From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 508 "Chess Player" "Chess Piece" "Eyewitness"

Fluctuations in hyperspace travel?

Upon hearing this, Lyon understood that the special forces team of the rebel army from Ya'an No. 4 was "long overdue" without the female civilian staff member explaining further.

In addition, it is also possible that the Galactic Empire noticed that Edu's research facilities had been invaded and subsequently sent a corresponding number of reinforcements.

Sure enough, the female civil servant's next words confirmed his guess.

"Director Kennedy, our ships have confirmed through signal recognition that they have found three U-wing fighters of the Rebel Alliance and a Landam-class shuttle of the Galactic Empire near Eadu."

The female civilian staff member paused, then continued, “In addition, according to the exact information from the Intelligence Department, we learned that the Landam-class shuttle was carrying the Galactic Empire’s senior general, Orson Krennic.

He is the director of the Empire's advanced weapons research, but the latest order from his superiors is that he is not allowed to have direct contact with Krennic for the time being and that other goals should be completed first."

Hearing this news, Lyon's brows frowned slightly again, his eyes staring at the fog and clouds in the distance, as if looking through the thick rain curtain at the Landam-class shuttle still outside the atmosphere.

He knew that Krennic's appearance was truly "accidental."

The fact that the other party chose this time point and had no escort aircraft or escort ships showed that they had not expected that Eidu would be attacked by the Rebel Alliance and their group of armed personnel from other universes.

Then the most likely reason why Krennic went to Eidu alone was to interrogate Galen Erso about Bodhi Rook's defection.

The Investigation Department dispatched Diana V to Edu "in time"
"It seems that the superiors want to decide the location of the decisive battle in the early stage of unification to be in Scarif."

Thinking of this, Leon, standing on the shuttle docking station platform, sighed.

Then, he replied to the female civilian staff member on the communication: "Try to get in touch with the special forces of the rebel army and let them board our stealth-class ships for cover.

Urge the transport convoy again, time is running out, we must leave this area as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary conflict. "

"Yes, Director Kennedy."

The female civilian's answer was as quick and clear as ever.

After the call ended, Rebecca suddenly spoke from the back, with a hint of light-hearted ridicule in her voice, and asked:

"Sir, is there any more exciting battle? Bullying is not to our taste."

Her desire for battle could be felt in almost every word.

But before Leon could respond, the captain of the special operations team in charge of Rebecca's team warned in a deep voice:

"Sergeant, this mission is not for you to use for fun. If you do it again, you will be demoted and fined."

"This is it, sir."

Rebecca thought Leon seemed "kind", so she wanted to take the opportunity to ask him whether their special operations team still had a chance to participate in the war.

But she would die before achieving her goal and was directly defeated by her direct superior.

Leon did not participate in the conversation. He just turned his head slightly and glanced at the interaction between Rebecca and the captain as usual.

To be honest, the captain of the special operations team that Rebecca was in gave Rebecca a stern warning on the surface, but secretly "saved" Rebecca.

As a member of the special operations team, Rebecca's actions were not ignorant, but rather due to long-term and high-intensity combat, she occasionally showed a little slackness.

It seemed like a stern warning, but in fact it left room for Rebecca.

After all, if Leon handled it personally this time, it might lead to Rebecca being directly punished.

Although Leon has a relatively tolerant personality and is easy to get along with his subordinates, he is always strict about discipline when it comes to mission execution.

Rebecca's "disrespect" is indeed a sign of disrespect for her superiors.
To take it a step further, there is even suspicion of not paying attention to discipline.

If this attitude is tolerated and spreads throughout the special operations team, not only Rebecca but also the cohesion of the entire team will be affected.

Besides, even if there is an operation that requires the special operations team, Lyon cannot reveal it in advance.

It won't take long.

As the sound of engines roared in the air, Lyon and others quickly turned their eyes to the distance.

A transport formation consisting of two Luna transport boats, four Silver Gulls, and two Phantom VII fighters responsible for escort broke through the thick clouds and appeared in their field of vision.

Immediately afterwards, a Silver Gull and a Phantom VII quickly broke away from the main formation and headed straight for the crash site of the U-wing fighter.

There were wreckage scattered all over the place, and they needed to clean it up and make sure there were no remaining traces to avoid leaving any evidence, and also pick up Cassian, Chirrut and others.

The remaining transport units continued to approach the platform, ready to pick up Lyon and his special operations team members.

Another Phantom VII was hovering above them, keeping alert at all times to ensure that no enemy would disrupt the evacuation process.

In just over three minutes, the entire transport fleet completed the pick-up mission. After safely loading all personnel and key "evidence", it quickly took off, returned to the sky, and flew towards the Diana V-type stealth ship in low-Earth orbit.

When the transport fleet disappears into the thick clouds——

Boom—boom—!!!
The main building of the research facility experienced a huge explosion after a violent tremor.

That was the result of the special operations team carefully deploying remote-controlled plasma bombs before leaving, and detonating them simultaneously at multiple key nodes.

The light of the explosion almost instantly tore through the gray sky. The fire was like a flash of lightning that cut through the sky, lighting up the entire horizon and instantly engulfing all vision.

The high temperature and destructive power of the plasma explosion even caused the surrounding air to stagnate, as if the whole world was accompanying this "destruction".

At this moment, the existence of the research facility was completely wiped out from the planet, leaving only the devastated cliffs.

At the same time, detonating the plasma bomb also gave the special operations team the illusion of "destroying the bodies and eliminating all traces."

There is no evidence that Galen Erso and the Death Star scientists were rescued.

In the eyes of Orson Krennic, the destruction of the research facilities and the killing of Galen Erso most likely meant that the Rebel Alliance was left with no other options, and then made a desperate attempt to prevent the successful completion of the Death Star.

Therefore, in order to maintain his power and status in the strife-ridden upper echelons of the Galactic Empire, Orson Krennic must go to Scarif to ensure that there are no hidden dangers in the Death Star project.

After all, there were too many "troubles" during this period of time. Of course, as for those stormtroopers who raised their hands to surrender and were knocked unconscious by the special forces, as well as various imperial staff, they had already been forcibly transferred to one of the Luna transport boats.

Although the special operations team will never show mercy during the mission, or hesitate because the enemy is a fellow human being, when faced with humans who voluntarily surrender, the special operations team will not be cold-blooded and ruthless, but will do their best to save the lives of the prisoners.

Because it won’t be long before the vast majority of the captives will be citizens of the main universe empire.
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By the time the Landam-class shuttle carrying Orson Krennic entered Eadu's atmosphere and was about to reach the research facility that had been reduced to ruins, the transport fleet had already completed its mission and quietly returned to the Diana V-type hangar.

In addition, there were three U-wing fighters with their wings folded and their side doors opened in the Diana V hangar along with the transport formation.

The rebel special forces team, whose weapons and equipment were crude and even their combat uniforms were not well-uniformed, were standing on the hangar deck in a daze.

This small team of only thirty people clearly lacked the uniform equipment and momentum of the Galactic Empire.

They seemed to be a team pieced together from different units and organizations, and did not look like a well-trained special unit at all.

However, despite their simple appearance, they remain highly vigilant.

Some of them wanted to raise their blasters, but seeing the two Tyrants over four meters tall holding rotating machine guns in one hand, they couldn't raise their guns rashly.

After all, they knew that any careless action could lead to misunderstanding, especially in such a complicated situation.

Some of the rebels, on the other hand, were observing every move in the hangar, as if they were prepared for the worst.

It was not until the rebels saw Cassian being helped away from Luna's transport by K-2SO that they relaxed their hostility a little.

One of the older rebel veterans was obviously very surprised by Cassian's arrival and hurriedly walked towards Cassian.

Seeing that Cassian was fine, the old soldier breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked with anxiety and concern in his tone:

"Cassian, what happened to you? And what is the situation?"

Hearing this, Cassian raised his head, tired but calm, and then replied:
"I'm fine, Messier, as for the situation."

As Cassian spoke, he cast his gaze towards Leon, who had just stepped out of the Luna transport, and then turned his gaze back to his comrades in front of him, his tone slightly slowed down:

"It's a long story, and the guys have worked hard. Let them relax for now. There is no danger here."

Hearing Cassian's answer, the veteran frowned, obviously still confused by the current complicated situation.

Despite his doubts, the veteran had 100% trust in Cassian, so he chose to follow Cassian's advice, turned around and waved to the other rebel members standing on the hangar deck, signaling the guys to let off guard with a quick and decisive move.

On the other hand, Lyon——

"Hello, my name is Leon S. Kennedy, and I'm glad to have you here, Mr. Erso."

Leon walked out of Luna's transport and extended his right hand to the dazed and confused Galen Erso.

Garen's slightly bewildered expression eased a little at this moment. Seeing Leon's calm and friendly smile, he realized that the other party did not seem to have any hostility.

Then Galen quickly stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Leon, but his tone was still tentative and cautious:
"Hello, which rebel army do you belong to?"

"Haha, Mr. Erso, we are not directly affiliated with any rebel forces. We are an independent large organization."

Leon released his hand, paused, and continued meaningfully: "Our goal is to fight for freedom for those oppressed lives on a wider battlefield."

"Father!"

Just then, Jyn Erso's shout broke the silence of the hangar.

Jean walked out of Luna's transport boat. Although her injuries were under control in time and her consciousness had recovered, her steps were still hurried and unstable.

Her eyes were fixed on Galen Erso standing in the crowd, and it seemed that the whole world was gradually blurring in her eyes.

The next second, Qin staggered over and threw herself into her father's arms without hesitation.

"Qin my star is really you?"

Garen simply couldn't believe it, and spoke with a trembling voice, then hugged his daughter tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear.

"It's me. Dad, it's me."

Qin's tears had long been flowing uncontrollably, but at this moment, she finally found the support she had lost for a long time.

Looking at the touching scene in front of him, Leon knew very well that he should not disturb the reunion of family affection, so he stepped back tactfully and issued the latest order to the female civilian staff on the communication channel:
"Submit a request to our superiors, and we will head straight to Yavin 4 to negotiate with the Rebel Alliance."

Lyon's order was clear and concise, and the following negotiations would determine the future strategic direction.
In other words, it determines whether human casualties in the integrated war are too great.

"Uh, Director." However, the female civilian staff member on the other end of the communication reported with a hint of hesitation in her tone:
"Director, I have just received the latest instructions from my superiors. They have ordered our ships to rush to Scarif and reunite with the Thousand Sons' 1st Company that set out ahead."

?

Leon was stunned when he heard this order.

However, he quickly realized that the latest arrangement made by his superiors in the investigation department, or Ada, was indeed more efficient and practical.

Because, instead of negotiating and negotiating directly with the Rebel Alliance, it would be better to cooperate with the 1st Company of the Thousand Sons and "take Scarif for themselves" first.

In this way, the Rebel Alliance will be able to feel more "intuitively" the strength of their main universe empire.

After all, anyone can brag about anything, but one’s strength cannot be “boasted” about.

Only by truly demonstrating strength can we deter the villains and allow the "onlookers" to see the situation clearly.

Otherwise, you will always think of yourself as a "chess player" rather than a "chess piece."

Moreover, Cassian and others who belonged to the Rebel Alliance happened to be on the Stealth-class ship they were on, so they could serve as "eyewitnesses."

After understanding Ada's intention in a short moment, Leon did not raise any objections, but responded on the communication:

"Okay, then we will follow the instructions of our superiors and immediately conduct a warp voyage to Scarif."

"Yes, Director."

After the two finished their conversation, Diana V, who remained hidden, activated the jump engine, tore a "gap" in the physical universe, entered the jump space, and disappeared into the universe where Edu was.
(End of this chapter)