The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1935. Right of exploitation

The capital of the planet Alderaan, the city of Aldera, is located outside the royal palace area.

A beautiful and charming woman with long, silky golden hair tied back in a ponytail, wearing a sports casual outfit, sitting on the grass, looking at the palace not far away, her face full of laziness expression.

"Ah, this is it...the palace of the planet Alderaan." The woman took out a piece of bubble gum from her pocket, put it in her mouth, chewed it, blew out a big bubble and then popped it with a pop, "In my opinion, This place is completely undefended.”

[Don’t underestimate the enemy, Nova. The cohesion of Alderaan is not seen on most other planets in the galaxy...well, except for Dawn. 】Another female voice came from the micro communicator in the ear.

"Of course there is cohesion... Highly automated productivity, relatively low taxes, clean administrative bureaucracy, and equal human rights. To a certain extent, this is a perfect utopia." He said this, Nova's face was full of ridicule, "But what is hidden behind all this peace?"

[Uh...ice cream? 】The woman in the communicator was obviously not interested in this topic and said something perfunctory.

"Super Lotus, now I'm going to educate you about the mission objectives... Well, hidden behind this prosperity is privilege." Nova's eyes became cold, "Let me be more specific, it is the ability to legally exploit The 'right to exploit' other middle-ring and outer-ring planets."

[Okay, you successfully aroused my interest. Let’s talk about it, after all, during this period of time, I don’t think Alderaan will exploit others. ] Super Lotus said.

"The planet Alderaan was one of the first planets to join the Galactic Republic when it was founded. During the difficult days when the Galactic Republic just began to develop, the planet Alderaan also played a great role. In the subsequent wars , the planet Alderaan also assumes the obligation to provide a fleet for the Galactic Republic." Nova said.

[Does this have anything to do with their current situation? 】Super Lotus asked.

"Because of their glorious past, the Galactic Republic gave them...privileges." There was sarcasm on Nova's face. She was disgusted with such things from the bottom of her heart. "After that, the Galactic Republic continued to expand, and finally became Became the overlord of the galaxy. In order to repay these planets that supported the Galactic Republic from the beginning, the Galactic Republic gave these planets sufficient privileges. Including extremely low taxes, more parliamentary seats, and more industrial investment."

With a snap, Nova blew another bubble, "And officials directly under the Republic have no authority to directly deal with these planets. In other words, even if these planets have committed crimes, the Galactic Republic cannot deal with them and must submit them to the parliament for discussion. ...And who are the people in the parliament? Those who control the right to speak are those privileged planets like Alderaan. During the development of these planets for 25,000 years, the relationships between them are complicated. One sentence can make countless Republic officials work for themselves. Unless they openly treason like the planet Rendili, there is nothing the Galactic Republic can do against them."

[So, what about exploitation? 】Super Lotus is completely insensitive to such political topics.

"The taxes on these planets have been reduced and the privileges have been increased. In order to meet their development needs, more planets are needed to overload and provide more materials for their use. You are right, Alderaan It’s peaceful, the people are simple, and they don’t look like people who exploit others at all... But... they enjoy the materials and privileges that the Galactic Republic exploited for them, do you understand? This is what is called - the right to exploit."

[Oh, so they don’t exploit it themselves, the Galactic Republic exploits it for them, I understand. But now the Galactic Republic is gone? ] Super Lotus asked again.

"The Galactic Republic has become the Galactic Empire. It is a reorganization, not a revolution. The Galactic Empire will still retain the original administrative foundation of the Galactic Republic... Even Palpatine does not dare to easily offend those intricately connected privileged planets and wealthy nobles. , After all, he himself relied on these people to secure his throne." Nova said, "If he touches these people, the economic foundation and industrial foundation of the Galactic Empire will collapse in an instant."

[It sounds like Palpatine is quite frustrated, huh. ] Super Lotus said.

"So, Tang Xiao told me an interesting inference... He said that when Palpatine masters absolute force, he will not hesitate to attack these people, and then truly destroy all the people in the galaxy. Take all the power into your own hands." Nova's tone was cold.

[The force of the Galactic Empire is now so powerful that it makes people despair...How many Empire-class Star Destroyers have been built...Last year I hacked into a database at the Quat Dynamic Shipyard, and the number displayed in it was...3100 ships. And there are nearly 2,000 ships lying on the production line! ] Super Lotus said.

"Oh, these privileged planets and wealthy nobles have a heritage of more than 20,000 years. They have never seen any wars. Can a mere Star Destroyer scare them?" Nova blew another bubble. This time, She boasted loudly, "If you really want to scare these people, you have to be... DS-1..."

Bang! Nova took the initiative to pop the bubbles, then flicked her white fingers, and the bubble gum flew accurately into a trash can in the distance.

[Nova...this thing is the top military secret. Can we not talk about this during the mission? ] Super Lotus sighed.

"Is chatting during the mission allowed?" Nova asked indifferently.

[You are chatting, but I have been busy! ] Super Lotus said, [Okay, I have blocked the signals of the surrounding guard drones, you can start scanning. 】

Nova then picked up the headband eyepiece that was casually thrown beside her, pressed a few buttons, and checked the situation heading to the Alderaan Palace through the tactical eyepiece. Under the scanning of the tactical eyepiece, the terrain and guard positions of the entire palace were marked.

The Alderaan Palace is very large, and the power of this tactical eyepiece is limited after all, so this scan can only be carried out bit by bit.

[The shielding effect remains for 30 seconds. 】Super Lotus reminder.

Nova sneered, glanced sideways at a figure walking not far away, put away the eyepiece, "Let's call it a day and continue from another angle in the afternoon."

At this time, a fashionably dressed man had already walked towards Nova. He was obviously attracted by Nova's beauty, even his walking posture was light and airy.

"Ah, this lady, your beauty is as intoxicating as the stars in the sky. I have to say that the first time I saw you, I was deeply fascinated by you." The man took out something with his backhand. A bouquet of flowers, "In order to set off your beauty, I specially found golden evening flowers from around. It is like your blond hair, lighting up my heart..."

[Hahahaha, congratulations Nova. I'm afraid this guy has even thought of the names of your two sons. ] Chao Lianhua was laughing so hard on the other end of the communication line.

Nova rolled her eyes, looked at the enthusiastic man, and imitated his tone: "Ah, this handsome guy, I am fascinated by your enthusiasm. So I want to say to you..."

She raised her middle finger very politely with her backhand, "Get out!"