The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2893, The Newborn Empire
8 BBY, May 1st, this is also the last time this calendar system appears.

From this day forward, the Fourth Empire officially began to use the Fourth Empire's own calendar system, and this year became the first year of the Fourth Empire!

However, in order to avoid confusion, the month of the first year of the Fourth Empire remained consistent with the Galactic Standard Calendar, meaning that this day was still May 1st of the Fourth Empire calendar.

Meanwhile, the months and holidays of the Fourth Imperial Calendar are temporarily aligned with the Galactic Standard Calendar, meaning that there are still 10 months in a year, 35 days in a month, plus one Boxing Day in each month, and an additional five-day holiday for the New Year.

The Ministry of the Interior of the Fourth Empire had already completed all the technical documents and administrative orders for the calendar reform, which would be carried out in three steps.

Step 1: Change the year name to Year 1 of the Fourth Empire, and everything else is completely consistent with the Galactic Standard Calendar.

The second step: Over the next 30 years, gradually replace the galactic standard calendar's holidays with the Fourth Empire's own cultural holidays. Currently, there are two changes: April 25th will be designated as National Day, with a three-day holiday; and the New Year holiday will be renamed New Year's Day.

This process is continuous; it can be said that whenever a historical event or date occurs, it will inevitably be given new symbolic meaning and become a new festival.

The third step: Over the next 10 years, gradually replace the Milky Way's standard calendar with the calendar of Earth.

The so-called Blue Star is the birthplace of humanity in the history of that "Fourth Calamity." After all, in this galactic-scale empire, the only function of the calendar is for recording years; it has lost its role in the solar terms and its symbolic meaning outweighs its practical significance.

On May 1st of the first year of the Fourth Empire's calendar, the Fourth Empire's fleet gradually returned to Dawn Planet.

Then, on Dawn Planet, Tang Xiao held another coronation ceremony, officially announcing the establishment of the Fourth Empire!
In contrast to the hasty ceremony held on Coruscant, this time, Dawn, and the entire Fourth Empire, were filled with revelry.

The five-day celebration plunged the entire empire into a sea of ​​joy. Tang Xiao's giant holographic projection appeared in almost every city within the Fourth Empire, and his quotes and famous sayings were played continuously—regardless of whether he actually said them.

"The dawn of the empire begins today!"

"Loyalty is not a choice, but an instinct imprinted in our blood!"

These quotes, meticulously compiled by the Imperial Ministry of Culture, all highlight Tang Xiao's greatness.

……

However, behind the grand celebration, what Tang Xiao is doing now is anything but noble—he is in his own palace, frantically working on a beautiful body.

And this person was not his queen, Edelweiss.

Her long, golden hair was scattered on the bed, fluttering with the vigorous movement; her slender eyes, which had once shone with shrewdness, were now filled with confusion, only instinctive intoxication and trembling remained.

(The AI ​​in Adelaide is running quite well, and it's similar to the original one.)
The reason why this situation occurred is actually quite complicated.

During the coronation ceremony, Tang Xiao also announced that Adel Ulan had officially become the First Empress—yes, the First Empress. When this title came out of Tang Xiao's mouth, Adel Ulan's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping water.

There's a first, then a second, and a third. What infuriated Adele-Ulan was that Tang Xiao hadn't even bothered to differentiate the titles, like Imperial Concubine or Consort—Adele-Ulan had some exposure to the traditional culture of Dawn Planet and naturally knew a thing or two.

Tang Xiao designated all women as empresses, which means that in his eyes, all the women around him were empresses!

Then what does that mean for me, the empress?
First Empress? Does that mean I was just someone who came first?

What made it even more unacceptable to Adel Ulan was that Tang Xiao quickly announced the choice for the second queen—Domina Tag! A 16-year-old girl!

Seeing this result, if it weren't for her fear of Tang Xiao's long-standing power, Edel-Ulan would probably have turned her back and left immediately.

That's right, this is Tang Xiao of the Fourth Empire's royal family, and his marriage to the Targ family, the first family of the Galactic Empire. The marriage partner is Domina Targ, the youngest daughter of the Targ family and the fifth daughter of the family patriarch, Sanya Targ.

This marriage was arranged halfway to Coruscant, on the very planet Kurtorask the Dictator.

Sanya-Tagh had always wanted to push for this marriage, but because Tang Xiao had gone to Dagoba at that time, she had not been able to see him.

When she finally met Tang Xiao, he was already in a semi-mad state and announced his plan to immediately attack Coruscant.

But Sanya-Tagh did not back down. She mustered her courage and went to Tang Xiao to make this request.

Tang Xiao just stared at her coldly, his eyes devoid of any warmth, and then asked her in a very icy tone what the Tagg family could offer him.
Sanya Tagh only said two words—all.

Tang Xiao had not met Domina Tagg at that time, but Sanya Tagg told him that his youngest daughter had an outstanding talent for the Force.

Only after that did Tang Xiao agree to the request, and without ever having met Domina Tagg, he finalized the marriage, officially binding the Tagg family to the Fourth Empire's war machine.

The word "all" in the Tagg family name carries far too much meaning.

Not only the Tag Corporation, currently the largest economic entity in the Milky Way, but also the extremely developed and comprehensive planet Tepaci.

Planet Tepaci has a population of 100 billion and was almost completely rebuilt 200 years ago, so its industrial facilities are almost all state-of-the-art. Moreover, it's a multi-dimensional metropolitan planet encompassing accommodation, tourism, industry, agriculture, finance, scientific research, and more.

Tag Corporation is also a super conglomerate that covers multiple industries including construction, healthcare, robotics, spacecraft, finance, transportation, agriculture, and mining.

In addition, there is the Targ sector!
This was a bait Palpatine had used to appease Orman Targ and smoothly advance the Death Star project. It included 3000 planets, all of which had deep economic ties with his brother's company. These planets initially did not submit to the direct jurisdiction of the Targ family, but Orman Targ later forcibly suppressed and managed them, and with Palpatine's tacit approval, the Targ sector was barely stabilized.

Now that Palpatine is dead, the Galactic Empire faces disintegration, and the planets in the Targ Sector lack a sense of security. If the Targ family had not married Tang Xiao, the Targ Sector might very well have broken away from its control again, with some becoming autonomous and others independent.

However, with the Fourth Empire as a powerful backer, the planets in the Targaryen sector would naturally be incorporated into the Fourth Empire's territory in exchange for their own security.

Then there's Domina Tagg. Tang Xiao's brain, corrupted by the dark side, still remembered that in the original story, Domina Tagg's Force talent was extremely rare, possibly even close to that of Anakin Skywalker back then.

Therefore, considering his desire to unite with a powerful Force-sensitive individual and to ensure that the next generation of successors possessed a purer Force talent, Tang Xiao agreed to Sanya Tagg's request.

However, since the Coruscant war is coming up immediately afterward, and the coronation ceremony will be held on Dawn Planet to announce the marriage immediately after the war, Tang Xiao and Domina Tagg's formal wedding has not yet taken place.

On the way back to Dawn Planet aboard the Kurtorask Dictator, Tang Xiao met Domina Tagg. He immediately recognized her powerful Force talent, which pleased him greatly.

However, the priestess who was also present strongly advised Tang Xiao not to rush into a relationship with Domina Tagg, but to wait until she was older, at least until she turned 18 in two years.

Tang Xiao agreed to the request, but Sanya-Tagg was unsure.

So, at the court banquet following the coronation ceremony on Dawn Planet, Sanya-Tagg brought the core members of the Tagg family to the banquet, and she prepared to give herself to Tang Xiao again—just like when she had asked Tang Xiao to treat her terminal illness before.

(This Sanya is just so-so. She lacks a bit in terms of temperament, but she has the basic characteristics. It's passable.)
However, it was clear that Tang Xiao had lost interest in Sonja Tag and dragged Adelaide Tag away from Sonja Tag, who was standing next to her at the time!

Although Sanya Tag could accept the result, the process still made her heart clench, and she felt a sense of fear and resentment.

Felix Targ was turned by Orman Targ when Orman Targ plotted to seize control of the family and tried to drag the family into the Death Star project.

Felix Targ was already deeply insecure, harboring an unspeakable awe and distance towards Adelaide Targ, who was from a prominent family, possessed outstanding abilities, and was beautiful. Given the opportunity, he decisively betrayed Adelaide, intending to use her as his Starfury to completely vent his inner inferiority complex.

It was this incident that completely disappointed Adelaide and plunged her into a deep depression.

Later, with the help of the Dream Sisters, Sonya Tagg launched a counterattack, quietly uprooting Orman Tagg's conspiracy. After killing Grand Inquisitor Radinal Tobin at Tagg Corporation headquarters, Felix Tagg was imprisoned.

Adelaide Tag didn't kill him; she just kept him locked up in the dungeon.

This time, Tang Xiao also set his sights on Adelaide Tagg, using her directly as a tool to satisfy his lust. Although Adelaide did not resist and accepted Tang Xiao, her heart was still filled with complex emotions of taboo and shame.

After all, the man in front of her is now arguably the most powerful person in the entire galaxy, but at the same time, he has a physical relationship with his aunt, Sonja Tag, and is also engaged to his aunt's daughter!

This twisted intimacy was like an invisible spider web, entangling everyone in the Tagg family, and Adelaide Tagg could hardly open her eyes.

Regardless, Tang Xiao's actions of taking Adelaide Tagg to bed and getting engaged to Domina Tagg finally fulfilled Sonja Tagg's wish.

Therefore, after the coronation ceremony on Dawn Planet was completed, the process of the Targ family and the Targ Corporation merging into the Fourth Empire officially began.

……

But before that, the more troublesome thing was the Fourth Reich's fleet!

In fact, while the coronation ceremony was in full swing on Dawn Planet, the Imperial Engineering Department was nearly driven mad. The Minister of Engineering, in particular, Arroyo Balo, a Serarian, almost fainted.

What was the state of the remaining Fourth Reich fleet after the Battle of Coruscant?
In short, the organization was in complete disarray, almost every warship was severely damaged, more than half of the warships were lost, and the morale of officers and soldiers at all levels was low, with their physical and mental strength already at their limit.

The chaotic organization did not mean that the fleet affiliation of the warships was unclear, but rather that during the Coruscant campaign, many combat missions were temporarily formed after the original organization was disrupted, which resulted in heavy losses for many of the original organizations.

For example, the warship fleet originally stationed on the planet Kira suffered the most losses in this battle. If it had been organized as originally, this fleet should have had 12 capital ships and more than 300 medium and small warships, and it had been reduced from a main fleet to a small squadron.

Therefore, the primary issue to be addressed is to completely reorganize the remaining fleet according to the theater of operations.

Then there's the extent of the damage to these warships.

Many warships have suffered damage beyond what is possible with conventional repairs. The main armor belt detachment is the simplest example; extensive damage to internal compartments and significant loss of equipment are also present. Many of these damages cannot be repaired on-site and require extensive overhauls at an interplanetary dock.

It should also be noted that the warships repaired by nanoleeches and nanobots need to have their repaired areas dug up and rebuilt, otherwise structural problems will occur—because the materials used in Vasari warships are different from those used in the Fourth Empire.

This, in turn, further exacerbated the Fourth Reich's manpower shortage.

After excluding those severely damaged warships, there are fewer than 300 capital ships, fewer than 1000 heavy cruisers, and light cruisers and destroyers combined, barely totaling a little over 4,000.

The only saving grace was that none of the Titan warships suffered significant damage and could still barely support several war zones.

However, this made it almost impossible for the Fourth Reich to launch large-scale offensives, and even maintaining domestic stability became a struggle.

With Palpatine's death and the heavy losses of the Galactic Empire's fleet, the liberal movement is rapidly spreading throughout the galaxy, including within the Fourth Reich! (End of Chapter)