Chapter 1834: Chapter 1242: Silent Mie Jue
“I’m truly surprised, Your Honor, the Judge.”
Palpatine appeared again in the holographic projection, looking very excited, not at all like his usual old fox demeanor.
“You actually destroyed the Independent Federation’s fleet. With this, we can conquer the Independent Federation at the fastest pace!”
“Oh, that’s a good thing.”
Duanmu Huai seemed calm—after all, this was originally part of the plan.
“So, what are you planning to do with those alien creatures?”
“This……”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, Palpatine revealed a troubled expression.
“I can understand the Tribunal’s standpoint, but frankly speaking, it’s very difficult to completely eliminate all the alien species at present. I think the best way is to first classify them as traitors, then send them away for labor, to serve the Galactic Empire…”
“Then you’ll be sitting around doing nothing while suppressing rebellions three days at a time, is that it? You have that much free time?”
Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, interrupting Palpatine’s words, while the latter could only give a awkward smile.
“I certainly understand the danger of doing this, but if we forcibly implement an extinction policy, it will only unite other races to fight against us… And I suppose you also understand that completely eradicating all life on a planet is nearly impossible. Moreover, currently our forces are insufficient to conduct large-scale comprehensive purges on every planet, at most we can only launch clearing attacks on gatherings or towns, under such circumstances, it is fundamentally impossible to truly achieve complete extinction.”
“Alright, I understand what you mean.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand, interrupting Palpatine’s words.
“You’re saying it’s not feasible, not that you don’t want to do it, right?”
“This…… Precisely.”
Palpatine looked at Duanmu Huai, showing a bitter smile.
“Then, as long as it can be done, you have no objections, right?”
“……… I don’t understand what you mean…”
“You’ll soon understand.”
Duanmu Huai finished, snapped his fingers to cut off the communication, then turned to look at the others. An Ze spread his hands, appearing calm.
“I knew he would go back on his word. After all, from Mr. Palpatine’s perspective, keeping those alien species and then dividing them would be a good strategy… At least, he thinks so himself.”
“Foolish idiot, that’s why I’ve always looked down on cunning deception and its believers.”
Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, showing disdain. He despised those who liked to play with cleverness because they always developed the illusion that wisdom could solve all problems. But in reality, the more they played with strategies, the more they realized the limitation of human capabilities, unless transcending humanity—hmm, so they end up believing in cunning deception and stop being human!
From a political standpoint, Palpatine’s idea is actually quite normal, yet the Tribunal’s doctrine is absolute—aliens must be exterminated, without exception. And those who dare stand by the alien side must also be destroyed. Even if the opponent is an Astarte or a genetic prototype, if they dare to associate with alien species like the Spirit race, the Tribunal will not hesitate to purify them.
Palpatine may have ten thousand reasons, but Duanmu Huai only wants one result.
If he is unwilling to do it, then the Tribunal will act on its own, after all, taking action yourself brings better yields.
“Maria.”
Duanmu Huai opened the communication again.
“How is the progress of the Colossus Project?”
“Ah, Lord Duanmu.”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, Maria, draped in a bright red robe, turned around to report to him.
“The progress of the Colossus Project is very smooth. The neutron weapon components have been installed, now only the experiments are left…”
“That’s good, bring it directly here, we have many experiments to conduct.”
“Yes.”
After calmly giving the order, Duanmu Huai looked at Aikute again.
“Head to the Inner Ring Star System, it’s time to let these aliens experience the true strength of the Tribunal!”
When Duanmu Huai led the First Fleet to the territory of the Independent Federation, the latter didn’t even have the slightest reaction. The reason was simple, on one hand, Lumiaire had hacked into the Independent Federation’s network, completely severing their scouting. On the other hand, all fleets had been sent by the Independent Federation to conduct General Griffith’s operations, without any defensive measures.
And this time, Duanmu Huai’s target is the capital of the Independent Federation, Nemedio!
This is a planet that appears not much different from Earth, the environment is similar, but it looks quite developed. You can see the entire planet is surrounded by massive metal structures everywhere, with countless lights shining from within, symbolizing the prosperity of this planet.
However, all of this is only until today.
“Begin operation.”
Along with Duanmu Huai’s order, a warship sailed out of the fleet.
Its appearance is very different from other Tribunal warships. If other Tribunal warships have a church on the deck, then this warship looks like it was completely built with multiple huge church structures assembled together, resembling more of a space station.
This is the reward Duanmu Huai obtained under the Catastrophe progress—Colossus-class Battleship!
Maria, in a red robe, stood solemnly on the altar at the top of the church high tower, one hand on the Holy Canon, the other holding a censer. Then she closed her eyes and began to pray softly.