Chapter 357 Tatooine! A criminal paradise! Bounty hunter Din Djarin!

Chapter 357 Tatooine! A paradise for crime! Bounty hunter Din Djarin!

"Well, take care!"

Seeing that Paul had made up his mind, Penny and Sam said nothing more. After saying goodbye to everyone, Paul boarded the shuttle of the Rogue One team and quickly left the front-line base headquarters.

Last time, he failed to rescue Galen Erso with Chirrut and others. Now he can finally fight side by side and rescue the captured Princess Leia.

If he is lucky, he may meet powerful Jedi Knights such as Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to help Paul further understand the secrets of the Force.

Even pull these people into the camp of the Universal Corporation and let them serve the boss!

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After a while, in the cabin of the Imperial Cargo Shuttle, Paul met all the members of the Rogue One team.

Chirrut Ingwe, a Force-sensitive who looks like Donnie Yen, and Baze Mabius, who looks rough and looks a lot like Jiang Wen.

Mabius is the weapon manufacturing master of the Rogue One team, mainly responsible for the maintenance, manufacturing and management of the team's weapons.

There is also Jyn Erso, the daughter of Galen Erso.

Originally, after rescuing her father, Jyn Erso should have gone offline and stayed with her father to fulfill her filial piety, but after going through so many things, she now has a new goal.

That is to help the Rebel Alliance overthrow the rule of the Galactic Empire and completely quell the war in the Milky Way.

The rest of the people are Captain Bodhi Rooker, who is responsible for driving the shuttle. He is the previously defected Imperial pilot who delivered the wanted criminals of the Death Star to Galen Erso.

In addition, there is the robot K-2SO, who serves as the co-pilot. It was originally a security robot made by the Empire, but after being modified by the Rebel program, it has become one of them.

Although this trip was a joint operation between the Universal Corporation and the Rebel Alliance, the total number of people involved was less than ten, but this was enough for the hidden rescue mission.

Soon, the group boarded a cargo shuttle and officially entered the hyperspace channel, rushing to their destination, Tatooine.

During this period, Paul explained all the truth to Chirrut, including the mission and history of the Universal Corporation and the fact that he was not a Jedi Knight.

"I didn't expect that as a person with Force sensitivity, I would still make mistakes and even couldn't tell the difference between Jedi Knights."

Chirrut shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, and there was no blame for Paul in his voice.

In fact, after the Battle of Scarif, he already knew that the Universal Corporation was a mysterious and powerful force, although the other party came from outside the universe.

But in terms of position, Chirrut was only loyal to the Jedi Order. Now that the Jedi Knights were uprooted by the Empire, he could only spend his life fighting the Empire.

No matter what, the Universal Corporation and he at least had a common enemy, and they could still trust and cooperate at this stage.

"I'm sorry."

Paul took out the Force lightsaber and handed it to Chirrut, saying, "I think you should use this lightsaber. I'm not a Jedi and I'm not qualified to use it."

"No, as long as it can be used in the right way, whoever controls it is qualified."

"I don't care whether you are a Jedi or not. I only know that you have proved that you are worthy of using the lightsaber."

Chirrut is not a pedantic and stubborn believer in the Force. He advocates justice and order pursued by the light side of the Force. As long as it is just, anyone can be a Jedi.

What Paul is doing now is to overthrow the brutal rule of the Galactic Empire. He should support Paul's just actions, so as to comfort the people who died on Jedha.

Of course, the most important thing is that among all the people present, only Paul is the best fighter. It doesn't make much sense for a blind man to hold a sword. It is purely a waste of resources.

After getting Chirrut's approval, Paul took back the Force lightsaber.

In the following time, he no longer had to pretend to be a Jedi Knight, after all, there was a real Jedi Knight Master on Tatooine!

As time passed, the shuttle finally left the hyperspace channel and entered the orbit above the planet Tatooine.

Tatooine is a huge desert planet. From the space environment, you can only see the yellow-brown land plates covering the surface of the planet.

There is no blue ocean or lush green vegetation on Tatooine. It is even drier and more desolate than Arrakis in the "Dune" universe.

'Is this Tatooine? It doesn't look like a place where people can live. '

Paul thought to himself.

For such a desolate and barren planet, it is definitely not feasible to develop factories and mining industries, so criminal smuggling, slave trading, bounty assassination and other black industries have become the main theme here.

It can be said that Tatooine is a trading place full of dirt and sin.

For example, Jabba the Hutt, who relied on smuggling, loan sharking and other black industries to become a member of the Trade Federation, has a huge influence on Tatooine.

Countless bounty hunters and smugglers work for his business, and he can be called the king of the underground dark kingdom.

However, it is such a remote and desolate planet that gave birth to two generations of the Chosen Sons of the Force, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker.

At this time, Anakin has joined the Empire and become the famous Darth Vader, while Luke is still in the remote land of Tatooine, living an ignorant and ordinary life.

"It seems we are still a step too late."

Captain Cassian couldn't help but feel disappointed when he noticed that there was no trace of the Executor or the Tantevi 4 spacecraft near Tatooine.

In order to find new clues, Paul and his team could only land on Tatooine first to see if Princess Leia had left anything behind.

Or learn about the movements of the Imperial Army from the smugglers and bounty hunters here.

Soon, relying on the disguise of an Imperial cargo shuttle, Paul and others successfully entered Tatooine and settled in the local city.

But this place is not so much a city as it is a huge black market trading center.

Since Tatooine does not have enough mineral resources and a complete industrial system, the locals can only develop some underground dark industries.

Although the Galactic Empire is the nominal ruler of Tatooine, it is completely powerless over trade and security here, and has no way of controlling local criminal activities.

After all, for the empire, the Rebel Alliance that opposes the empire's rule is a serious concern, and this group of smugglers who are only interested in money is secondary.

At this time, Paul and his group were walking on the streets of the black market wearing cloaks. On this alien planet in the vast sea of ​​sand, cloaks were the most common and cheap clothing, so their appearance was not eye-catching.

In this famous black market trading center, all kinds of goods are sold. Among them, the most popular goods trading must be the slave trade.

In the "Star Wars" universe, there have been many vicious events such as robot uprisings.

In order to reduce the recurrence of similar omnic crises, civilized species can only use biological labor to replace AI robots as much as possible.

This approach is completely consistent with the major families in the "Dune" universe. In order to supplement enough labor, it can only be obtained through human cloning or slave trading.

Where there is demand, there will naturally be trade. This is why the technological civilization of the "Star Wars" universe has become so advanced, and there is still such a barbaric and ancient transaction as slave trading.

At this moment, all kinds of civilized species were placed on the stalls together with ordinary commodities, and were sold by slave owners at clearly marked prices.

Here, as long as you have money, you can buy everything you want. These slaves are bought and sold at low prices, with the average price being only half the price of a land speeder.

Captain Cassian has been around this filthy bottom planet for many years. He leads the people like a fish in water, walking among them easily. He looks like an old buyer who often comes here.

In fact, most of the intelligence sources of the Rebel Alliance come from this group of profit-seeking smugglers. These criminals often leak information to both the Rebel Army and the Empire.

But now that the rebels are weak, in order to maintain the balance of the situation and make money in the long term, criminals will be slightly biased towards the rebel alliance and leak more key information to them.

Not long after, Captain Cassian learned from a ruffian in a dark alley that a space airship had landed on Tatooine.

Now the stormtroopers of the empire are searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the airship, and they have also offered a lot of rewards.

Obviously, there must be something extraordinary in that airship. Maybe it's a person with a different status, maybe it's an item of extraordinary value.

"The person who should be Princess Leia escaped here with the Death Star design. We have to find him!"

Captain Cassian said in judgment.

"You are all members of the Rebel Alliance. You should have a way to contact each other, right?" Paul asked.

"No, the Imperial Army is currently searching for their traces on the ground. Under such circumstances, rashly sending out signals to contact them will only alert the enemy and expose their position."

Cassian shook his head. In fact, he could probably guess where the other party was hiding, but he felt a little unsure, so he needed help to search for it.

"Then let's find the spaceship first. If we are lucky, we may be able to rescue Leia before the war between the giants of the universe and the empire officially begins!"

Qini gave her own advice. If you want to find someone, now is the best time. Otherwise, you will be in trouble when the war starts and causes chaos in all areas.

"Tatooine is so big, how can we find that spaceship with just a few people like us?"

Qin Erso frowned slightly, held her forehead and sighed: "Now the Imperial Army is also looking for us. Once there is any noise, there is no guarantee that other pursuers will not be attracted."

Qin is very afraid of the criminals here. If someone recognizes his appearance, he will probably be reported, leading to the pursuit of the Imperial Stormtroopers.

After thinking for a moment, Captain Cassian suddenly thought of a new method. He smiled confidently:

"This matter is easy to handle. We can find bounty hunters and let them work for us."

In Tatooine, a land where violence and money dance together, bounty hunting is also an enduring industry. These people are willing to do anything as long as they are paid.

"Do you have any valuables on you? It's best to have metals like gold." Cassian asked.

In most universes, gold is considered a relatively rare and precious metal currency, and this place is no exception.

Soon, everyone was picking and searching from their bodies for a long time, until Paul took out a gold ring, and finally collected the reward for hiring the bounty hunter.

There is no way, their rebels are not strong enough in the cause of rebellion, and they have not attracted many sponsors for a while, so they are in a financial dilemma.

A veteran like Paul, who often participates in front-line combat missions, will always carry some precious metal materials with him in case of emergencies.

"Great! With these things, we can quickly recruit a capable helper."

Cassian put away the collected gold, banknotes, and jewelry, and said with an excited smile.

"Who are you going to ask for help?" Paul asked.

"The Mandalorian!"

Hearing this, Paul suddenly remembered that Reed was on a mission on Mandalorian. In his impression, Mandalorians were all poor slaves, and he never thought that there would be bounty hunters.

Without further ado, everyone followed Cassian’s footsteps and soon contacted a Mandalorian bounty hunter with excellent business skills in an old tavern.

Looking at the Mandalorian in front of him who was wearing a silver metal helmet with T-shaped openings and a pair of old armor, resembling a medieval knight, Paul became more and more curious about this man.

This Mandalorian seems to only love his helmet, and he keeps it shiny and shiny, but the armor is incomplete and tattered, which looks extremely funny.

The Mandalorian was carrying a blaster sniper rifle and looked taciturn. Even when Paul asked the other person's name, he was unwilling to reply.

The surrounding drinkers were having fun and making a lot of noise, but he was the only one who sat in his seat as silently as dead water the whole time.

It wasn't until Captain Cassian took out a pile of gold and silver treasures and piled them in front of him that the Mandalorian slowly raised his head and made a low and hoarse voice:

"You need me to do something."

"Looking for someone. A spaceship landed on this planet not long ago. The stormtroopers outside are searching for it. I need to know where the people on the ship are."

Captain Cassian said concisely.

The Mandalorian glanced at the treasure on the table and fell into silence again, as if he was estimating the value of the things on the table and whether it was enough to take his own risk.

Soon, he shook his head and responded: "Sorry, I won't take this job. I don't want to lose my job because of you rebels."

Now that the Mandalorians are experiencing compulsory control and suppression by the Imperial Army, there are not many Mandalorian bounty hunters like him who can finally make a living on Tatooine.

If he got into trouble with the Imperial Army and was on the wanted list of the Galactic Empire, he would have no choice but to live in exile and live a life worse than a slave.

Just when the Mandalorian was about to get up and leave the tavern as soon as possible, Paul suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and slapped it on the wine table:

"This is the saber I use. It is a million times sharper than any weapon you have ever used. If you don't believe it, you can try it."

Seeing this, the Mandalorian picked up the knife with hesitation, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully: "This is not a knife forged from Beskar steel."

Beskarsteel, also known as Mandalorian Iron, is an extremely rare and precious metal that is extremely hard and durable and can withstand lightsaber attacks.

In the "Star Wars" universe, beskar steel is a metal more precious than gold. For every Mandalorian, beskar steel metal is the most precious and gold-rich currency.

"This is Adamantium alloy. Although I can't explain to you the origin of this thing, what I can guarantee is that this thing will never be worse than any metal you have ever seen."

Paul's sword was a sword of honor given to him by the development department of a giant company after he made meritorious service in the battles of Star Jedda and Star Scarif, as a reward for his outstanding performance in these two operations.

Although the knife had to be taken out to complete the task before it was warmed, Paul was not greedy for a small knife. What he really wanted was more meritorious deeds!

After hearing what Paul said, the Mandalorian also tried to pull out his dagger and scratched the Adamantium alloy knife hard.

The Mandalorian's dagger, like his helmet, is made of beskar steel. An ordinary knife will definitely break in half if it is scratched like this.

However, the Adamantium knife only left a slightly invisible scratch, which is comparable to Beskar steel in the "Star Wars" universe.

"I'll take this job, just wait for my news."

The Mandalorian was about to pick up the Adamantium knife, but Paul held him down forcefully: "You haven't told me what your name is yet."

The Mandalorian glared at Paul with some dissatisfaction. He shook the Adamantium knife in his hand. He was obviously more satisfied with the knife than the treasure on the table.

After Chrysalis swallowed his throat, he finally said: "Din Djarin."

After saying that, Din Djarin walked out of the tavern without looking back, sweeping away the knives and treasures on the table.

Seeing that the other party just left like this, Jyn Erso couldn't help but ask Cassian: "You just let him leave like that? What if this guy runs away?"

Qin was suspicious of everything here. They were a group of profit-seeking criminals who would take money from others and in turn persecute their employers.

"Don't worry, the credibility of Mandalorian bounty hunters is still reliable. This is their ability. Unless they die in the middle, they will definitely do good things for you."

Captain Cassian was very confident.

After handing over the task of finding the person to Din Djarin, Paul and his party temporarily stayed in the black market and found a resting place to rest.

In this area, unless they receive accurate information, the Imperial Stormtroopers will not rush in and conduct a large-scale search.

After all, there are many businesses in the black market that are owned by local snakes. If it affects their ability to make money, even the Imperial Army will have to suffer.

Therefore, the black market has become the best habitat for Paul and others.

"There are so many good things here."

While wandering around the black market, Paul discovered that the goods appearing on the stalls were all kinds of strange, including witchcraft secrets from Endor, dragon skull fragments, and even lightsabers.

As long as you can afford it, there's basically nothing you can't buy on the black market.

Of course, the most common goods on each stall are slaves of various civilized species, including beautiful girls with fluffy hair and strong black men.

At this juncture, Paul will not act as a good person and spend money to buy slaves to rescue them. Only by allowing a global giant to take over the "Star Wars" universe can these poor people be truly liberated.

So after shopping for a long time, Paul only bought a lightsaber as a backup weapon. After all, the Kyber crystal inside was of great value.

After a day of waiting, the disappeared Din Djarin finally appeared. He lived up to expectations and brought the intelligence news that everyone wanted to know.

"The spaceship made an emergency landing in the center of a desert. There were traces of two robots in the cabin. It is initially estimated to be an R2 mechanic robot and a translation robot."

"After they left the cabin, they were arrested by the local Jawas, and after being traded, they were sold to Luke Skywalker."

"Now those two robots are in farmer Owen Lars's moisture farm."

"This is the intelligence information you want. My mission is accomplished."

Din Djarin is indeed a professional Mandalorian bounty hunter. It took less than a day to get the information that Paul and others needed most.

This saves more time and effort than searching for clues aimlessly.

"You did a good job. Now take us there. Your mission will be completed." Captain Cassian nodded.

"Okay." Din Djarin didn't complain. Taking his employer to inspect the goods was part of his job, let alone getting such a good sword.

Immediately, Paul and his team got on Jia Lin’s land speeder and headed all the way to the Moisture Farm.

After leaving the prosperous and crowded black market, all that was left on the long road was the endless sandy wasteland.

The dim stars hang on the skyline, giving you the impression of a desert with straight smoke and a long river with a setting sun.

This is the only alien landscape on Tatooine. Other than that, there are only dark and dirty trade businesses and boundless deserts.

However, even deep into the desert, Paul and others still saw many Imperial Stormtroopers patrolling and hunting nearby.

In order to carry out search missions in this arid area, the power armor of this Desert Storm trooper is equipped with an advanced cooling system.

It can achieve moisturizing, insulation and self-circulation of sweat that evaporates outside the body, which can help the stormtroopers adapt to the harsh local drought to the greatest extent.

The excellent respiratory filter system can also prevent fine sand from blowing into their respiratory tract and lungs.

Seeing this scene, Din Djarin skillfully drove the land speeder around to avoid the Desert Stormtroopers on the road.

After detouring through countless detours, everyone finally arrived on a relatively quiet road.

When Paul and others saw this, they were secretly glad that thanks to a bounty hunter like Din Djarin who was familiar with the road conditions, otherwise they would have gotten the intelligence information.

It is also difficult to avoid the search of stormtroopers by taking detours, and you may get lost in this vast sea of ​​sand, resulting in missing a precious opportunity to save Princess Leia.