This long-lived Pirate Queen had a far better temper than the rumors suggested.
"Oh, Han, I was just thinking of you. I heard the Kessel job went well?"
"Thanks to you, Lady Kanata, for giving me the job," Han Solo said, putting away his little bit of arrogance and speaking sincerely.
This underworld boss often helped people who had just entered the criminal world. Han Solo was one of them.
"I have another favor to ask you. This is my friend, Amir," Han Solo said.
Maz stood up and shook Amir's hand.
"I've heard a lot about you," Amir said. He had a very good impression of this kindly old woman.
"Amir. So young, but..." Maz's gaze drifted for a moment before she continued, "Sit down first."
Amir did not catch her quiet murmur and sat down on the sofa beside them.
"I'm looking for Mandalorians. I heard they appeared here over the past few days," Amir said, getting straight to the point.
Maz thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Mandalorians. They did come here. They borrowed a sum of money from me."
"Can you still contact them? I have something to discuss with them."
"Of course," she paused for a moment, "but why would a young Jedi be looking for Mandalorians? You should know there is no ancient friendship between them and the Jedi."
Amir smiled. He had not expected Maz to immediately see that he was a Jedi. He had hidden his lightsaber quite well.
"How did you tell?" Amir asked curiously.
"I can feel it. Your Force is very powerful, Amir," Maz said.
So she was Force-sensitive too.
A Force-sensitive who had lived for more than a thousand years.
Tsk, tsk.
"I will help you. And I have something I want to give you." Maz smiled, slowly stood up, and walked into an inner room. Not long after, she came back out.
What she held in her hand was a lightsaber!
"This is?" Amir stood up and looked at the lightsaber.
Maz directly activated the switch, and a purple blade emerged.
"I bought this from Coruscant. A small collectible. But for you, it should carry a different meaning. I'll give it to you."
Amir took the lightsaber. A purple blade. Coruscant. In all likelihood, it belonged to that man.
Mace Windu.
In the final moments of that powerful Jedi Master's duel with Darth Sidious, Anakin had turned at the last second and cut off the hand holding his lightsaber. Having lost his ability to fight, Windu was then struck by Palpatine's Force lightning and sent falling from the high tower.
His lightsaber had actually ended up in Maz's hands.
"Thank you," Amir said sincerely.
A lightsaber was extremely valuable. Maz must have paid no small price to acquire it.
"Why give me something so precious the first time we meet?" Amir disliked talking in circles, so he asked directly.
"Why?" Maz sat back down on the sofa. "All my life, I have sought the balance between the light and dark sides of the Force. Now I see a possibility in you. Think of it as my own investment."
Amir nodded and said nothing more. He already understood what Maz meant. He did not act coy and accepted the lightsaber.
But in the end, he still owed her a favor. Perhaps in pirate circles, that meant nothing at all, but to Amir, it mattered greatly.
"As for the Mandalorians you mentioned, they will come by again today. Whatever you need, talk to them yourself when they arrive." After Maz finished speaking, she began drinking her tea as if nothing had happened.
Amir and Han Solo thanked her again, then left.
Now all they had to do was wait.
Amir found Millisyn in front of an arcade machine, locked in a fierce match. She was ruthlessly trampling a giant ant with three pairs of legs beside her, or at least it looked like a giant ant to Amir.
With one successful combo, Millisyn sent the opponent's character flying. She shouted excitedly.
The giant ant scratched around in frustration, glared bitterly at Millisyn, but was then frightened off by 32, who was standing beside her.
It had to be said that after Kahalman's modifications, 32 looked far better than before. His mechanically built body was imposing and striking, and his exposed structure made it obvious at a glance how refined and powerful that system was.
Do not mess with him.
That had become everyone's first thought.
"Amir, you promised last time! A game console!"
"This one is too crude. I'll make you a better one when we go back." Amir looked at the dirty arcade machine with disdain. He refused to allow something like this aboard his ship.
"Then! Then why didn't you make one before?" Millisyn reacted quickly this time and stared at Amir in disbelief.
"Didn't I say next time for sure? So this time, for sure." Amir had no way to explain it. He had simply been lazy. Making games required designing a bunch of artwork and code. It was troublesome, and it would also delay his child's studies!
Bad thing!
He had done nothing wrong!
Then Amir sat down where the giant ant had just been and began an intense three-hundred-round battle against Millisyn.
Han Solo saw another acquaintance and went over to brag about his heroic exploits.
Before long, Amir, who was in the middle of a fierce battle with Millisyn, sensed a stir around them.
He turned his head and saw two helmeted Mandalorians striding in openly.
One of them had painted her helmet and shoulder armor in blue and white patterns, with a black chest plate. She walked in front. When she came close to Amir, she removed her helmet, revealing short red hair held back by a headband.
Bo-Katan Kryze.
She was a controversial figure.
Before the founding of the Empire, she had belonged to Death Watch and served under Pre Vizsla.
When the Mandalorians under Satine's leadership insisted on peace and neutrality, trying to stay out of the war between the Republic and the Separatists, Pre Vizsla did not agree with Satine's policies. He believed Satine disrespected the Mandalorian warrior tradition, abandoning battle in favor of cowardly peace. Thus, he gathered his supporters and formed a fighting force: Death Watch.
To seize power, Death Watch used countless bloody and cruel methods, harming many innocent lives. They tried to create chaos through terror and lead the Mandalorians into war.
Bo-Katan had once trusted Pre Vizsla, joining Death Watch and opposing her own sister, Satine.
Later, however, Pre Vizsla died in a duel with Maul, and leadership of Death Watch fell into Maul's hands. Under Maul's command, Death Watch defeated Satine and seized control of Mandalore.
But Bo-Katan believed Maul was not a Mandalorian and refused to acknowledge his rule.
So she contacted Ahsoka, who had already left the Jedi Order. With Ahsoka acting as the bridge, a division of the Republic's 501st Legion under Clone Commander Rex launched an attack on Mandalore.
At the end of that war, Ahsoka successfully captured Maul, and Bo-Katan successfully became Mandalore's leader for a short while.
But only for a short while.
The Republic became the Empire. Bo-Katan refused to submit to Imperial rule and was removed. The Empire found an obedient puppet to govern Mandalore for them.
From then on, Bo-Katan walked the path of resistance against the Empire.
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