The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1524. Grand Duke Liming (1)

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You must conquer or submit; must win or be disgraced; must be the hammer or the block. —History of the Fourth Reich, chapter twenty-four, first subparagraph.

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20BBY, ​​at the end of May, the capital of Dawn Star, Dawn City.

An incomparably grand ceremony is unfolding here—Dawn Star, which has become the largest military and political group in the Confederation of Independent Galaxies, has officially taken a step to a higher level.

Tang Xiao, the Governor of Planet Dawn, announced his appointment as Grand Duke of Dawn, and clearly placed more than 1,700 galaxies within the radiating range of Planet Dawn under his rule!

Before that, the title of Governor of the Dawn Planet was actually just a planet-level title, just like the Queen of Planet Naboo, Queen of Planet Ziglia, and King of Planet Toydalia. Because when they are mentioned, the word "planet" will be added in front of their titles.

Therefore, although the actual sphere of influence of Dawn Star is very broad, Tang Xiao, as the governor of Dawn Star, is only on an equal footing with those other planets in name.

In terms of status, it does not match his current status. After all, when we are meeting on the sub-planet Laxus, the capital of the Confederation of Independent Galaxies, look at those Queens of Planet Ziglia, Grand Duke of Planet Geonosis, etc., dare to fart in front of Tang Xiao?

And during the meeting, don't look at Tang Xiao, who is also sitting on the top of the table with Trade Federation Governor Newt Gunley, Interstellar Banking Association Co-Chairman Thorn Hill, and Enterprise Alliance Chairman Passel Argent. However, in fact, these super-corporate leaders across galaxies only dare to sit on their seats, and absolutely dare not show any disrespect in front of Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao had already become an existence second only to Earl Dooku in the Confederation of Independent Galaxies.

And the faction with Dawn Star as its core has also become the most powerful force in the Confederation of Independent Systems, much stronger than the Trade Federation, which claims to be the largest enterprise in the Milky Way.

So now, taking advantage of the Speaker of the Republic, Schiff Palpatine, who issued Order 66, and the entire Milky Way is in turmoil, Tang Xiao announced his appointment as the Grand Duke of Dawn and officially became a separatist force.

According to the plan, Earl Dooku will also officially become the chairman of the Confederation of Independent Galaxies in the following time, which will also officially confirm his rule over the Confederation of Independent Galaxies.

This is why they chose to make this declaration at this time-the Galactic Republic absolutely cannot tolerate this happening.

You must know that even before the war broke out, the warring parties had been fighting fiercely for more than two years, but the Galactic Republic still defined this war as a civil war. In other words, the Galactic Republic believes that this is just a contradiction within their republic.

Neither Earl Dooku nor Tang Xiao has formally established a claim to rule over their own forces. In other words, although everyone knew that Earl Dooku was the leader of the Confederation of Independent Galaxies, and he himself acted as this leader, but he never put this title into practice.

But now, Tang Xiao announced his appointment as the Grand Duke of Liming, which is truly announcing that he is completely independent from the Galactic Republic!

So the crux of the matter is not whether the title is Grand Duke, King, or something else. The real crux is that Tang Xiao completely draws a line with the Galactic Republic through this title.

This is not only in fact, but also in jurisprudence and politics to draw a clear line.

In other words, the contradiction between the two parties has also formally transformed from an internal contradiction in the Republic to an external contradiction between countries.

Although the facts are still the same, the ideology is completely different.

In other words, the two sides started on this day, and they will never die!

At the ceremony for officially announcing the inauguration of Grand Duke Dawn, all the lights on the entire Dawn Planet were turned off, and the entire planet was shrouded in darkness.

Then, the huge industrial star ring stopped rotating, and stopped directly above Liming City!

You must know that normally, the star ring needs to continuously rotate with the rotation of the planet. In simple terms, it moves along the huge gravitational force of the planet, and the rotation of the star ring is generally faster than the rotation of the planet.

Because if this is not the case, the star ring must consume a huge amount of energy to compete with the planet's gravity, the gain outweighs the loss, and may even cause damage to the star ring.

But now, the industrial star ring of Dawn Star has stopped spinning!

It's not stalled in the absolute sense, but under the action of the huge anti-gravity device and reverse thrust engine, it forcibly fixes its own orbit above Liming City, and keeps pace with the rotation of the planet!

Just for this seemingly simple action, the energy consumed is a frightening astronomical figure!

Several rays of light radiated directly from several different angles on the star ring, and fell on Tang Xiao. All I saw was that he was standing directly in the air!

He's actually standing on a small anti-gravity platform, but with clever lighting it looks like he's really floating in mid-air.

And the lights directly shining down from the star ring made this scene look like a god!

In order to achieve this effect, all the clouds over Liming City were continuously cleared!

Tang Xiao, who was standing in mid-air, said slowly in a deep and solemn voice: "...we have gone through hardships and twists and turns, and finally came here, Dawn Star Planet, and established our own homeland. Once we were displaced, once we Wandering around, but now we're down to earth! Now we're in the sun! Now we've got our home!"

"Countless races, countless planets recognize our ideas, and accompany us to this day! We are not alone in this galaxy! We are extremely strong! And will become even stronger! We will use our hands to protect our homeland! No matter where the enemy comes from! No matter who the enemy is!"

"The Dawn Planet is our starting point! The spirit of natural disasters is our soul! And today, all of this will become a reality! The Dawn Planet will not only be a planet, but a whole! It is a symbol! It is a journey Going farther, flying higher, still being smashed to pieces in the struggle... I, as the Grand Duke of Liming, will take the lead and go to the end with everyone!"

The light from the star ring began to change, and Tang Xiao seemed to be standing in the light. At this moment, he was the only light in the sky above the entire Dawn Star!

Then, Earl Dooku stood on another anti-gravity platform and flew over, came to Tang Xiao, and said in a loud voice: "It is my honor to witness all this! With the existence of the Grand Duke, it is even stronger!"