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Chapter 1245 The seeds of dissatisfaction (I am huddled in the quilt and rolling around)

 For Palpatine, although the negotiation with Duanmuhuai was somewhat unpleasant, he is now more concerned about the situation of the independent federation. Duanmuhuai did not inform Palpatine about his use of Colossus-level weapons, so in the latter's view, the most important thing at the moment was to suppress and eliminate the Independent Federation as quickly as possible, and to kill all its leaders. This is the only way , Palpatine was able to establish thorough prestige and prepare to transform the entire Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire.

So he ordered Wilhuff Tarkin as the commander to lead the fleet to the capital of the Independent Federation as quickly as possible, taking advantage of the opponent's current internal emptiness to catch them all!

As the powerful military commander of the Galactic Republic, Wilhuff naturally accepted this task without hesitation, and then he led the fleet to attack Neimodia.

“Report to the commander that we have arrived at the designated system.”

"very good."

Hearing the answer from his subordinate, Wilhuff Tarkin nodded. He was a middle-aged man with a thin face and sharp eyes like a bird. At the moment, Wilhuff stood on the bridge, staring around vigilantly like a falcon. Although he had learned from Palpatine that the Independent Federation's fleet had been completely wiped out, as a qualified As a soldier, Wilhuff still maintained the necessary vigilance.

 “What was the result of the investigation?”

 “No sign of the fleet, sir.”

 “Very good, connect me to the independent federation’s communications.”

Wilhuff, who gave the order, stood upright. He stared at the planet Neimodia in front of him, pondering and calculating the next battle strategy. The reason why he chose to persuade him to surrender was not because Wilhuff had any chivalrous spirit, but because he was trying to use this method to undermine the morale of the Independent Federation, so that when he and others invaded, the resistance they would encounter would become smaller. Of course, considering the threat of the independent federation's robot army, this is still a matter of concern...

 “Report to the chief.”

 At this moment, the voice of his subordinates came.

 “What, are you connected yet?”

 “No, this…”

Facing Wilhuff’s inquiry, his subordinates had a strange expression.

“We have received no communication from the planet Neimoidia, and our messages appear to have gone unaccepted.”

"………What?"

 Hearing his subordinate's answer, Wilhuff couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his ears.

"you sure?"

"Yes, sir, we even initiated communication on the public channel, but there was no response. And we also monitored the communication on the Neimodia planet, but found that the entire Neimodia planet's communication network was silent. like………"

 At this point, the subordinates couldn't help but paused.

　　…"It's as if there are no people on this planet at all."

I have to say that this makes Wilhuff feel extremely ridiculous. The planet Neimodia is not only the capital of the Independent Federation, but also the core planet of the Trade Alliance. Even if it's not wartime, countless pieces of business information from various galaxies must be processed here. How could there be no news at all?

 “Scan the entire planet.”

"Yes, sir."

Wilhuff gave the order again, and quickly responded again.

“Sir, there is no sign of life on this planet.”

“Is there something wrong with the sensor?”

 Hearing the report from his subordinates, Wilhuff's first reaction was this, joking, such a big and prosperous planet, you tell me there is no sign of life? Are you kidding me?

“The sensor has been tested and found no abnormalities. It may be that there is a problem with the program...or there is some kind of interference on the ground..."

Even the soldier responsible for operating the sensor is a little skeptical about life. After all, this is simply too incredible and unimaginable.

“…Send troops to attack and occupy the capital of Neimodia. If there are any problems, report them immediately!”

Wilhuff thought for a moment and finally gave the order. When things go abnormal, there must be monsters. The current Neimoidia planet can be regarded as abnormal and cannot be any more abnormal. It is certain that maybe there is some conspiracy by the Independent Federation. But no matter what tricks the other party has, they must at least send someone to check out the situation.

Although the planet Neimodia is like an empty city with its gates wide open at the moment, it looks suspicious no matter how you look at it, but it is impossible to just go back!

 Send someone first to see what’s going on!

Soon, under Wilhuff's order, several clone legions rushed into the atmosphere on shuttles and landed towards the capital of Neimodia.

Along the way, the commander of the Clone Legion also maintained communication with Wilhuff. After all, considering that the other party was likely to use some means of isolating communications, Wilhuff asked the Clone Legion commander to report to him no matter what happened along the way.

“Report, we have arrived at the capital of Neimodia...the air defense facilities here have not been activated. Yes, there are almost no signs of human activity in the entire city.”

Standing on the edge of the transport plane, the clone commander held a gun in one hand and stared around.

"There are no traces of an attack. There is a certain warning of neutron contamination, but it is not fatal... It is likely to be some kind of leak..."

“We are about to reach the Governor’s Palace without being attacked.”

Listening to the report of the Clone Legion Commander, Wilhuff's expression remained unchanged on the surface, but he became increasingly panicked in his heart - what on earth is the Independent Federation doing? What conspiracy do they have! ?

 “Report sir!”

At this moment, suddenly, the clone commander's voice came to Wilhuff's ears again, making his heart beat faster.

 “What? Are you under attack?”

"No...Sir, I, I don't know what to say...the targets are...all dead." ".........???"

Hearing the clone commander's report, Wilhuff was confused.

 “What do you mean? What do you mean the targets are all dead?”

"That is...all of them are dead, including the guards. We also found the bodies of the Governor of the Trade Federation and the leaders of the Banking Guild and the Technology Guild."

“All dead? How did they die? Were they killed by someone?”

 “No…I can’t tell…”

Looking at the corpse in front of him, the clone commander's tone seemed a little nervous. As a soldier, he participated in many battles and saw many dead people. However, these corpses still made the clone commander feel an indescribable fear.

"They seemed to...died in agony, probably caused by some kind of poisonous gas..."

As he spoke, the clone commander sent back a video, and in the video, you could clearly see corpses lying scattered on the floor in the command room of the Neimoidia Governor's Mansion. Among them were the governors of the Trade Alliance. Each of them had their eyes widened, their expressions were distorted, and they were full of fear. They were clutching their necks or faces with their hands, as if they had seen some unimaginable terrifying existence. They were alive and well. He looked scared to death!

"this………"

Even Wilhuff frowned slightly at this moment.

"What's going on? Why did this happen? Find the survivors immediately and ask about the situation!"

 “There are no survivors…all life is dead.”

"life?"

 “Yes...you see.”

Soon, in the video, you can see that the surrounding trees have dried up and turned black, and there are even insects and even the carcasses of some small animals and birds on the ground. When the video zooms out - you can see that the entire street , there are dense corpses everywhere.

 “Where’s the robot? Go find a robot and ask about the situation!”

Wilhuff issued the order again. After all, in this star field, robots have become a necessity for all civilizations, similar to household appliances. If it is caused by some kind of poisonous gas, then the robots will not be affected, not to mention that the Trade Federation itself has created a large number of robot armies, how can we find some clues!

"Sir, all the robots... stopped functioning. We tried to repair them, but found that their internal circuits were completely destroyed and could not be repaired."

"this…………"

Facing the rewards that came again and again, Wilhuff was completely confused.

This is completely different from what I expected!

What should we do now?

　　……take Chancellor Palpatine.”

 There is nothing you can do, what else can you do, just report back first.

Soon, Wilhuff contacted Speaker Palpatine and reported the situation here. After listening to Wilhuff's report, Palpatine's expression twitched slightly, and then returned to normal.

 “I understand, Commander Wilhuff.”

 “Then Speaker, let’s go on…”

“The plan remains unchanged, to completely occupy the entire Neimoidia planet, and at the same time declare that the Independent Federation has been completely defeated, and require other affiliated systems to surrender immediately.”

"………yes."

Although Wilhuff felt that this order was a bit strange, he still obeyed it obediently. After all, in this weird situation... he felt that even if it were him, it would be difficult to come up with any other solution.

At least for now, although there is a certain amount of neutron radiation on this planet, it is not fatal. As for what happened here... Wilhuff has a feeling that even the dead people from the Trade Federation themselves are not. Let’s know what’s going on.

　　　…………”

ˆ Turning off the communication, Palpatine's originally calm expression suddenly turned gloomy. He stared at the table in front of him, tapping his fingers.

Although Wilhuff did not investigate any useful information, Palpatine could confirm that this must be the work of the Inquisition. After all, he still remembered that when he talked to Duanmu Huai on the phone before, the other party said that all the alien aliens would be exterminated. At that time, Palpatine only thought that the Inquisition might be overly fanatical. After all, how could it be so easy to exterminate a race?

 He believed that he was on a more realistic and rational basis and therefore did not agree with the requirements of the Inquisition. After all, Palpatine knows that the Galactic Republic currently does not have the ability to carry out large-scale cleansing of alien aliens, and doing so may cause dissatisfaction and resistance from other races that are originally neutral or even surrendered.

 The result...is the Tribunal really capable of this? !

 Just kidding!

At this moment, Palpatine's complexion was almost turning black. He knew that the Tribunal was powerful. But at that time, Palpatine did not particularly regard the Inquisition as a threat. However, when the Inquisition showed that they had the power to easily wipe out all life on a planet, Palpatine had to be afraid. .

This also made him feel extremely uneasy. After all, Palpatine deliberately wanted to become the ruler of the entire Galactic Republic. In addition to being a Sith who wanted to eliminate the Jedi for revenge, he also had strong power and desire for control. But now, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

So what if you become the Speaker of the Galactic Republic? So what if he becomes the imagined emperor of the Galactic Empire?

 Whatever the Inquisition asked him to do, didn’t he still have to do it?

So what is the difference between this emperor and a puppet?

Thinking of this, Palpatine gritted his teeth.

 We have to think of a way...