Because the Tiandao Palace resisted the attacks of these monsters, the Galactic Empire did not suffer a terrible defeat, and at least the gateway to the North Limited System was secured. But for Darth Vader, it was definitely not possible to just hold on like that, not to mention that the people guarding the gate were from other forces, not the Galactic Empire's army, and they had no obligation to fight with you every day, right?

So you still have to rely on yourself!

The Galactic Empire itself is a military system, and it is now fully operational.

The first thing to do is to transform weapons and armor.

Luke also expressed a lot of his own opinions.

"We need stronger and more powerful armor. The current armor is just plastic and can't stop the attacks of those monsters at all!"

"We can't just use guns. They are very fast and very good at close combat. We need to enhance the close combat capabilities of our soldiers!"

Darth Vader also got some advice from Fang Zheng.

"It's best to avoid ground warfare and intercept in space as much as possible. You've seen that we do this. As long as we ensure that most of the enemy's combat power is annihilated in space, then the remaining ones will not be a problem. But avoiding ground warfare as much as possible, well... you can decide for yourself how to do it."

All the senior scientific researchers in the entire Galactic Empire were called together to watch the video footage, and then studied Luke and Fang Zheng's suggestions - well, they actually came up with something.

First up is the armor.

Naturally, we have to completely abandon the current armor. In the past, this kind of armor was used for combat, and it was OK against alien races and rebels within the Galactic Empire, but it was not effective against these invading monsters.

But the Galactic Empire was able to build even the Death Star, so is this still considered a problem?

It didn't take long for them to come up with the finished product - power armor!

The power armor is big and looks as big as two or three people. It is equipped with a portable power device, which is enough for a person to lift a truck. The main purpose of equipping the power armor is to cooperate with the melee weapons mentioned by Luke. After all, lightsabers are only used by force users, and ordinary people cannot use them.

So when it was mass-produced for the military, there was no way to add a lightsaber. However, they did have a solution and directly created a chainsaw sword!

The rapidly rotating chainsaw sword is enough to cut off the shell of any monster. In conjunction with the chainsaw sword, the firearms have also been modified. Referring to Luke's suggestions, the researchers have created a large cannon hand cannon, whose explosive power is also quite impressive.

The weight of these two pieces of main battle equipment alone is so great that ordinary people cannot lift them at all. Without power armor, they will just gather dust.

When Darth Vader reappeared in front of Fang Zheng with a new army in high spirits, less than a month had passed since the previous attack.

"The manufacturing capacity of the Galactic Empire is really strong."

Looking at the imperial soldiers queuing up to get off the transport plane, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh. These stormtroopers have now completely abandoned their original white paper armor and replaced them with power armor that looks similar to the machine gunners in StarCraft. Most of them are holding huge guns, and a series of ammunition belts are directly connected from the gun body to the magazine at the back - this is also normal. Facing the monsters' tidal attack, thinking about changing magazines is definitely seeking death.

Just look at these soldiers wearing power armor, holding a hand cannon in one hand and a chainsword in the other, walking down the transport plane in an orderly manner. The sense of oppression alone is enough to move people.

"We're tracking down those damned cultists."

Darth Vader stood beside Fang Zheng with his hands behind his back and whispered.

"We found some clues. I never thought that they had infiltrated the Galactic Empire so long ago... I have sent Luke to track down these monsters."

"Oh? Is that okay?"

"Of course not. In fact, Luke asked for it."

When he said this, there was a hint of smile in Darth Vader's tone.

"Guess what, we found out that this damn cult is actually related to the rebels. We can even say that the plan to rebel against the Empire was planned by them... Hehe, Luke feels that he is responsible for this matter, so I let him do it."

"Is that so... Well, that's not surprising."

Fang Zheng nodded. It would have been fine if he hadn't noticed it before, but now it seems that the rebels do have some kind of connection with these invaders, or at least they are being used by the other party... But as Darth Vader said, it doesn't matter anymore.

"Mr. Fang Zheng."

Darth Vader hesitated, then whispered.

"We want to launch a counterattack."

"Fight back?"

"Yes, we must test the equipment in actual combat. I think it would be best if the Empire could take the initiative to ensure the destruction of those damn monsters. To do this, we need to launch a counterattack... but we currently do not have sufficient space combat capabilities..."

At this point, Darth Vader was speechless, the fleet raid of those monsters was completely different from what they imagined. In general, fleet battles were just bombardments, but the fleet battles of these monsters were like ancient naval battles, where they rushed in and grabbed the enemy and tore and bit them. The poor Galactic Empire had never encountered such a fleet battle since its founding. At this time, no matter how strong your defense was or how fierce your artillery fire was, it was useless. This was why Darth Vader's fleet was almost destroyed.

After all, although the Empire's Star Destroyers are huge and look very majestic, they have become the best food for those monsters. In previous battles, the Empire's Star Destroyers were like sandwiches, being torn into pieces by those monster warships... It can be said that it was as miserable as it could be.

Right now the Galactic Empire needs to modify its warships, so it naturally cannot participate in the battle in a short period of time. Darth Vader needs to quickly determine the combat effectiveness of the new stormtroopers and their lethality to those monsters, so after much thought, he could only ask the Tiandao Palace for help.

In addition, a series of harsh reforms have also begun within the empire. In the past, the empire did not care much about sects. After all, there are hundreds of alien races within the Galactic Empire, and each alien race has its own unique doctrines, which makes it impossible to manage them all.

But now it is no longer possible. After receiving the report from Darth Vader, Palpatine quickly discovered the danger, so he waved his hand and launched a round of religious reforms throughout the empire.

Palpatine did this not just for the safety of the Empire itself, but also because he tried to spread his own force ideas. After all, the Sith were shameful, and the Jedi were self-righteous, so there were almost no believers in either. But Palpatine was different. After receiving the report from Darth Vader, Palpatine keenly realized that this was an opportunity.

So he directly began to clean up the religious beliefs in the entire Galactic Empire in the name of combating cults, and at the same time created a new state religion, the core content of which was the truth of the unified force that Palpatine had realized. At the same time, Palpatine announced that all other religious beliefs except the state religion were heresy, which would endanger the foundation of the empire and would be completely abolished. Those who resisted would be regarded as enemies of the empire and completely annihilated.

Fang Zheng neither supports nor opposes this. After all, it is the internal affairs of other countries. As long as it does not cause a large-scale humanitarian disaster, Fang Zheng will not pay any attention to it.

Not to mention that this is a time of war, and a unified religion is more suitable for boosting morale.

"Also, Mr. Fang Zheng, I have discussed with His Majesty the Emperor. In order to determine the name of the enemy, we have decided to officially name it the Zerg..."

“…”

"???"

"Change your name?"

"Why?"

"You see, just calling it a swarm doesn't sound very nice."

Facing Darth Vader's question, Fang Zheng also spread out his hands.

"Isn't there a bug-like race in the Galactic Empire? If you call them the Zerg, it seems to include everything. Why don't we change the name?"

"So, according to you...?"

"These monsters first appeared on the planet Tyran, so let's call them Tyranids."

"……All right."

Darth Vader didn't care too much about it. Instead, he thought that this would allow him to more accurately determine the other party's name, so he nodded and agreed. Fang Zheng let out a sigh of relief and silently wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Damn it, only my Zerg is Zerg, you are only worthy of being a branch! Don't come and steal my name!

This is the only thing Fang Zheng will never relax on.

"I agree with your proposal in principle, but I wonder which planet you plan to choose as the battlefield?"

"We have already chosen."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Darth Vader made a gesture, and soon a soldier came over and opened the star map.

"We have decided to make Shadow Star the main battlefield. According to the intelligence we obtained from previous reconnaissance, these monsters have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of replenishment. They are heading towards Shadow Star. This planet has been abandoned a long time ago and is currently only used as a stronghold for a sect. We can go to Shadow Star in advance, take over the defense facilities here, and then have a head-on confrontation with them."

"Although I think a head-on confrontation is not a good idea, but...well, since you have decided, then I have nothing to say."

After listening to Darth Vader's plan, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. He knew very well that this battle was not to protect the planet, but to test the power of the Empire's new equipment and weapons in actual combat with the Tyranids.

Of course, this is a cruel decision for the imperial soldiers, but... this is not something Fang Zheng needs to worry about.

"So what do you need me to do?"

"I hope you can be responsible for the support in space. Although this is just an experiment, we also hope that as many soldiers as possible can survive."

"No problem, I agree to your request."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded.

"I will personally lead the team to Shadowbound."