An Unscientific Mechanic

After dealing with the council's inquiries, Ian returned to Naboo. Another year of fulfilling and peaceful life has passed.

In the eighth year of Naboo's settlement, the youngest queen in Naboo's history, Padmé Amidala, abdicated. She rejected the proposal to amend the constitution to allow her to be re-elected, but she agreed to take over the Naboo star councilor. Responsibility, continue to devote yourself to public affairs.

On the day Padmé stepped down from her role as queen, he, Ian and others held a barbecue party by the lake in their courtyard to celebrate Padmé's stepping down from her important role.

"To this day, I still haven't figured out whether I was ready to ascend the throne eight years ago today. It's even a question of whether I was old enough to ascend the throne at that time." Pa Demi sat on the lawn drinking red wine, looking at the... three moons in the sky.

"Your people recognize your rule, then you are ready, and you have done well enough. Only one month after taking office, you were blocked by the trade alliance and experienced war. And you can solve it smoothly in the end. Bu brought a lot of financial compensation. It’s good enough.” Kicilia accompanied Padmé to watch the moon, while Ian was still watching the barbecue over there and continued to eat, while browsing the scholars who submitted their resumes today.

"Now the separatist forces are becoming more and more rampant..." Padmé put the red wine aside and sat with her arms around her knees. "In two days, I will go to Utapa for conflict coordination. According to intelligence, the separatist forces have a base on that planet, and the local residents are in conflict with the separatist forces."

"I know it's a separatist force, why did you let me go there?" Kycilia couldn't understand this operation.

"Because there is no evidence to prove that they are a separatist force... The official intelligence of the parliament only said that there were conflicts between local residents and immigrants, and the separatist forces were collected by my private intelligence network." Padme's mood was really not high. Seeing such a boring task on the first day is really not happy.

"Have you found the bodyguard yet?" Kicilia still felt that the Congress of the Republic was too foolish, and they couldn't see the information that the private intelligence network could confirm in a day.

"Several veterans and some of my handmaidens will come with me. They have all received excellent security training."

"Well, let's make a fortune in these two days. If the conclusion is okay, we will only let the commando stand by there. If it is not good, then we will accompany you." Kycilia held Padmé's hand hand. Then the two girls frowned, and looked at Ian who was having fun beside the barbecue.

"Hey, what are you doing so silly?"

"This person's name is Galen Erso, this person's name is Wilhuff Tarkin, and this person's name is Willix Blissex." Ian showed two resumes. "Erso is applying for the company's researcher. He specializes in crystal synthesis and energy concentration. Tarkin is an excellent battleship commander and is applying for the captain of our company's fleet."

"The Erso from the Death Star? The Tarkin from Tarkinism? Who's the rest?"

"Of course. The designer of the Cheerer class. He was calculated by the people of Rendili Company and kicked out of the Kuat Power Dock."

"That's a real treasure."

Leaving aside the leisure time on Ian's side, 12 Jedi elders were meeting to discuss the issue of Geonosis in the Jedi Elder Council in Coruscant.

"Half a year ago, Master Qui-Gon went to Geonosis to investigate. Judging from the information collected by Master Qui-Gon, Geonosis should be the place where the separatist forces produced robot soldiers. But now, we are powerless to interfere with that. Side." Master Yoda showed the information collected by Kui-Gon to the elders. "In the face of an army of thousands of robots, the Jedi Knights are simply a drop in the bucket. Now there are more than 100 large frigates stationed in the Geonosis galaxy. With the equipment of the Republic Guard, there is no way to compete with this army."

"Armed conflict is inevitable. If we want to persuade the separatist forces to let go of force, we can do it only if we have the same force." Master Windu said with a cold face.

"We need to prepare in advance." Master Yoda touched his chin. "Master Coen, Master Bilaba, I trouble you to go to Planet Kamino to customize a batch of troops for the Republic. Master Windu, please go to Anaheim, Kuat Power Shipyard and Rendili Company, we need Negotiate fleet builds in advance.

As for the speaker, I'll lobby. I'm sure he'll say yes soon. "

"The Jedi Council believes that the Republic needs to reorganize the army?" Palpatine was stunned when he heard Master Yoda's words.

"Yes, we believe that the Jedi Knights are no longer able to continue to maintain the peace of the Republic. We believe that the Grand Republic Army should reappear."

"But... forming an army requires a lot of time to train personnel. The Republic doesn't have that much time, and now we can only resolve the issue of division through negotiations."

"You don't have to worry about this. We learned about a planet called Kamino, where the cloning technology is so strong that it can produce a large number of clone troops within five years. The Anaheim Electronics Industry of Naboo is there to order created a large number of clones to serve as the crew of their preservation fleet."

"Even so, we don't have enough fleets to counter the Separatists' fleet."

"Quat Power Shipyard and Rendili Company were stimulated by the Nibelungen-class Star Destroyer produced in Anaheim. They have launched their own company's cutting-edge Star Destroyer, and the production capacity is very strong."

"Parliament will not allow me to..."

"The parliament will propose to rebuild the Grand Republican Army. We hope that the speaker will announce the existence of the Grand Republican Army when all the powers are concentrated."

"Because only in this way can the role of the army be maximized. If hundreds of people in the parliament are required to vote every time troops are dispatched, this battle should not be fought."

"What you said is very reasonable. The reconstruction of the Grand Republican Army, please ask the Jedi Knights to conduct secret activities. I will try my best to buy time for you in political negotiations."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Master Yoda floated cross-legged in the air and left.

"Master Yoda." Palpatine's anxiety became more and more serious. "What are you trying to do? The Jedi have long been working to bring about peace in the galaxy."

"What do you want to do?" Master Yoda turned around. "As always, maintain peace in the galaxy."

"Building a large army is not like an act of peace."

"Recently, I just learned a word, truth and justice only exist within the range of the cannon." Master Yoda looked into Palpatine's eyes. "Are you right, Speaker Palpatine. The long-term peace has given both the Republic and the Jedi Knights a sense of conceit. The Jedi are conceited that we can guarantee the peace of the galaxy. And the Republic, the representatives are not enterprising, and self-interest is rampant The involuntary pursuit of personal wealth was prevalent in the political process devised by our ancestors, and over the centuries it became more prevalent, leaving an impotent, corrupt state. Think of the core world in The unwavering self-interest in exploiting the resources of the Outer Rim; think of the Outer Rim itself, gradually marred by its condoning of smuggling and slavery; think of the ambitious members of the Council who seek only status and opportunity."

Master Yoda took a breath, and then continued: "We need a strong support army to ensure the safety of space routes, maintain smooth and convenient communications, and ensure that tax revenues are collected and allocated to the improvement of infrastructure. .In the same way, the members who make up the council will no longer be interested only in their own interests, but in the interests of the planet they represent.

We need not only those of perfect reputation and skillful skill to wield power impartially, but also a vast army dedicated to supporting the necessary laws that will ensure harmony in the galaxy. The imposition of universally applicable laws and the widespread deployment of heavily armed militaries may appear to some as a move towards galactic domination, but these actions are taken only to protect us from invasion, enslavement, exploitation, or the incitement of political dissent.

Senator Palpatine, think about what you have seen and heard in the past ten years, bribery, corruption, procedural justice, political correctness, and bureaucracy. This Coruscant is like a melting pot, as if it contained all the speculators in the entire galaxy.

In the outer galaxies, taxes are heavy, but there is no guarantee of rights and interests. In the core galaxy, they try their best to evade taxes and evade taxes. Eight years ago, during the Battle of Naboo, the parliament had to go through cumbersome procedures before sending out negotiators when the situation was confirmed. By the time the negotiators confirmed, the Battle of Naboo had been fought for two days. Don't you think it's justifiable that there are independent trends of thought in the outer galaxies? "

"Master Yoda..." Palpatine tried his best to speak carefully. "Don't you think...the words just now are very endless? And you didn't speak in your usual tone just now..."

"I know, this is a line I learned from a movie, and I still think it's quite appropriate." Master Yoda looked Palpatine up and down. "Speaker Palpatine, after having absolute power, don't let us down."

After seeing off Yoda, Palpatine sat in the office with a gloomy face. Because of the two showdowns by Speaker Valorum, his plan has fallen behind, especially the Clone Wars plan, which is 8 years behind. And from the current point of view, it will continue to lag behind.

Eight years ago, Palpatine sent Darth Tyranus to Kamino to order a clone army, but was told that Kamino's clone order had already been scheduled for 10 years?

A new military enterprise called Anaheim placed an order for 1.5 million human clones. Check it out yourself, Legal Ian Varsity.

Last year, the separatist forces under his command entered into a meeting in Geonosis, and Qui-Gon sneaked into the meeting room? ! Almost all the content of the meeting was monitored. A local robot factory has also been spotted. The Trade Federation had to send heavy troops to guard Geonosis.

This year, they obviously don't plan to do anything, and wait for various conditions before proceeding to the next step. Didn't expect the Jedi Knights to support the founding of the Republic?

And that curriculum reform... More and more civilians understand the situation in the Republic and see the true colors of those congressmen. Newcomers at the grassroots level of the Republic who have not been corroded by the decadent environment of the Republic are actively learning the content of the curriculum reform. The ability to govern has become stronger and stronger, and secret associations have been spontaneously organized to collect evidence and prepare to eliminate those corrupt and incompetent officials.

Coupled with my own anti-corruption actions in the past few years, it seems that the people below are more and more capable, and the actions are getting bigger and bigger. I am afraid that the political ecology of the Republic will be refreshing in a few years. .

Palpatine rubbed his temples, this isn't a leaky house and it rained overnight... It's the roof that's about to be demolished...

A week later, when Palpatine was still trying to revise his plan based on the information disclosed by Yoda and the information collected by the Sith cultists, Master Yoda, Master Windu and other six Jedi masters entered Palpatine's office.

Palpatine looked at the six Jedi masters with red eyes. Has his being a Sith been exposed? Or are the Jedi finally usurping the throne?

"Chairman Palpatine, we have reached an agreement with Anaheim Industries. Of the 1.5 million clones they ordered, 1.2 million of them can be transferred to the Republic, and six companies including Quarter Power Dock are willing to produce new warships for the Republic. , within two years the Republic will have a powerful navy consisting of more than 600 large ships. That is to say..."

"In two years, we will have a fleet that can stand up to the separatist forces."

"The speaker must use political means to delay the two-year period."

The six Jedi knights encouraged Palpatine for a long time, hoping that the speakers would overcome many difficulties and persist until they had enough counterattack forces before launching a war against the separatist forces.

After the Jedi Knight left, Palpatine silently deleted the plan he had made for more than two days. Then he began to think about how to sing the double reed to himself, delaying the time for the Trade Union to start the war.

"Master Yoda, why haven't we told Sidious the truth?" Master Windu had doubts about the fact that Master Yoda knew that the other party was the Sith Lord, but still maintained the superficial relationship.

"The main reason is that the time has not come." Master Yoda replied. "Now we are tearing our skins apart. We have neither the power to take over the regime nor the army that can take over. Instead of betting on the 1% chance that Palpatine will cooperate with us, it is better to wait for the most suitable time."

"Master Yoda, you have changed."

"People will always change, Master Windu. A few years ago, I couldn't imagine that one day I would practice the way of balanced force. Now, the dark force in my body is even the same as the light force many."

"Yes, people will change, Master Yoda, haven't you noticed that you have escaped a lot in recent years?"

"It's all the influence of the dark side of the Force."