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Watching Wotu's departing figure, Anakin felt both excited and somewhat sentimental.

Despite being slaves, Wotu treated them well. Apart from being a bit short-tempered, he did not mistreat them because they were slaves.

"Anakin, from today onwards, you and your mother are free. However, according to the leader's plan, you will have to endure your current identities for a while. Of course, you will no longer need to do the work in the shop!" After Wotu left, the leader of the tools smiled and said to Anakin.

“Of course, thank you, Mr. Anderson, I will cooperate!” Anakin nodded.

"What? Anakin, what's going on?" Schmidt, who was initially apprehensive about being traded again and wondering what kind of person his new master was, was greatly surprised after hearing their conversation.

“Mom, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, they were actually my friend’s subordinates. From now on, we are free!” Anakin said excitedly, hugging his mother.

“Yes, madam, not only are you free, but Anakin will also have a bright and new path!” said the leader of the puppets named Anderson with a smile.

"What bright and new path?" Schmidt asked, puzzled.

“Become a Jedi!” Anderson said in a deep voice.

Time flew by, and a little over a month later, a luxurious Naboo spaceship entered Tatooine and crash-landed outside Mos Espa.

Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed in a coarse cloth robe entered the city with a strange Gungnir, a pretty maid, and an adorable R2-D2 robot.

They are the main characters from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn, Jha Jha Binks, and Amidala, the Queen of Naboo, disguised as a handmaid and running around with the Jedi Knights.

As if drawn by fate, Qui-Gon Jinn found Anakin's little shop, just like in the original storyline.

Meanwhile, Anakin was assembling a shuttle in the shop's backyard, while the leader of the puppets named Anderson, disguised as the shopkeeper, stood at the front desk.

When Qui-Gon Jinn entered the shop, he was somewhat surprised to see that the owner behind the counter was actually a human.

"What do you need?" Anderson asked without looking up, fiddling with the equipment in front of him. In fact, his subordinates had already informed him the moment Quigankin and his group entered the city, knowing that they were their key targets.

“We need the engine for the J-327 Rebia spacecraft!” Quigankin said after scanning the shop.

“You’re lucky. Basically, I’m the only one in all of Mos España who has it. But to be honest, you’d be better off buying a new boat than buying engine parts for that thing!” Anderson said, looking up as he called out, “Anakin, pour some tea!”

This kind of spaceship is like some luxury cars on Earth; the parts may be more expensive than the whole car.

After a month of familiarization, Anderson was also very familiar with all kinds of "junk" in the store.

Upon hearing Anderson's "code," Anakin rushed out to pour water for the group, just like before. And this time, just like in the original story, he immediately spotted the incredibly beautiful Amidala.

“Here’s the list. Take a look and see how much it costs.” Qui-Gon Jin gestured for R2-D2 to step forward and show the data list.

"Twenty thousand oobi oobi!" Anderson immediately gave the price!

"How about Galaxy Credits?" Qui-Gon Jin asked.

“Galaxy Credits? No, no, no, Galaxy Credits won’t work here. I only accept physical currency,” Anderson immediately replied.

“I only have credits, but I believe that’s enough!” Quigankin waved slightly at Anderson.

“No, no!” Anderson shook his head.

“I said yes!” Qui-Gon Jin waved again.

“No, no!” Anderson refused again, scoffing, “Enough, Jedi, stop playing your little tricks. Mind control doesn’t work on me!”

Jedi Knights can also use mind control, but it's just a byproduct of the Force. With a slightly stronger mind, they can become immune. Compared to a professional mind control expert like Yuri, they are still far inferior, so Anderson was completely unaffected.

When Anderson directly revealed his identity, Qui-Gon Jinn and Amidala, who was talking to Anakin, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"How did you know I was a Jedi?" Qui-Gon Jinn asked, frowning.

"Because I've been in contact with... and seen that child, haven't I? Use your Force to sense it!" Anderson sneered again, pointing at Anakin with disdain.

"That kid, you said that kid has the Force?" Qui-Gon Jinn hadn't really paid much attention.

"Hehe, let's not talk about that. Instead of wasting your time on this, you should think about how to pay!" Anderson didn't say anything more and changed the subject.

“…We don’t have the currency here.” Quigankin frowned.

"...Actually, it's okay if we don't have money. How about we take a gamble?" A sly look appeared on Anderson's face.

Chapter 246 War Against the Sith

Gamble? Gamble on what?

It's all about betting on the shuttlecock!

As Josie orchestrated, just like in the original storyline, Qui-Gon Jinn, in order to obtain the spaceship engine parts as quickly as possible, had to participate in a shuttle race bet as Anderson suggested, and ultimately won the race with the help of the kind-hearted Anakin.

During this process, Qui-Gon Jinn also took the opportunity to confirm Anakin's terrifying Force talent through a blood test, and ultimately, through a bet, he helped Anakin gain his "freedom".

Of course, given Qui-Gon Kim's wisdom, he wasn't without suspicion that this was a setup.

However, it can only be said that Anakin, who was intelligent from a young age and lived in a place like Tatooine where all sorts of people mingled, performed even better than Josie had imagined.

Moreover, Anakin did indeed help Qui-Gon Jinn and the others with good intentions from beginning to end, and he did not lie or deceive them—his account of his childhood experiences was all true, he just deliberately ignored the changes that had occurred in the past month or so.

Everything Qui-Gon Jins learned about Anakin from people around him was exactly the same as Anakin's own words—only Anderson and Anakin themselves knew that Anakin and his mother had actually gained their freedom; to the outside world, Anakin was still the slave child.

Therefore, it would be difficult for Qui-Gon Jin to doubt such a helpful child.

At most, it raises more questions about Anderson's identity.

But he had no way of investigating.

Anderson and his group arrived here more than a month ago, and before that, the Trade Federation's blockade of Orb had even happened. Qui-Gonjin and his group were still teaching Jedi apprentices at the Temple of Coruscant, the capital of the Republic.

They themselves had no idea what would happen a month later, and ending up in Tatooine was just an accident.

How could someone possibly have come here in advance and spent more than a month setting up the plan?

Ultimately, after obtaining the necessary spaceship parts and repairing the ship, Qui-Gon Jinn, just as in the original storyline, took Anakin and embarked on a journey to Coruscant.

The only difference is that this time, there is one more person embarking on the journey than in the original story.

This person was Anakin's mother, Schmied.

Anderson didn't really treat the mother and son as slaves, so naturally he couldn't separate them.

Josie would never allow the tragedy that occurred in the original storyline to repeat itself.

Moreover, given Anakin's age, he certainly needed his mother's care.

However, Josie, as the chief planner, would not forget another matter.

At the ship's docking point, just as Qui-Gon Jinn was about to board Anakin and his mother's ship, an airship sped toward them. It was Darth Maul, the Sith Lord and Palpatine's disciple from the original storyline, who was the attacker!

"You guys get out of here! Tell them to take off immediately!" Seeing that something was wrong, Qui-Gon Jinn immediately drew his lightsaber to fight back. To his surprise, his opponent was also using a lightsaber and was equally skilled in Jedi martial arts.

Seeing that things were not going well, Anakin and his mother rushed towards the spaceship without hesitation, leaving Qui-Gon Jinn to fight the pursuers.

However, just as Qui-Gon Jinn was fighting the Pursuer, several bullets were fired at the Pursuer from all directions.

Seeing this, the pursuers had to devote some of their energy to blocking the bullets, and thus could not fight Qui-Gonkin with all their might.

"A projectile gun?" Quigankin, who was relieved to have received help, was somewhat surprised but also pleased to see that the weapon used to attack the enemy was a rather outdated live-fire weapon.

Admittedly, in the Star Wars universe, due to the prevalence of energy weapons like blasters, ballistic weapons have become synonymous with obsolescence, but they are not completely eliminated and still exist in large numbers in many remote areas.

And importantly, compared to the blast beams that are very easy to deflect perfectly by Jedi lightsabers, projectile weapons have a greater impact on Jedi Knights.

It's not that live bullets can't be blocked; in fact, the block rate is the same for both Jedi and Sith.

The problem is that beam weapons are perfectly deflected, but ballistic weapons are simply sliced ​​or melted by lightsabers.

But here's the problem.

That is, when a metal bullet is cut or melted, it will form molten metal or metal fragments that splash out. Although the damage is not great, it will force Jedi Knights to spend more effort to deal with it.

Under normal circumstances, such a minute difference might not have much of an impact on Jedi Knights, but in this epic battle between Jedi and Sith, the impact is significant.

"A Sith Lord? Looks like you've messed with someone incredible!" Just as Qui-Gon Jin was filled with doubt, the person who fired these bullets appeared—it was none other than Anderson and his men.

"The Sith? You're saying he's a Sith Lord? But the Sith perished a thousand years ago!" Qui-Gon Jinn, who had gained a breather and increased the distance between himself and the pursuers after hearing Anderson's words, was very surprised.

Faced with the sudden encirclement, the pursuers did not attack immediately, but instead observed these people who had suddenly appeared.

“Even a extinguished flame, if left with only a tiny spark, can still reignite… As the dark side of the Jedi, the Sith are not so easily annihilated!” Anderson said.

"...Who exactly are you? How do you know so much?" Anderson's words deepened Qui-Gon Jin's confusion.

“We are just a bunch of wanderers who shouldn’t exist in this world. Well, you should leave now, Jedi!” Anderson didn’t answer Qui-Gon Jinn’s question directly, but pointed to the spaceship that was about to take off.

"...Are you sure you can handle this?" Qui-Gon Jin asked, glancing at the spaceship.

"Hmph, asking a man if it's okay is the greatest insult to him. Don't think you're an exception just because you're a Jedi. Get lost!" Anderson glared at Qui-Gon Jinn angrily, then drew his longsword from his waist. "I want to see just how powerful the legendary Sith Lord really is!"

As he spoke, the other eight warriors who had surrounded the Sith Lord also drew their weapons from their waists.

Seeing these people's actions, Qui-Gon Jin's lips twitched.

Trying to fight Sith lightsabers with metal weapons? Are these people out of their minds?

However, Qui-Gon Jinn was not a hesitant person. Knowing that he had more important tasks to complete, he immediately turned around and ran towards the spaceship without hesitation.

The moment he jumped onto the spaceship, he witnessed an unbelievable scene.

He was astonished to see that these nine strange people were fighting the Sith Lord with an extremely sophisticated fighting technique, and even had gained a certain advantage.

The seemingly ordinary metal longswords in their hands were not easily cut by the Sith lightsaber as he had expected.

No, it's not that it didn't cut through; the Sith lightsaber was completely helpless against that metal blade. Qui-Gon Jinn even saw it clearly: every time the lightsaber and the longsword collided, the longsword absorbed the lightsaber's energy and rebounded it.