"Fight? So you came home from vacation because of a fight?" Francis asked back.
"Well, at yesterday's Senate Meeting, the Senators of the Sullust Civilization wanted to beat Shu Mai, the Presidente of the Commerce Guild, and then a scuffle broke out. In short, more than 30 members of the Senate participated in the fight, so I took the opportunity to take a vacation and go home," Claire Underwood said.
"For what?"
"The 18th Army of the Republic is besieging Sullust but the Commerce Guild is unwilling to send additional Troops for reinforcements because they have lost too many Fleets in the 18th Army."
"Sounds like an opportunity for us."
"Why, someone beat you, the Prime Minister, and you are still so worried about State Affairs?"
Francis Underwood touched the bruise on his neck, with a complicated expression on his face, "Tang Xiao."
"He actually strangled your neck? Frank, what happened to you? I can't imagine you scuffling and choking each other." Claire Underwood was a little strange.
"Thirteen years ago, when he asked me to come out to help him, he was just an Immature Young Man. He told me a lot and promised me a lot..." Francis took the Wine Glass from Claire's hand, and he took a sip, "I could feel that he is afraid of me, even a little scared. Of course, he has to be afraid, because he is about to let me go to a stage that is much larger than the Dawn - the Galactic Republic Senate. "
He put down his Wine Glass and let out a long sigh of relief, "As long as I have any other ideas, if I move my mouth in the Senate of the Republic, maybe Dawn will fall into a doomed situation. His immature performances at that time still seem to be vivid in my memory. "
"He's different now, at least he dares to hit you." Claire smiled.
"Hit me? You are rarely on Dawn now, and you don't know him for a long time. Now he..." Francis' eyes darkened, "I just signed a decree, Kessel, because it involves a leak incident on Krant, so we will use all necessary means to find out the real culprit in a short period of time. On the premise of ensuring that the real culprit is brought to justice, we allow any necessary losses."
Claire savored it for a while, and his expression suddenly became fierce, "This is a massacre order!! Why did Tang Xiao ask you to sign it! This kind of order was issued by him, so he should bear the infamy! Your fight with him, Is that why? If I were there, I swear I'd take a bottle and blow flowers on his head!"
"That's why, Claire, he's not what he used to be. At this point, each of us, yes, everyone in the Fourth Civilization, must follow him to move on, to the fog, blood, the way forward of fire and steel." Francis said: "I signed this order, voluntarily. By the way, he didn't fight me, he was on Nar Shaddaa at the time, and just sent me a communication. That's all."
"This...is he a Jedi Knight?" Claire was shocked.
A smile appeared on the corner of Francis Underwood's mouth, "The promise he made to me is the Prime Minister of the Empire. Now this step is still far away. I wait for the day when he fulfills his promise. No, it should be said, I have more confidence than ever that he can deliver on that promise."
He raised his Wine Glass and greeted out of the window, "To the Emperor of the Empire."
After speaking, he drank most of the Glass of Wine in one gulp.
...
The Outer Rim of the Galaxy, Kessel.
This Planet once held more than 10,000 Prisoners, and more than 10,000 Republic Staff were on it. Then the prisoners rebelled, killed all the Prison Guards, gained Autonomy, and then it became a home for Smugglers.
Up to now, there are more than 40,000 people living on this Planet, most of them are engaged in Smuggling, Bounty Hunting or Mercenary work.
The Hyperspace Lanes here are intricate, and many people even call the Hyperspace Lanes here hell. It can be said that it is the highest honor for a Spaceship Pilot to be able to fly the Spaceship smoothly through the Kessel Run.
However, such a Lane is not worth mentioning to those who are sensitive to The Force.
With a flash of white light, a Black Hammerhead-class Cruiser and 4 Percheron-class Light Carriers escaped from Hyperspace and appeared on the outskirts of Kessel!
Without any notice, the Hangar Platforms of the Percheron-class Light Carriers unfolded, and Hundreds of Half-Moon-Shaped Spectre-class Cloaked Starfighters poured out, flying directly to every Spaceship sailing around the Planet, and then without warning, fired!
Spectre-class Cloaked Starfighters have entered the Invisible State one after another, and those Spaceships modified from Cargo Freighters and Civilian Spaceships can't even see their enemies!
This is a one-sided massacre!
Then hundreds of Wraith Starfighters took off, rushed directly into the Planet's Atmosphere, and launched a Brutal Bombing of the Residential Area on the Planet's Surface!
The Pilots didn't care whether it was a Residential Building or a Barracks that appeared on the Control Radar. They only received one instruction——
Shoot at every moving target, and wherever a target might be hiding!
Few~~~~~~~~~ A formation of Wraith Starfighters flew by at ultra-low altitude and high speed. In the Invisible State, everyone could only see a twist in the air and the sound of the surrounding wind.
Immediately afterwards, Dense Pulsar Lasers fell from the sky, hitting the ground and setting off a Series of Small Explosions, and then Cluster Rockets were launched!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ! A Crude Residential Building caught fire during the explosion and then collapsed. There were countless screams and cries for help from the ruins.
There are adults and children, men and women, old people, and the wounded...
But then the distortion of the air flew over again, and the Dense Pulsar Lasers fired at the place where these screams came from!
Soon, the scene fell into silence, and there was no sound other than the sound of flames burning.
Then, every Resident with a Communicator received a Public Frequency Communication at the same time.
[...Among you, someone has leaked the information on Aereen and Krant to the Galactic Republic. Handing over these people can save your lives. ]
A large number of APOD-33 Dropships flew out and began to directly land on several Major Settlements on the Planet.
[...Maybe you want to ask, why do you have to suffer such an indiscriminate disaster. And my answer is, some of you have done things you shouldn't do, and offended people you shouldn't have offended. ]
A large number of fully armed Kaleesh wearing Atlas Security Battle Uniforms filed out of the Dropships.
[...I am, the Angel of Death...the one who brings Death. Welcome, your Death...]