The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2260: Harbor of the Soul

  2261: Harbor of the Soul

Bo-Katan-Kryze sat on the ground, curled up into a ball, buried her head deeply in her knees, her shoulders trembling slightly, and murmured to herself: "It's my fault... I hurt everyone..."

Vitaly Orlov came over, patted her shoulder gently, and said, "You are right. Attacking Sundari City is the right decision. We just didn't expect that Gar Saxon is so cunning. He should be the biggest chess piece of the Zahn Consortium."

He sighed softly, "Super-Vizla has made himself a public enemy. In fact, looking back, the Zane Consortium has been forcing him, pushing him to the brink of madness, and then kicking him away. This was premeditated. Super-Vizla is a discarded pawn who is destined to die, and his greatest role is to use his death to establish the prestige of Gar-Saxon."

"It's useless... Gar Saxon will be the master of Mandalore. He will definitely be an excellent ruler. I am no longer needed." Bo-Katan Kryze murmured, "After all, I am far inferior to my sister. I destroyed everything she built with my own hands..."

Vitaly Orlov shook his head, came to sit next to her and said, "You should know that Yuri Orlov is my brother. Yes, Santa Claus, one of the largest arms dealers in the galaxy... But to be honest, I really hate him and dislike him, but every time, I choose to follow him... Since he was a child, he has always been dishonest, running around all day, looking for every opportunity to make money, a lot of money."

"Sometimes I would ask him, isn't it good to maintain the status quo? Isn't it good to open a restaurant? But he just took a gun and said to me, 'Brother in arms'. He found his direction and started selling weapons. With the help of the last war, he expanded his weapons business to the entire galaxy. He is so outstanding that I can't see his back even if I look up at him. However, I can never support what he does."

"He sells weapons without asking who they are. Civilians, gangsters, explorers, smugglers... He wants everyone in the galaxy to use the weapons he sells. Countless people will die because of his weapons... I can't accept lying on the pile of money I made and enjoying myself..."

Bo-Katan Kryze also gradually calmed down, and she nodded gently. She also had a similar experience with Vitaly Orlov, both of them had an outstanding and dazzling brother/sister, and at the same time they also ran counter to their ideas.

Vitaly Orlov's brother sells weapons, while he yearns for peace. Bo-Katan Kryze's sister opposes war, while she advocates the use of force. Such differences in ideas made them part ways... Vitaly Orlov became Satine Kryze's peace advisor, while Bo-Katan Kryze became a Death Watch.

And now... after going through countless things, they began to understand each other's choices.

Vitaly Orlov took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, then handed one to Bo-Katan Kryze. He took a deep breath, exhaled a column of smoke, and said slowly: "...But is it really wrong? After experiencing all the changes on the planet Mandalore, I found that it is not the case...Maybe in the past, he had no choice, but now, my brother is using his own way to support the Principality of Dawn to move forward. It is true that his weapons killed many people, but I have to admit that in many cases, his weapons also helped many people."

He sighed. "For example, the Rebellion. He gave those desperate planets the power to rise up in rebellion. Another example is the Trade Federation... This is a business that cost him his life. Was he wrong? No... It was this world that was wrong."

"Cough cough cough..." Bo-Katan Kryze didn't know how to smoke, so he tried to take a puff and was choked and started coughing.

Vitaly Orlov patted her on the back and continued, "Since the world is wrong, what we need to do is to correct it. To achieve this, we need power, more power. Grand Duchess Satine cannot defend her ideals because she has no power... Weapons and wars are both necessary means, and what we need to do is to stick to our original intentions and prevent such power from going astray."

Bo-Katan-Kryze nodded wordlessly, tears beginning to fall.

"So, do you think you are wrong? Is it wrong to resist tyranny and power? Is it wrong to want to lead the people of Mandalore to a better life?" Vitaly Orlov asked back.

Bo-Katan Kryze shook his head vigorously. "In that case, let's take a step back." Vitaly Orlov said, "The Zahn Group is trying to get Mandalore, they must have a bigger plan, so we need to wait patiently before they reveal their true intentions. For the sake of the people of Mandalore, we should not take the initiative to provoke a war, but we must also stand up when the people need us."

Bo-Katan-Kryze began nodding vigorously again.

"We need to be more fully prepared to ensure that when we are needed, we will be invincible!" Vitaly Orlov said firmly.

Bo-Katan Kryze still didn't speak. She just leaned in Vitaly Orlov's arms and fell into a deep sleep without knowing when.

Vitaly Orlov held her in his arms, his eyes looking into the distance.

The chaos on Mandalore finally came to an end. But there is no doubt that a more terrible storm is brewing. By then, where will Mandalore go?

Vitali knew very well that both the Galactic Empire and the Principality of Dawn were watching the situation, because they could not grasp the direction of the development of the situation on the planet Mandalore. Any rash action would only backfire.

However, when the situation on Mandalore becomes clear, will they still watch quietly? The invincible general Severance Tann is right beside them!

……

At the same time, a 2273-meter-long flagship model of the Providence-class destroyer left the hyperspace jump and arrived at a planet that looked yellow-green from space.

Planet Harun Kar.

Mace Windu looked at the planet opposite through the porthole, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"The planet Harun Kar... is waking up." He said slowly.

"This planet has an extremely powerful will. Anyone who gets close to it is affected by it..." said Oreja, who was enveloped in blood-red flames. "However, you are the son of Harunkar, so you should be able to resolve the changes here."

Windu didn't speak. He looked at the planet Harun Kal and fell into silence.