Chapter 378: Shrouded in Darkness (1)


    The appearance of the Revtion-ss Light Cruiser still caused an uproar, because it was aplete challenge to the authority of the Gctic Republic by the Fourth Group. The sanctions and fines here have not been implemented for you, so you just tore up the Russan Treaty and started selling such over-limit warships on the ck market?


    Where is the face of my majestic Gctic Republic?


    But turning around and thinking about it, the registered headquarters of the Fourth Group is on Mygetto, the headquarters of the Interster Banking n, and its active ce is Nar Shaddaa in the Hutt space. It is a ce beyond the control of the Republic!


    The Revtion-ss Light Cruiser also made several other warship manufacturers extremely nervous. The three warship manufacturers, Kuat Drive Yards, Rendili StarDrive, and Corellian Engineering Corporation, expressed serious concern about this. Each of them purchased 5 to 10 Revtion-ss Light Cruisers and was ready to start dismantling and analyzing them.


    However, the Ministry of Commerce of the Fourth Group directly rejected their purchase request, so theserge ship manufacturers had to turn to others to buy second-hand ones.


    But now the sales of the Revtion-ss Light Cruisers are booming, and when they want to get the goods, they will wait at least 2 years.


    However, they still started an emergency n, and Kuat Drive Yards immediately started a new Light Cruiser project, chaired by the famous warship design expert Walex Blissex, and the project was named "Arquitens Project".


    Corellian Engineering Corporation has alsounched a new project, preparing to build a new type of spaceship that costs no more than 5 million credits and can guarantee to defeat the Revtion-ss Light Cruiser. The new spaceship is named the Gozanti-ss Light Cruiser.


    Although Rendili StarDrive has been a bit battered recently because of thepetition with Kuat Drive Yards for military orders, it stillunched the "546 Project" to prepare for the construction of Light Cruisers.


    ...


    Just when the arms race in the field of Light Cruisers was officially kicking off, the Supreme Chancellor of the Gctic Senate, Sheev Palpatine, also received amunication.


    The figure of Count Dooku appeared in the holographic projection, and he seemed a little suspicious, "Your Excellency, do you know Darth Sidious?"


    Palpatine showed a kind smile on his face, "It sounds like a Sith name, why do you ask me?"


    "During the Battle of Naboo, I heard this name. I have no rtionship with the Jedi Knights anymore, so let me ask you, maybe as a witness of the Battle of Naboo and the Supreme Chancellor, you should know something," Count Dooku said.


    Palpatine frowned, he hesitated, but then he stretched his brows and said, "I do know something about Darth Sidious. Because..."


    His expression became cold, his voice distorted and greasy, "I am Darth Sidious."


    Count Dooku was not too excited, he looked at Palpatine thoughtfully, "It''s unexpected, but it''s also reasonable. But, I really didn''t expect you to admit this so simply."


    "Come to Coruscant, I want to talk to youreally, honestly," Palpatine said slowly.


    ...


    Count Dooku set off for Coruscant. He and Palpatine stayed in the office for more than three hours before leaving solemnly.


    Palpatine was still sitting in his office, with his hands crossed to support his chin, with a ferocious expression on his face. He looked at the two alloy statues ced at the door of his office, and said to the one on the left: "You see Master? As we nned before, Count Dooku does have the potential to turn to the Dark Side, but he actually took the initiative toe to me, which I did not expect."


    Inside the statue on the left is the body of Darth gueis, the Sith Lord!


    Palpatine shook the document in his hand, "Look, I also became the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic Senate, the most powerful person in the Republic. I will continue to implement our n, destroy the Republic, and then... establish an unprecedentedly powerful Empire! My Empire! And you, I also gave you this opportunity... Let you watch me standing at the pinnacle of this power and exercising this supreme right!! Hahahahaha!! "


    Heughed loudly, "Isn''t this what you most wish for? Now I am in front of you! You can see it every day, but... you can never touch it!"


    His expression became more ferocious, and he let out bursts of terribleughter! But the soundproofing device and various security devices in the Supreme Chancellor''s office prevented his voice from leaking at all.


    There are two alloy statues at the door of the speaker''s office. On the left is the corpse of Darth gueis, and on the right is the Lightsaber that he has not used for more than ten years!


    ...


    Count Dooku returned to the Jedi Temple. The news of his withdrawal from the Jedi Order has not yet spread, and with his reputation, even if he is no longer in the Jedi Order, he cane and go freely, at least for now.


    He came all the way to the Gxy database kept in the Jedi Knight Library. The Jedi Knights and Apprentices on the way bowed respectfully when they saw him.


    But Count Dooku ignored them. He went into the database, found the information on Kamino, and deleted it directly with a sneer. After that, he purposefully deleted the data of the other 35s before turning around and leaving.


    The Star Map in the Jedi Database is the mostprehensive in the entire Gxy, and the existence of somes in it cannot be known by others, otherwise, it may cause trouble. Thes that Count Dooku deleted were all possible uses in his n.


    Walking out of the Jedi Temple, Count Dooku took out themunicator and connected to Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas , "Has the order for the Clone Army been ced? Master Dyas, my friend."


    Sifo-Dyas looked a little tired, "I have signed the contract on behalf of the Jedi Order, the capital injection of the Damask Holding Group has also beenpleted, and a mercenary named Jango Fett came to volunteer to provide gic samples. The Clone Army has already begun preparations."


    "That is good. You have lit a bright torch for this decaying republic, my friend. So where are you now?" Count Dooku asked.


    "I''m on Felucia, where a group of Pykes are smuggling spices." Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas answered honestly without doubting him.


    The smile on Count Dooku''s face gradually turned cold, "It looks like you need help. I''lle and help you right away."


    "This group of Pykes are very cunning, I think I really need your help, Master Dooku." Sifo-Dyas has been doing missions outside and didn''t know that Dooku had left the Jedi Order.