Star Wars: Escape from the Jedi Temple Begins

Chapter 28 Leaving Odo Satellite and Heading to Pantora

"Phew, finally finished."

The technician and Echo looked at the modified electronic components on the ground and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Clearer King, Hunter, help us install them."

A dozen minutes later.

With the concerted efforts of the group, the modified components were quickly installed on the spaceship.

The technician pressed the spaceship's ignition button.

The thruster emitted several intermittent plumes of flame.

The engine emitted a low hum, interspersed with a few strange noises.

Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats.

Just as they were about to give up, the strange noise disappeared, and the blue exhaust flames from the thrusters stabilized.

Echo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and subtly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The technician remained calm, convinced that his calculations were absolutely correct.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as he predicted.

He inspected the complex instruments and adjusted various parameters:

"The system is returning to normal, and the communicator is online."

Little Flower seemed to sense Lance's impending departure, and reluctantly raised her head, letting out a few howls as if bidding him farewell.

Take care, Little Flower.

Lance closed his eyes and sent his thoughts into its mind.

If given the chance, he will come back to see it again.

The hunter patted the technician on the shoulder:

"Take us away from here."

The technician adjusted his glasses and slightly raised the corners of his mouth:

"Extremely happy to."

After saying that, he gripped the control lever tightly with both hands and gently pulled it back.

The thruster immediately emitted a thick, long tail flame.

After a slight tremor, the spaceship slowly lifted off the ground and rose into the air.

The wings unfolded, and it soared straight into the sky.

The Havoc Predator pierced the atmosphere and entered the void.

......

After setting up automatic navigation, the technician got up and went to the cabin.

At this moment, everyone was gathered around an instrument, looking at the star map on the screen.

Where are you planning to go next?

Lance looked at the members of the Extraordinary Squad. His target was the planet Katonemoydia, which belonged to the colony of the Quilor sector and was located at position N-11 in the standard galactic grid.

According to star chart markings, the Milky Way is mainly divided into the deep core region, the core region, the colony region, the inner ring, the expansion region, the middle ring, and the outer ring.

The planet Katonemoydia belongs to the Trade Federation and is governed by the Nemoydians.

This is a tall, humanoid race with green-gray skin and smooth faces. They have no noses, and a nictitating membrane protects their large, orange-red eyes.

They are now located in the Sullip sector of the inner ring, at position S-8 of the standard galactic grid.

In other words, Lance needs to penetrate deep into the Empire.

When he fled Coruscant, he also wanted to go directly to Katonemoydia to find his master.

However, there is no direct hyperspace route, and he must make multiple transfers before he can reach his destination.

Lance didn't want the Extraordinary Squad to take risks for him, so he didn't reveal his destination.

The hunter studied the star map, searching for suitable planets.

His conditions were simple yet extremely demanding—to be far from the empire and to have as few people as possible.

Therefore, he searched directly in the outer ring star system.

Finally, it stopped at square O-18 of the standard Milky Way grid.

Idaflor Star.

It is a celestial object located in the Edaflor system of the Salin sector, and is connected to the Yar-Torgna and Vohya systems via the Five Veils route.

This planet is extremely remote, almost at the edge of the Milky Way.

"This is it."

The hunter tapped the screen lightly with his fingertip, his tone firm.

Lance nodded in agreement:

"A nice place."

The Clearing King scratched his head, staring in shock at the planet icon:

"Are you sure? That's an uninhabited planet."

The hunter crossed his arms over his chest:

"Absolutely certain."

"That's the ideal place to avoid being discovered by the empire."

"You mean...we're going to hide?"

Upon hearing this, Omega's expression instantly fell.

She hesitated for a moment and said softly:

"I've been trapped on Kamino ever since."

"Now that we've finally escaped, we're going to be trapped on another planet."

"Can't we go explore the Milky Way?"

The hunter looked at her and shook his head slightly:

"Not now, at least we have to wait until things calm down."

Omega lowered his head, his face filled with disappointment.

Just then, the technician spoke up and rejected their suggestion.

He held the data analyzer, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

In the blink of an eye, a detailed spacecraft report appeared.

The technician looked at them, her tone calm:

"We can't get to Idaflor, and we can't travel around."

He waved the data device in his hand and continued:

"Low fuel, supplies are almost gone."

"Now that there are no supplies from the Republic, we have to find these necessities ourselves."

After saying that, his gaze fell back on the data instrument in his hand, and he quickly began to operate it.

Before they could react, another piece of bad news followed.

"We have an even more serious problem."

Echo held a data tablet and showed everyone a communication record:

"It must have been during the clashes between Salukama and the Empire that our ship's signature was added to the wanted list."

The so-called signature is actually a unique signal feature that a spacecraft displays on its sensors, equivalent to the spacecraft's chain code.

Spaceship signatures are mainly divided into three types:

The first type is a magnetic signature, which is composed of electromagnetic fields generated by the spacecraft's reactor, engine, circuitry, and metal hull.

It can be disguised using a signature adjuster or stealth coating.

The second type is energy signatures, including engine exhaust, reactor radiation, shield energy, and weapon charging signals.

The only way to evade detection is to shut down the engine and reduce power.

The third type is the transponder signature, an identification code actively issued by the spacecraft, including the spacecraft name, model, registration number, and so on.

All spacecraft are equipped with transponders.

Smuggling vessels, on the other hand, conceal their tracks by forging or disabling their transponders.

Don't underestimate the power of spaceship signatures; they can play a significant role in actual combat.

The system can use it to identify enemy and friendly aircraft, thus avoiding friendly fire incidents.

It can even launch tracking torpedoes to lock onto targets based on signatures.

It can also be used to impersonate the signature of an enemy spaceship for infiltration operations.

The technician remained calm, his gaze never leaving the data display.

"It's not a big problem."

"All that's needed is to modify the spaceship's signature."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Qingzhang Wang's eyes.

I don't know how this guy's brain works; he always seems to be able to find a solution.

He looked at the technician scrutinizingly, his tone tinged with suspicion:

"You can do that too?"

The technician adjusted his glasses, looking completely at ease.

"Of course."

"But modifications can only be made after the situation has been resolved."

"According to my calculations, the nearest planet is Pantora."

He pressed several buttons on the instrument, and the star map changed, stopping at square P-19 of the standard Milky Way grid.

A blue line runs from the Pantora Pathway all the way to the planet Katonemoydia.

Lance silently calculated in his mind: "Perfect, we can start from Pantora."

Omega looked at the star map, the disappointment on his face long gone.

She leaned closer, a hint of curiosity and excitement flashing in her eyes:

What does Pantora look like?

Lance was slightly taken aback.

He gazed at the distant planet on the star map and remained silent for a moment.

He grew up in the Jedi Temple from a young age.

My childhood and adolescence were almost entirely spent in training, learning, and meditation.

Having just been promoted to Jedi Apprentice, he followed his master, moving from one battlefield to another.

To be honest, his knowledge of Pantola was limited to written records, images, and hearsay.

All that is known is that Pantora revolves around an uninhabitable, frozen planet called Ottopurutonia, which was once a sanctuary for the Pantora people.

During the war, Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka discovered a tribe of Tarzans on the planet.

From then on, sovereignty over this frozen planet officially returned to the Tarzans.

Lance also remembered Ahsoka sharing with him that something interesting had happened during that time.

Jo, the Speaker of the Pantora Council, strongly opposed this measure and declared war on the Tarzans.

However, the conflict was ultimately prevented by the intervention of young legislator Lieu Church.

Lance had also met the Councilman Church in Coruscant.

She was remarkably similar to a human, but her blue skin and golden eyes made her unforgettable.

Thinking of this, Lance sat down, holding the sleeping Gugu in his arms:

"You'll know when you get there."