457. Everyone is busy with their own affairs.
Palpatine didn't have much interest in exploring the unknown star territory at this time. He was busy with his own election. But this matter was brought up by a Jedi master, and the nature is different.
He had already conducted a secret investigation and had a basic understanding of what kind of person Jolus Serbaos was.
Jolus Sebaoth, he is undoubtedly a very powerful Jedi Master. When Count Dooku was still in the Jedi Order, Master Sebaoth was considered one of the few in the Jedi Order who could compete with Dooku. A strong man comparable to Ku.
However, Sebaosi is quite arrogant and arrogant. He thinks highly of himself and is arrogant. 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 spoke directly, which offended many people.
How arrogant is he? Usually when Sebaos walks, he will swagger and wave his hands and feet widely, and everyone in front of him must give way. Otherwise, if the other person is also Force-sensitive, then a scolding is inevitable. If the other person is an ordinary person, then a force wave may send you to kiss the wall next to you.
A small number of people who support him believe that his behavior is a model for Jedi Knights, and he should not be a submissive person. A strong person should have the demeanor of a strong person. Yet most people thought he was just an arrogant lunatic.
It would be very interesting to have a bill put forward by such a person.
Jolus Serbaos believed that he had figured out how to conduct hyperspace navigation in the unknown star field, and his method was to use powerful Force-sensitive people to forcibly guide the hyperspace channel and guide the spacecraft to conduct hyperspace navigation. Space jump.
He also arrogantly pointed out that the Unknown Star Territory is the stage for those with Force sensitivity, and only such strong people are qualified to obtain the endless resources of the Unknown Star Territory.
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 star field depends on a powerful Force-sensitive person, it means that they must give this Force-sensitive person a considerable part of the benefits. Only then, they absolutely cannot accept this.
Therefore, Jolus Serbaos went around trying to get someone to invest in this exploration, but basically no one paid attention.
In fact, he did come to see the Fourth Group, but Tang Xiao, who was familiar with the plot, naturally knew what kind of person Sebaos was, so although he was also very interested in the unknown star field, he signaled to Gross -Shelbia rejected him.
However, in Sheev Palpatine's view, this matter is an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone!
He began to secretly encourage Deputy Speaker Mas Ameda to contact Jolus Serbaos. At this time, Mas Ameda was dreaming about manipulating Palpatine to gain more political capital. , and then when the time comes, he will run for the position of Speaker of the Galactic Republic.
So Mas-Ameda has always wanted to make some political achievements on his own.
Palpatine, who was good at manipulating people's hearts, convinced Mas Ameda with just a few words, just as he had done before with his master Darth Plagueis - some just-right suggestions that made the other party think that the suggestions were only his own. idea, but the person in front of him is his strong supporter.
So with the support of Palpatine's unsubstantiated empty talk, Mas-Ameda decided to take a desperate risk. He began to strongly support the overseas exploration plan proposed by Jolus Serbaoth. He believed that once the Galactic Republic could be broken, The barrier between the Republic and the unknown star realm allows the Republic's influence to penetrate deep into the unknown star realm. Then this great achievement that no one has accomplished for tens of thousands of years will undoubtedly push him to the pinnacle of power.
However, Jolus Serbaos was originally a very annoying person, and this plan was also very unreliable, so there were only a few candidates. Mas-Ameda was also willing to go all out at this time. In order to get this plan started, he did not hesitate to use various means, including some dirty and despicable methods, to force some companies and consortiums to invest in him.
So in this year, the overseas exploration plan was finally launched in a hurry. Mas-Ameda persuaded Rendili Interstellar Dynamics Company to provide 6 new Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers as exploration ships, and each Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser had Each will be staffed by a Jedi Master and 12 apprentices or Jedi Knights. These resources will be provided by Sebaoth to convince the Jedi Order.
In addition, they also plan to take 50,000 pioneers to establish colonies in unknown star areas. Recruitment of pioneers and crews also began in full swing.
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While the Galactic Republic is being rattled by next year's election and Jolus Sebaoth's overseas exploration plan, the Fourth Civilization is developing peacefully on its own three-quarters of an acre of land.
In March 29BBY, Higurah Aerospace Group President Kaient Walters reported to Tang Xiao that the Higurah-class battlecruisers had officially completed the design and finalization, and the five pre-manufactured test ships will return to the dock for final modifications. , for a period of one month.
One month later, two of the battlecruisers will go to the Endor system to join the naval sequence of the Fourth Civilization, and the other three will be delivered to the Trade Alliance.
Tang Xiao immediately issued instructions to let his two Hiigara-class battlecruisers go not to the crowded Endor galaxy, but to the Kuna star cluster, where they could shock Elu, who was probably not convinced yet. People, by the way, support the colonial development work in Volgograd-Kanidi.
The Hiigaran-class battlecruiser showed strong combat capabilities in a series of trials and in the war with the Aru people. The Governor of the Trade Federation, Newt Gunray, was overjoyed. He also specifically found an opportunity to bring his follower Lu. En-Hakou ran to the Dawn Planet to have a drink and chat with Tang Xiao, and everything was harmonious.
After that, the Golden Nice Shipyard will also undergo an upgrade. Newt Gunray waved his hand, and the Trade Alliance 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 Nice Shipyard will It has the ability to start construction of 10 Hiigaran-class battlecruisers at the same time.
And under Tang Xiao's hints, intentionally or unintentionally, Newt Gunray, who believed that Tang Xiao and himself were both fallen from the world, and that everyone was controlled by Darth Sidious, decided to hide the Golden Nice Shipbuilding from Sidious. Factory matters. Of course, the Hiigaran-class battlecruiser couldn't be hidden in the end, but Tang Xiao also asked Newt Gunray to lie about the current construction progress of the battlecruiser.
Jean Darth Sidious believes that it will take at least three years for this battlecruiser to complete all development and testing work.
At the same time, in April of 29BBY, the Sova-class aircraft carrier, which was developed by the Masonic Alliance, also completed its research and development work. Because of the experience in building Ragnarov-class Titan battleships, the development of the Sova-class aircraft carrier went very smoothly.
After that, it is expected that it will take about 2 months of production line modification work before the construction of the test ship can begin. After the test ship is completed, the battleship will be tested in various environments, and some will even undergo targeted transformations. After all, this universe is different from the universe of "Original Sin of a Solar Empire". In this regard, it is expected that the finalization will be completed in one year, and the production line will be ready by then.
