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Chapter 815 Secret Base
Anyone who has ever been a parachuted leader knows that building mutual trust with the existing local team is a very troublesome and laborious task, requiring a long period of mutual testing and adjustment.

Fu Qinghai knew that what he was pursuing was rapid promotion within the empire's system, so during his tenure as the highest military commander of the Sefila Star Empire's military base, he did not seek to build close and trusting relationships with his local subordinates.

Once they've earned enough military merits, they can simply pack up and leave.

But the situation is different now. If Fu Qinghai wants to occupy Mandalo for a long time and manage it well, he can't just leave after making military achievements like before. He needs to build his own team with a solid foundation of trust.

The Sky Eagle Club was a team he had prepared in advance. They were all people who knew each other, so there was no need for a long period of adjustment and testing. They could be put into use immediately upon arrival. At the same time, it was also to fulfill the promise he made to his partners: to help and promote each other, and ultimately form a force that could not be ignored.

After Fu Qinghai left Calida Military Academy, Yevander did not forget the task and mission he was responsible for. He used his spare time to select suitable military academy students and even faculty members, and encouraged and recruited them to join. The Sky Eagle Society has quietly grown into a secret group in Calida Military Academy.

Fu Qinghai had previously written a transfer request to the Imperial Supreme Command, requesting the transfer of a group of familiar and trusted junior officers to serve on Mandalor. Tarkin approved the transfer request. All the officers in the transfer request came from the Calida Military Academy and were all members of the Skyhawk Society.

Next, Fu Qinghai's next task was to gradually place these officers from Calida into key positions within the Mandalorian Imperial garrison, replacing the original officers. From then on, he would no longer be an outsider, but a leader with real power and his own team. This was crucial for Fu Qinghai's subsequent plans.

He happens to be short of an adjutant right now.

Let's start with this position.

"From now on, you will be my adjutant."

Fu Qinghai said to Roxie.

"Shall I be your adjutant?"

Roxy was stunned upon hearing this:
"What about your former adjutant?"

He was unfortunately killed in action a few days ago.

Fu Qinghai shrugged and said calmly.

"I have a feeling you're up to no good."

Roxie looked at Fu Qinghai with a suspicious and scrutinizing gaze, his tone full of distrust:
"You wouldn't want to do this in the office..."

"Your feeling is correct."

Fu Qinghai nodded and readily admitted it.

After saying that, he grabbed Captain Roxie and, ignoring the short-haired tomboy's struggles, pressed her onto the desk. He pulled open her uniform collar and took a deep breath into her fair neck—it had been a long time since he had smelled Roxie's scent.

Feeling refreshed and invigorated after a top-notch lung purifier, Fu Qinghai sat back in his spacious office chair, crossed his legs, and admired Roxie sitting at the desk in front of him, tidying up his messy uniform while glaring at him fiercely.

"Get ready."

Fu Qinghai stood up, straightened his collar, and said:

"I need to report to Governor Tagin."

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"According to the information I received."

The blue holographic projection flickered slightly, and Tarkin's face remained cold and serious, his tone icy and emotionless:

"In the past week, more than a dozen small-scale attacks against the Imperial army have broken out in the Mandalorian space."

"To be precise, there were fourteen cases in total, sir."

Fu Qinghai stood ramrod straight as he answered.

"It seems the aftermath of the massacre of Governor Mandalorian's family is beginning to emerge. The various clans are stirring, attempting to undermine the Empire's authority in this region. What solutions do you have for this, Colonel Qingshan?"

Tajin stared at Fu Qinghai and asked calmly.

"Dealing with potential escaped Jedi is not my area of ​​expertise, sir, but I have some thoughts on the recent spate of small-scale attacks."

Fu Qinghai said with a serious expression.

"tell me the story."

Tajin raised his chin noncommittally.

"I have summarized all the attacks so far and found that they all have a common feature: they all attempt to lure the troops in the Imperial military base to provide support by surrounding and attacking a patrol of the Imperial forces, and then ambush and strike the support troops that have left the military base in the field."

Fu Qinghai began to speak eloquently:
"I think this reflects two situations: on the one hand, the enemy does not currently have the ability to attack well-defended Imperial military bases; on the other hand, although they do not have this ability for the time being, they are constantly trying to mobilize and deplete the Imperial troops in the military bases in this way."

"You mean to say..."

Tajin understood what Fu Qinghai meant:
"They will eventually target the military bases."

“This Imperial military base on Mandalorian Prime is our only military base in the Mandalorian space, and it is also our foothold and base of control over Mandalorian. If I were them, I would not let this place go.”

Fu Qinghai said with great confidence.

"So what's your strategy?"

Tajin paused for a second before asking.

"We need a backup base, sir."

Fu Qinghai's answer surprised Tajin.

"Based on my analysis, if all the clans of Mandalorian were to unite, they would be capable of breaching this imperial military base on Mandalorian. Although currently there is no indication of such a united front among the major clans, and no single clan can command all the Mandalorians, we must take precautions against this. This military base on Mandalorian is too conspicuous, like a target attracting everyone's attention."

Fu Qinghai continued to elaborate on his thoughts:
“We can build another secret base on another inconspicuous planet as a backup plan. While the rebels’ attention is focused on the Imperial military base on Mandalorian, we will store real war resources and elite troops in the secret base. As long as the secrecy is sufficient, we can reverse the current situation where we are in the open while the enemy is in the dark, and turn the tide of the war at a critical moment in the future.”

"Two bases, one overt and one covert?"

Tarkin fell into deep thought upon hearing this:
"Hmph, what a creative idea..."

Fu Qinghai waited quietly for Tajin's decision.

The strategy of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang" is a basic tactic in intelligence warfare. Fu Qinghai guessed that Tarkin might be interested in this proposal because the Death Star project in the original work was also done in this way. It is difficult to keep the massive mobilization of resources across the entire nation completely secret without letting any word slip out. The Galactic Empire used many smokescreens to confuse the public in order to cover up the Death Star project.

Torpedo balls, Omega Frost, asteroid dreadnoughts, mass shadow generators, and so on... these superweapon projects were all fabricated to cover up the Death Star project. The Empire released so many smokescreens that when Andor presented the Rebel leadership with the information that the Death Star actually existed, some Rebel leaders still thought it was just an Empire ploy.

However, in the Star Wars Legends universe, each of these superweapons actually exists.

All the reasons Fu Qinghai gave earlier were nonsense, a typical case of shooting the arrow before drawing the target. He simply wanted to build a secret base in the Mandalorian space, and he fabricated a bunch of seemingly logical reasons to justify this. That's all.

"I approve your proposal."

After a moment of contemplation, Tajin spoke.

Fu Qinghai couldn't help but feel a little excited.

It's just a secret base. The Empire has built secret bases in many places. Even if this base turns out to be useless, it won't waste much resources. It's not like the Death Star, which requires the mobilization of national resources to build a space wonder.

“Select a construction site and report it to me.”

Tarkin made his decision very decisively afterward:

"Your reinforcements are on their way. Help Merten Saxon ascend to the throne as soon as possible. His Majesty asked me about Mandalorian today, which means he is also paying attention to this matter."

Tajin gave Fu Qinghai a deep look:
"His Majesty is usually very busy with state affairs and doesn't concern himself with many minor matters, yet he has inquired about Mandalorian's affairs alone. This is both an opportunity and a challenge. Don't mess it up, Colonel Aoyama."

Fu Qinghai nodded solemnly:
"I understand, sir."

Since ascending the throne, Palpatine has devoted his main energy to the study of the dark side of the Force, hiding in the Imperial Palace all day long and never leaving the palace, researching how to use the Force to achieve immortality. The fact that he took the time to ask about it shows that the Mandalorian space is indeed very important to the Empire.

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Building a secret base was something Fu Qinghai had planned long ago, so before he made his suggestion to persuade Tajin, he had already secretly scouted and selected the target location.

Harmony is a satellite of Mandalorian.

Harmony is an agricultural satellite that is very close to Mandalorian. It does not require hyperspace jumps to communicate with Mandalorian and has a certain industrial base and some mineral resources.

During the Great Clan Wars (the Second Mandalorian Civil War), Sattin Kritz used Harmony as a place of exile. Traditional conservatives who did not support the New Mandalorian faction were exiled to Harmony. As a result, they secretly formed the radical organization Deathguard on Harmony, returned to Sunderi, launched an armed coup, and ousted Sattin Kritz from power.

Harmony was spared the bombing by the Galactic Republic, so its natural environment and ecological resources remained relatively intact. Throughout the Galactic Civil War, the Mandalorian conservative faction, the Sons of the Watch, also sought refuge on Harmony. As a member of the Sons of the Watch, the young Din Jarin received his training on this planet, growing into a Mandalorian bounty hunter.

“Abandoning the traditional base shape and not adhering to a fixed seven-story structure, everything is based on the original terrain.”

Fu Qinghai and Yewande huddled together, pointing to the rotating 3D projection of the building structure in front of them.

"Design based on the existing terrain?"

Yevander slightly raised his chin to indicate understanding:
"And not even damage the natural environment?"

"Yes, this is a secret base."

Fu Qinghai nodded in agreement:
"First and foremost, it needs to be highly concealed."

The task of building the secret base was naturally assigned to Yevander. Although Yevander was not ranked first in architectural engineering, he was a top student from the Calida Military Academy. Building military bases was the most relevant job for him, so designing a secret base according to the requirements was a piece of cake for him.

"There is another special requirement: one layer needs to have all the functions for conducting biochemical experiments and human medical experiments, and design a complete set of corresponding subsystems: exhaust and air purification system, sewage and waste treatment system, circulation and water purification system, energy and support system, internal environment maintenance and monitoring system... Can you handle all of these?"

Fu Qinghai looked at Yevander and asked.

Although Fu Qinghai was not a Space Marine from the Imperial Fist Iron Warriors, he had some insights into how to design such underground biochemical experimental bases. Qingming had once devoured an artificial intelligence named "Red Queen," and the design he referenced was the Umbrella Corporation's Hive base in Raccoon City.

"Uh……"

Yevander scratched his cheek upon hearing this:
“I have never designed a similar laboratory, but I can ask my former professor for help. I remember he designed this kind of biochemical facility. We have a good relationship, and maybe he will be willing to help us if we offer him some benefits.”

Yevander is indeed a master at building relationships; even after leaving school, he can still maintain good relationships with his teachers. Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

"So, what do you need these features for?"

Yevander turned his head curiously and asked.

"You'll know once it's built."

Fu Qinghai chose to keep it a secret.

"I need you to make a set of Yin-Yang design drawings."

Fu Qinghai said in a serious voice:

"The blueprints are divided into two sets. One set is the normal design blueprints for the secret base, which does not include this layer of biochemical experimental facilities. I need to submit it to Governor Tarkin for approval. The other set is the actual construction blueprints, which include this layer of biochemical experimental facilities. Please include any additional materials and equipment that may be needed."

Yevander was taken aback when he heard this.

"Won't this be discovered during the approval process?"

He frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"Isn't that simple? Just overstate the losses."

Fu Qinghai smiled and said calmly:

"Whether it's sewage disposal or recycling, all underground bases need these subsystems to sustain life, and most of the facilities are universal. We can simply add an extra layer of biochemical experimental facilities by falsely reporting losses. There are too many reasons we can use: poor construction management, unexpected landslides, or even that a batch of materials was destroyed in a rebel attack."

"Falsely reporting losses..."

Yevander nodded thoughtfully.

Yevander was a recent military academy graduate. Although he was highly skilled, he lacked knowledge of the shady dealings in the engineering industry. However, he was very quick-witted and immediately understood after Fu Qinghai's reminder.

He didn't even ask Fu Qinghai why he secretly designed and built such a biochemical experimental facility behind Governor Tajin's back. His personal future was already tied to Qingshan's; they were in the same boat no matter what.

Yevander obeyed Green Mountain's orders unconditionally.

Fu Qinghai didn't explain, and he wouldn't ask any more questions.

While general-purpose materials and equipment can be concealed through false reporting of losses, certain critical and specialized medical equipment cannot be deceived in the same way. Fu Qinghai also has corresponding solutions for those specialized medical equipment.

First, he had some connections in Tatooine's black market, from junk shop owner Wotu to Jabba, the leader of the Hutt gang. Fu Qinghai was also a man of modest means—he possessed a Kret Dragon Ball given to him by a Sandman child, which could be exchanged for a considerable amount of credits, more than enough to purchase a batch of specialized medical equipment.

Secondly, he could also seek help from Lusen Rael to obtain the medical equipment he needed through the smuggling channels of the rebel alliance. Of course, Fu Qinghai didn't want the rebels to know about his plans for the time being. He had his own interests to consider, and his stance wasn't always entirely aligned with that of the rebel alliance. Unless absolutely necessary, he would avoid contacting them.

Finally, a standard Imperial military base itself also has a certain basic industrial processing capability. If all else fails, Fu Qinghai can even make equipment by hand. No matter how bad the conditions are, can they be worse than the Chaos Space Marines in the Eye of Fear?
In short, there are many ways.

Fu Qinghai's plan was to prioritize using the Empire's resources, then his own money, and finally the Rebel Alliance's resources. In the Warhammer 40 universe, Fu Qinghai was considered a "farmer" type, adept at using local resources to build his own power.

"Let's go explore Harmony Star again later."

Fu Qinghai put his hands behind his head and said:

"Eliminate the remaining position options."

"Okay, boss."

Yevander bowed his head with great enthusiasm and said.

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