Shrouded in Darkness (Part 2)

The outer ring of the Milky Way, Planet Felucia.

A Republic T-6 Shuttle was flying past the planet. The engine part of the spacecraft was already billowing with thick smoke, and the shield had been penetrated, but it was still desperately fleeing.

Following this T-6 Shuttle are dozens of Pyke Fighters. These Fighters are extremely ferocious, and it is obvious that the Fighters are all veterans who have been flying blood for a long time!

Although the driving skills of the Shuttle are extremely high, the engine has been damaged and there is no weapon to fight back at all, so they can only escape in despair.

Suddenly, a burst of explosive energy hit the side of the Shuttle, causing a violent explosion, and the Shuttle lost control, rolling and falling.

At the same time, Count Dooku's Solar Sailer also arrived on Planet Felucia. He connected to the communication, and a Pyke leader with a fierce face appeared in the holographic projection, "Okay, your information is very accurate, I've shot down Sifo-Dyas ship. Where's our money?"

"One million Credits and all of them have been exchanged into the Hutt currency - Wupi Wupi coins. No one will know the source of this money." Count Dooku said coldly.

The Pyke looked down at the personal terminal, then raised his head and said, "Very well, I have confirmed receipt. Now, you can go to check the crash site."

Dooku drove the spaceship and followed the guidance of the Pykes to the crash site of Sifo-Dyas. He looked at the burning wreckage of the T-6 Shuttle in front of him, and found the serial number on the position of the flap—775519, confirming this It was Sifo-Dyas spaceship.

When he came to the cab, Sifo-Dyas was covered in blood and hung on the side of the seat by the seat belt, looking extremely miserable. He saw Count Dooku walking in, muttering in a low voice, "Quick...go...be careful...Pykes..."

Before Master Dyas finished speaking, he saw the Pyke pirates respectfully following behind Count Dooku. His eyes widened and he looked at this old friend who had known him for more than 40 years in disbelief. It seemed so strange.

Immediately afterwards, Count Dooku's Lightsaber pierced his chest!!

"Enough, Master Dyas, enough. You have done too much for the Republic, enough..." Count Dooku said with a smirk, "And your death is all you can do to be useful to the Republic, one last thing, destroy it!"

He swung the Lightsaber violently, life was immediately pulled from Master Dyas's body, he finally raised his hand and stroked across Count Dooku's chest, as if reminding him of his true heart, and then fell to the ground and died.

After doing all this, Count Dooku closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to the Pyke Pirate beside him, "Pick up the corpse and send it to my spaceship. Is there no one else here?"

"Of course not, Sifo-Dyas came alone." The Pyke leader replied.

Count Dooku nodded and said nothing.

Back on the spaceship, he turned on the communicator and knelt down on one knee. The terrifying figure of Darth Sidious appeared on the communicator, "I have killed Sifo-Dyas, and now only we know about the Clone Army."

"You've done a good job, Count Dooku! Killing Master Dyas also means that you will make a clean break from your past. You will officially become my Apprentice, and I will officially grant you the title of Sith——Darth Tyranus!" Darth Sidious grinned.

"It is my lifelong wish to serve the dark side, my Lord." Darth Tyranus replied solemnly.

The Solar Sailer soars into the sky and heads towards outer space.

At this time, a Pyke came to their leader and asked, "Boss, didn't we capture Valorum's assistant Silman?"

The leader grinned grimly and looked towards an inconspicuous corner. There was a man tied up in the corner, his mouth was blocked and his eyes were terrified. Obviously, he had seen the scene where Count Dooku killed Master Dyas just now!

"You have to stay behind when doing things. After all, neither the Jedi Knights nor Count Dooku are easy to provoke. If they want to fight, let them fight slowly. Hehehehe..." The leader of the Pykes laughed coldly, "Okay, brothers, the extra money is already in hand, it's time to get down to business! Send this batch of spices to the Corellian System, Dryden Voss of Crimson Dawn is waiting for it! He and the Fourth Group are old friends. He just got a Revelation-class Light Cruiser, and the area around him is the strongest, so it's better not to let him miss ours."

...

The accidental death of Master Sifo-Dyas did not cause much disturbance. Under the action of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the sacrifice of Master Sifo-Dyas was described as intervening in the conflict between several tribes on planet Felucia. During the conflict between them, he was killed during peace negotiations.

Master Dyas won the respect of all, and his body was cremated by the local tribal residents according to local customs and returned to the nature of planet Felucia.

The document was filed as Document 127456, which was suppressed as classified after a brief briefing to the Jedi Order.

...

For Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, things are not over yet.

In the last months of 32BBY, in order to protest Palpatine's policy on the Outer Ring Star Region, a large number of workers from the Outer Ring launched a strike. But this activity was led by someone who did not know and eventually turned into an armed conflict trying to storm the Senate building.

After the conflict was quelled, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine stated that in order to ensure the safety of Senate members, he proposed to expand the Senate Guard because of the increasingly lawless actions of the so-called corrupt elements. And he logically incorporated the Sun Guard which had once belonged to Plageuis, and established the Supreme Guard.

Dressed in blue armor and robes, the Supreme Guards look majestic, and they are also composed of the most elite fighters. Although some Senators raised objections, they said that the appearance of the Supreme Guard marked the beginning of the threat of force. However, the strikers stormed the Senate building first, and they were unable to carry out more opposition.

...

In the last month of 32BBY, something extremely terrifying to the Galactic Republic finally happened!!

Count Dooku, the Count of Planet Serenno, former Jedi Master, suddenly appeared on the remote Planet of Lasan and expressed his impassioned speech on this once prosperous planet, but now its environment is gradually being destroyed due to the over-industrialization declaration.

He claimed that in the millennium since Russan's Reforms, the Galactic Republic had proven itself incapable and incapable of truly governing and ruling the Galaxy.

The Republic keeps making concessions in various disputes, only protecting the interests of developed planets and corporate giants, ignoring the demands of backward planets, leading to the final polarization of the Republic.

And what happened in the Senate recently once again showed the attitude of the republic. Those high-ranking officials and lords in Coruscant turned a blind eye to the Outer Rim Sector and collected taxes at will, but were unwilling to undertake any obligations!

In this case, there is only one way to go in the Outer Ring Star Region——

Confrontation!!

Count Dooku began to call on the Outer Rim Star Region to refuse to recognize the rule of the Republic. The Outer Rim Star Region will handle its own security and finances by itself. From then on, it has nothing to do with the Republic!