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Palpatine had reached his limit with the infighting in parliament.

Those members of parliament spent their days arguing endlessly, even to the point of bloodshed, over issues that had absolutely nothing to do with the war.

If Coruscant hadn't been destroyed, and Palpatine's extensive network of troops and personal guard hadn't been reduced to dust along with it, the Galactic Republic's parliament would likely no longer exist, replaced by the Galactic Empire's imperial palace.

However, to Palpatine's great displeasure, the title of "Galactic Empire" was snatched away by someone else.

It's like preparing a grand feast only to have someone else sneak in first – a feeling that's truly unbearable.

Moreover, given the precedent of Kilsaja, a female Sith, the representatives of various planets would certainly be extremely wary of Palpatine's claim to the throne and the implementation of centralized power.

After all, no one wants an emperor who can easily decide their life or death.

After spending some time in parliament, Palpatine could no longer tolerate the endless arguments.

So he left the council hall quietly with two red-clad guards.

He had heard enough of the debate about whether or not to protect space whales that morning; it was utterly tiresome.

Meanwhile, the commander of the clone army, the admiral of the Galactic Republic Navy, and the representatives of the Quarter Power Dock were already waiting for Palpatine's arrival in a small room.

"When exactly will the Hope-class cruisers be able to officially enter service?" Palpatine stepped into the room with an anxious look on his face, and asked impatiently without even exchanging pleasantries.

Upon seeing this, the representative from Quarter Dynamics Shipyard quickly stepped forward and explained, "Your Excellency Speaker, the first batch of three cruisers has been completed, but they still need to undergo a series of performance tests..."

However, Palpatine was clearly not satisfied with this answer, and he rudely interrupted him, "I don't care about that! I only care when they can be put into battle!"

Faced with Palpatine's tough stance, the representative from Quarter Dynamics Shipyard appeared somewhat helpless, but still managed to reply, "If everything goes smoothly, it is expected to take several more weeks..."

“A few weeks?” Palpatine frowned deeply. “That’s too long! I need these warships right now!”

After saying that, he turned to the admiral beside him and ordered, "You go and take over these three Hope-class cruisers immediately, as well as the new Empire-class Type 2 cruisers. I don't care whether they have completed basic testing or not, I want you to get them into battle as soon as possible!"

Although the general was somewhat surprised by Palpatine's decision, he dared not disobey the order and could only reply, "Yes, sir!"

Palpatine then turned his gaze to the commander of the clone army and said, "Commander, go and dispatch four additional army groups. We need to prepare a large-scale offensive plan."

The clone army commander nodded without hesitation to indicate that he understood, and then waited for Palpatine to continue.

Finally, Palpatine went on to explain his battle plan: "Withdraw all the warships that are blocking the enemy, and we will concentrate our forces to attack the smallest enemy fleet."

The cohesion of the Galactic Republic has fallen to an extremely dangerous level, like a rickety building that could collapse at any moment.

In this situation, Palpatine desperately needed a decisive victory to revitalize the morale and confidence of the Republic.

Of the three fleets that launched the Galactic Empire's attack, the assault fleet commanded by General Grievous, though the smallest in number, displayed astonishing combat power.

General Greaves was adept at using new combat methods, and his fleet won many battles against the Republic fleet, which gave him great confidence in his tactics.

At this moment, General Grievous stood on the bridge, looking down at Pava, which was enveloped by planetary shields.

In his eyes, this planet was like a well-protected treasure, waiting for him to conquer it, and he suddenly became interested in it.

General Griffiths stood up, gripping the lightsaber that Kirsage had given him tightly in his hand.

He turned to the artificial intelligence on the bridge and said, "Fleet command is now handed over to my adjutant." His voice was firm and decisive, revealing an unparalleled resolve.

"This time, I will personally lead the army to take control of Pava," General Griffiths said, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

However, General Grievous did not realize at the time that it was this sudden interest that would enable him to save most of the assault fleet's warships in the subsequent battles, thanks to the presence of Pava Star.

This seemingly insignificant decision changed the course of the entire battle at a crucial moment.

On Pava, a relatively unimportant planet, the Galactic Republic deployed just over ten thousand clone soldiers.

In contrast, the planet's native forces are far more numerous.

To defend against the Galactic Empire's army offensive, they constructed layer upon layer of sturdy fortifications around the planetary shield generator.

However, unlike the clone army, the Pava aliens were not mentally prepared for a decisive battle.

After all, the Galactic Empire does not usually carry out horrific massacres or large-scale purges after conquering a planet.

If the planetary leadership doesn't lose power after a defeat, most planets in the Galactic Republic would choose to surrender directly.

Although these 10,000-plus clone soldiers are not numerous, they possess a large amount of heavy equipment, which enables them to effectively serve as overseers.

In the distance from the planetary shield generator's defensive position, suddenly, beams of dazzling light descended from the sky, as if from a mysterious force deep within the universe.

Immediately afterwards, the Galactic Empire's army surged onto the land of Pava like a tidal wave.

A massive land cruiser, 200 meters long, was teleported intact to the surface of Pava. Its enormous size and powerful firepower were terrifying.

At the same time, a large number of various types of vehicles were also transported around the land cruiser, forming a powerful armored force.

Due to the curvature of the planet, neither the native forces nor the clone legions of Pava were able to interfere with the deployment of the Galactic Empire's army.

They could only watch helplessly as the number of enemy troops on the high-powered radar continued to increase.

However, Pawa Star is not entirely without a countermeasure.

Although they cannot directly interfere with the deployment of the Galactic Empire's army, they can launch fighter jets to attack.

However, the air defenses of those land cruisers and the follow-up forces were exceptionally strong, and they were not easy to break through.

Worse still, the few V-wing fighters on Pava were simply unable to effectively interfere with the Galactic Empire's army.

However, they did not send the fighter jets out of the capital, which surprised Griffith, who had deployed the Vulture fighters in advance.

He had originally hoped that the other side would send fighter jets to interfere with his operations, so that he could annihilate these come-to-his-door fighter jets in one fell swoop.

Since the other side did not send out fighter jets as he had hoped, Griffiths decided to change his strategy.

He planned to have the landships launch missiles to give the Galactic Empire's army a surprise attack, while also drawing out enemy aircraft and forcing them to engage.

While Grievous was attacking Pava, the Republic Navy and the Clone Legion also began to assemble, preparing to cripple the fleet commanded by Grievous in one fell swoop.