The Fourth Scourge of Star Wars

2475: Geonosian Uprising (Part 2)

"So? You think this is a gamble?" Nova asked, spreading her hands.

Saratan Moss turned around and walked to a safe in the corner of the office. He bent down and let the iris scanner on the safe confirm his identity, then turned on the switch and solemnly took out a note from it.

Seeing his serious look, Nova curled her lips and said, "What's this? The day before yesterday, you didn't bring your notebook to the meeting, so you just tore a piece of paper in the toilet and took notes?"

If the Salarians had not had eyelids, Saratan Moss would have rolled his eyes at this completely disobedient and vicious subordinate of his.

"This is... a prophecy." Saratan Moss said, "It's His Majesty Tang Xiao's prophecy about the Death Star."

He placed the note on the table, unfolded it, and showed it to Nova. Nova leaned over and saw only what was written on it:

[1. The Galactic Empire is building the DS-1 Battle Space Station, officially known as the 'Death Star'. This is a spherical super battle fortress with a diameter of 160 kilometers, which has super firepower to destroy a planet with one shot.

2. The Death Star was built by the Geonosians. By keeping a close eye on the movements of the Geonosians, we can understand the construction location of the Death Star.

3. The Death Star was initially built on Geonosis, and will be moved to Scarif in the final stage to complete construction and testing. However, if the situation changes, the Galactic Empire may change the construction location, but Scarif should not change.

4. The general supervisor of the Death Star construction project is Orson Krennic. Find him and kill him. The other supervisor is Wilhuff Tarkin. There is a conflict between him and Krennic, so you can use it.

5. The designer of the Death Star weapon is Galen Erso, who will live in seclusion on the planet Ramu for a short time and then join the construction of the Death Star. He will leave a fatal flaw in the Death Star. Find him and get the design of this flaw.

6. Ganzo-Dawso can be trusted, and he will never defect to the Galactic Empire.

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After that, he wrote many notes here and there, and it didn't seem like he had done it all at once, but wrote as much as he remembered. Nova could tell from the handwriting that there were at least 11 records from different periods.

"These are the notes I took after His Majesty talked to me about the Death Star many times. They were not saved on any computer." Saratan Moss said, "The construction of the Death Star is of great significance and is also the most important task of our Intelligence Department. However, so far, we have not been able to verify much. For example, we have never found Orson Krennic, nor have we found any record of him in any official archives of the Galactic Empire."

"So... the Death Star was built on Geonosis, and this information is accurate. But at that time we couldn't convince those idiots in the Confederacy of Independent Systems to abandon the Death Star plan, and later the Death Star's basic structure was sent away. But Scarif... it should be a military base of the Galactic Empire, and the blockade is very strict. Now we can't find where this planet is." Nova said.

"In the direction where the planet Scarif may exist, there are no signs of large-scale material distribution, and at least for now, there is no such huge project as the Death Star being carried out there. This means that the Death Star is now being built on another planet. In this way, the intelligence matches." Saratan Moss said, pointing to the blank area on the star map.

"So, do we want to do it?" Nova asked as she blew another bubble.

Saratan Moss nodded slightly. "We are not sure how much time we have, so we must act as soon as possible. At least if we act here, with the cooperation of the Geonosians, it will definitely be much easier than attacking Scarif. Moreover, the Geonosians will definitely be killed when the Death Star goes to Scarif. By then, we may even lose Ganzo Dauso's help."

He paused, "Since His Majesty Tang Xiao cannot be contacted these days, then submit the intelligence to the Supreme Command for discussion."

…

"Ganzo Doso just told us repeatedly that he was very sure that the Geonosian Queen, Emperor Kalina, was in that direction," Saratan Moss replied.

"His Majesty Tang Xiao once said that Ganzo Doso is trustworthy. But the problem is, even if we trust him, it does not mean that we can trust the so-called 'holy land' of the Geonosians," said Matt Horner.

"So, this is a gamble. There is no doubt about it." Qi Jian said.

"We also need to find a way to send 6 million Geonosians over there," Matt Horner added, looking up into Qi Jian's eyes.

When Tang Xiao was away, military affairs were decided by the Supreme Command in meetings, but if no consensus could be reached at the meeting, Qi Jian would be the one with the final say.

Qi Jian naturally understood this, and he closed his eyes and began to think.

After a long time, he finally opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "We can't gamble. For this operation, the navy can only dispatch a small number of warships to cover the Geonosians. All operations must be completed by Ganzo Dauso and the Geonosians. Unless he can prove the authenticity of the intelligence and provide us with detailed information about the Death Star, our main fleet will not move."

Matt Horner nodded and agreed to the plan.

"I suggest sharing the intelligence with the Rebellion." Saratan Moss said, "Emperor Palpatine has announced the existence of the Death Star in the Senate, but he said that the Death Star has been completed. If we provide further intelligence, I think the Rebellion will also take action."

"But the rebels are not trustworthy either," said Marshal Matt Horner.

"They will have the same idea that we can't be trusted. As a result, they will definitely take action to ensure the destruction of the Death Star." Saratan-Moss said, "The only problem is that they have been taking too many actions recently, resulting in heavy losses. I don't know how much manpower they can devote."

"Let's give it a try." Matt Horner nodded in agreement.

"Very good, that's confirmed! The Navy Department will cooperate with the General Staff to complete this combat plan, and the Intelligence Department also needs to provide more intelligence. The plan must be completed within three days. The name of the plan is - Operation Poseidon!" Qi Jian said.

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Planet Talasia, Death Star construction site.

"Start the sublight speed engine!" Orson Krennic, the general supervisor of the DS-1 battle space station project, stood on the bridge of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, looking at the huge spherical battle space station in front of him, and gave the order proudly.

Boom~~~~~~

At the moment the Death Star's sub-light-speed engine started, even the Star Destroyer they were on began to vibrate due to the spread of powerful energy, and a roar was heard from inside the battleship!

Then, this huge spherical battle space station began to move slowly.

At present, the construction of the Death Star has been completed by about 70%, the main frame has been completed, the coverage rate of the outer armor is about 40%, and the internal structure and functional cabins have been basically completed. Therefore, the overall appearance of the Death Star looks like a bumpy sphere.

This time, the biggest achievement was the installation of the sublight speed engine.

Because the interior of the Death Star was basically completed and the energy supply problem had been solved before, the installation of the sublight engine was very simple.

Although it was just a relatively simple branch project, Orson Krennic still decided to treat this progress as an important milestone to seek credit from His Majesty the Emperor.

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Therefore, he specially invited high-ranking officials from the Imperial Supervisory Committee from the center of the empire and the advisor sent by His Majesty the Emperor - the leader of the dark forces, Kadann, to watch the ceremony on site.

He brought two followers, all wearing black robes, and their bodies were shrouded in them. Compared with the flamboyance of other dark side users, their simplicity was somewhat surprising. It was totally unimaginable that they were one of the most trusted people in front of the Imperial Emperor Palpatine.

However, Orson Krennic's judgment was correct. Although the installation of the sublight-speed engine was simple, the workload was still very huge. And the most important point was that this was an important node for the Death Star to progress from a completely immobile decoration to an active combat base.

Kadan's standing here also shows that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this work.

"Hahaha! This launch was perfect! The Death Star's power system is working fine!" Orson Krennic laughed triumphantly. He ordered, "Let the Death Star fly around the planet once, and this ship will follow synchronously!"

"Yes!" The adjutant on the side puffed out his chest and responded in a very loud voice.

As long as he could please the big boss from the center of the empire, the bonus this time would finally be secured.

Orson Krennic picked up two glasses of wine and walked towards Kadang, who was standing there silently in a black robe. He handed one of the glasses to him and said with a smile, "Let us witness this historic moment together, Lord Kadang."

Under the hood of his black robe, Orson Krennic could only see his bearded chin, which was the only face that anyone in the Galactic Empire who was qualified to have contact with Kadan could see.

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he did not take the wine glass. Instead, he said lightly: "You did a good job. I admire you very much, Orson Krennic. So, as a reward, I will leave immediately."

Orson Krennic was stunned, unable to understand the Dark Prophet's words, "You mean... you will leave immediately as a reward?"

He couldn't connect the two words.

“Hahahahaha…” Kadan didn’t answer, but just laughed. He said to the two dark prophets following behind him, “You stay and continue to watch the ceremony. When you return to the Imperial Center, your ranks will be upgraded.”

"As you wish..." The two dark prophets immediately touched their chests and saluted. They looked very excited.

Then, Kadan walked out of the bridge with a laugh, leaving the confused Orson Krennic here.

Watching the Lambda-class shuttle that Kadan was riding take off from the battleship hangar and quickly disappear into the universe, Orson Krennic smiled awkwardly and said to the two dark prophets: "Well, let's continue... The Death Star will orbit the planet Talasia..."

"I suggest you to enter a state of combat readiness immediately." The dark prophet standing on the left interrupted him directly. This dark prophet was a woman.

"Otherwise, your report may not look good." The male dark prophet on the right also said with a sneer.

"This..." Orson Krennic was stunned, but with his status, he naturally understood that the Dark Prophets were all people who were proficient in the Force's foreknowledge, and every word they said was full of deep meaning.

"Order the entire army to immediately enter a state of combat readiness! To prevent invasion by invaders!!" Orson Krennic immediately turned around and said loudly.

"Yes!" The adjutant immediately passed on the order.

At the same time, the battle alert sounded on almost all the ships of the defense fleet on the planet Talasia. All personnel immediately took their positions, started the engines, activated the shields! All ships entered combat status!

However, the two dark prophets looked at each other, then the female dark prophet shook her head, and the male dark prophet was silent for a while and also shook his head.

"What exactly is going to happen?" asked Orson Krennic.

The answer came almost immediately! A shrill alarm sounded, an alarm of an attack!

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