The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2089 Ling Liang Report (V)

  2090. Ling Liang Report (V)

【Hari Seldon's decision at the time was considered crazy by everyone, including me. Because the Vasali had only been awakened for a short time, and right after they were awakened, they immediately had a sharp conflict with the natives of the planet Kaal, and several armed conflicts broke out because of this.】

[After I got to know the Vasari people better, I realized that the root of their conflict with the natives of Planet Carl was actually the Vasari slavery. The Vasari people basically treated people of other races as slaves. If there was any difference, it was that they were relatively tolerant of the people on the mothership and their descendants.]

【For the Vasari people, we, the refugees who escaped from the former universe, are superior people of the same level as them. And in their eyes, all the races in this galaxy are objects of conquest and slaves. Therefore, perhaps from this perspective, the Vasari people's protection of the Fourth Civilization may be more in-depth and extreme than our own.】

[Therefore, Hari Seldon's idea should be to sell all the people on these industrial planets, including Bomis-Core, to the Vasari as their slaves. I can't tell whether Grand Duke Tang Xiao was behind this decision, although this does seem to be his style of doing things - because compared to the natives on Bomis-Core, the Vasari are obviously more valuable.]

[After the Vasali took over the industrial zone in the Haven Star Region, this industrial zone centered on their current home planet, Karl, became somewhat mysterious. The Vasali never reported their progress to me or Hari Seldon, and their direct person of responsibility was only Tang Xiao. And because their technological style was completely different from ours, and their demand for raw materials was also completely different, it was difficult to directly understand their situation.]

[In a previous report given to me by Grand Duke Tang Xiao, the Vasali people only completed the development and construction of the Lavasa Gladiator-class frigate, and then sent their phase engineers to assist us in the development of the stargate. According to the report of the Ministry of the Interior, the total population of the Vasali people is currently around 5000 million, and the population shortage still exists. ]

[So if a large number of slave laborers were used, the excellent industrial and technological level of the Vasari people would be better utilized. After all, robots cannot complete some more flexible and creative engineering work. ]

However, the results of the Vasali people's work on the planet Karl still lack very clear data. After I asked their high priest Shadili, he only gave me a few names - phase miniaturization technology, Sulsurak Corvette, Kanrak Assailant and Stilakus Subverter.

Finally, Shadili told me that the Kortul Devastator should be able to catch up with the deployment of Operation Zero. If I could still judge the approximate model of the previous types of warships, I still couldn't figure out what this Kortul Devastator was. Maybe it was a capital ship? Anyway, I knew that their Titan battleship should be called the Dictator - still the same, I only knew the name.

But Shadili has always been a very gloomy person. In fact, I don’t like communicating with him, so the topic ended there.

Hari Seldon had more exchanges with the Vasali, but he just told me to try not to interfere in the affairs of the Vasali. Because their pride and stubbornness are no less than that of the Protoss. In fact, if it weren't for the powerful strength of Grand Duke Tang Xiao, they wouldn't even cooperate with us at all - they would rather defend the glory of the Fourth Civilization themselves.

Hari Seldon also told me that it was because of Tang Xiao's appearance that the Vasali people believed that the humans of the Fourth Civilization also had the potential to become powerful universe powers. In addition, since they were refugees from the same universe, they were willing to become one of us.

I have long felt that the Vasali are no less dangerous than the Geth, and it seems that this judgment was correct.

[In addition to the six major industrial zones, namely the core industrial zone of Vasian, the core industrial zone of Dawn, the industrial zone of Rendili, the industrial zone of Salust, the industrial zone of Karl and the core industrial zone of Mykito, there are still some relatively scattered industrial worlds in the Principality of Dawn.]

[For example, the Golden Ness Shipyard, which was the first shipyard obtained by the Fourth Civilization, has long been outdated. And the location of the Golden Ness Shipyard is indeed very dangerous, located at the edge of the inner ring of the Milky Way. If it weren't for the complicated hyperspace channels around it and the Incholi people being nearby, this shipyard might have been destroyed by the Galactic Empire long ago.]

[Therefore, the upgrade plan of the Golden Nice Shipyard has been shelved indefinitely. However, I have given them a new task - to transform the Giant Whale-class passenger spacecraft.]

[Currently, for the population relocation work on the planet Lundili, the number of Whale-class passenger ships we have built in the past few years... I can only say that I can't believe this data when I saw it, a total of 16782! Of course, when designing the Whale-class, the construction cost was fully considered. Whether it is the hyperspace engine or the hull structure, civilian technology is used as much as possible to reduce costs. ]

  I really admire Mr. Willix-Blissex for the design of the Whale class. This passenger ship, which is only 1150 meters long, can carry 50000 passengers, and it also fully considers the passengers' eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping. On this basis, to what extent did he reduce the cost of the Whale class?

If we want to classify the engines used by these more than 16000 giant whale-class passenger ships, well, I did so before. The answer is that there are more than 190 engines of different brands and origins.

Why? Because all these engines were bought from the civilian market! This saves productivity to the maximum extent, which allows us to build such a large number in just a few years. And what is really amazing is that even if so many civilian engines of different brands and origins are used, there is no compatibility problem.

In other words, when he designed the Whale class, he took this situation into consideration from the very beginning.

It's a pity that such a talented and respectable spacecraft designer was kidnapped by the Galactic Empire. I asked the Minister of Military Intelligence, Saratan Moss, but this Salarian was at a loss as to what to do. After all, the current Kuat planet is no longer what it used to be. Whether it is security protection or surrounding alert, it is of the highest standard.

Saratan-Moss told me that the Salarian Special Forces had conducted four attempts to rescue Willix, but all of them failed.

I hope I can see him again someday, Willix Blissex.

There are such a large number of giant whale-class passenger ships. Now with the completion of the star gate, the relocation of the planet Lundili does not need so many passenger ships. Some of the remaining ships are converted to civilian use, but the number that the civilian market can absorb is only more than 600 ships, which is a drop in the bucket. Therefore, the work of transforming the giant whale-class passenger ships into cargo ships is now handed over to the Golden Nice Shipyard. These modified cargo ships will take on our huge demand for logistical supplies during Operation Zero.

However, this also means that our logistics supply lines will become very fragile. The cheapness of the Whale class also means that it is slow and fragile. Not to mention the battleship, even if it encounters a destroyer of about 200 meters, the Whale class will not even have a chance to escape.

This is indeed a factor that worries me a lot. I can only hope that the offensive we launch will be as fierce and fast as planned, so that the Galactic Empire will not have time to react.

Then there are our two little friends - the Semirth and the Quarren.

These two races were located in the Confederation of Independent Star Systems. After the Confederation was defeated, they surrendered one after another. Moreover, because they both have very strong industrial strength, they are currently being severely oppressed and exploited by the Galactic Empire. The Galactic Empire uses its own way to liquidate these planets that were once members of the Confederation of Independent Star Systems.

The planet Semys has now begun to produce various parts for the Imperial-class Star Destroyers for the Galactic Empire, of course, they are all low-tech. The Galactic Empire has given them heavy tasks and only paid them very little, which has made the Semys people more rebellious.

The Semirs were one of the most active races in resisting the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire. They disliked the Galactic Republic from the beginning and they truly yearned for freedom. This can be seen from the attitude of their late planetary councillor, Tumbak-Tula, who resolutely fought to the death.

With the exploitation and oppression of the Galaxy Empire, it is impossible for the Semirs to have any good feelings towards the empire. If it weren't for Grand Duke Tang Xiao secretly telling them to be patient, they would have revolted long ago.

That is to say, after Operation Zero begins, I can even expect the Semirs to come directly to our side with their large number of factories.

As for the Quarren, the situation is a little more complicated. Dak is one of the most remote planets in the Confederacy of Independent Systems, but it is also one of the most industrially advanced planets. But their biggest problem is that there are two major races on the planet - the Mon Calamari and the Quarren.

Although the two major races temporarily put aside their prejudices and re-united due to the strategy of Grand Duke Tang Xiao during the Clone Wars, this new united front was dominated by the Quarren. In the past thousands of years, the planet Dak was dominated by the Mon Calamari. After all, the planet was renamed Mon Calamari at that time. It was not until later that Grand Duke Tang Xiao changed it back to its original name - Dak.

This gap in status made the Mon Calamari an unstable factor on the planet Dak. The Mon Calamari were loyal to the Galactic Republic, and they did not have much ill will towards the Galactic Empire, which was born out of the Republic. Therefore, after the Galactic Empire occupied the planet Dak, the political environment of the Mon Calamari became very good.

The ruling and intelligence agencies of the Galactic Empire are not fools. Faced with such a situation, they naturally know to attack one and pull the other. Moreover, the planet Dak is an ocean planet, and such an environment is not conducive to the direct rule of the Galactic Empire. Therefore, it is a practical way for the Empire to balance the two major races.

Grand Duke Tang Xiao once told me that the attitude of the Dark Planet, especially the Mon Calamari, should not have been like this. The current situation of the Mon Calamari being wooed by the Empire can only be said to be the result of his previous strategy on the Dark Planet. However, at that time, he did not have a better choice.

In fact, judging by the current situation, even if the Galactic Empire is trying to win over the Mon Calamari, the effect is not expected to last long. The Empire's human supremacist policy and its policy of exploitation of the Outer Rim Star Region have determined that they will sooner or later bare their fangs on the planet Dark.

And the Quarren are still loyal to the Confederation of Independent Systems. Even after the Confederation was destroyed, they still maintained this attitude and expressed their goodwill towards our Principality of Dawn many times.

The planet Dark has a very powerful industrial system. The warships they build in the deep sea environment have extremely excellent structural strength. If the logistical problems can be solved, the warships manufactured by the planet Dark will be able to compete with any warships in the galaxy.

In addition, although the Port of Parmant, which was once the largest shipyard of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, was destroyed by the Galactic Empire during the war, some of the docks were still able to be repaired.

Then there is the planet Losar, which is even more remote than the planet Bidak but not too far away from the two.

At present, the star gate of Losar has been completed, and the Jivans are moving to Losar. They also like this new home very much. They do not intend to give up Yago-Dur, but settling on Losar can ensure that even if the Jivans fail to calculate the laws of the operation of the Three-Body System and cause the destruction of Yago-Dur, they will not be exterminated.

Of course, the natives of the planet Losar are very unhappy to have so many outsiders settle down there, but the Givens don't care about this.

Later, the Jiven people will also move a large number of their factories and docks to the planet Losar. In this way, in the future, a new industrial zone consisting of the planets Losar, Dak and Semirs will be formed at the other end of the Milky Way.

This industrial zone will be able to support General Severance Tann's military operations in the Mandalore sector in the future.