Chapter 958 Betrayal

957, betrayal

Hearing Barris-Ophe's slightly naive question, the two actors looked at each other and said helplessly: "This is the business of their big men... We don't understand."

They are also people who are as shrewd as people, and naturally dare not distinguish this matter in this situation.

Obi-Wan-Kenobi also exchanged glances with Luminara-Anduri, and the expressions of both of them were somewhat helpless. The situation of the planet Malastare was actually fully explained in the conflict that broke out more than ten years ago when the blockade of the planet Malastare broke out in the Battle of Malastare Fjord.

Although the planet produces high-quality gas fuel and can also produce engines for shuttle racing, in fact, this planet only exists as a vassal of the Enterprise Alliance. The Enterprise Alliance controls almost all resource mining and industrial production on the planet, making the planet Malastare just a resource output and product processing plant, without any independent industrial system of its own. Without the Enterprise Alliance, it is even difficult to be self-sufficient.

In addition, the struggle between the Gran and Dag people on the planet made the situation of the planet even more difficult.

However, the behavior of the Galactic Republic is extremely chilling. They took sides in the struggle between the Grans and the Dags, and everything was biased towards the Grans. It was because the Grans had greater political influence. In this case, standing on the side of the Grans could solve the problem more conveniently, at least on the surface.

This is not the first time that the Galactic Republic has done this. It also did so in the war between the Kali and the Yamriyi.

Fighting against the strong requires a lot of energy, while it is much more convenient to bully the weak with the strong, and it can be done in a few days.

The same was true in the subsequent Battle of Malastare Fjord. The Corporate Alliance blocked the planet. Although the Republic sent troops to intervene, in the end, it was still a superficial solution to suppress the matter, and the planet Malastare was still injured.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luminara Anduril were helpless here. There were too many planets that fell into the arms of separatism for this reason. Even from their perspective, they could recognize that many things could actually be avoided, but after all, their position was here, and there was nothing they could do.

The only thing they could hope for was to first preserve the survival of the Galactic Republic, stop the civil war, and then hope that the politicians would learn from the painful lessons of the civil war and reform the politics of the Republic.

And to be honest, they were not sure how likely it was to do so.

"Who is the commander of the Separatists? Where are they?" Obi-Wan Kenobi's tone softened a little.

"Their commander is called Xiao Guanghua... Sometimes you can see a very scary burly man with a stuffed toy on his waist, but I don't know his name... There is also a silly guy holding a shield, named Shi Aimin." The Gran actor answered honestly.

The Dag actor also said: "But we don't know where they are exactly. Every time they come to us on their own initiative... My lord, we are just acting, and they can't let us know about military matters... Even the troops under our command are... are..."

"What are they?" Luminara asked.

"There are also many pro-Republic factions on the planet... In fact, most of the troops sent to the battlefield are from these factions... For example, in the battle we fought in the commercial district the day before yesterday, our troops were all from Tatako Continent, and the representatives of this continent were pro-Republic... Then this army was completely annihilated by you the day before yesterday, and the representatives of Tatako Continent announced their resignation yesterday..." said the Dag.

"These bastards!" Obi-Wan Kenobi was full of indignation.

"It's equivalent to us personally eliminating the pro-Republic factions on Malastare one by one? Now the factions that still exist on this planet and have strong power are all separatist factions?" Luminara Andri's face looked very bad.

"Yes... For example, the troops in Modata Industrial Continent and Fuel Continent did not participate in the battle." The Dag replied.

Obi-Wan Kenobi took a deep breath and said, "I must report the situation here to the Jedi Temple. The war situation is very complicated now. The hidden strength of the Separatists may be stronger than we imagined. Even if we have reinforcements, we may not be their opponent."

"Ainle-Tim, the representative of the parliament of Malastar Planet, undoubtedly played an important role in this matter. I will immediately notify the parliament and arrest him first." Luminara-Anduri nodded and picked up the communicator.

...

The capital of the Galactic Republic, Coruscant.

The Galactic Parliament was as noisy as ever. Thousands of parliamentarians were arguing over the next military expenditure and the direction of the counterattack. The fierce quarrel covered up the fact that one person was missing in the parliament.

In a hotel on the 10th floor of Coruscant, more than a dozen fully armed and ferocious Gran bodyguards were escorting a Gran dressed in gorgeous clothes to quietly leave from the back door. The bodyguards around were all strong and muscular, and they were all elite warriors among the Gran people who had experienced hundreds of battles.

The one they were protecting was none other than the Malastar planet's parliamentary representative, Einle-Tim.

As the leader of the Ring Faction, which once had a strong influence in the Galactic Senate, Einle-Tim had a very high reputation in the Senate. After the former Speaker Finis Valorum finally stepped down, he once became the strongest contender for the next Speaker.

However, in the final election, another very prestigious Ring Faction leader, Orn Free-Tar, the representative of the planet Ryloth, suddenly turned against him, which turned the entire election into a disaster, and eventually led to the election of Siv Palpatine as the Speaker.

This incident also led to the complete collapse of the Ring Faction. Although the new Ring Faction was established with the help of Francis Underwood, the representative of the Dawn Planet, with the outbreak of the war, many planets of the new Ring Faction members joined the Confederation of Independent Systems, and the new Ring Faction no longer existed.

But Einle-Tim has always stayed in the Galactic Republic Senate, because the planet Malastar did not join the Confederation of Independent Systems at that time, and their initial idea was to remain neutral and not let the war affect them.

However, as the war progressed, the Gran people's home planet, Golden Rock, also announced its participation in the war, which greatly affected Einle-Tim's decision. At this time, Francis Underwood, who had become the Prime Minister of the Fourth Civilization, came to visit him secretly, which made Einle-Tim finally make up his mind to join the Confederation of Independent Systems!