The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2148: The Rebels' Actions

2149: The Rebels’ Actions

In fact, when the Galactic Empire takes action against the Trade Federation, the biggest beneficiaries are naturally the rebels.

The Trade Federation has blocked a large number of hyperspace routes to the Outer Rim, which has thrown the Galactic Empire's rule in the Outer Rim into chaos. As mentioned before, at least one-fifth of the Outer Rim star systems are no longer accessible.

Although the Galactic Empire responded immediately and sent a large number of exploration teams, navigators and hyperspace experts to try to rebuild the route, it still took time and resources. In the meantime, these outer ring galaxies were completely out of control.

The rebels did intend to seize this window of opportunity. In addition to carrying out their original plan on the planet Rylos and controlling the jurisdiction of the Galactic Empire's 14th Army, they also began to launch uprisings on planets where the Empire's power had weakened.

The reason why the rebels acted so quickly was that the Trade Union handed over the data of the Outer Rim to the Principality of Dawn, and then the Principality of Dawn handed it over to the rebels through its own channels. In addition, the Trade Union also professionally marked the routes in these navigation data that the Galactic Empire did not know about - this was easy to identify. For all routes that the Galactic Empire did not know about, the Empire's ships had to rent the navigation services of the Trade Union when passing through them.

Therefore, while the Galactic Empire invested almost all of its strength in preparing to wipe out the Trade Federation in one fell swoop, the rebels were also developing rapidly in the Outer Rim star regions.

At this moment, on the outer ring of the Milky Way, on the planet Columex, there is a huge office building towering into the clouds.

A beautiful woman wearing a smart business suit and a monocle, looking smart and capable, is sitting at her desk, checking the documents in front of her.

"Leader, this is the latest intelligence about the Trade Alliance." A man who was also dressed in business attire and dressed as a clerk came over and said very politely.

This office lady in business attire is actually the current leader of the galactic rebellion - Padmé Amidala!

She changed her appearance, clothing style, and even her height and body shape with the help of nanorobots, so that no one could recognize her.

What's more, the intelligence department of the Galactic Empire could never have imagined that the leader of the rebel army was actually operating on the planet Korumex, a transportation hub in the ring star region outside the eastern border of the Milky Way.

The planet Kolumex is an important hub of the Perlemian trade route, the most important hyperspace route in the Milky Way. It is also a planet with trade and import and export transit as its main business, and its economy is very developed.

In the early days of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic was defeated in the Battle of Ren-Val (the Battle of the Dark Reaper), which led to the loss of the strategic initiative in the East. The planet Korumex did not dare to resist the powerful Confederacy of Independent Systems and surrendered directly.

When the Galactic Republic launched a counterattack and surrounded the planet Salukami, the planet Kolumex reacted very quickly and immediately submitted a request for surrender to the Galactic Republic.

This made the planet suffer very little damage from the war. Even after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, they treated Korumex as a trustworthy planet and built a large intelligence station and spaceport here. The Galactic Empire planned to use Korumex to radiate its influence to the core control area of ​​the Independent System Confederation.

  And now, the leader of the rebels, Padmé Amidala, actually appeared on the planet Kolumex and even registered a company!

This was completely unexpected for the Imperial intelligence department, which had been searching for this unknown rebel leader repeatedly on the border of the Principality of Dawn and near the twelve administrative core planets before the Confederation of Independent Systems.

Because the current Imperial Intelligence Department does know that there are rebels in the Imperial Parliament and the core circle of nobles, but they believe that the leader of the rebels is from the former Independent System Confederation. And they also believe that because of this relationship, the Principality of Dawn is likely to support the rebels behind the scenes.

"…some arms dealers have begun to transport large quantities of weapons to several core planets of the Trade Federation, and the Galactic Empire is tracking them…" Padmé Amidala picked up this ordinary document, which clearly stated the company's financial report for this quarter, but what she read out was something else.

She adjusted her monocle, and the built-in chip decoded the document and re-projected it onto her pupil, showing the encrypted true content.

"Are these arms dealers crazy for money? Everyone knows that the Trade Federation is like a red-hot iron block at this time, and it cannot be touched at all." Padmé Amidala frowned, "But this is a good thing for us. With the support of those arms dealers, the Galactic Empire can only invest more power in the Trade Federation, and our uprising movement will be more successful."

"So, can we take action on the planet Korumex now?" the rebel said excitedly.

Padmé Amidala nodded and said, "Although this is very risky, it is the only way we can do it now. Simon Greyshade, the planet's senator, is actually an old friend of mine in the Galactic Republic Senate. If I personally go to persuade him, he should agree to the uprising. But this man is not trustworthy at all. He may sell us out for profit at any time. Therefore, we still need to control him by obtaining evidence of his corruption."

"It's already been arranged," the insurgent said. "Simon is willing to hand over the power of the planet Korumex and then retire and go home to run the casino. But the question now is when to act."

"Right now. I will send Simon a message that will include some things that happened in the Republic Senate. This will make him suspicious. He will not be sure whether it is me who sent the message, nor can he really target me." Padmé Amidala said, "We must cut off the Galactic Empire's contact with the planet Korumex."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

After the rebel left, Padmé Amidala took off her monocle, rubbed her sore eyes, and said with a sigh, "This time, we really need to owe the Principality of Dawn a favor. Without their actions, the planet Korumex would not have been so smooth."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." A figure suddenly appeared from the shadows nearby. She said slowly, "Even if we cannot truly form an alliance with the Principality of Dawn, as long as we can reach a certain consensus on fighting the Galactic Empire, that will be enough."

Padmé Amidala said, "This is what I'm worried about. Too much involvement with the Principality of Dawn will change the nature of our internal affairs. Master Shaak-Ti, I have always refused to have more dealings with the Principality of Dawn, although if I really did so, the development of the rebellion would be better. But this is something I must prevent."

The person in the shadow is Shaak-Ti!!

"I understand your concerns, Leader." Shaak-Ti also addressed Padmé as leader. "This matter is indeed the responsibility of our new Jedi Order."

She paused, sighed, and said, "The remains of the Jedi Academy on Ossus are of vital importance. We have rebuilt the Jedi Order there. But if Korumex remains in the hands of the Galactic Empire, they will be able to pose a direct threat to Ossus at any time... The new Jedi Order cannot withstand such pressure. We are deeply grateful for your help in going against the purpose of the Rebellion."

Padmé Amidala smiled and said, "Please don't be so formal, Master Shaak Ti. I will never forget everything the Jedi Order has done to protect this galaxy. I am more gratified than anyone else to see that the Jedi Order can be rebuilt. When our cause is successful, we can also restore the order of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order." "This is a very difficult road, but my fellow members of the new Jedi Order and I firmly believe that this day will come." Shaak Ti said firmly, "The Jedi Order will be rebuilt, the Galactic Republic will be rebuilt, and we will defeat the Galactic Empire, defeat Palpatine, and return to Coruscant."

Padmé Amidala nodded. "I'm also leaving the uprising on the planet Korumex in your hands. Monitor Simon Gokshead and ensure the success of the uprising. Let the new Jedi Knights grow better on the planet Ossus."

"I will complete all our tasks. At the same time, on behalf of the thousands of young apprentices on the planet Ossus, I once again express my sincere gratitude to you. May the Force be with you, Leader." Shaak-Ti bowed in the shadows and gradually disappeared.

……

The southern border of the Milky Way, the central ring star region.

A dazzling white light flashed by, and a Revenge-class destroyer produced by the Principality of Dawn broke away from the hyperspace channel and appeared near a planet.

The armor belt of this Revenge-class destroyer was in tatters, and it was obvious that it had encountered a very fierce battle before coming here.

"Great master, according to your order, we have forcibly interrupted the hyperspace navigation. However, the hyperspace engine has been damaged and needs to be inspected before we can confirm the time to use it again." At the spacecraft console, the navigator turned around and said respectfully to the man standing in the middle of the bridge.

In the center of the bridge stood a four-meter-tall Protoss wearing heavy black armor. Blood-red flames were always burning around his body, looking majestic and terrifying.

He was actually the Protoss prisoner who had escaped from the Glory mothership - Orega!

A Dark Templar came to Orega and said in a deep voice: "My Lord, this planet is a little strange."

"What do you feel?" Orega asked back.

"I feel that this planet seems to have a very deep connection with the void. I can't imagine what it would be like to escape into the void as a planet. But this planet..." The Dark Templar's tone was full of fear.

Olega floated to the porthole, looked at the yellow-green, even somewhat ugly planet in front of him, and said: "My spiritual power was polluted by that woman's unknown energy on the mothership. That energy is extremely evil and can even turn people into powerful monsters. Now I have to find a place to remove this pollution, otherwise we will not be able to proceed to the next step of fusion."

The Dark Templar saluted very devoutly and said, "Nothing can stop you, my Lord. We deeply desire to merge with you and become the incarnation of God."

Olega looked at the planet in front of him and said, "Send out the probe to scan the surface of the planet. Then draw the energy spectrum of the planet. I want to know where this planet is connected to the void."

However, the operator at the control console scratched his head and said, "But master, this planet is heavily guarded. If we rashly launch a probe, it might anger the planet's defenders, right?"

The people controlled by the Protoss all retain their consciousness and awareness completely, and are no different from normal people except that they believe they must be loyal to the controller. Therefore, after receiving this order from Orrega, the operators put forward their own opinions.

Yet Orrega frowned, if he had one.

"What did you see?" he asked.

"The defenders have dozens of warships and an armed space station," said the operator.

The navigator also said: "According to the navigation data, this planet is... the base of the Galactic Empire's 114th Escort Fleet... It is mainly responsible for the mission of exterminating nearby pirates... I don't think it would be a good idea for us to provoke them. Let's send a request for asylum."

"What is the name of this planet?" asked Orega.

"Uh...it's called, Haruun Kal, master." The navigator replied.

"My Lord, we also saw the defenders. But these defenders feel very strange." Another Dark Templar also said.

"There are no defenders." Orega said coldly, "Send the probe. Prepare the shuttle. I will go and check it out myself."

"Yes." The operator nodded and pressed the button to launch the probe.

"Is it an illusion, my lord?" asked the Dark Templar.

Olega shook his head and said, "Yes and no. This is an extremely powerful mental barrier that covers almost all areas around the planet. Anyone who comes into contact with this mental barrier will have hallucinations. I can't imagine what kind of existence can create such a powerful mental barrier, but based on my judgment, it is most likely the planet itself."

"If that's the case, then the planet may be very dangerous." said the Dark Templar.

"But maybe there are different void rules hidden here. If I can get this power, I will be invincible in this galaxy!" There was greed in Orega's tone.

(End of this chapter)