At this time, Palpatine was not very interested in exploring the Unknown Regions, he was busy with his own election. But this matter was brought up by a Jedi Master, so the nature is different.
He had already gone through a secret investigation and had a basic understanding of what kind of person Jorus C'baoth is.
Jorus C'baoth is undoubtedly a very powerful Jedi Master. When Count Dooku was still in the Jedi Order, Master Jorus was considered to be one of the few in the Jedi Order who could fight with Dooku.
However, Jorus is quite arrogant and rude. He thinks highly of himself and has no one in his eyes. He believes that those who are sensitive to The Force are superior to others, and other ordinary people are just ants. He was stern and straightforward, which offended many people.
How arrogant is he? Usually, when Jorus was walking, he swaggered and swung his hands and feet wide, making everyone in front of him give way. Otherwise, if the other party is also a person sensitive to The Force, you will have to be reprimanded. If the other party is an ordinary person, maybe a wave of The Force will send you to kiss the wall next to you.
A small number of people who support him think that his behavior is the model of the Jedi Knight, and should not be a submissive, the strong must have the style of the strong. However, most people think he is just an arrogant and disrespectful lunatic.
A motion proposed by such a person is very interesting.
Jorus C'baoth thinks that he has already researched the method of how to navigate Hyperspace in the Unknown Regions, and his method is to forcibly guide the Hyperspace Channel by a powerful Force-Sensitive person and guide the spacecraft to travel through Hyperspace.
He also arrogantly pointed out that the Unknown Regions is the stage for those who are sensitive to The Force, and only such strong people are eligible to obtain the endless resources of the Unknown Regions.
But obviously, such things cannot impress those Enterprises and Consortiums. For them, everything that cannot be used on a large scale is of no value. If the development of the Unknown Regions depends on a powerful Force-Sensitive person, it means that they must give this Force-Sensitive person a considerable part of the benefits right? They absolutely cannot accept this.
So Jorus C'baoth went around trying to get someone to fund the expedition, but it was largely ignored.
In fact, he really came to look for the Fourth Group, but Tang Xiao, who is familiar with the plot, naturally knows what kind of guy this Jorus is, so although he is also very interested in the Unknown Regions, he signaled to Gross Shelby and she turned him down.
However, in the eyes of Sheev Palpatine, this matter is an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to kill multiple birds with one stone!
He began to secretly persuade the Deputy Chancellor, Mas Amedda, to contact Jorus C'baoth. At this time, Mas Amedda was dreaming, thinking that he could manipulate Palpatine to gain more political capital , and then run for the position of Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic when the time comes.
So Mas Amedda has always wanted to make some achievements on his own.
Palpatine, who is good at manipulating people's hearts, persuaded Mas Amedda in a few words, just like he did before his master Darth Plagueis, some just right suggestions, making the other party think that this suggestion is only his own thoughts, and the person in front of him is his strong supporter.
So with the support of Palpatine's unfounded empty words, Mas Amedda decided to take the risk. He began to strongly support the Outbound Flight Project proposed by Jorus C'baoth. He believed that once the barrier between the Galactic Republic and the Unknown Regions could be broken, the influence of the Republic can penetrate into the Unknown Regions. This great feat that no one has achieved for tens of thousands of years will undoubtedly push him to the pinnacle of power.
However, Jorus C'baoth is a very annoying person, and this plan is also very unreliable, so there are very few applicants. Mas Amedda also went all out at this time. In order to get this plan started, he did not hesitate to use various means, including some dirty methods to force some Corporations and Consortiums to invest in him.
So in this year, the Outbound Flight Project was finally launched in a hurry. Mas Amedda persuaded Rendili StarDrive to provide six new Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruisers as Exploration Ships, and each Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser carried a Jedi Master and 12 Apprentices or Jedi Knights. These resources will be provided by Jorus C'baoth to persuade the Jedi Order.
In addition, they also plan to bring 50,000 Pioneers to the Unknown Regions to establish Colonies. The recruitment of Pioneers and Crew has also begun in full swing.
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And when the Galactic Republic is being disturbed by next year's election and Jorus C'baoth's Outbound Flight Project, the Fourth Civilization is developing peacefully on its own one-acre three-point land.
March 29BBY, Kant Walters, the president of Hiigara Aerospace Group, reported to Tang Xiao that the design of the Hiigaran-class Battlecruiser had been officially finalized, and the five Experimental Warships manufactured in advance would return to the dock for final modification for a period of one month.
One month later, two of the Battlecruisers will go to the Endor System to join the Fourth Civilization Navy, and the other three will be delivered to the Trade Federation.
Tang Xiao immediately issued instructions to let the two Hiigaran-class Battlecruisers assigned to him not go to the crowded Endor System, but to the Kuna Star Cluster, where he might not be convinced by Ayrou Civilization, and support the Colonial Development of Volgograd-Canidi.
The powerful combat capabilities of the Hiigaran-class Battlecruiser in a series of trials and in the war with the Ayrou made the Viceroy of the Trade Union Nute Gunray overjoyed and even found an opportunity to take his follower Rune Haako ran to Dawn to have a drink with Tang Xiao, and everything was harmonious.
Afterwards, the Golden Nyss Shipyard will also undergo an upgrade. Nute Gunray waved his hand, and the Trade Federation immediately provided a large amount of funds, manpower and material resources to carry out a large-scale expansion of the Shipyard. After the expansion, the Golden Nyss Shipyard will have the ability to start the construction of 10 Hiigaran-class Battlecruisers at the same time.
And under Tang Xiao's intentional or unintentional hints, Nute Gunray, who felt that Tang Xiao and himself were both fallen people in the world, and everyone was controlled by Darth Sidious, decided to hide the Golden Nyss Shipbuilding from Sidious. Of course, the Hiigaran-class Battlecruiser could not be concealed in the end, but Tang Xiao also made Nute Gunray lie about the current construction progress of the Battlecruiser.
Let Darth Sidious think that this Battlecruiser will take at least 3 years to complete all the development and testing work.
At the same time, in April of 29BBY, the research and development of the Sova-class Carrier carried out by the Freemasonry Alliance also completed the research and development work. Because of the experience in building the Ragnalov-class Titan Battleship, the research and development of the Sova-class Carrier went very smoothly.
After that, it is estimated that it will take about 2 months to modify the production line before the construction of the prototype ship can begin. After the prototype ship is completed, the Carrier will be tested in various environments, and some will even undergo targeted transformation. After all, this universe is different from the universe of "Sins of a Solar Empire". In this regard, it is estimated that the finalization can be completed in one year, and then it can go on the production line.