The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2345: The Dark Threat
Darth Malthael's expression became a little strange. He had never expected that Luminara Anduri would propose such a way of cooperation.

In fact, the plan of the New Jedi Order is not difficult to guess. Providing supplies to rebuild the temple is indeed the only requirement on the surface, but there are many hidden benefits in this process.

They saw from Twilight Covenant that they did not have much obsession with the light side or the dark side, and they really intended to carry out the education of the Force. So they made such a request.

In fact, Darth Malthael didn't know the location of Ilen, but he knew it roughly. It was roughly in the northwest of the Milky Way, and it was very remote, and there was not even a stable hyperspace channel. This was why it was difficult to find Ilen without the coordinates.

Because even if you find the coordinates, you still can't go there if you don't know the rules of those hyperspace channels that appear and disappear from time to time.

But because of this, although Darth Malthael could not go, he could also prevent the Jedi Knights from going. Of course, he could not catch one or two small spaceships, but once there were large cargo ships or continuous material transportation, they would definitely not escape the joint monitoring of the Fourth Group and the Geth.

The planet of Ileng has been abandoned for thousands of years, and the temple on it has long been in ruins. It doesn't matter if it is used as a refuge for a few people, but it is impossible to rebuild the temple of the Jedi Order on it. And this planet has no ability to sustain itself, and must rely on long-term and stable supply of materials.

At the same time, with the support of the Kingdom of Dawn, the temple on the planet Ilen was rebuilt and the teaching of young apprentices began. In fact, the purpose was to provide the Jedi apprentices who escaped from the planet Coruscant with a more stable and safe educational environment, which the rebels could not guarantee.

This shows that the New Jedi Order is no longer satisfied with hiding in the corners of the Galactic Empire, but wants to truly begin rebuilding and is ready to step into the forefront.

and……

Darth Malthael looked at Luminara Anduri. He always felt that the Jedi Knight in front of him seemed to be very sure that he would die at the hands of Darth Sidious in a face-to-face battle.

Then, once he died, with the teaching method of the Twilight Covenant, the Force policy of the Kingdom of Dawn might really be reversed, and then the new Jedi Order might really be reborn in the Kingdom of Dawn!

Although Luminara did not show it, the hidden expectation made Darth Malthael feel very uncomfortable.

but……

"I agree." Darth Malthael said calmly, "Then, do you have anything to say?"

Luminara Anduri nodded and asked again, "Do you really not know what Darth Sidious is planning?"

"Be direct." Darth Malthael waved his hand.

"You should know more about the dark side than I do. You should understand one thing: Darth Sidious was a Sith Lord first, and then the Emperor of the Empire. This is different from you. You are the King of the Kingdom of Dawn first, and then a Sith Lord. And you... don't seem to have put yourself in Darth Sidious' shoes and thought about his behavior." Luminara Anduri said.

Darth Malthael's expression finally changed. He stood up and stared at Luminara's projection.

Luminara Anduri smiled coldly and said, "Let me make it clear. You will die at the hands of Darth Sidious sooner or later. It is better to do something useful before you die. Killing Darth Sidious is up to us."

Das Malthael waved his hand and said to Gross Shelbia beside him: "Give her what she wants." "Yes." Gross nodded.

"And we will help you resist the Galactic Empire's attack in the north this time. Only this time." Luminara Anduri said.

Darth Malthael ignored him and cut off the communication. He looked at the empty space in front of him, dazed for a moment, and then his expression suddenly became extremely ferocious. He raised his hand and waved it violently, and everything on the desk was blown away by the powerful air wave, and fell all over the floor.

Anxiously, he tore off his gorgeous coat and ripped the golden ribbon to pieces. Then, with a wave of his hand, he put on a black cloak, entered from the secret elevator behind the office, and went to his own dark altar.

I was careless! I was really careless!!

If this continues, I will die! I will really die!!
Darth Malthael rushed into the altar like a gust of wind, sat on the dark side altar full of mysterious runes, closed his eyes and tried to meditate. But his inner restlessness made it impossible for him to calm down!

Bang! Darth Malthael punched the ground hard and let out an angry roar!

After a long time, he calmed down and came to the bookshelf, searching frantically among those forbidden, dark and secret manuscripts.

Finally, he found what he wanted.

Darth Malthael's eyes radiated an ominous golden light. His expression was distorted, even a little crazy. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, "Darth... Sidious..."

He finally knew where the problem lay.

Perhaps it was the Dawn Kingdom's continuous all-round victories in military, political, technological, and economic aspects since the Clone Wars that gave him some illusions.

What illusion?
That is, he put Darth Sidious on the same level as himself for comparison.

In his heart, he also regarded Darth Sidious as the emperor of the empire, ruling the Galactic Empire in a face-to-face contest with his own Kingdom of Dawn.

The continuous victories made Darth Malthael think that he was really about to win. Although there were some unexpected aspects of Operation Zero, it was generally progressing smoothly. Once the plan was implemented, the collapse of the Galactic Empire was just around the corner.

By then, it will be a complete victory...

?
Maybe the Galactic Empire will really collapse, or even perish, but...what does this have to do with Darth Sidious? Will he die because of the demise of the Empire? No!

What the Galactic Empire is like, for Darth Sidious, it doesn't matter at all! In fact, the existence of the empire is a constraint for him! Those wealthy nobles control most of the empire's resources, so he has to fight openly and secretly with these people.

At this moment, Darth Malthael began to think about a very terrifying possibility - what if the failure of the Galactic Empire was actually a good thing for Darth Sidious? (End of this chapter)