive victories will hit rock bottom again." Tang Yu shook his head.
"No, actually, we don't have to repay this loan and the previous one," Count Dooku said. "I'm working on this. San Hill is prepared to use this condition in exchange for our position after the restructuring of the government. In other words, he still hopes to monopolize the banking industry. "
"It's impossible for him to monopolize the banking industry. In fact, after Lendili Interstellar Dynamics joins the Independent Star System Confederation, we can gradually implement the anti-monopoly law," Tang Yu said.
Count Dooku looked at him with interest and asked, "Let's not talk about San Hill for now. Are you so sure that Lendily will join us? I heard that Banjira Ulan and you fell out last time, right? And I have to remind you, Lendili Interstellar Dynamics is one of Palpatine's chess pieces. He knows Ulan's thoughts. "
Tang Yu said without looking up, "That's why I fell out with him. There's no point in negotiating with someone who's destined to fail. Most importantly, he doesn't think he can't succeed. "
"Then what's your plan? If Lendili can take over, we'll have the confidence to solve our internal problems, "Count Dooku said.
"So you've tacitly agreed to start a fleet battle on Malastar? But we don't have the confidence to win this battle. In fact, our chances of failure are even higher. "Tang Yu put down the data in his hands and looked at Count Dooku.
Count Dooku smiled. "I know you've been up to some tricks recently, but no matter what you're doing, the Republic has no idea. That's why I value you so much. Before this, Darth Pregus's plan was huge, and Darth Sidious and I were just executors. Therefore, we are all included in the whole plan, and our actions will inevitably be affected. But you are different … Your actions are not part of the plan, and Darth Sidious is unable to judge you. Just like when he first forced your Guardian planet to join the Confederacy of Independent Systems, he had no idea what your joining meant to the Confederacy. "
"That's why gathering the fleet on Malastar to prepare for a decisive battle. No matter what I'm planning, I can help distract the Republic," Tang Yu said with a nod.
"So what's your plan?"
Tang Yu only smiled, but did not give an answer. He crossed his legs and swung them in a relaxed manner. "Anyway, I'm about … Hehehehe, 70% sure."
"You still don't trust me and are worried that I'll tell Palpatine?"
"Dealing with a Sith is only natural." Tang Yu waved his hand. "Speaking of which, how are we going to deal with the new weapon the Republic used on the Malastar battlefield, the electromagnetic proton bomb? If we lose the decisive battle with the fleet, and the ground battle is stopped by this bomb, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold the outer perimeter. "
Count Dooku pulled out an analysis report and sent it to Tang Yu. "The Techno Alliance has come up with some plans. This bomb can only be delivered by missiles and bombers, so we only need to intercept those two. Also, this bomb is very expensive, so it probably won't be used on a large scale. "
Tang Yu rubbed his chin, thinking of something. "Speaking of intercepting, our planet's technology library has a weapon that's almost obsolete, called the Interceptor. It's a hovering aircraft that uses a large number of laser weapons to intercept missiles. Perhaps it can be used after some modern modifications. As long as we can occupy low-altitude air superiority, it won't be so easy for the Republic to drop this bomb. "
"Then ask Walter Tambor of the Techno Alliance to come to you," Count Dooku said.
Tang Yu shook his head. "Let's go with the Trade Alliance. Based on the current situation, the Trade Alliance is easier to control than the Techno Alliance."
"You're hiding something from me again?"
"When the first step is taken, I'll naturally tell you everything. Because when that time comes, we'll truly have the power to control our own destiny, "Tang Yu said with a smile. If you're not stupid, you naturally won't refuse power that's given to you, he added in his heart.
Up until now, Tang Yu actually had a good relationship with most of the five business giants. He worked with Newt Gunray of the Trade Alliance to inject mechanical lives into robots and make huge profits. The two sides were currently working very well together. Watt-Tambor of the Technology Alliance also had a lot of cooperation with Tang Yu, especially in helping Planet Guardian build its own warship production dock. The cooperation was very extensive. The president of the Enterprise Alliance was Passel Argent. He was a Kuriva from Planet Mulkana. The fact that the Guardian Planet had liberated Planet Mulkana and captured General Wilhoff Tarkin alive to avenge the victims of the orbital bombardment had greatly improved his impression of Tang Yu.
However, the relationship between San Hill, the president of the Interstellar Banking Association, and Shu Mai, the president of the Commerce Guild, and Tang Yu, was more ordinary. However, they would not provoke the Guardian Planet. After all, Tang Yu could be said to be one of Count Dooku's most trusted confidants. The military strength of the Guardian Planet was also heavily relied on by the entire Independent Galaxy Confederation.
Relying on these relationships, Tang Yu continued to expand the strength of the Guardian Planet. He also buried a large number of spies in it, waiting for the time to explode in one fell swoop.
All of Tang Yu's arrangements were waiting for the fuse to be lit. Once it was lit, a storm that would engulf the entire Milky Way Galaxy would be set off. This storm would engulf everyone and all forces, and there would be no turning back!!
…
Corellia Galaxy, Midpoint Station.
This was a huge man-made space station located in the Corellia Galaxy between Tallus and Tallus. It was built 100,000 years ago by a branch of the Kilik people, the Turut tribe. This huge space station was cylindrical in shape, with a total length of 350 kilometers. The two ends were thinner, with a diameter of about 40 kilometers, and the middle section was thicker, with a diameter of 130 kilometers.
The Corellians had discovered this huge space station a long time ago and had been researching its functions. However, they had never succeeded. For a long time, a small research town of about 50,000 people had even formed on the Midpoint Station. But now, as the role of the Midpoint Station was exposed by Chen Gang, the Sacoria Triumvirate started a project to research their own huge warship on Corellia and used this as an excuse to move the town away.
At the same time, in order to cover up their large-scale excavation and to prevent the Republic from noticing the changes within the Corellia Galaxy, the Sacoria Triumvirate also started a series of nationalistic movements in the main planets of the Corellia Galaxy.
The three main races in the galaxy, humans, Delars, and Selonians, each established their own nationalistic organizations. They were the Panhuman Alliance representing the humans, the Delarites representing the Delars, and the Selonians representing the Superior Veins. Under the secret control of the Sacoria triumvirate, the three organizations began to attack and curse each other in a frenzy. They blamed the existence of other races for their planet's economy being in such disarray that it was unable to develop further.
From the Republic's point of view, this kind of argument seemed to indicate that there was some internal strife and instability on Corellia. They even specially sent Senator Bell Organa to the Corellia Galaxy to mediate, hoping that the three major races of Corellia would not fight amongst themselves during wartime.
With Senator Organa's mediation, the war of words between the three organizations calmed down a little. But soon after, they started to conduct large-scale archaeological operations on their respective planets, trying to prove that their own race had been living there since ancient times, and that other races would have to pay high taxes when they set foot on their planet.
Of course, the real goal of these archaeological activities was to find the control center of the anti-gravity device buried inside the planet. Contrary to the Republic's worries that the three major races of the Corellia Galaxy might not be united, they were now united as one, planning to do something big, something that would shake the entire galaxy! Under such a contrast, the Republic would never think of this.
In the central control center of the Midpoint Station, Chen Gang and Shi Mingdong were in a very large conference room. The surrounding panoramic windows reflected the beautiful scenery of the twin planets Talyus and Talyus. The two beautiful planets were on either side of the Midpoint Station, and the distance was just right, outside the Roche limit.
Corellia Senator Gamm-Bell Iblis and another female senator, Sheila Merrickop, were also in the conference room. The holographic projection of the mysterious Sacoria Triumvirate was also inside. Together with the leaders of the three organizations and the five Grand Dukes representing the five planets in the Corellia Galaxy, the highest level of the entire Corellia Galaxy was here. And these people were about to decide the future of the Corellia Galaxy.
"Has the anti-gravity device on Planet Delar been found yet?" Senator Iblis asked.
"Not yet. We lack enough super-heavy drilling equipment on Planet Delar. This planet rarely uses these things, "the Grand Duke of Delar said.
"Too slow! We're just waiting for this planet now! Why don't we send our drilling equipment over? "The leader of the Superior Acupoints said impatiently.
"Absolutely not. Don't forget that we're slandering each other on the surface! Isn't sending a batch of equipment at a time like this just asking for trouble? " The leader of the Delarite movement shook his head. "Don't be anxious. Our team is already approaching the last few possible locations. We've waited for so many years. Why would we care about a few more days? "
The human among the Sacoria Triumvirate coughed and asked, "How many of the Cohen Security Agency's fleets have been recalled?"
The Grand Duke of Corellia replied, "Recently, the pirate activity around the Corellia hyperspace channel has been very rampant. The Republic's main fleets are all heading towards Planet Malastar and have no time to encircle and suppress the pirates. However, although the pirate activity has caused us heavy losses, we used this as an excuse to recall 110 warships. However, most of them are small and medium-sized warships like the CR-90 multi-purpose support ship. We don't have the authority to mobilize large warships.
"Planet Malastar has now gathered more than 1,000 large warships on both sides. The eyes of the entire galaxy are on Planet Malastar. This is our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Grand Duke Tauros seemed a little excited. After all, the midpoint was between Planet Tauros and Planet Tralus.
Suddenly, the communicator on Grand Duke Delar's body rang. He turned it on and listened for a while. His expression suddenly became extremely serious. He slowly put down the communicator, took a deep breath, and looked around at everyone. Everyone in the conference room stared at him at the same time.
"Gentlemen, the anti-gravity device of Planet Delar has been found. The scientists are now cleaning up the site and preparing to activate the device, "Grand Duke Delar said slowly.
The air in the conference room suddenly seemed to freeze. Everyone in the room slowly sat down. They all felt it was difficult to breathe. They looked at each other and did not speak. However, their eyes flashed with very complicated emotions. There was excitement, fear, apprehension, and agitation … Now, other than the sound of heavy breathing, there was no other sound.
At this time, the Corellian Sector Councilor Gamm-Bell Iblis stood up. He was the first to bow deeply to the Sacoria Triumvirate. The Triumvirate looked at each other and nodded slightly. Then, they turned to look at Councilor Iblis at the same time. They spread their hands and bowed. This was an ancient etiquette of the Corellian Sector.
Senator Iblis walked to the center of the conference room and pressed the remote control. Suddenly, the entire conference room darkened. Outside the panoramic window, Tauros and Trallus were illuminated by the Corellian star, Corellian. This gentle light was then projected into the conference room, making it appear quiet and beautiful. One could not help but indulge in the beauty of the universe.
Perhaps the creator of the Midpoint Station was also here 100,000 years ago to enjoy this rare scenery. The heavy atmosphere in the conference room lightened a little. At this moment, Senator Iblis said slowly, "The Corellian Galaxy has been waiting for this day for too long …"
[Note 1]: Thelonians are a race that lives underground. They are used to naming their organizations XX cave, OO cave, and so on.
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