Chapter 340 Rogue One! The Tyranny of the Galactic Empire! The Rebels!

At this moment, Li Ang, who was in front of the center console of the Wanjie Base headquarters, was observing everything they saw from the first-person perspective of Paul, Qini and other members of the advance team.

Soon, when Paul and others passed through the planet's atmosphere and reached the inner area, Leon saw the iconic object of "Star Wars".

It was an interstellar battleship painted entirely in white. The entire hull showed a slender triangular outline, and it had a pyramid-like island structure stacked on top of each other.

The hull is covered with dense weapons, including turbo laser cannons, tractor beam projectors, heavy ion cannons and other devices.

Yes, this is the Imperial-class Star Destroyer in the "Star Wars" universe, a symbol of the powerful power of the Galactic Empire.

Now, this Star Destroyer is parked steadily above a city, overlooking the surface of the planet like a god.

"Imperial-class Star Destroyer? Could it be that the current timeline of the "Star Wars" universe has reached the era of the Galactic Empire?"

Li Ang stared at the hard light screen in front of him thoughtfully. If this is the era of the Galactic Empire, it means that the careerist Palpatine has completed his quest for power and successfully established the empire.

In the past, the dignitaries and Jedi Knights of the Old Republic era either surrendered or were weakened by the empire's tough blows, and could only lie dormant and wait for opportunities.

'It would be great if I could win over the Jedi Order and make them work for me. ’ Li Ang thought to himself.

Not long after, other reconnaissance aircraft and AI drones from the front line basically determined the timeline of the "Star Wars" universe, which was in the era of the First Galactic Empire.

The Galactic Empire founded by Palpatine was a cruel organization that implemented tyranny and forced suppression. Civilizations in various galaxies were dissatisfied with the empire's rule and began to revolt.

They established the Rebel Alliance to compete with the Empire. In order to suppress the increasingly rampant Rebels, the Empire successively built ultimate weapons such as the Death Star and Starkiller Base to stabilize the Empire's rule.

"It is indeed the Age of Empires. From the looks of it, we must first deal with the troublesome Galactic Empire and replace it this time."

When Li Ang thought of the Empire's Death Star cannon, he naturally thought of another key material-Kyber Crystal!

Kyber Crystal is a crystal unique to the Star Wars universe that can focus and amplify the energy of the Force, making it the core component of many powerful weapons and devices.

For example, the construction of lightsabers and Starkiller bases are basically inseparable from Kyber crystal as the core device.

If they could rule this galaxy and seize all the Kyber Crystal production areas, the giants of the world could mass-produce a group of melee troops armed with lightsabers.

After learning about the giant company's next hostile forces, Li Ang turned his attention to the screen again, observing Paul, Qini and other warriors who were sneaking into the planet's surface.

At this moment, after looking at the huge Imperial Star Destroyer in front of him, Pani took the initiative to ask in the team's internal communication channel:

"Paul, do you have any ideas?"

Paul Atreides is the captain of this reconnaissance advance team. He has perfectly executed assassinations, raids, and investigation missions on multiple battlefields in the universe.

He has rich operational experience and is also the commander-in-chief of this investigation.

After observing for a while, Paul immediately issued an order:

"You go to investigate other places on this planet first. Qini and I sneak into the city below to explore the specific situation. We may find some clues."

As a front-line operational member, Paul is of course qualified to have access to the information database about "Star Wars" at the headquarters of the giant company.

Through this Empire-class battleship, he knew that the current time point was most likely in the era of the Galactic Empire, but if he wanted to know more information, he had to go and investigate it himself.

Otherwise, relying solely on guesses and conjectures is nothing more than talk on paper.

【receive! 】

After receiving Paul's instructions, Pani immediately took other members of the survey team and began to disperse to explore other planet areas.

Paul and Qini drove the deformed spaceship and quickly approached the city below the Star Destroyer, preparing to land here to find out.

The city is located on a plateau, and the natural terrain is like a surrounding rampart, shaping the city like a fortress.

Even though the deformed metal was equipped with the most advanced hard light stealth system, Paul still did not dare to approach rashly and could only use the nearby rugged mountains as cover.

The two first landed among the hills near the city, and then sneaked all the way into the plateau city.

Fortunately, the population of this alien city is quite dense, and the passers-by include civilized species from various galaxies.

Following a group of strangely dressed aliens, Paul and Qini did not arouse any suspicious eyes at all.

However, just to be on the safe side, the two of them put on a shabby brown cloak to disguise themselves as much as possible to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

At this moment, the Stormtroopers under the Galactic Empire were patrolling the streets and alleys of this city.

Their uniform uniforms include wearing white armor, black gloves, and holding blaster laser rifles. The entire team gives people the impression of being cold and majestic, and they reveal their absolute loyalty to power.

At this moment, broadcasting devices throughout the city were playing a message:

[Citizens of Jedda City, the empire is looking for a defected cargo ship pilot. If you can provide relevant clues, the reporter will be rewarded with 1,000 credit points! 】

Broadcasts throughout the city echoed continuously, and the Empire's Stormtroopers were also on the streets, constantly questioning passers-by and asking them to show their IDs.

Some will even break into private residences violently, eager to dig into the ground to find the absconding wanted criminal.

When hearing the familiar name of Jedda City, Paul and Li Ang, who was far away at the headquarters of the Wanjie Base, both recalled information about this city at the same time.

Jedda City is located in the middle and inner star field of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is considered a relatively prosperous area, but the environment of this planet is relatively desolate and cold.

The reason why so many aliens appear is precisely because Jedda City is the birthplace of exploring the mysteries of the Force. Many believers in the Force will go here on pilgrimage to understand the Force.

In addition, this is one of the key producing areas of Kyber Crystal!

"We need to stay hidden."

After saying that, Paul and Qini cleverly avoided the search of these Imperial Stormtroopers. After all, they had no ID documents to show, and they could only run away if they were caught.

While moving around, Paul also got more information from local people, and then he had a clearer understanding of the current situation in Jedah City.

It turned out that since the imperial troops occupied Jedda City, they had closed the pilgrimage temple and looted all the Kyber crystals.

And the wanton mining of minerals has caused Jedda to suffer serious environmental pollution, and the residents here have fallen into poverty and famine.

Coupled with the empire's purge of Jedi Knights and the control of pilgrims in the Force, this has also led to endless resistance from the bottom.

Although these resistances were suppressed by the empire's powerful force, under the high pressure, the accumulation of public resentment was dragging the empire into a countdown to its demise.

The wanted spaceship pilot was suspected by the empire of joining the resistance, so he was searched so severely.

But under normal circumstances, there is no need to go to such great lengths to search for a defected pilot, even using an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.

This can only mean that this pilot has most likely mastered some key information or items, which makes the empire anxious to arrest people everywhere.

When seeing this scene, Li Ang had basically determined the timeline of the "Star Wars" universe they had opened.

Obviously, this is related to the plot line of "Star Wars: Rogue One", in which a group of heroes, organized by the Rebel Alliance, jointly steal the Death Star design blueprints.

The current timeline is shortly after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, and Palpatine is bloodbathing the Jedi Order!

The good news is that according to the current timeline, the Galactic Empire should not have created Starkiller Base yet.

But the bad news is that the timeline of "Rogue One" is only 34 years apart from "The Force Awakens" where Starkiller Base appeared.

The Galactic Empire most likely already possesses the technology and blueprints to build Starkiller Base.

But the construction has not officially started yet. After all, to build such a super weapon, a lot of Kyber crystals are needed.

And this is why the Empire is searching for Kyber Crystals all over the galaxy, even fishing for them all!

"It seems that this time we have to capture the Empire's Death Star design. It's best to capture all the technology and blueprints of Starkiller Base."

Thinking of this, Li Ang immediately conveyed this order to the frontline fleet headquarters and ordered David Martinez to arrange the task of seizing the Death Star technical drawings as soon as possible.

Although Li Ang once drew the Death Star from "Star Wars", he did not arrange members of the scientific research department to deeply analyze and crack the Death Star's technology.

One is that it is unnecessary, and the other is that the Death Star will be of little help to giant companies, but the improved version of the Death Star - Starkiller Base, is completely different!

If the Empire's Death Star blueprints can be obtained for free, then the giant company can also improve Starkiller Base on its own, and even optimize it better.

[Yes, I will order you down immediately! 】

As soon as he received Leon's order, David relayed the key information about "Rogue One" and this mission to Paul.

It would be great if Paul could meet the wanted driver while investigating intelligence!

After learning about the mission that needed to be carried out this time, Paul and Qini became more cautious.

While walking through the crowd, Qini was very keenly aware that many passers-by had weapons hidden on their bodies. Like herself, they were moving around in order to avoid the search of the stormtroopers.

The two sides even often bumped into each other accidentally, which was quite embarrassing. Just when Qini wanted to remind Paul and tell him about this, Paul held him down first and said to Qini without looking back:

"Don't say anything, I saw it all."

Of course, Paul knew how conspicuous it was to have a bunch of stowaways looking around, with evasive eyes, and carrying a bunch of weapons among the crowd.

This group of people knew at first glance that they were members of the resistance. They most likely mistakenly thought that the Imperial Stormtroopers were specifically here to destroy them, and were now secretly organizing a counterattack.

Maybe they have the missing driver, but Paul doesn't want to have rash contact with the other party yet.

After all, judging from the current situation, a conflict is likely to break out on this street in a while. Once the two sides fight, they will also be implicated.

If the rebels are not doing well, Paul can take the opportunity to help them and gain their trust, which will also help the giant companies to win over more allies and take over the galaxy.

Just as Paul and Chini were ready for battle and patiently waiting for the next conflict to break out, he suddenly heard a strange voice behind him.

"You two, you are not locals, right?"

Hearing this, Paul stopped immediately. He turned his head and saw a blind man with a cane who looked like Donnie Yen facing him.

Judging from his dress, he should be a monk, but the shabby robe on his body made him look more like a beggar.

"Yes, it's you two, always wandering around this area. If you keep wandering around like this, it's hard for people not to doubt your identity."

After saying this, Chinni subconsciously reached behind her waist, ready to draw her weapon to kill this man, so as not to expose her identity completely.

But in the shadow behind the blind monk, there was also a man holding a heavy hand cannon, aiming at Paul and Chinni, preventing them from causing harm to the blind monk.

"Don't be nervous, my name is Chirrut Ingwe, I used to be the guardian of the Kyber Temple, but unfortunately the temple is gone, and I can only fall here."

The Kyber Temple that Chirrut mentioned is a religious building in Jedha City. It is a towering temple and a pilgrimage site for countless Force believers.

It's a pity that the imperial troops plundered the Kyber crystals to create more powerful weapons to suppress the rebellion.

Not only did they plunder all the crystals in the temple, they also ordered the closure of the believers' holy land, causing the city of Jedha to decline rapidly.

Seeing the other party reveal his identity, Paul couldn't help but feel a little curious.

This man is obviously blind, how did he know that he had been hanging around here? Is he pretending to be blind?

You know, every member of the investigation team of the Universal Corporation will remove all their own smells before performing a mission.

Make sure that the special smell left on the body will not arouse other people's suspicion.

Paul doesn't believe that the other party has such a sensitive sense of smell that he can detect the traces of the two of them on the busy streets.

Seeing the nervous look on Chini's pretty face, Paul gestured to her to relax with his hand, and nodded to the two people to show his friendliness.

He knew that the other party had no ill will towards him, but he was a little curious about how Chiru targeted him.

After the tense atmosphere between the two sides eased a little, Chirrut suddenly approached with a cane and whispered to Paul:

"If I'm not mistaken, you are a Jedi Knight!"

Faced with this sudden question, Paul Atreides was a little confused at first, but he quickly reacted and asked the other party calmly:

"Why do you ask this?"

"I am half a Force practitioner. Although I can't control the Force, I can sense the fluctuations of the Force."

"And in you, I sensed a strong Force. Apart from the Jedi Knight, I can't think of anyone else who can control such a mysterious power."

For Chirrut, every Force user is like a firefly in the dark night in front of him.

The more powerful the Force user, the more clearly he can sense the other party's existence.

Just now, Chirrut stayed on the street for most of the day, and only saw an extremely eye-catching Force user appear in front of him a while later.

He left for a while, then turned back, and left again after staying for a while. It was difficult for him not to notice him.

Chirrut observed Paul for a long time. After realizing that he seemed to be avoiding the stormtroopers, he guessed that Paul might be a member of the rebel forces, so he took the risk and took the initiative to talk to him.

After listening to Chirrut's explanation, Paul, who seemed calm on the surface, was actually quite surprised.

Because he knew nothing about the Force, let alone the Force, he had never practiced any force!

Unless... the other party was referring to the special psychic power he developed with spices.

In fact, the spice material in the "Dune" universe has been found to be closely related to psychic power after years of research by the Universal Corporation.

If it is explained according to the "physical universe, virtual plane" theory proposed by Leon, then spices are the connecting material of the virtual world in the "Dune" universe.

Humans who live in the physical universe and follow the laws of physics can absorb the psychic power of the virtual plane through spices, strengthen their own bodies, and obtain power beyond nature.

Psionic power and the Force do have many similarities in many aspects. Both are mysterious powers that are universal in the universe, supernatural and ubiquitous.

Paul Atreides happens to be the warrior in the giant company who has received spices to develop mental power and psychic power. The energy field in his body is much stronger than that of other warriors.

At this moment, the senior executives of the giant company who are silently paying attention to the front-line investigation through Paul's first-person perspective all showed surprised expressions.

Could it be that all the planes of the universe have "two sides of the same coin", the physical universe and the virtual world? Including the "Star Wars" universe in front of us!

If this is the case, there are two possibilities.

The first situation is that the properties of psychic energy and the Force are highly similar, with only slight differences. This allows Chirrut, who can sense the Force, to regard Paul as a Jedi Knight.

The second possibility is that psychic energy and the Force are essentially the same thing, but have different expressions and ways of use in different planes.

At that moment, Paul also remembered the theory of "physical universe-virtual realm" proposed by Li Ang.

The psychic powers developed through spices in the "Dune" universe may be called the Force in the "Star Wars" universe.

Although Paul is currently unable to determine which situation it is, judging from the current situation, even a force sensor like Chiru cannot tell the difference.

That means that ordinary Jedi Knights will most likely regard themselves as a member of the Jedi Knights. This will greatly facilitate themselves to use this identity to get involved and collect information for giant companies!

Immediately, Paul took advantage of Chirrut's words and naturally said: "I am no longer a Jedi Knight. The empire's minions are all over the galaxy. I don't want to get into trouble anymore."

At the beginning of the establishment of the Galactic Empire, Emperor Palpatine, who successfully usurped the throne, in order to stabilize the rule of the empire, did not hesitate to order a bloodbath of political opponents and eliminate any forces unwilling to submit to the empire.

Among them are some Jedi Knights, whether they are Jedi masters or apprentices, they are all dealt with in one fell swoop. Anyone who disobeys the powerful will only die.

In such a repressive ruling environment, it is reasonable and natural to give up the noble identity of a Jedi Knight and bury oneself.

Paul's ability to concoct a perfect excuse in such a short period of time is inseparable from his many years of grassroots combat experience.

After getting Paul's affirmative answer, Chirrut showed a smile of relief. After so many days, he finally waited for a Jedi Knight!

Since the temple was forcibly blocked by Imperial forces, Chirrut has joined the rebel camp if he can win over a powerful Jedi Knight for the rebels.

Then the success rate of their uprising will also be greatly increased!

"You did not succumb to the dark rule of the empire and did not collude with the tyrant. This proves that you still adhere to the beliefs of the Jedi."

Chirrut praised Paul fiercely. He believed that this confused Jedi Knight had just not found a suitable organization for the time being, and joining the rebels was his best direction.

Paul remained reserved. He shook his head and declined the other party: "I have long since abandoned the lightsaber and forgotten the existence of the Force. Now I just want to be an ordinary person."

"I can't help you."

Paul knew that he had to retreat in order to advance. Joining the opponent's camp too easily would easily arouse unnecessary suspicion.

"The lightsaber can be picked up again. As long as you are a Jedi Knight, the Force in your body will never go out. You should join us and use the Force to end the tyrant's dark rule."

Chirrut was afraid that he had missed this Jedi Knight. If Paul did not agree to his promise, he would always follow him to persuade him.

All of this was as Paul expected. Seeing that this set of pulling operations was almost done, he walked down the slope: "Then...what else can I do for you now."

Seeing that Paul finally let go, Chilu was quite excited. He lowered his voice and asked Paul to follow him.

At this moment, he was completely unaware of Paul's identity as a spy for a giant company. Chirrut was still excited that he had recruited a Jedi master for the rebels.

Immediately, under the leadership of Chiru, Paul and Qini arrived near the Kaibo Temple in Jedda City.

Today, the interior of the temple has been burned to pieces by the empire's troops. The pilgrimage site that was once worshiped by countless believers has been destroyed by the tyrant's claws.

It's no wonder that Qilu, who was so disheartened, joined the rebel camp without hesitation.