2058. The Dark Emperor
Mas-Ameda opened a holographic projection in front of him, and some blurry pictures appeared on it. He pointed to the projection of one of the stars and said: "Although the Principality of Dawn is very strict in blocking their borders, and the Vathians are also a very xenophobic race, almost no one of them goes to other planets. So our agents are completely We can't bribe them, and we can't sneak in. However, our most advanced wide-area deep space detector still took a lot of still photos of the Vathian planet."
He selected the highlights. Arranged them one by one, and then said: "There are really too many of these photos, so unless there is corresponding dynamic intelligence support, the Imperial Security Bureau will not check it. At present, we have taken a total of photos of the Vathian Galaxy 14 billion photos were compared and screened, and we can basically understand the process of building the star ring."
He pointed to one of the photos again, "Look, this is from about 8 years ago. Photo, here, a shadow appears in this direction of the Vathian star. According to the resolution of the deep space probe, the diameter of this shadow should be more than 10,000 kilometers... Since then, this shadow has existed and continued to expand. . So we can conclude that the construction of the star ring of the Vathian star should have started 9 to 10 years ago."
"This is exactly the question raised by Xiao Kuat." Mas-Ameda called up a long list of data, "According to reports from our intelligence officers elsewhere, the mining situation of several major mines in the Principality of Dawn reached its peak almost 10 years ago, and then gradually declined back to Normal level. This is very strange, because even if Dawn Planet mines all the mines, it is impossible to build one third of the stellar ring. This shows that they mine this huge amount of minerals from other places. ”
"Are you trying to convince me that the Dawn Principality has built a new mine from a place we don't know, and it has reached an extremely huge output in an instant, and can even build a stellar ring?" Palpatine asked rhetorically.
Mas Ameda suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, lowered his head and said: "The information we currently have is this. Your Majesty. That's why Xiao Kuat said in yesterday's meeting that a star ring It's not scary. What's scary is the huge amount of resource collection and the mining capabilities behind it. If there can be a matching interstellar shipyard, then the proud industrial star ring of Kuat Power Shipyard will not be worth mentioning. . "
"Haha... Then tell Little Kuat that if his Kuat Power Shipyard is not worth mentioning, he should know what I will do..." Palpatine sneered.
Mas-Ameda continued: "According to calculations, to build a stellar ring of that size, at least 20 mineral stars need to be hollowed out. And they actually did it within 10 years. This point."
"So, what do you think? Do we need to launch a war against the Dawn Principality now?" Palpatine suddenly asked.
Mas-Ameda sweatdropped even more when he heard this heart-wrenching remark. He quickly said: "If a war starts now, even the inner circle may not be stable. This matter needs to be considered in the long term. And... Moreover, those rebels The army's activities are still very active. If we can't wipe out the rebels, I'm afraid our rear will be continuously harassed."
" Bastard!" Palpatine roared. It was like a thunderclap, and it made Mas Ameda stumble. He stood up as if going crazy and shouted loudly, "Those rebels are all Tang Xiao's conspiracy!! It's him who is behind it! And I know... ...I know that someone in the inner circle has been involved with him for a long time! I know it! Sooner or later, I will catch these people one by one and hang them all in front of the Imperial Council! , who is the emperor of this galaxy! No one can resist me!"
Mas-Ameda became more terrifying every day. The dark side force could only tremble, and kept mumbling, "Yes...yes...yes..."
However, Palpatine suddenly restrained himself, as if the mania just now did not exist at all. He walked forward and personally helped Mas Ameda, who was shaking all over, with his own hands. He also dusted him off and said with a smile: "Go tell those idiots in the Imperial Military Department that I need a plan. I need a timetable! I have to count the days day by day and watch Tang Xiao die!" Although he had a warm smile on his face, his golden eyes were as ferocious and cruel as a beast. , bloodthirsty, easy to kill!
"Yes...yes...yes..." Mas Ameda no longer knew what to say and could only respond like a yes man.
Palpatine had returned to the throne and sat down at this time, his tone returned to calmness, "So, what about the battleship? Didn't Little Kuat promise me that he has found the best battleship designer? What? I need weapons that are comparable to the battleships of the Dawn Principality. I don’t want to hear from you again how many times more troops we need to defeat Tang Xiao.”
“The Empire II-class Star Destroyer has been completed. The design has been submitted to the Shipbuilding Supervision Committee for approval, and modification and new construction work will begin in the near future. It is expected that by this time next year, we will have completed 3,000 new Empire II-class Star Destroyers and completed the modernization and modification of the Empire I-class Star Destroyers. 8,000 ships. "Mas-Ameda is quite professional. He immediately found the corresponding report and used this exaggerated number to temporarily fill the dark emperor's endless greed.
"Ah... Ten thousand Empire II-class ships... Hehehehehe... very good, very good!" Palpatine laughed with great satisfaction as expected, "Don't worry, Mas- Ameda, my dear minister, do you think I will rush to the Kingdom of Dawn at all costs? Hahahaha... No, I will always know that those rebels are my real culprit. All ten thousand Empire II-class Star Destroyers will be used to exterminate the rebels. It will only take two years at most. Those rebels will be wiped out. Then, I will destroy this disgusting guinea pig, Tang Xiao. , when he was trampled to death."
Mas-Ameda's back was sweating even more. How could there be 10,000 Imperial-class Star Destroyers? It's almost the same if you count the Victory class and other battleships. But in order to calm down Palpatine's anger, he didn't care so much. He could only respond mechanically, "Yes...yes..."
"Then, I need more battleships, more soldiers, more resources, and more money! Tell Rush Clovis, no matter what method I use, the military expansion plan I proposed at the conference yesterday He must provide me with all the funds I need! Otherwise... there is no need for the Interstellar Banking Association (S) to exist!"
Mas-Ameda immediately replied: "Yes... ...Yes, Your Majesty. Recently, we have also found some traces in the activities of the rebels. It seems that they are directed by someone behind the scenes... As long as the rebel headquarters are found and wiped out in one fell swoop, these rebels will be killed. Nothing to be afraid of. "
"Ah...I'm looking forward to that day...hehehehehehahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..." -Ameda left the palace as if fleeing.
I don’t know since when, Emperor Palpatine locked himself alone in the palace more and more often. Sometimes I don’t even know where he will go, it’s very mysterious anyway. But the only thing that can be determined is that Palpatine's dark side power has become more and more powerful and terrifying!
Mas Ameda couldn't help but look back at the palace, which was brightly lit but shrouded in darkness in the center. For the first time, he felt a little confused about the way forward for the empire. (End of chapter)