nycdaug Chapter 745 Holographic News
Chapter 745 Holographic News
Chapter 745 Holographic News
On the vast grasslands surrounding the Dream Valley.
A light cargo ship, YU-410, is quietly moored here.
"Come on, I'll ask, and you'll answer."
Fu Qinghai sat down leisurely on the fallen tree trunk.
Three bound prisoners knelt before him.
Siri stood behind Fu Qinghai with his arms crossed.
Beside her stood a powered armor.
Fu Qinghai was no longer in a near-naked state, wearing only a pair of black tight shorts. He was now wearing a pair of loose pants that Siri had personally sewn for him from Ufa insect skin, while his upper body remained bare, which was cooler.
The Wookie's head was wrapped in several layers of white gauze, making it appear significantly larger. The Saleste's ears were stuffed with two white cotton balls, from which blood seeped. Both men had their hands tied behind their backs and looked dejected.
Kneeling beside them was a B1 robot looking around, its hands also bound, but simply tied in front of its body, because its overly simple shoulder and elbow joint structure did not support the action of twisting its hands behind its back.
"First of all, what organization do you belong to?"
Fu Qinghai looked at the two people from different races and asked.
"Aww, ooh."
The Wookiee raised his head and hummed twice.
"what did he say?"
Fu Qinghai turned his head to look at Sylli behind him.
Siri spread his hands to indicate that he did not understand.
Fu Qinghai then looked at the Salest people.
The alien tilted his head and lifted his ear.
He was indicating that he had completely lost his hearing.
That's it, one of them can't understand what the other is saying, and the other is deaf... Fu Qinghai was speechless.
The Wookiees have unique vocal cord structures and vocal organs, preventing them from speaking the basic language common to the galaxy. Instead, they communicate through grunts, roars, nasal sounds, and shouts. Han Solo and his best friend Chewbacca spent a long time together before they could understand what the Wookiees' shouts meant.
Salestes are a species that lives in underground caves. Their physiology has adapted to the underground environment. Their large, dark eyes can see in low light, and their exaggeratedly large ears make them very sensitive to the faintest sounds, which also makes their ears very easy to injure.
So, only this B1 is left?
Fu Qinghai turned to look at the combat robot.
“We belong to the Black Sun, sir.”
B1, as if seizing an opportunity, immediately began to recount their origins in a torrent of words:
"But our gang's top brass was all killed by Darth Maul! Maul, along with his tall brother and a bunch of Mandalorians, came to Mustafa and killed all our leaders. The remaining Farin decided to submit to him—it's terrifying! Strictly speaking, we're no longer a gang, which is incredibly pathetic! We didn't want to associate with Maul; that guy isn't a good person. But we couldn't beat him, and there was also his tall brother, so we had to steal a ship and escape Mustafa—it was so dangerous! After leaving Mustafa, we wandered the outer ring for a long time, with some joining and some leaving. Recently, we saw a bounty on the HoloNet for the Hutts to buy a Lank Beast, and thinking we could make a living by trading, we decided to try our luck in Dathormir. We just landed and ran into you guys—what bad luck! We didn't even see a lank beast; I was going to…"
"Stop, stop, stop, that's enough."
Fu Qinghai quickly raised his hand to stop it.
"Roger Roger! (Received!)"
The B1 robot immediately shut its mouth.
This combat robot seems to have some serious illness; once it opens its mouth, it keeps talking non-stop, rambling on and on about all sorts of random things. It's hard to imagine that the Independent Galaxy Confederation actually wants to conquer the Milky Way with such a bunch of unlucky bastards.
"I think I have a general understanding of the situation."
Fu Qinghai turned to look at Siri:
Do you know what the Black Sun is?
"know."
Sylvie nodded solemnly:
“The Farin gang, based in Mustafa, mainly deals in transportation. I’ve dealt with them a few times.”
Star Wars is an American science fiction IP, so the gangster settings in Star Wars are also very American—the gangster organizations in Star Wars have strong ethnic attributes.
According to the movie "Solo: A Star Wars Story," at this point in time, five major gangs are active in the galaxy: the Black Sun, the Crimson Dawn, the Cremora, the Hutt Clan, and the Pyke Gang.
The main members and core members of the Black Sun are a group of Farin people. The Pike Gang is composed of Pike people, and the Hutt Clan is also controlled by Hutt people. In other words, three of the five major gangs are related to a specific race.
The Red Dawn is a gang founded by Darth Maul, who established this new criminal organization by absorbing parts of other gangs. However, he did not directly control the Red Dawn; instead, like every Sith Lord, he manipulated it from behind the scenes. He chose a proxy, Dryden Worth, as the apparent leader of the Red Dawn.
"Um……"
Fu Qinghai scratched his chin, lost in thought. Now that they had a spaceship, the next thing to consider was where to go, but he had no clue about that yet.
……
Inside the living quarters of the YU-410 light cargo ship.
Fu Qinghai turned on the cargo ship's holographic player.
Welcome to the latest news from Galaxy!
The logo of Holographic News immediately appeared.
Indeed, the Star Wars multiverse is different from the Warhammer 40K universe. Transportation and communication rely on and are limited by the warp, making them inefficient and extremely unstable. The Star Wars multiverse not only has hyperspace jumps, which are more convenient, safe, and faster than warp jumps, but also hyperspace communication, which is far more stable and reliable than interstellar communication.
Hypersonic signals are communication signals that propagate through hyperspace. These signals are sent by a hypersonic transceiver, transmitted through a hyperspace signal relay station, and then received by a hypersonic transceiver at the terminal, enabling real-time communication that exceeds the speed of light. Furthermore, hypersonic transceivers are very small, adaptable to handheld devices, and can even be as small as being hidden inside a shoe heel.
Using the principles of hyperspace communication and hyperspace signal relay stations on various planets, people in the Star Wars canon universe established a variety of communication networks, among which the HoloNet is the most famous and widespread.
Fu Qinghai had been in the Warhammer 40K universe for too long and almost forgot that communication and transportation in not every sci-fi universe are as troublesome as in the Warhammer 40K universe. Rather than capturing two aliens and a robot, opening the terminal equipment on the spaceship was actually the most direct way to understand the outside world.
The Holographic Network is not the Internet; it lacks interactive features and is more similar to news television and radio broadcasts. The Holographic Network contains numerous holographic channels broadcasting programs to the entire galaxy. These programs are transmitted via real-time channels through hyperspace, and can even be broadcast live.
The holographic channel that Fu Qinghai has opened is called HoloNet News (HNN for short), which is the largest and most famous news channel in the Milky Way.
HoloNet News was originally an independent news station, but during the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic nationalized it to ensure its information security was not threatened by separatism. During the Galactic Empire era, this news outlet remained a state-owned enterprise under Imperial control, with the Empire even legislating that all restaurants must broadcast HoloNet news 24/7.
At this moment, Fu Qinghai and Xierli sat at opposite ends of a dining table in the cargo ship's living quarters, their eyes fixed on the holographic projection in front of them, listening intently to the news broadcast.
"Lieutenant General Trando, commander of the 224th Imperial Armored Division, has issued an ultimatum to all military organizations, including the Mibani Liberation Army, demanding that all armed forces in Mingban immediately lay down their arms, disarm, and surrender to the nearest Imperial army, or the Empire will launch a direct military offensive..."
The holographic news network quickly finished broadcasting the brief news item and began broadcasting other news. Fu Qinghai clicked on the holographic player, and the screen immediately switched to another channel.
"According to relevant intelligence analysis, war in Mingsaka is inevitable. This station, citing a well-informed source who wished to remain anonymous, claims that the Imperial Stormtroopers and the Imperial Army are ready for a large-scale ground deployment and can establish forward field command centers on the surface of Mingsaka at any time..."
The top of the box-shaped holographic projection displays the channel's logo—Sinnabar News Network—with a small slogan below it: "Sinnabar is always trustworthy."
"Furthermore, according to the latest ore futures price information released by the mining guild, the prices of various hyperbranched minerals, including tartan, are soaring. Akisaka is the main production area of these minerals. This information may be more valuable than insider information about the mobilization of the Imperial Army."
Fu Qinghai silently finished reading the news from Sinaba Consulting Network and felt that this channel's analysis seemed to be more in-depth. Then he opened a new holographic channel.
"Currently, the tense situation on Mingsaka is affecting the hearts of everyone in the galaxy. Our reporter has risked his life to come to Mingsaka, to this swampy, damp planet, to listen to the most authentic voices of the local people!"
A woman spoke loudly into the camera.
The background of the scene is a vast and dark swamp wetland. Then the camera turns to a strange person next to the woman, who is disguised by dry grass and is wrapped up tightly.
"This is deception! This is betrayal!"
This strange man, speaking in a strangely accented Mandarin, brandished his weapon and angrily accused the camera:
"We once fought alongside the Great Republic Army to resist the destruction and plunder of our home by the Independent Star System Confederation. Humanity once promised us that as long as the separatist invaders were driven out, the people of Mingsaka would gain freedom!"
"We went through countless hardships and paid a heavy price to drive out the invaders, and what was the result? Our former allies who fought alongside us have become the new invaders! Humanity has betrayed their promises, a bunch of shameful liars who don't keep their word!"
The strange man started to cry as he spoke:
"They only covet the resources of Mingban; they don't care about our home. They're no different from the Independent Star System Confederation. We will never surrender! We will fight to the last Meban, we..."
With a "sizzle," the holographic projection went out.
"Hmm, what happened? The signal dropped?"
Fu Qinghai began to check the holographic player on the table, thinking that there was some malfunction in the terminal equipment. However, he found that all other channels could be played normally, but only the channel he had just been on, the Colonial Area News Network, had no ultrasonic signal.
"Was the signal forcibly cut off?"
Fu Qinghai immediately had a certain guess:
"Has the Imperial Security Bureau intervened to control the media?"
Akasaka…
Fu Qinghai sat back down, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to ponder the plot behind the term.
Battle of Mingban.
This is very likely a major event in this storyline.
The Battle of Mingsaka was a battle fought in the early days of the Galactic Empire. Fu Qinghai had some recollection of it because it was a very typical battle. The Battle of Mingsaka can be seen as a microcosm, a microcosm of the Galactic Empire's expansion, plunder, and colonization of the entire galaxy. Mingsaka was just the beginning; in the future, this wanton plunder of mineral and energy resources, and the resistance of the people on various planets, would become the norm.
The Rebel Alliance rose to prominence amidst these constant and relentless struggles of resistance, eventually becoming a formidable force that the Galactic Empire could not ignore.
Mingsaka is a swampy planet with abundant water vapor, and home to several alien races, including the Mibani. Rich in minerals, it has long been a target for numerous powers. The Independent System Confederation once sent troops to invade Mingsaka, but encountered fierce resistance from the local Mibani Liberation Army.
During the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic dispatched a clone army, the 224th Division, nicknamed "Mud Jumpers," to support Minsaka and assist the Mebani Liberation Army in resisting the Independent System Confederation forces. They also promised that once the separatist forces were defeated, all species on Minsaka would be freed.
As a result, the Independent Galaxy Confederation's army was indeed driven out, but the Galactic Republic also became the Galactic Empire. The Galactic Empire not only failed to fulfill the Republic's original promises, but also went even further than the Independent Galaxy Confederation, carrying out destructive exploitation and plunder of the mineral resources on Mingban.
For the people of Akesaka, whether it is the Empire or the Republic, they are essentially the same group of people. Even the unit numbers have not changed. The Republic's 224th Division has become the 224th Imperial Armored Division. This is obviously a deception and betrayal.
Should I participate in the Battle of Akesaka?
Fu Qinghai leaned back in his chair, lost in thought:
Who was on Akesaka during this period?
Chewbacca, Han Solo, Cassian Ando.
If he were to get involved in the Battle of Mingsaka, he would very likely encounter these three people. Many people don't know that Solo and Andor, two key members of the future rebel alliance, were still serving the Imperial army at this very moment.
Han Solo was originally a pilot cadet at the Calida Military Academy, but was expelled for misconduct and sent to Mingsaka as a swamp soldier. Cassian Andor's situation was even worse; at sixteen, he had just been released from prison when he was captured by the Imperial army and sent to Mingsaka to work as a lineman, although he seemed to be a cook. In short, both of them were currently struggling as linemen in the muddy trenches.
It was probably their experience in the Battle of Akesaka that made them decide to leave the Empire and join the rebel army.
Chewbacca, being a foreigner, wasn't even qualified to be a filler; he was a laborer.
Should we go to Akesaka during this time?
What can I do after going to Akesaka?
Fu Qinghai stroked his chin, deep in thought.
After a moment, he looked up and said to Sylvie:
"By the way, do you have money?"
"I only have 337 credits."
"I'm a little embarrassed," Sirri replied.
Sirri hasn't saved much money working outside all these years; most of it has been given to the clan and tribe.
Did you search the spaceship?
Fu Qinghai asked again.
"I searched every nook and cranny of the spaceship. A bunch of poor bastards. Including the pockets of all the prisoners and corpses, I only got a total of 67 credits."
Sylvie curled her lip in disdain.
It seems these guys are really so poor they can't afford to eat, which is why they thought of coming to Dathomir to capture Lank Beasts.
"Bring that robot over."
Fu Qinghai thought for a moment and then gave the instructions.
……
"grown ups."
The B1 flying combat robot was brought over.
"What's your name?"
Fu Qinghai asked in a friendly tone.
“My name is BD-257, sir.”
The robot answered honestly.
"BD-257, where did you see the bounty information for Lankmon? Find it and show it to me."
Fu Qinghai made his demands.
"Roger Roger".
The robot immediately replied:
"Bounty Hunters Guild Channel, sir."
The combat robot approached the holographic player, tapped a few times on the device, opened a new holographic channel interface, scrolled down a few times, pointed at the screen, and said:
“Look here, sir.”
Fu Qinghai leaned over to take a look.
The holographic projection frame displays:
Bounty target: A live adult Rank.
Bounty requirements: No obvious physical disabilities.
Bounty amount: 6000 credits.
Bounty offered by: Jaba Desilijk Tijur.
Huh? Jabba? The bounty hunter is Jabba?
Fu Qinghai slowly turned his head to look at the robot:
"Does the buyer require the Lank Beast to be delivered to Tatooine?"
"Yes, sir. The buyer is a Huttite. The delivery address is Tatooine. There is no deposit; payment will be made upon delivery."
The robot nodded and said.
"Hehe, it was actually Jabba who bought the Rankmon."
Fu Qinghai picked at the stubble on his chin.
"Since he wants a Rank beast..."
Fu Qinghai stood up and looked at Sirri.
"Let's just give him a Rank."
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