Chapter 7 The Gaze from the Other Side of the Galaxy
7. The Gaze from the Other Side of the Galaxy
The Galactic Republic is a behemoth that has ruled tens of thousands of galaxies in the Milky Way since more than 25,000 years ago. Since its founding, it has been ruled jointly by the Galactic Senate and the Jedi Order.
April 15, Republic Era 25018, 35BBY, 0:4:15 {Note 1}. Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, is also the most developed and prosperous planet in the entire galaxy.
The Jedi Temple is the most magnificent building on Coruscant and the Galactic Senate. Five towers stand above the huge trapezoidal main building that is thousands of meters high and more than 500 meters wide. This architectural structure also marks the supreme authority of the Jedi Order (The Jedi Order), the guardian of the Galactic Republic.
A 70-year-old man with gray beard and hair, but energetic and dignified, stood in one of the high towers of the Jedi Temple. He reported in a cold tone: "Master Yoda, Senator Palpatine has agreed to join the Council. Provide support and push the judicial fleet to directly dispatch troops to rescue the planet Niele."
Standing by the window of the hall with his back to this side is a man covered in green, less than one meter tall, and with very long ears. , a wizened old man who looked like a goblin was holding a cane, overlooking the entire Coruscant through the window.
Master Yoda, the supreme leader of the Jedi Order, is also a highly respected elder. After hearing the report from the visitor, he did not look back, but nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Master Dooku. Very important, Congressman Palpatine's help."
The grammar of his speech was very strange. Putting the subject at the end makes it a somewhat awkward inverted sentence.
The old man named Master Dooku also responded very coldly. He just nodded slightly, turned around and left. When he came to the door, he turned sideways and said coldly: "If sending troops to rescue a planet besieged by pirates requires using personal relationships to push the bill through the parliament, then tell me the way forward for the Galactic Republic. Where? How should the Jedi Order behave?"
Master Yoda just turned his back to him, and after a while he slowly said: "Call me master, you should."
Doku's cheek twitched, turned around suddenly, and slammed the door. .
After a long time, Master Yoda took a deep breath, turned and looked in one direction, his eyes became deep, and he shook his head gently.
Outside the door, Master Dooku suppressed the anger in his heart and walked quickly down the corridor. A pair of masters and apprentices in coarse cloths walked towards them. They were a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and a young boy with a crew cut who looked very energetic.
Seeing Dooku approaching, the middle-aged man quickly stepped aside, bowed very respectfully and said, "Master."
Dooku was upset, but after seeing this middle-aged man, he nodded in response and walked out of the Jedi Temple.
The middle-aged man kept bowing and waited for Dooku to go away, then led his young apprentice into the room where Dooku came out just now.
"Master Yoda, are you looking for me?" The middle-aged man walked into the room and bowed deeply to Master Yoda who was standing by the window.
"There are fluctuations in the Force, I feel it." Master Yoda said.
The middle-aged man was stunned, and then his eyes sharpened, "Could it be that the power of the dark side has appeared again?"
"The power of the dark side, this is not it. Chaos, all I see." Master Yoda closed his eyes and felt the force.
"Chaos? Where is it? Why does this happen?" The middle-aged man frowned.
"There is no way to know." Yoda shook his head, "The disturbance in the Force is getting stronger and stronger day by day. You have to use your own eyes to see it. Go to the Model Sector, Master Qui-Gon Jinn."< br>
The middle-aged man asked again: "What am I going to look for?"
"I don't know. May the Force be with you." Master Yoda sighed softly and stopped talking.
"May the Force be with you." Qui-Gon Jinn bowed deeply again, turned to the young man beside him and said: "Let's go, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Go to the Model Sector."< br>
"Yes, Master." The young man nodded and replied.
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Master Dooku returned to his residence, turned on the communicator, and the miniature projector projected the figure of a man in his 40s, wearing parliamentary robes, and somewhat balding. Dooku nodded slightly and said: "Thank you very much for your help this time, Senator Palpatine. Otherwise, tens of millions of residents on the planet Nile would have suffered heavy casualties under the siege of the Biscalan pirates."
Councilor Palpatine smiled and said: "This is what I should do, Master Dooku. I am also very lucky to meet a Jedi like you who dares to break tradition and is full of justice in such a decadent era. Warrior Master."
"But this is not what I want." Dooku shook his head and said, "This matter should not be solved like this."
"The environment we are in. So, this won't change because of the efforts of one or two of us, so we should be thankful that this matter can be resolved, while other more serious matters, such as the recent Malastar Planet and Enterprise. Disputes between the Alliance are beyond our capabilities," Palpatine said.
Dooku agreed deeply, "I agree with you very much, Mr. Congressman, this is not a problem that one or two of us can solve. We need more comrades."
Pal Patin nodded happily, "This is exactly what I want to express. But I believe that as long as we stick to our original aspirations, opportunities for change will eventually come."
"I hope this day can come soon." Dooku's tone became colder.
"Yes, it will come eventually." Palpatine said meaningfully, "By the way, I recently heard that there may be some problems in the Model Sector."
< br>"That is the desolate area of the Outer Rim West Region. It is full of abnormal hyperspace traps. As far as I know, there is also a giant black hole. It is beyond the control of the Galactic Republic, and the problems that occur there are very serious. Is it important?" Dooku was a little surprised.
"It's not important, I just care a little. If you can help me and let someone check it out, that would be the best." Palpatine said lightly.
"I will send a few Jedi apprentices... Well, forget it, I will send a few bounty hunters directly from my home planet of Serenno." Dooku originally wanted to go through the Jedi Order, but He immediately gave up the idea.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Dooku." Palpatine showed that meaningful smile again, bowed slightly, and then ended the communication.
"Why should Dooku be asked to deal with the Force disturbance that recently appeared in the Model Star?" A very deep voice suddenly came from behind Palpatine.
"It's like training a cyberrian war dog. Only with a lot of manipulation will it slowly get used to your requests... In the end, it's just an order." Palpatine replied with a smile.
"Do you really have this idea?" the voice asked again.
"Of course, my Lord." Palpatine bowed slightly, hiding his expression well.
"Very good. In that case, the dispute on the planet Marastal still lacks some fire. Just go and light another fire." The voice in the darkness said.
"As you wish, my Lord." Palpatine still maintained a flawless smile on his face and walked out of the office backwards.
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{Note 1}: The chronology of the "Star Wars" world is based on the Battle of Yawen, the first Star Wars movie, "Star Wars: A New Hope" The time of the battle in which the Death Star was destroyed serves as the standard. BBY means Before Battle of Yavin. Before the Battle of Yavin, that year was 0BBY.
After the Battle of Yavin, it was a few years ABY, which means AfterBattleofYavin. This era will not be covered in this book.
The Galactic Republic was established in 25053 BBY and was destroyed in 19 BBY, lasting 25034 years. 35BBY corresponds to the year 25018 when the Galactic Republic was established, so according to the history of the Galactic Republic, this year is 25018. This year is also the point at which the book begins. Of course, this is not the official chronology of the Galactic Republic.
New fans can understand it this way: BBY is the BC chronology, and it comes backwards; ABY is the AD chronology, and it comes forward. That's OK, don't worry about anything else.
As for 0:4:15, this is the official standard chronology of the Galactic Republic, the Great Resynchronization. You don’t need to understand this. I will basically not use this chronology in subsequent books.
[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Master Yoda]
[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Master Dooku]
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