The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 7 The Gaze from the Other Side of the Galaxy
7. A look from the other side of the galaxy
The Galactic Republic, a behemoth that has ruled thousands of galaxies in the Milky Way since more than 25000 years ago.Since its inception, it has been jointly ruled by the Galactic Council and the Jedi Order.

Republic Era 25018 Apr 4, 15BBY, 35:0:4 {note 15}.Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, is also the most developed and prosperous planet in the entire galaxy.

The Jedi Temple, Coruscant and the Galactic Council are among the most magnificent buildings.There are five towers above the huge trapezoidal main building that is thousands of meters high and more than 500 meters wide. This architectural structure also marks the supreme authority of the guardian of the Galactic Republic, the Jedi Order.

An old man in his 70s with gray beard but with a high spirit and high spirits stood in one of the towers of the Jedi Temple, and reported in a cold tone: "Master Yoda, Senator Palpatine has agreed to be in parliament. Provide support and push the Judicial Fleet to send troops directly to relieve the siege of Niele."

And standing by the window in the hall with his back to this side, was a green body, less than a meter tall, with long ears, a shriveled old man like a goblin who was leaning on crutches, overlooking the entire Coruscant through the window.

Master Yoda, the supreme leader of the Jedi Order, is also a highly respected elder.Hearing the report of the visitor, he did not look back, but nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Dooku. Very important, Senator Palpatine's help."

The grammar of his speech is very strange, always putting the subject at the back, which has become a somewhat awkward inversion.

The response of the old man named Master Dooku was also very cold, he just nodded slightly, turned around and left.When he came to the front of the door, he turned sideways and said coldly: "If sending troops to rescue a planet besieged by pirates, you have to use personal relationships to push the bill through the parliament, then tell me, the way forward for the Galactic Republic. Where? How should the Jedi Order behave?"

But Master Yoda just turned his back to him, and after a while he said slowly, "Call me master, you should."

Dooku's cheeks twitched, and he turned sharply and slammed the door straight away.

After a long time, Master Yoda took a deep breath, turned to look in one direction, his eyes became deep, and he shook his head slightly.

Outside the door, Master Dooku fought back the anger in his heart and walked quickly down the corridor.A pair of masters and apprentices in coarse clothes walked towards them, a middle-aged man with loose hair and a flat-headed young man who looked very energetic.

Seeing Dooku coming, the middle-aged man quickly stepped aside, bowed respectfully and said, "Master."

Dooku was annoyed, but he nodded in response after seeing the middle-aged man, and walked out of the Jedi Temple.

The middle-aged man kept bowing and waited for Dooku to walk away before taking his young apprentice into the room where Dooku came out just now.

"Master Yoda, are you looking for me?" The middle-aged man walked into the room and bowed deeply to Master Yoda standing by the window.

"There are fluctuations in the force, I feel it," said Master Yoda.

The middle-aged man was stunned, his eyes sharpened, "Could it be that the power of the dark side has appeared again?"

"The power of the dark side, this is not. Chaos, all I see." Master Yoda closed his eyes, feeling the Force.

"A chaos? Where? Why does this happen?" The middle-aged man frowned.

"I can't know." Yoda shook his head. "Increasingly, the disturbance of the Force must be seen with your own eyes. Go to the Model Sector, Master Qui-Gon-Jin."

The middle-aged man asked again: "What am I looking for?"

"I don't know. May the Force be with you." Master Yoda sighed and stopped talking.

"May the force be with you." Qui-Gon Jin bowed deeply again and turned to the young man beside him. "Let's go, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Go to the Model Sector."

"Yes, master." The young man nodded and replied.

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Master Dooku returned to his residence, turned on the communicator, and the miniature projector projected a figure of a man in his 40s, wearing a parliamentary robe, with a somewhat bald head.

Dooku nodded slightly and said, "Thank you very much for your help this time, Senator Palpatine. Otherwise, the millions of inhabitants of the planet Neel will suffer heavy casualties under the siege of the Viscaran pirates."

Senator Palpatine smiled and said: "This is what I should do, Master Dooku. I am also very fortunate to meet a Jedi like you who dares to break the tradition and is full of justice in such a decadent age. Master Warrior."

"But that's not what I want," Dooku said, shaking his head. "This shouldn't have been resolved this way."

"The situation we're in is like this, and it's not going to change because of the efforts of one or two of us. So, we should be thankful that this matter can be resolved. And other more serious things, such as the recent Mala The dispute between Starr and the Enterprise Alliance is beyond our capabilities," Palpatine said.

Dooku agreed, "I agree with you very much, Mr. Senator. This is not a problem that one or two of us can solve. We need more comrades."

Palpatine nodded with relief, "This is exactly what I want to express. But I believe that as long as we stick to our original intention, the opportunity for change will eventually come."

"I hope this day will come sooner." Dooku's tone became cold.

"Yes, it will come eventually." Palpatine said meaningfully, "By the way, I recently heard that there may be some problems in the Model Sector."

"It's a barren area of ​​the outer western region, full of unusual hyperspace traps, and as far as I know there's a giant black hole. It's beyond the control of the Galactic Republic, what's the problem there? ?" Dooku was a little strange.

"It's not important, just a little concerned. If you can help me and let someone investigate, that would be the best." Palpatine said lightly.

"I'll send a few Jedi apprentices...well, forget it, I'll send a few bounty hunters directly from my home planet Serenor." Dooku originally wanted to pass the Jedi Order, but he dismissed this immediately. idea.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Dooku." Palpatine showed that meaningful smile again, bowed slightly, and ended the communication.

"Why do you want Dooku to do the Force Disturbance that appeared in the Model Sector recently?" A very low voice suddenly came from behind Palpatine.

"It's just like training a Cyborg war dog. Only with a lot of commands will it slowly get used to your request... Finally, it's an order." Palpatine replied with a smile.

"You really only have this idea?" the voice asked again.

"Of course, my lord." Palpatine bowed slightly, and he hid his expression well.

"Very well, since that's the case, the dispute on the planet Malastar still lacks some fire, you, go and light another fire." The voice in the darkness said.

"As you wish, my lord." Palpatine still kept an impeccable smile on his face, and walked out of the office backwards.
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{Note 1}: The Star Wars universe is dated using the Battle of Yavin, the first Star Wars movie, the battle in which the Death Star was destroyed in Star Wars: A New Hope. BBY means Before Battle of Yavin. Before the Battle of Yavin, that year was 0BBY.

And after the Battle of Yavin, it is ABY years, which means After Battle of Yavin, this era will not be covered in this book.

The Galactic Republic was founded in 25053BBY and was destroyed in 19BBY for 25034 years. 35BBY corresponds to 25018 when the Galactic Republic was established, so according to the history of the Galactic Republic, this year is 25018.This year is also the point in time when the book begins, and of course, it is not the official year of the Galactic Republic.

New fans can understand it like this: BBY is the BC chronology, which comes backwards; ABY is the AD chronology, which is straight forward, so that's OK, nothing else matters.

As for 0:4:15, this is the official standard chronology method of the Galactic Republic, great resynchronization. You don't need to understand this, and I won't use this chronology method in my subsequent books.

[Attachment 1 of the Easter Egg Chapter: Master Yoda]

[Attachment 1 of the Easter Egg Chapter: Master Dooku]

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