The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2236: Blood Warrior

The person sitting there in meditation was none other than Mace Windu, one of the former leaders of the Jedi Order, who later founded the 'Blood Knights' and was a highly respected Jedi Master!

He was shirtless, kneeling on the ground like a mountain, with his eyes closed in meditation.

Only the left half of his face was covered by a mechanical device. The mechanical left eye emitted a scarlet light. The mechanical device extended all the way down to the seventh vertebra. The combination of machine and flesh was chilling.

The muscles in his body were as hard as rock and as perfect as sculptures, rising and falling rhythmically with his breathing, and the blade-like mechanical device on his spine also opened and closed continuously.

It was unknown what he had experienced during meditation, but at this moment, Mace Windu was covered in sweat, and a thin mist was emanating from his high body temperature. The powerful dark side force was lingering around his body, emitting a little blood-red light.

After a moment, Mace Windu suddenly opened his eyes, and the powerful force was instantly restrained. He stood up, his body shook slightly, and all the sweat evaporated from his body instantly.

Mace Windu let out a long breath, then picked up a brown coarse cloth cloak from the side and casually put it on.

"Master Windu..." Seeing this, the officer bowed his head deeply.

"You just said that a civil war is about to break out on the planet Mandalore?" Mace Windu's low voice had a hint of electronic sound.

"Yes." The officer said, "Super Vizsla has returned to the Concordia satellite for almost half a year. There are signs that he is mobilizing troops. There are already more than 300 million troops gathering on the Concordia satellite, which obviously exceeds the demand for protecting the satellite."

"Hmph... civil war. Who does he want to fight a civil war with? With the ordinary people of Mandalore?" Mace Windu asked sarcastically.

"From the intelligence we have obtained so far, it seems that what Super Vizsla is planning is a global purge," said the officer.

"Is he planning to abandon the planet Mandalore, which he already ruled, and then conquer it again?" Mace Windu said coldly, "He can come up with such a crazy plan. It seems that he knows that he doesn't have much time left."

"From his point of view, this should be his last resort. He will never get the support of the Mandalorian people anyway," said the officer.

Mace Windu stood up and walked towards the conference room.

This was a circular conference room, with no tables inside, only a circle of cushions around it, and there were already more than a dozen people wearing brown coarse cloth cloaks. They knelt there in a meditative posture without saying a word.

After Mace Windu entered, everyone stood up, bowed deeply, and then sat down again in silence.

"Master Windu, something might have happened on Mandalore. Severance Tann's flagship has not returned yet. Should we take this opportunity to intervene on Mandalore?" asked a woman, the third person from the left.

"What do you think?" Mace Windu looked at the others.

"I think it's unwise to intervene in the civil war on Mandalore at this time." Another man sitting in the seventh seat on the right said, "There are people behind Super Vizsla supporting him. Maybe this civil war is what that person wants to see. If we take action at this time, we will only be exposed to unknown enemies in advance."

"But the opportunity is rare... According to intelligence, Severance Tann's flagship, the Infinity supercarrier, suddenly took action two months ago and broke into the Rafa system of the Galactic Empire, and then left here and went to an unknown destination. At present, there is no sign of the Infinity returning, but our intelligence personnel saw another Infinity-class supercarrier outside the planet Dawn, hull number 001, which should be the Eternity. In other words, Severance Tann does not have a supercarrier now." The woman said. "Even without a supercarrier, can we defeat Severance Tann's fleet?" The seventh person on the right said: "The fleet in our hands now is very difficult to preserve, and it is our last asset. Once exposed, Severance Tann will definitely destroy us first! At the same time, this will also give her an excuse to intervene in Mandalore with arms!"

"This is a totally cowardly act! Our fleet is twice as large as Severance Tann's! Are we going to give up this opportunity just because we are afraid? When the supercarrier is in place again, we will have no choice but to hide in the dark again!" the woman shouted.

"If you have experienced the destruction of the Second Galaxy Army, then I will tell you that it is reasonable to be afraid. There is no way we can defeat Severance Tann while she still has warships in her hands! To deal with her, we must first grasp her whereabouts and then assassinate her directly!" the man said sternly.

"It is still too risky to intervene in Mandalore at this time. We should first find a suitable agent on Mandalore, and then we can launch our plan. In this regard, we are far behind Severance Tann. She has already found Jango Fett and established the Mandalorian Restoration Army." Another person also said.

"Jango Fett was originally a separatist, and he had been involved with the Principality of Dawn for a long time. It was only natural for Severance Tann to support him as an agent! But we don't have such a candidate."

"How's Bo-Katan-Kryze?"

"That little girl is unreliable. She has fallen to the point of joining the Death Watch. Such a person cannot be trusted! It is better to continue looking for Satine Kryze. It is said that she was rescued by Obi-Wan Kenobi. As long as we find them, Obi-Wan will not refuse our proposal."

Others present also began to discuss heatedly.

Mace Windu raised his hand and waved it gently. The discussion stopped immediately and everyone looked at him.

"It would be wise not to intervene in the civil war on Mandalore now. We continue to observe Severance Tann's movements and see how she will react. The operation to assassinate Severance Tann should not stop. We should continue to search for intelligence about her and not act rashly before getting definite news." Mace Windu said.

"Yes, sir." Everyone answered in unison.

Mace Windu asked again: "Now, is there any response from the Leader?"

The 'leader' he mentioned is the person behind the recent waves of uprisings in the galaxy. No one knows who this person is and can only call him the leader.

"There's a response from the rebels. They said that apart from trying to contact Bo-Katan Kryze, they did not interfere in the internal affairs of the planet Mandalore. In other words, there is someone else behind Transcendence Vizsla." said the man sitting next to Master Windu, with the hood of his cloak propped up high on his head.

"Our connection with the rebels needs to be strengthened. Master Ki-Adi-Mundi, I'll leave this matter to you," said Mace Windu.

The man with the tall head is the Cerrian Jedi Master, Ki-Adi-Mundi!

"As you command." Ki-Adi-Mundi nodded in response, and then he added: "Also, there is news from the rebels that someone is looking for you."

"Who?"

"At present, I only know one name - Oleja." (End of this chapter)