《Interstellar War: My Star Fleet is Invincible》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the Model Galaxy¡­ There was a planet called Planet Helka. This was a planet covered in snow. It was cold. It was desolate. There were basically no buildings on land. Instead, there were many caves underground where the Helkans lived. In a cave under the snow, Brian was checking the data of his planet. [Planet Overlord: Brian] [Planet Name: Planet Helka] [Planet Radius: 7122 kilometers] [Planet Population: 98,990,000] [Intelligent Creatures: Helkans] [Planet Resource: Obsidian] [Military Force: Low-leveled] [Civilization Type: Technological Civilization] [Civilization Level: 1.1] Brian looked at the data and sighed. ¡°Obsidian is the key energy source for space battleships. It¡¯s been a month since I arrived here from the black hole, but I haven¡¯t found any.¡± As soon as he said that, a muscular man crawled out of the narrow tunnel. ¡°Divine Lord, we¡¯ve found the obsidian.¡± Brian turned to face the visitor. The visitor had strong muscles and thick hair. This was the standard image of a man from Planet Helka. He looked like a bodybuilder. ¡°It¡¯s Bob. Where is the obsidian?¡± ¡°There was an earthquake in Mining Area No. 3. Obsidian was found deep in the cracks on the ground.¡± When Brian listened to Bob¡¯s answer, his face muscles quivered. ¡°So there was an earthquake. How many casualties were there?¡± ¡°The hypocenter is in the center of the mining area. There are 20 million casualties.¡± ¡°Alright, take me there.¡± Brian led the way to the exit of the cave. His steps were steady and he didn¡¯t appear flustered. Bob followed him. Then, he suddenly pulled out a short silver knife. The blade flashed. However, the sharp blade was stuck on Brian¡¯s clothes and did not pierce through. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. This is a knife that can cut through iron like mud. How can it not pierce through an ordinary fiber protective suit?¡± Bob froze. ¡°What¡¯s impossible? The Divine Lord has long noticed that something is wrong with you and has been on guard against you.¡± A woman¡¯s voice sounded from behind Bob. She was a female Helkan with a sexy figure. Bob looked back and saw the woman staring at him darkly. Meanwhile, Brian didn¡¯t look back. Instead, he took a step forward and decisively issued an order. ¡°Number One, I¡¯ll leave this traitor to you.¡± This woman, ¡°Number One¡±, acted decisively upon hearing the order. Her movements were skilled and she quickly subdued Bob. A moment later, inside a compartment in the cave¡­ There was a man and a woman. They were Brian and Number One. Number One was fiddling with the hem of her shirt. Meanwhile, Brian was looking down, deep in thought. Seeing that Brian did not seem to be grateful to her, Number One took the initiative to talk to him. ¡°Divine Lord, how did you tell that he was a planted agent?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. The total population hasn¡¯t changed, but he said that there were 20 million casualties. Previously, he also kept asking about the location of the underground military factory. All these signs show that there¡¯s a big problem with him. Also, call me Lord. I¡¯m not a god.¡± ¡°As expected of the Divine God. Your eyes are like torches and no lies can deceive you. I worship you too much. After all, you picked me up from the wilderness and nurtured me. Furthermore, you don¡¯t mind my ugly figure, so you are my god¡­¡± Brian didn¡¯t react to Number One¡¯s words. ¡°In the future, don¡¯t say such flattering nonsense. I chose you only because you are useful to me. Anyway, I asked you to investigate the obsidian. Do you have any news about it now?¡± ¡°Yes, it was indeed found in Mining Area No. 3. There was an ore that was extremely hard. I personally went to investigate and found that the ore matched the characteristics of the obsidian you mentioned. Thus, I took a small piece. Please take a look.¡± Then, Number One took a pitch-black ore from her shirt and handed it to Brian. Brian took the stone and linked up with the Interstellar Overlord System. [Test complete. This ore is 99% similar to obsidian.] ¡°Not bad, it¡¯s a high-quality ore. Go notify Number 2 and Number 3. Tell them to organise the miners to mine at Mining Area No. 3.¡± ¡°As you command.¡± After Number One left, Brian began to ponder while looking at the walls of the cave. A month ago, Brian and 300,000 other Earthlings were sucked into a spatial hyperdrive. By the time they regained their senses, they had already been informed by the system that each person possessed a planet with intelligent life. Everyone had been randomly assigned a civilization, and Brian received a technological civilization. He had his own super technological system. As long as he had the resources, he could instantly start the production and construction of facilities without needing to cool down the equipment. Therefore, in just a month, Brian had turned Planet Helka from a poor, primitive civilization to a technological civilization. Then, Brian used his wisdom and strong construction skills to secretly subdue some smart Helkans. After training them for a while, he named them ¡°the Sweepers¡± and differentiated them with codenames from ¡°Number One¡± to ¡°Number Ten¡±. After thinking for a while, Brian walked into the technologically-advanced underground prison. Inside an electronic prison, Bob¡¯s entire body was stuck to the torture equipment, and his clothes were covered with many bloody spots. He was in a state of near-death. It was obvious that Number One had ¡°handled¡± him seriously. Brian asked, ¡°So, have you thought it through?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to think about, you despicable foreigner. Don¡¯t think that you can bewitch everyone with your witchcraft.¡± ¡°I can give you double whatever the Bhutlerians give you.¡± ¡°Bah.¡± ¡°Not only did you betray me, you also betrayed your wife and parents. I haven¡¯t announced this matter to the public yet. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined. I¡¯ll give you one last chance ¡ª why do the Bhutlerians want to gather obsidian so wantonly?¡± Bob hesitated for a long time before he slowly spoke. ¡°The Bhutlerians are studying spatial hyperdrive.¡± ¡­ Inside the ore warehouse, Brian looked at the ore-filled warehouse and asked Number One. ¡°Is this all the obsidian ores?¡± ¡°Yes, Number Two and Number Three have already sealed off the information. The workers involved in the mining are all on our side.¡± ¡°Well done.¡± ¡°Divine Lord, I would like a reward.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll reward you with a mission. Gather the Sweepers.¡± A few minutes later, Brian and the ten Sweepers gathered in a huge underground space. There were a lot of construction materials on the ground. There was wood, boulders, and minerals¡­ The atmosphere was heavy. Then, Number One spoke first. ¡°Divine Lord, can you really build a spaceship that can fly?¡± ¡°I can build space battleships that can fly.¡± Brian answered simply. Then, he reached for a stack of blueprints in front of him. His fingers touched the blueprints lightly. Then, a dazzling light flashed in the underground space. After everyone regained their vision, the blueprints and ores had disappeared. Instead, all kinds of spaceships were left in the empty space. Most of the Sweepers were elites of Planet Helka. However, even though they were experienced and knowledgeable, they still gasped at this moment. They had seen Brian perform many times. Even then, they had not been this surprised even when Brian built an underground smelting field to smelt ores or used thin alloys to create armor for their soldiers. ¡°Oh, my God, this is a miracle. The revival of Planet Helka is imminent.¡± Sweeper Number Three asked, ¡°My lord, can Planet Helka take revenge on the Bhutlerians?¡± Brian patted Number Three¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to rush. Let¡¯s get rid of the spies planted by the Bhutlerians first. Our current strength is only enough to protect ourselves. We still need to develop some powerful weapons.¡± The ten members all nodded in agreement. ¡­ At the headquarters of Planet Bhutler, the upper echelons were having a meeting to discuss the strength distribution of the various forces in the Model Galaxy. Suddenly, a man in military uniform barged into the meeting room. ¡°Not good, we lost contact with a dark spot on Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Helka is just a mining planet. What¡¯s the big deal? Guard, drive him away.¡± Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The meeting continued. Twenty minutes later, the uniformed man barged into the meeting room again. His face was bruised and he was terrified. ¡°Something really happened. We have lost contact with all the dark spots.¡± ¡°Are their long-range life crystals still lit up?¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± ¡°Guards, chase him out. It¡¯s not a big deal to lose contact with them from afar¡­¡± Then, the uniformed man was carried out. An hour later, the same uniformed man struggled to crawl in through the door of the meeting room. It seemed like he had been severely punished. He said as he trembled, ¡°They¡¯re all gone. Their long-range life crystals have all been extinguished¡­¡± With that, the man in the military uniform collapsed to the ground. Everyone in the meeting room was shocked. ¡°What? How is that possible?¡± They are soldiers who have been training for many years. All of them are proficient in mental manipulation. How can there be no news from them at all?¡± Then, a clear and transparent holographic image appeared in the meeting room. His voice interrupted the discussion in the room. ¡°Everyone, this is only the beginning. Planet Bhutler will definitely turn into dust in the Model Galaxy.¡± The creatures in the Model Galaxy could see ultra-frequency rays such as alpha rays and gamma rays. Thus, carbon-based creatures were almost transparent in their eyes. Meanwhile, the 300,000 people from Earth who arrived in the Model Galaxy through a spatial hyperdrive all had extremely powerful talents. Each of them had been assigned a planet and had unique ¡°transparent bodies¡±. Some of them had attracted the attention of the upper echelons of the natives in the Model Galaxy. However, since they had only arrived in the Model Galaxy for a short period of time, many of them were hiding their strengths and biding their time. As a result, the natives had made wrong judgments about them. ¡°Who are you? Which planet are you from? Why are you here? What is your purpose?¡± ¡°¡­¡± The image suddenly disappeared. The person in the image did not answer before disappearing. Instead, he left behind a group of dumbfounded elites from the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler. Then, there was the sound of people hitting the table and smashing glasses. A moment later, an angry Bhutlerian executive made a decision. ¡°He¡¯s too arrogant. We have to send someone to investigate what happened.¡± ¡°It¡¯s very likely that one of our archenemies is behind this. Otherwise, it¡¯s impossible that the elite team we sent previously couldn¡¯t send back any news at all. There are only a handful of planets in the Model Galaxy whose technology is so shocking.¡± ¡°That makes sense. Send the closest squadron to Planet Helka, the S Battleship Squadron, to investigate. Tell them to be discreet and report the situation of Planet Helka whenever necessary.¡± In space near Planet Helka, a thousand-meter-long battleship was waiting for orders. Not long after, the S Battleship Squadron near Planet Helka received orders from their superiors. ¡°Roger that. I will definitely complete the mission.¡± Allen, the captain of the S Battleship Squadron, responded. In total, five members of the S Battleship Squadron were on standby in the cabin. ¡°Captain, it¡¯s just Planet Helka and only a few useless people died. Do we really need to investigate?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. We are one of the most elite forces from Planet Bhutler. Sending us there is simply a waste of time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. This mining planet doesn¡¯t even have the basic equipment. There¡¯s simply no need to send elite teams like us there!¡± ¡°I think so too¡­¡± Captain Allen listened to the complaints from his four subordinates and comforted them. ¡°This time, we might actually encounter a strong opponent. We have to take this seriously. We must complete the orders from our superiors.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°Our target is Planet Helka, one light-year away.¡± Allen was very dignified. After he gave the order, the members of the S Battleship Squadron immediately entered a combat-ready state. Then, the battleship flew rapidly towards Planet Helka. ¡­ The technology on Planet Bhutler was very advanced. It had already reached a medium level of technology and was capable of interstellar travel. For example, the S Battleship Squadron could travel at up to 1.5 times the speed of light. This meant that they could surpass the speed of light. However, this method of interstellar travel consumed a lot of energy. Its main source of energy was obsidian produced by major mining planets. There were many energy supply stations built in the Model Galaxy. A year later, the S Battleship sailed as it replenished its supplies. It barely made it to an unknown asteroid near Planet Helka. Then, it temporarily stopped for repair and maintenance. ¡°Captain, the obsidian in the main energy room of the S Battleship has almost depleted. Let¡¯s replenish our energy nearby.¡± The captain of the S Battleship heard the report from his subordinate and asked, ¡°How¡¯s the data on Planet Helka then?¡± ¡°It¡¯s normal and the same as it was a year ago. There¡¯s no technological power at all. It¡¯s completely a mining planet.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not what I¡¯m asking. I¡¯m asking for the obsidian energy reaction!¡± The captain was furious. The subordinate in front of him shivered and hurriedly replied, ¡°The obsidian energy reaction is very strong and seems to be concentrated in one place. The light representing the obsidian on the monitor is very dazzling.¡± ¡°Not bad. It seems like someone has overestimated himself and organized these lowly commoners to arbitrarily mine the obsidian that belongs to Planet Bhutler.¡± The captain listened to his subordinate¡¯s report and made a judgment. Then, his lips curled into a contemptuous smile. ¡°Looks like the upper echelons have indeed overestimated this place. Let¡¯s go. Fully activate the weapons and equipment systems. Let¡¯s eliminate all the swine who have seized the minerals of Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Then, the S Battleship from Planet Bhutler sailed into the atmosphere of Planet Helka. ¡°How¡¯s the energy reaction?¡± The captain was very cautious as he confirmed with his subordinates again. ¡°Captain, everything is normal. There are no abnormal reactions.¡± Only then did the captain relax. ¡°Full speed ahead. Continue to monitor the energy reaction.¡± At this moment, a man and a woman were standing in front of a huge display screen in the underground command center of Planet Helka. The S Battleship, as well as the five people inside the battleship, appeared on the screen. Beside the image was various data about the battleship. For example, there was information of the speed of the battleship, its weapon configuration, navigation map, and so on. The data was very complete. ¡°Divine Lord, why don¡¯t we just surround him with our powerful interstellar fleet? Why are we waiting for him to land before attacking?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t wait any longer. The leader of these five people is my enemy. He was the one who ordered my parents to die. Let me capture him myself.¡± Number One couldn¡¯t help but speak as she looked at Brian earnestly. Her eyes were filled with pleading and strong love. Brian turned his gaze from the display to Number One. He couldn¡¯t help but touch Number One¡¯s head when he saw how cute and sexy she looked. Number One was very pleased and her face turned red. The Helkans preferred healthy and strong women. As a result, frail women like Number One were unpopular. However, she suited Brian¡¯s tastes. Brian withdrew his hand and explained. ¡°I¡¯m not in a hurry to attack because their battleship is useful to me.¡± Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Divine Lord, what¡¯s the use of their battleship?¡± Number One seemed confused and aggrieved as she looked at Brian. Brian suddenly looked displeased and reprimanded Number One sternly. ¡°Don¡¯t ask what you shouldn¡¯t ask. Number One, remember that I don¡¯t need stupid people around me.¡± After being warned by Brian, Number One immediately kept silent and obediently stood behind him. The two of them quietly watched the big screen, waiting for the fish to take the bait. Not long after, the S Battleship landed on the surface of Planet Helka. ¡°Boss, why do I feel that the landing process was too smooth?¡± ¡°I think so too. Where have all these filthy natives gone?¡± Allen, the captain of the S Battleship, heard his subordinates murmuring and started pondering. ¡°How is the obsidian energy monitoring data?¡± ¡°There is a strong energy reaction one kilometer below our battleship. That might be the location of the obsidian storage that our spies have previously sent back.¡± Upon hearing this, Allen uttered a praise, ¡°Not bad. Such a strong reaction will be enough to satisfy the superiors.¡± Then, Allen asked, ¡°Are there any other obsidian energy reactions?¡± The battleship monitor looked at the row of electronic screens in the surveillance cabin. Then, his expression suddenly changed. ¡°It¡¯s not good!¡± ¡°What happened? Why are you making such a fuss?¡± Everyone in the cabin became nervous. The monitor zoomed in on the electronic screen once again. After confirming the data, he spoke with a trembling voice. ¡°Boss, many microscopic energy reactions have appeared around us all of a sudden. Judging from the frequency, they seem to be coming from an advanced mecha.¡± ¡°What kind of advanced mecha?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very similar to the ancient mecha of Planet Helka recorded in our materials. A long time ago, the mecha had once suppressed Planet Bhutler to the point where were unable to raise our heads against it.¡± ¡°Idiot, we destroyed those mechas long ago. How can they appear here?¡± Allen lifted the monitor and moved him away. Then, he personally checked the data. With just one look, he was shocked. ¡°Oh my god, how is this possible? This number is even greater than the number of mechas at Planet Helka¡¯s peak.¡± ¡°I must be seeing things.¡± Allen rubbed his eyes and took another look. This time, he simply fell from his seat. The members of the S Battleship Squadron beside him were very puzzled. ¡°Captain, these might just be fragmentary obsidian mines that have been scattered underground. Why are you reacting so strongly?¡± Allen struggled to his feet. Furious, he spoke as his voice trembled. ¡°F*ck, cut the crap. Retreat. We won¡¯t be able to leave if we¡¯re too late. Our opponent this time is very strong and we¡¯re no match for them. Let¡¯s quickly escape and report to headquarters.¡± After Allen issued the order, the pilot prepared to steer the space battleship back. ¡°You have been surrounded. Step out of the cabin immediately. Give up on resistance and don¡¯t struggle unnecessarily.¡± The five members of the S Battleship received an electronic warning from outside. ¡°Captain, more than thirty high-energy reaction mechas and hundreds of wing planes have appeared around us!¡± When they heard the report from the monitoring room, everyone started to panic. After a series of screams, Allen was the first to calm down. Then, he replied through the communication system in the battleship. ¡°Who are you and what is your purpose? We are a squadron from Planet Bhutler. I advise you not to cause unnecessary trouble.¡± ¡°Tsk, you¡¯re up against the people from Planet Bhutler!¡± The reply sounded impatient. ¡°I repeat, you are surrounded. Get out of the cabin immediately and give up on resistance.¡± When Allen heard the warning, he did not give in and decisively issued an order. ¡°Retreat at full speed! The people of Planet Bhutler cannot lower their heads in front of barbarians!¡± ¡°Not good, captain. Our turbines have been disconnected from the main system!¡± ¡°Our high-power laser weapons have also failed.¡± ¡°Captain, our command system has also been hacked.¡± ¡­ In the end, the S Battleship Squadron could not resist and actively surrendered. Nine of the Sweepers, Number Two to Number Ten, escorted Alan and the others to the underground prison. Then, Number Two pushed Allen towards Brian. ¡°This is my Divine Lord. Don¡¯t be impudent.¡± Allen¡¯s limbs were bound by electronic shackles. When he saw the fully-cloaked Brian, he let out a disdainful sound. ¡°Hmph.¡± ¡°How dare you disrespect my Divine Lord?¡± Number One, who was standing beside Brian, was extremely angry. Then, she rushed forward and kicked Allen down. Allen rolled several times on the ground before stopping. A few of his teeth had fallen out. Blood mixed with saliva flowed out from the corner of his mouth, but he remained silent. Meanwhile, Brian glanced at Allen and spoke coldly. ¡°I will spare your life in exchange for the secrets of obsidian.¡± ¡°Hmph, I will never betray Planet Bhutler. I am already prepared to sacrifice myself for my planet. Don¡¯t even think about obtaining any information from me.¡± ¡°Then, what if I also spare the lives of your four subordinates? Also, your previous spy, Bob, has already confessed. If you don¡¯t cooperate, I can announce to the outside world that you have betrayed your planet and cooperated with us. At that time, the reputation that you value will not even be worth mentioning.¡± Once again, Allen fell silent. A moment later, he made his choice. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a secret to exchange for the lives of the five people in the S Battleship.¡± Brian looked almost imperceptibly pleased. ¡°Alright. A wise man submits to his circumstances. Number One, let this captain go.¡± ¡°Divine Lord¡­¡± Number One looked at Brian with a pleading expression. ¡°Obey my orders!¡± Reluctantly, Number One opened the electronic shackles that bound Allen. Allen got up with difficulty. Then, he looked at Number One and the other Sweepers, who were staring at him fiercely. His body trembled as he spoke shakily. ¡°The surface of obsidian is used to provide energy for interstellar battleships, but it has a wider use¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, just tell me the real use of obsidian. Bob has told me everything you just said. Just tell me exactly what the connection between obsidian and spatial hyperdrive is.¡± Sweeper Number Three, who was behind Allen, coldly interrupted his speech. The Sweepers were putting more pressure on Allen than his supervisor did. As a result, he was sweating all over. ¡°The real use of obsidian is to engage in spatial hyperdrive. Spatial hyperdrive will allow us to directly cross galaxies and explore the space outside the Model Galaxy. In addition, obsidian can also be used to make spatial weapons and directly banish the enemy to an elemental space. Ordinary energy sources cannot do this. This secret is only known to the members of the Galactic Congress¡­¡± After Allen gave a detailed explanation on the uses of obsidian and how to make space weapons, Brian asked him a question. ¡°Are there still any spies from Planet Bhutler left on Planet Helka?¡± ¡°No.¡± Allen¡¯s answer was weak. When Brian heard Allen¡¯s answer, he turned around indifferently and walked away. ¡°Number One, I¡¯ll leave the captain and his four companions to you. Treat them well. ¡°Wait. I thought you said that you¡¯d trade our lives for a secret?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want your lives anymore, but I didn¡¯t say they didn¡¯t.¡± ¡­ ¡°Divine Lord, we have found a piece of detailed information about obsidian in the S Battleship. Please take a look.¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Number One handed Brian an electronic storage device. Brian was lying on a chair in the underground command center, his legs casually resting on the office table. After browsing through the storage device¡­ Brian exclaimed. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is. This is a huge conspiracy. Otherwise, how could there be such a transmigration from Earth¡­¡± ¡°Divine Lord, what is Earth?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I was born there. Number One, you look like an Earthling. That¡¯s what I like about you. You must know that you¡¯re actually very beautiful and sexy. Number One, gather the Sweepers and the Mecha Production Team. It¡¯s time to build a mecha army that belongs to Planet Helka.¡± Number One blushed slightly at Brian¡¯s compliment. Then, she wriggled her slender waist and voluptuous hips before walking away happily. Meanwhile, Brian held the electronic storage device in his hand and whispered. ¡°Planet Bhutler, it¡¯s time to pay for your brutal actions. The complete destruction of the S Battleship is just the beginning.¡± Brian had been waiting a long time for this day. After more than a year on Planet Helka, he had heard a lot about the atrocities that Planet Bhutler had committed in the past. They were cruel colonisers who suppressed them with an iron hand. The most detestable thing was that some of the soldiers of Planet Bhutler would slaughter Helkans for no reason. Most of the people who arrived in the Model Galaxy through the black hole were allocated to a planet with rich resources and a beautiful environment. Furthermore, the status of intelligent creatures in the galaxy was very high. However, Brian had been given a colonized planet, and that made him feel ashamed. A slave lord was equivalent to a slave leader. He had to destroy those brutal interstellar pirates! If the other lords who had travelled through the black hole with him knew that his planet was a colonised planet, how could he exchange experiences with other interstellar lords? ¡­ ¡°Divine Lord, they have all arrived.¡± A female Helkan, who had changed into her standard combat uniform, appeared at the office door. She was Sweeper Number One, the closest person to Brian in the team of Sweepers. ¡°Divine Lord, according to your orders, all the people in charge of production are to gather at warehouse No. 18. They are waiting for you to go over for your inspection.¡± ¡°Well done. Let¡¯s go.¡± Half an hour later, Brian and the entire team of Sweepers arrived at warehouse No. 18 on the latest model of the Rising Spaceship. Brian stepped out of the hatch first. Number One followed closely behind him. The ten Sweepers stood around Brian. They were in charge of ensuring Brian¡¯s safety. Outside Warehouse No. 18 were many pieces of interstellar equipment, such as space battleships and railguns. There were also rows of mechas. This was the result of Planet Helka¡¯s latest skills. They had uniform platinum outer shells. From afar, they seemed as if they blended into the white snow. Upon closer inspection, one could feel its strong metallic texture and witness its rich technological style. This type of mecha was designed by Harris according to Brian¡¯s requests. It could improve the individual combat ability while also taking into account firepower coverage and mobility. The only drawback was that it had a long production period and was difficult to mass produce. ¡°Overlord, all the production materials are ready. These are the samples we made last month.¡± An old man with oil stains on his body walked out of the mecha warehouse. The old man¡¯s name was Harris. He was the most famous mecha manufacturing engineer on Planet Helka and was also very familiar with the manufacturing of battleships and weapons. He was one of the few scientific talents on Planet Helka. Brian often interacted with Harris when making battleships and weapons. Most of the design blueprints had been provided by this old man. They had a good relationship in private. ¡°Harris, how are the obsidian and the materials for the destruction-grade battleship?¡± ¡°Overlord, all of the materials have been prepared. It¡¯s just that we are lacking in professionals. The detestable Bhutlerians once searched and massacred the mecha manufacturing personnel on Planet Helka. This directly caused a shortage of talent here¡­¡± At this, Harris seemed to recall some painful memories. Even the rational old man shed tears of sorrow. The production management team behind him was infected by the old man¡¯s sadness and also started to cry softly. Brian looked at them and felt bad too. He comforted them. ¡°You¡¯ve done a great service this past year, Harris. You¡¯ve greatly improved our military armaments. You don¡¯t have to blame yourself.¡± Then, Brian communicated through the Interstellar Overlord Seal and announced loudly. ¡°From today onwards, the days of the Helkans being enslaved by the bandits of Planet Bhutler will be gone forever. I promise that I will punish those filthy animals ruthlessly!¡± As an interstellar overlord, Brian¡¯s words could reach the ears of all Helkans by using his seal. The entire Planet Helka was in an uproar at these words. ¡°Our Overlord is too great.¡± ¡°I see the hope of Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Our Overlord will definitely lead us to take revenge on the Bhutlerians!¡± ¡°Our Overlord has heard our prayers.¡± ¡­ Harris felt better after hearing Brian¡¯s words. However, he was still worried. ¡°Overlord, I have carefully considered the current strength of the battleships and armaments. I¡¯m afraid that they won¡¯t be able to support our attack on Planet Bhutler. Planet Bhutler¡¯s military and technological strength are among the top ten in the Model Galaxy.¡± Brian smiled slightly. Then, he spoke confidently. ¡°None of that is a problem.¡± ¡°Harris, get me the mecha samples and design drawings.¡± Harris didn¡¯t understand Brian¡¯s intentions, but he still followed his orders. ¡°Yes.¡± Brian linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal in his mind. Then, he could instantly see his Overload Information Panel. [Planet Overlord: Brian] [Planet Name: Planet Helka] [Planet Radius: 7122 kilometers] [Planet Population: 100,230,000] [Intelligent Creatures: Helkans] [Planet Resource: Obsidian] [Military Force: Upper Low-leveled] [Civilization Type: Technological Civilization] [Civilization Level: 1.2] [Overlord¡¯s Talent: Construction Specialization (Instant building and production)] [Unlocked Technology: Rising Spaceship production line, railgun production line, Snow Eagle mecha production line¡­] [Interstellar Overlord Seal Level: Level 1 (Upgrade progress: 50%)] [Spatial Black Hole: Connected] [???] [???] ¡­ There was a lot of information Brian still couldn¡¯t see. However, he understood that the higher the level of the data, the better it was. In particular, the level of his Interstellar Overlord Seal must have greatly increased his strength. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Brian¡¯s hands touched the Snow Eagle Mecha and its blueprint respectively. [Collecting data¡­] [Analysing data¡­] [Data collection complete] [Quantum restructuring and construction execution in progress¡­] ¡­ The Interstellar Overlord System instantly provided Brian with a lot of information. At the same time, a blue fluorescent light was emitted from Brian¡¯s hands into the surroundings, landing on the various production materials in the warehouse. Then, when the fluorescent light was reflected and disappeared into the ground, thousands of Eagle Mechas appeared on the ground. Harris did a rough count. ¡°There are over 3,600 mechas¡­¡± After Harris finished counting the mechas, he finally realised what was happening. ¡°Oh, my God, are these Eagle Mechas real? Unbelievable!¡± Harris leaned closer to the mechas and sniffed them. Then, he tapped the outer shell of the mechas. The fresh engine oil and clear metallic sounds indicated that everything before him was indeed real. Then, Harris looked at Brian with a surprised expression on his face. ¡°Overlord, these Eagle Mechas are¡­?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask what you shouldn¡¯t ask. You can treat it as a miracle.¡± Brian was very afraid of this as this was his core secret. He would not even expose this secret to his friends who had travelled through the black hole with him. His secret weapon was instant production and construction. Number One, who was beside him, shouted, ¡°The mechas that our Divine Lord created are definitely miracles. How dare you doubt our Divine Lord?¡± Harris smiled awkwardly. Then, he remained silent. After that, Brian produced battleships, railguns, and so on¡­ After more than ten minutes, he had converted all the resources and energy that had been collected over an entire year into combat power. There were enough battleships to execute an elephant walk, densely packed naval artillery, thousands of military satellites waiting to be fired, as well as Snow Eagle Mechas that filled the warehouse¡­ Brian felt a sense of accomplishment after doing this. Meanwhile, Number One looked at Brian with great admiration. She couldn¡¯t help but salute Brian. Everyone around the warehouse also saluted Brian on their own initiative. ¡°Harris, I have a mission for you. Next, you will be conducting research on the principles behind obsidian spatial hyperdrive and spatial weapons. The materials are with Number One.¡± ¡°This mission is very important. You must complete it. The destruction-grade battleships depend on these two technologies.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± When Harris received the mission, he was immediately as happy as a child who had received a game console. After receiving the relevant materials, he led a group of producers into the research lab. Then, Brian looked at the Sweeper team. ¡°Number One, Number Two¡­ Number Ten, you are the elite unit that I carefully selected and nurtured. Do you still remember your mission?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The ten of them spoke in unison. Their answer was straightforward. ¡°Our mission is to clear all obstacles for our Overlord.¡± Brian smiled and continued speaking. ¡°You are all people who have a great grudge against Planet Bhutler. When carrying out your tasks, you must not forget your mission. It seems that you have not forgotten. That is very good.¡± ¡°Next, you will be responsible for training the warriors of Planet Helka. Their combat experience is not as rich as yours, but with the support of the Snow Eagle Mechas, their combat strength will also greatly improve. They will be the main force to attack Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Afterwards, Brian and the Sweepers arrived at the training base. Well-trained soldiers were present at the base. They had already gathered at the base after hearing the news of the Overlord¡¯s inspection. The base was extremely crowded. Some people could not even fit in the base and stood outside the door. Brian stood up straight on the main platform in the base. ¡°Brave and tenacious Helka warriors, it¡¯s time to counterattack.¡± ¡°Ever since the defeat of Planet Helka in the last interstellar war, Planet Bhutler has enslaved us for several interstellar cycles. They have plundered our resources, slaughtered our comrades, and insulted our dignities. Recently, they also wanted to seize the most important resource on Planet Helka, obsidian.¡± ¡°I have felt your prayers. In response to your request, I have created the Snow Eagle Mecha.¡± ¡°Accept the training, operate the mechas, and make Planet Bhutler pay back twice¡ª a hundred times the humiliation they have given us.¡± ¡°We will fight blood for blood, tooth for tooth!¡± ¡­ Brian had been speaking for an hour, and the soldiers in the base were all excited. ¡°We will fight blood for blood, tooth for tooth!¡± ¡°We will pledge our lives and loyalty to our Overlord. We will devote ourselves to Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Planet Helka will thrive as long as we are around!¡± After the speech, Brian went to the mines. The people in the mining area had tattered clothes and dirty faces. Many of them were clearly malnourished. When Brian witnessed this situation, he immediately ordered Number One to make arrangements to improve the living conditions of the mining area. Then, he started his speech again. ¡°You have suffered. As the Overlord of Planet Helka, I feel very guilty¡­¡± ¡°However, all of you must remember that logistics are the most important part of the war against Planet Bhutler. The production of supplies must be in place.¡± ¡°This time, you will also personally raise the flag of rebellion!¡± ¡°Supporting our soldiers means supporting Planet Helka!¡± ¡­ The response from the mining area was even more enthusiastic than that from the warrior training base. The miners were even more motivated. In the past, they had been enslaved by the Bhutlerians. This time, they would fight for the glory of the Helkans! At this point, Brian¡¯s pre-war mobilization was basically complete. An almost transparent figure in a cloak appeared in the minds of the Helkans. This was the symbol of hope and strength for the Helkans! ¡­ At that moment, the meeting room filled with the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler was extremely chaotic. The leaders were taking turns to reprimand the head captain of the S Battleship Squadron. ¡°The entire team was killed. What happened?¡± ¡°Why would your subordinates act on their own?¡± ¡°You have no discipline at all! Is this how you train your fleet? You can¡¯t even withstand a single blow. If you can¡¯t do it, we¡¯ll switch you out immediately!¡± After the scolding, there was a lasting anger. ¡°We¡¯ve actually lost so many elites to a mining planet consecutively.¡± ¡°Who on earth is the perpetrator? They don¡¯t even care about us Bhutlerians. It seems as if the galaxy hasn¡¯t heard about the strength of Planet Bhutler in a long time.¡± ¡°We have to make the inferior Helkans completely disappear from the Model Galaxy!¡± To Planet Bhutler, continuously losing troops to Planet Helka was like an elephant being tripped by an ant. It was extremely absurd! As one of the top ten planets in military technology among the entire Model Galaxy, this was simply a great humiliation. They would never allow Planet Bhutler to become someone else¡¯s stepping stone. In the end, the furious upper echelons of Planet Bhutler made an extremely irrational decision. ¡°The S Fleet will attack in full formation. Don¡¯t care about the cost. Activate spatial hyperdrive, utilise the quantum long-range cannons, and employ all our advanced forces. Set off at once!¡± The plan to destroy Planet Helka was activated! Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Brian returned to the base, he found Harris waiting for him. ¡°Overlord, I obtained an important piece of information through the communication system in the S Battleship. ¡°Oh, what is it?¡± ¡°The S Battleship Main Fleet will be deployed. They have sent a full fleet to attack Planet Helka.¡± ¡°How long will it take for them to get here?¡± ¡°By alternating between curvature propulsion and spatial hyperdrive, they are estimated to arrive in a month.¡± When Number One, who was beside Brian, heard Harris¡¯ words, she cried out in surprise. ¡°What? A full fleet?¡± On the other hand, Brian looked calm. ¡°It¡¯s just a full fleet. We can take them down. Is there any other news?¡± Harris was a little flustered as he stuttered. ¡°Re¡ª reporting to the Overlord, there is no more news from the fleet. As for the destruction-grade space battleships and space weapons, our research team has encountered some trouble.¡± Harris paused for a while. Then, he continued. ¡°The obsidian-related materials we previously obtained from the S Battleship Squadron were incomplete. Thus, we have encountered a bottleneck in a crucial area of spatial technology.¡± When Brian heard this, he seemed somewhat displeased. ¡°Alright, you may leave. Continue monitoring the movements of Planet Bhutler.¡± After Harris left, Number One was still very worried. ¡°Divine Lord, can we defeat the full S Battleship Squadron from Planet Bhutler?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to worry. I have something to do, so you can leave first.¡± Number One seemed somewhat reluctant. However, she saluted and walked away. When Brian returned to the base, he felt the civilization seal on his right hand flicker. Another planet overlord who came from Earth like him was contacting him. Brian held out his wrist that had been hidden in his cloak. The civilization seal on his right hand was still flashing. ¡°Taylor from Planet Las?¡± After thinking for a while, Brian made his decision. He was very close to Taylor. It had been a long time since they last met, so they could catch up. Brian used the civilization seal to communicate with the Interstellar Overlord System. Then, he projected his consciousness into the black hole that he had gone through when coming here. The space inside the spatial black hole was the only platform for the hundreds of thousands of planet overlords from Earth to communicate over long distances. By relying on their civilization seal, interstellar overlords could project their consciousness into the same space and display their actual image. No one knew how this space came about. In short, this was an extremely mysterious space. After entering the space inside the black hole, Brian appeared in the middle of a huge square. He was surrounded by neat lawns and rows of roadside trees. His surroundings were also dotted with flowering bushes scattered throughout. Furthermore, there was a pavilion at the center of the plaza. A sexy woman with purple wings on her back was sitting on the bench in the pavilion. The clothes on her body barely covered her vital parts, leaving the rest exposed. Brian took a look at her and felt very emotional. Then, Brian walked over and gave a dry laugh. ¡°I was right. It¡¯s you,Taylor. You¡¯re even sexier than before.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Taylor just responded lazily, giving Brian a wink in passing. Brian was very surprised and exclaimed uncontrollably, ¡°You actually have purple wings on your back. How exactly did you do it?¡± The Model Galaxy had hundreds of thousands of planet overlords. When Brian first descended into the black hole, his consciousness entered the spatial black hole. Then, he met Taylor here. Taylor was the planet overlord of Planet Las and controlled all the intelligent creatures on her planet. Planet Las was a planet that studied magic. Demi-human creatures called Winged Demons lived on Planet Las. Planet Helka and Planet Taylor were both located in Region 15 of the Model Galaxy. However, there was a very large difference between the type of civilization present on both planets. Planet Helka had been a technological civilization for generations, but Planet Las was a magical civilization. Furthermore, no one knew the distance between the two respective planets. To know the distance between planets, one needed a three-dimensional star map at the very least. ¡°My wings?¡± Taylor smiled and denied this statement. ¡°Brian, you know as well as I do that people can¡¯t grow wings unless they undergo genetic modification.¡± ¡°The wings on my body are magical wings that are a result of black magic and assist me in flight. Unlike technological civilizations, these wings are related only to the strength of the user¡¯s magic. When one cultivates advanced-leveled magic, these wings will also become almost solid. When that time comes, my body will also change.¡± After explaining, Taylor could not help but tease Brian, who kept a poker face. ¡°What, are you very interested in my body? You can have it any time you want.¡± ¡°No, no, no. I was just asking about the wings.¡± Brian replied awkwardly, then let out a sigh. ¡°There are times when I really envy your magical civilization type. A technological civilization like mine can only strengthen our external forces. However, we have never strengthened our own people.¡± ¡°Being overly reliant on your own weapons might not be a good thing.¡± When Taylor heard this, she did not agree with him. ¡°Technological civilizations and magical civilizations are simply different. I¡¯m actually quite envious of you.¡± Brian was puzzled. ¡°Why do you envy me?¡± ¡°Technological civilizations strengthen their external forces, Thus, when their power is damaged, it won¡¯t have much effect on their bodies. After all, when a mecha is damaged, it can be repaired. However, it¡¯s different for magic users. When their power is damaged, not only will it harm the user, the user will also have to constantly bear the backlash from magic even when their power is not damaged.¡± Perhaps it was because this woman had a great gift for languages, but Taylor spoke quickly, finishing a long paragraph in a flash. She then explained in her alluring voice. ¡°Furthermore, in the early stages, technological civilizations can make use of spaceships to fly into space very quickly. If not for the fact that I am a galactic overlord, the magical civilization might not have been able to enter outer space for tens of thousands of years.¡± There were no spaceships in magical civilizations, let alone spatial battleships. To overcome gravity with one¡¯s body, one had to reach a very high speed. Depending on the size of the planet, one had to reach the corresponding second and third cosmic speeds of the galaxy to travel freely between the stars. Breaking through the second cosmic speed would allow one to break free from the planet¡¯s gravity and reach other planets in the galaxy. Meanwhile, breaking through the third cosmic speed would allow one to break free from the gravitational pull of their star and reach galaxies where other stars were located. Furthermore, this speed was basically the speed of light. As for whether anyone could escape the ¡°fourth cosmic speed¡± of a super-large galaxy with a diameter of tens of thousands of light years like the Model Galaxy, no one knew. Without specially strengthening their bodies, the bodies of the fragile sorcerers would be mercilessly torn apart by the atmosphere or the broken stones in the universe while flying. It could be said that technological civilization had the upper hand in the early stages of the competition for planet resources. Planet Bhutler was a classic example of this. Planet Bhutler relied on generations of interstellar plundering and captured 11 subsidiary planets. Then, they used the resources on these planets to put together three fleets. Many of their subsidiary planets were non-technological civilizations that had yet to develop, including magical civilizations. ¡°Maybe I¡¯ll be bullied by other technological civilizations and will look to you for protection.¡± This time, Brian didn¡¯t refuse her. Instead, he was unusually decisive. ¡°I¡¯ll protect you.¡± With that, Brian suddenly asked a question. ¡°After speaking so much, why exactly have you come to look for me?¡± Taylor didn¡¯t expect Brian to answer so seriously and decisively. Thus, she froze. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Taylor stuck out her tongue and rebuked. ¡°You are really like a stone without feelings. Can¡¯t I look for you if there¡¯s nothing important?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Brian was silent. However, Taylor didn¡¯t mind Brian¡¯s silence. ¡°I came to look for you because studying magic is too boring. Thus, I just want to have a chat with you. Also, I heard that you¡¯re in trouble. You¡¯ve provoked Planet Bhutler, and they want to send a full fleet to attack you. What¡¯s wrong with you? You¡¯ve just become an interstellar overlord, and your civilization has only been developing for a few years, but you¡¯ve already encountered such a powerful enemy.¡± Brian said, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal to me. I admit that there¡¯s danger involved, but there¡¯s also opportunity hidden in the danger.¡± ¡°What opportunities could there be?¡± Taylor looked at Brian in surprise, her mouth forming an O shape. Brian was very confident. ¡°Planet Bhutler has underestimated me. They gave me too much time. As long as I have the resources, I can quickly form a fleet. After defeating Planet Bhutler, their resources and subsidiary planets they have plundered will be mine. At that time, my civilization will experience a breakthrough in its development.¡± ¡°You are too naive. Planet Bhutler has been in this galaxy for many years. How can it be a powerless existence?¡± Brian paid no attention to what she said to discourage him. Instead, Brian said, ¡°I¡¯m not lying to you.¡± His Overlord¡¯s Talent was ¡°Construction Specialisation¡±. As long as construction and production were involved, the process would not consume any energy. As long as he had enough time to gather resources, he would be able to form an elite interstellar fleet in a short time. For a technological civilization, this talent was an overpowered feature. After all, technological civilizations spent the most time on researching technology and on production. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it anymore. Be careful.¡± Taylor changed the subject and continued speaking. ¡°You haven¡¯t entered the spatial black hole recently, so there¡¯s something I have to tell you. In the next interstellar month, the planet overlords of Region 15 are planning to hold an Interstellar Alliance Meeting here to discuss the development of Region 15. If it¡¯s convenient for you, I hope I can see you then.¡± ¡°The Interstellar Alliance Meeting?¡± Brian snickered and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ll think about it for a few days.¡± Brian had no interest in the ¡°Interstellar Alliance Meeting¡±. Putting aside the fact that he was about to face the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler, just developing technology alone would take him a lot of time. Currently, the planet overlords of the Model Galaxy had not even reached the interstellar era. Thus, they could not even leave their own planet. Brian greatly despised those planet overlords. They had yet to solve the problem of how to get out of their own planet, but they were still talking about the development of their civilizations. This Interstellar Alliance Meeting was probably organized by some lucky and complacent planet overlords to flatter themselves. Brian didn¡¯t want to do something so pointless. Focusing on technology development was the way to go. After exchanging a few words with Taylor, Brian¡¯s consciousness left the special space within the black hole. After returning to the base, Brian went to inspect the mine first. After all, he was most concerned about obsidian. After the previous mobilization, the miners in the mining area had been mining with all their might. As they had been working for a long time, their limbs were all deformed, and their bodies were very weak. When Brian entered the mine, he saw the thin and hard-working miners. He was touched, but at the same time, he blamed himself. ¡°The Overlord is here. Hurry up and take a look.¡± Someone shouted. The miners scattered all over the mining area instantly surged up like a tide and surrounded Brian, once again looking up at the overlord of Planet Helka. ¡°Thank you for your hard work, everyone. I will arrange for better food for everyone. When we defeat Planet Bhutler, you won¡¯t have to work so hard at mining.¡± The same voice from before spoke again. ¡°Mining for freedom is not hard for us!¡± The crowd was moved by his words and started chanting. ¡°For freedom!¡± ¡°Long live the Overlord.¡± ¡­ Brian was in a heavy mood after leaving the mine. After all, he carried the life of the entire Planet Helka. If he was defeated, he could hide in the spatial black hole and run for his life. However, the Helkans who trusted him, especially the ten Sweepers that he had personally nurtured, would all disappear from the Model Galaxy. Brian thought for a moment, then headed toward the base where the soldiers were being trained. Inside the base, the Sweepers were seriously instructing Planet Helka¡¯s elite warriors. From fighting techniques to operating the Snow Eagle Mecha, everyone was very serious during their training. The morale of the warriors was very high. They were shouting slogans as they worked. ¡°We will defeat Planet Bhutler for freedom!¡± ¡°We will offer everything to our Overlord!¡± Brian was very pleased. He took a few glances from afar before leaving. Then, Brian walked into the production base. ¡°Harris, are there any new developments?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, I¡¯ve calculated that we need to build some small battleships as carriers. Only by relying on their mobility and our Snow Eagle Mechas will we have a chance of defeating the full S Battleship Fleet. Recently, surveillance has not detected any signs of a reinforcement from Planet Bhutler either.¡± ¡°Good. Then build the carriers.¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, there are several shortages of materials for building small fighter jets.¡± Brian said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the materials. Take me to the warehouse.¡± Then, the two of them entered the warehouse where construction materials were stored. After Brian entered the warehouse, he communicated with the Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist and activated the resource exchange function. This function was a privilege that interstellar lords enjoyed. It could be used to exchange for resources that they were lacking in. However, he could not exchange for rare resources like obsidian. This time, countless blue light spots floated out and dispersed as usual. The blue light returned. Then, a few piles of wood and iron ore were missing from a nearby warehouse. The warehouse manager ran over in a panic. ¡°Overlord, the wood and iron ore in the warehouse suddenly disappeared.¡± However, the moment he entered the warehouse, he saw interstellar energy crystals in the middle of the warehouse. The few materials that Harris had mentioned they were lacking in appeared in the empty space in the middle of the warehouse. Then, his voice suddenly trailed off. The warehouse manager knew the warehouse like the back of his hand. Wasn¡¯t there an empty space there previously? His mind went blank. This time, Harris learned to be smart. He didn¡¯t ask how Brian had done it. Instead, he marveled desperately. ¡°Oh my God, how is that possible?¡± ¡°Our Overlord is too powerful. He performs miracles like this every time. There¡¯s hope for Planet Helka to be restored.¡± Harris admired Brian more and more over time. He had already regarded Brian as a god-like existence. After resolving the problem of materials, Brian used his Overlord¡¯s Talent once again. When the production line of the small warships appeared in the empty space outside the warehouse, the people in the production base and warehouse could only surround them and continuously exclaim. Brian had only stood by the production line for a moment. Then, thousands of small-scale fighter aircrafts were produced. At this moment, Number One rushed over upon hearing the news. After she praised Brian from the bottom of her heart, she remembered why she came. ¡°Lord, Bob said that he wants to make a deal with you.¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Alright. Lead the way.¡± When they reached the cell where Bob was being held, Brian went straight to the point. ¡°What kind of deal do you want to make?¡± Bob didn¡¯t speak any nonsense either. ¡°I have information on battleships capable of spatial hyperdrive.¡± ¡°Why do you have that information? How do you prove that your information is real?¡± Bob organized his words before answering slowly. ¡°I stole it when I gave my life to the Bhutlerians so that I could use it to save my life at any time.¡± ¡°In addition, I can help you spread false information that Planet Helka¡¯s strength has been severely damaged after the previous battle with the S Battleship Squadron.¡± ¡°My request is simple: return me my freedom. I want to reunite with my family.¡± Brian was overjoyed, but he had to pretend to be calm. ¡°You made the right choice. Planet Bhutler will eventually be defeated by Planet Helka.¡± A few days later, Brian obtained the information on the obsidian space teleportation and spatial weapons. Meanwhile, Bob was waiting for a suitable time to send a message to Planet Bhutler through the communication channel and inform them that Planet Helka had been weakened. ¡­ [Planet Overlord: Brian] [Planet Name: Planet Helka (Model Galaxy Region 15)] [Planet Radius: 7122 kilometers] [Planet Population: 100,230,000] [Intelligent Creatures: Helkans] [Planet Resource: Obsidian] [Military Force: Upper Low-leveled] [Civilization Type: Technological Civilization] [Civilization Level: 1.26] [Overlord¡¯s Talent: Construction Specialization (Instant building and production)] [Unlocked Technology: Rising Spaceship production line, railgun production line, Snow Eagle Mecha production line, small battleship production line, military satellite production line¡­] [Interstellar Overlord Seal Level: Level 1 (Upgrade progress: 59%)] [Spatial Black Hole: Connected] [???] [???] ¡°We can finally build destruction-grade starships.¡± Only with a method for spatial hyperdrive could they carry out interstellar expeditions. Regardless of whether it was for interstellar warfare or for interstellar migration, they now had an additional option. ¡°Through my Interstellar Overlord Seal, I can analyse the data of all our current starships and create them using the technology I have unlocked.¡± ¡°Creating technological equipment using this ability of the Interstellar Overlord Seal can increase the level of my Interstellar Overlord Seal.¡± Not only could starships be unlocked through this method, other technological equipment could also be unlocked. For example, the fourth-generation mechas equipped by the Bhutlerians could be unlocked as well. However, Brian felt that the performance of the fourth-generation Bhutlerian mechas was far inferior to the Snow Eagle Mechas created by him and Harris. Thus, he did not waste materials to create fourth-generation Bhutlerian mechas. ¡°The production line of Planet Helka is almost complete.¡± ¡°Now, the upgrade progress of my Interstellar Overlord Seal has reached 59%. I¡¯m just 41% away from levelling up to Level 2. At that time, my civilization level should also reach Level 2!¡± ¡°The rest of the numbers haven¡¯t changed much. The population has increased slightly, and our military strength has risen slightly. The civilization level has also only increased slightly compared to when I first arrived on Planet Helka.¡± Brian was looking forward to the changes that would occur after his Interstellar Overlord level and civilization level reached Level 2. The Interstellar Overlord Seal was the most important thing to an interstellar overlord. In the early stages of civilization development, any slight change in its level would have a huge impact on the strength of the planet. Therefore, to the interstellar overlord, one should pay attention to anything that could increase the level of their Interstellar Overlord Seal. ¡°Let¡¯s not think too much. When I reach Level 2, everything will be known. It¡¯s useless to daydream now.¡± Brian stood on the platform at the top of the main base. His expression was calm as he looked at the packed crowds of Helkans. The clothes of many people below him were tattered, but the changes that Brian brought to them after coming to Planet Helka made them feel as if they had been reborn. They also saw the hope of Planet Helka¡¯s revival. Brian¡¯s arrival ignited the crowd. In an instant, shouts and praises rushed into the sky and reached Brian¡¯s ears. He had been on Planet Helka for more than a year, and his reputation had been rising. The Helkans had already seen him as their leader. He was their leader not just on a civilization level, but also on a spiritual level. To them, not only had Brian provided them with enough technological equipment to fight, he had also provided them with a pillar of spiritual support. This spiritual pillar was Brian himself. There was a rumor in the Model Galaxy ¡ª every planet that had a mysterious interstellar lord descending from the sky would experience a rapid development in civilization and strength. Thus, Brian¡¯s arrival gave hope to the Helkans. After all, having a powerful overlord was much better than being in a state of disunity. Brian couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°The population of Planet Helka is still too small.¡± ¡°During the interstellar era, we can do almost nothing if we have a population of a mere 100 million people. Before I came here, the Earth¡¯s population had already surpassed seven billion.¡± ¡°Furthermore, Planet Helka is too barren after being destroyed by the Bhutlerians. Moreover, with the cold air, this place is no longer suitable for intelligent life. After defeating Planet Bhutler, I must find a planet more suitable for the development of a technological civilization and migrate all the people of Planet Bhutler there.¡± A civilization could only develop more quickly once their technology, population, the resources on the planet, the environment, and other factors caught up to development. On the other hand, a small planet like Planet Helka, which had a radius of only over 7,000 kilometers, was not suitable for technological development, let alone for building a base camp. In his eyes, a main planet that a base camp could be built on had to be big enough and rich in resources. Furthermore, the environment of the planet had to be suitable for people to live on, and its geographical location in the galaxy had to be good enough. If not, with so many strong enemies around their planet, the neighboring planets would destroy his planet only after a few days of development. What kind of development could there be then? After all, there were often people in the Model Galaxy who would start galactic wars. He had to be fully prepared for an even more intense interstellar war. ¡°Sooner or later, there will be a large-scale interstellar war in the Model Galaxy.¡± Brian was not only wary of the natives in the Model Galaxy. He was most worried about planet overlords who were also from Earth. As a native Earthling, he understood how ambitious Earthlings with an Interstellar Overlord Seal would be. The world wars that had happened many times were enough to explain everything. Greed and great strength were the catalysts of war. If he wanted to protect himself amidst this chaos, he needed to be strong enough. Brian sighed ruefully for a moment. Then, Harris came to his side. Brian looked at Harris with great pleasure. With his hands behind his back, he asked Harris. ¡°Are the resources ready?¡± Harris didn¡¯t dare to slack off as he replied with great respect. ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, everything has been prepared. However, it will take some time to transport the supplies.¡± ¡°Hurry the transportation team. When we build the destruction-grade interstellar battleships, our strength will increase exponentially.¡± At this point, Brian paused for a few seconds before explaining. ¡°The S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler has only left us with little time.¡± ¡°Overlord, we have learned from the wiretap that the the head captain of the S Battleship Fleet appears to be extremely dissatisfied with the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°Alright, I understand.¡± Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Four galactic days later, all the construction resources needed for the destruction-grade battleships were transported to the warehouse. There were more than 800 million tons of resources. Most of them were ores with various different uses. The quality and strength of the ores were very high, making them the best materials to build destruction-grade battleships. Besides these resources, there were also various energy crystals. Some energy crystals even surpassed the special obsidian on Planet Bhutler in terms of energy density. The importance of energy crystals as an energy resource to propel battleships was obvious. If they entered the interstellar era, energy crystals would become scarce resources. However, there were very few planets qualified for interstellar travel. Thus, the competition for energy crystals was not as intense. However, Planet Helka had been enslaved by Planet Bhutler for many years. Therefore, the number of energy crystals present on Planet Helka were much scarcer than that of on other planets. Without energy crystals, no matter how luxurious their battleships were, they would just be a pile of scrap metal. Many planets had mastered nuclear energy technology and could use it to drive interstellar battleships. However, nuclear energy would take up a lot of space, which would reduce the mobility of the battleships and increase the cost of manufacturing. Even without the problem of mobility, the power and sustainability of nuclear energy could not compare to that of interstellar battleships loaded with energy crystals. ¡°We only have six million standard energy crystals. This can only support a medium-scale battle.¡± Harris had an extremely worried expression on his face. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ve thought of a solution to the energy problem. Take me to the warehouse first to build the battleships.¡± Surrounded by his personal guard, Number One, and the rest of the Sweepers, Brian arrived at the warehouse where the resources were stored. This time, there was an even larger clearing not far from the warehouse. It was as large as 1,000 football fields. This empty space was used to build the production line of the destruction-grade battleships. It was extremely shocking. If one stood in the middle of the clearing and looked around, one would not be able to see the edge of the clearing. When they arrived beside the clearing, Number One reported to Brian solemnly. ¡°Divine Lord, I have already passed down your order to recruit destruction-grade battleship warriors.¡± ¡°How are the results?¡± ¡°The results are beyond our expectations. Hundreds of thousands of Helkan warriors have signed up. They are all very enthusiastic, and more people have signed up than the number of miners in a large mining area. We have selected 200,000 people from among them and are arranging their training.¡± At this point, Number One¡¯s beautiful face blushed. She was very excited. She had never seen the people of Helka take such proactive action. They had disseminated this information simply through posters in public places saying that they wanted to recruit starship warriors. After that, millions of people signed up through word of mouth. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s build the production line for the thousand-meter destruction-grade battleships.¡± Brian expertly linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist. Then, a sky-blue fluorescent light scattered in all directions and gathered to form tens of thousands of blue light ribbons, dyeing the surrounding scenery blue. Not long after, a blue virtual image that was thousands of times larger than the Snow Eagle Mecha production line appeared in the huge open space. Then, the image quickly solidified. From the inside to the outside, from the skeletal structure to the outer walls, it rapidly turned into solid layer by layer. The sense of technology displayed this time was stronger than before. Although the Sweepers, as well as Harris and the other producers, had seen Brian use his Overlord¡¯s Talent many times, they were still deeply impressed by Brian¡¯s ¡°miracles¡± time and time again. This was not something they could see everyday like their meals. Furthermore, in the past, only a portion of elites among the Helkans could witness this. This time, all the Helkans within 30 kilometers of the production line had witnessed this miracle. After all, the blue light in the sky was too dazzling. ¡°Look, our Overlord is performing a miracle.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true. I was fortunate enough to witness the Overlord¡¯s miracle. Even if I die tomorrow, I won¡¯t have any regrets.¡± The Helkans in the distance were shocked. Meanwhile, the Sweepers and old Harris, who were nearby, widened their eyes. They were too shocked to speak, afraid that they would disturb Brian¡¯s actions. The Overlord had used his profound and terrifying heaven-defying ability once again! Brian himself was shocked by the towering structure in the clearing. More accurately, he was frightened. What exactly had he summoned?! This was simply a military factory that had been magnified by countless times. With outer walls dozens of stories high, its size was comparable to the surface area of a large city. If not for the fact that he had ordered to expand the area of the clearing beforehand for safety, the clearing would not have been able to accommodate the production line. He admired his own foresight. Then, Brain spoke to the crowd, who was still stunned. ¡°This is the production line for the destruction-grade battleships, which are thousand-meter battleships. Thus, the production line will naturally be larger.¡± ¡°Next, send the ores, energy crystals and other resources to the production line. After the preparations are complete, we can start producing the battleships.¡± ¡°Also, we can¡¯t let go of the mecha warriors¡¯ training. The most important thing is that the training of 200,000 people must be sped up. It takes at least 6,000 people to operate a destruction-grade battleship. If you include catering, patrolling, and other logistics personnel, a battleship needs at least 10,000 people to operate. Furthermore, driving this type of warship requires excellent and skilled piloting skills.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t wait for the battleships to be produced without any qualified pilots. You must have a sense of urgency to counterattack Planet Bhutler. We must rely on everyone¡¯s strength.¡± ¡­ After speaking so much, Brian felt a strong sense of weakness. He sensed his Interstellar Overlord Seal. Only now did Brian realize that the construction of the destruction-grade interstellar battleship production line had consumed nearly two billion tons of resources. This was more than two thousand times the production line of the Snow Eagle Mechas. When using his Overlord¡¯s Talent, Brian¡¯s mental power would be depleted by a certain extent. In the past, the production line he had built was very small. Thus, he could not feel this depletion of energy. This time, the scale of production was extremely large. Thus, it exhausted Brian¡¯s mental energy to a very large extent. Therefore, the feeling of mental fatigue that followed was similar to four to five consecutive days of high-intensity work and only two to three hours of sleep per day. Brian shook uncontrollably, but he couldn¡¯t feel it himself. Number One sensed Brian¡¯s discomfort and immediately went to help him. ¡°Divine Lord, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I¡¯m just a little tired.¡± Even though Brian forced himself to act normal, his body betrayed him. He lost his balance and collapsed, falling into Number One¡¯s arms. He could smell the fragrance from Number One¡¯s skin. Then, Brian instantly sobered greatly. ¡°Number One, bring me to the underground base. I need you to help me relieve my fatigue.¡± Number One¡¯s skin was rather dark, but her face was very rosy. She did not pretend to be shy. Instead, she answered decisively. ¡°Yes, Divine Lord. Number One firmly obeys orders.¡± Then, the two of them walked toward the secret chamber in the underground base. They left behind the other nine male Sweepers, Harris, and the other production staff. They looked at each other and all flashed a smile that only men understood. ¡°Big Sister and the Overlord are finally taking that step.¡± ¡°Yeah, it hasn¡¯t been easy at all.¡± ¡­ Everyone waited for a while. It was neither a long nor short period of time. Just as everyone was getting impatient, Brian and Number One walked over. Number One was slightly behind Brian as she followed closely behind him. Brian was clearly in better spirits than before. ¡°As expected of battleships capable of spatial hyperdrive. Just the production line alone cost more than half of our resources.¡± Harris glanced at Number One and immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at her any longer. Then, he quickly added on. ¡°That¡¯s right. The stronger the combat power of the equipment, the more energy consumed to build the production line. This is very normal. I just didn¡¯t expect the production line of a destruction-grade battleship to be as big as a city. It seems that the combat power of a destruction-grade warship is indeed extremely powerful. It¡¯s not something that ordinary people can imagine.¡± ¡°This is just the production line. If we were to actually produce the battleships, the amount of resources consumed would reach a terrifying amount.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not wonder that Planet Bhutler only had three full fleets before executing interstellar plundering, even after almost 100,000 years of development.¡± After a long sigh, Harris suddenly thought of a question. ¡°Overlord, our current technology level is enough for interstellar travel, but our energy is far from fulfilling our needs. You previously said that you have a way to solve the problem of materials and energy, but this¡­¡± The energy problem that Harris mentioned was very practical. Without sufficient materials, no matter how advanced a battleship was, it could not be built. Without sufficient energy, no matter how powerful a battleship was, it would be useless. Harris¡¯ voice trembled slightly towards the end as he spoke as he knew very well how big the resource gap was. They needed tens of billions of resources. Even if he were to extract all the resources currently present on Planet Helka, it would be like pouring a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. After all, Planet Helka had long been regarded as a ¡°mining planet¡± by Planet Bhutler, and most of their mining resources had been seized by Planet Bhutler. Harris even felt that Brian had no so-called solution at all. Thus, he was afraid that his question would make Brian angry. However, Brian¡¯s reaction was very calm. ¡°If Planet Helka has no resources, can¡¯t we borrow the resources of other planets? After all, I can use any resources.¡± Harris suddenly understood. Then, he hurried back to his workshop and took out a fiber-optic storage device. ¡°Overlord, this is the information I collected previously.¡± ¡°I know of a colonial planet closest to Planet Helka. It is the newest colonial planet of Planet Bhutler and is called Planet Terra, a mineral resource planet. It¡¯s 100 million kilometers away. You can easy reach it with the help of the Rising Fighter Jets.¡± Brian took the device and checked against the photon computer system. Then, he nodded in satisfaction. ¡°That¡¯s right. This planet has a rich variety of resources, and they haven¡¯t been exploited on a large scale yet. The Terrarians also have a grudge against the Bhutlerians that cannot be easily resolved.¡± ¡°The enemy of the enemy is our friend. The Terrarians are also an intelligent race. On average, they are four meters tall. They have round bodies, many feet, and two hands. Furthermore, their reproduction speed is extremely fast¡­ They are called ¡®rats¡¯ by the Bhutlerian bandits¡­ They are a low-level civilization. They are not even a Level 1 Civilization.¡± Brian quickly read the information and immediately asked Harris a question. ¡°How long will it take us to get to Planet Terra on the Rising Fighter Jets?¡± ¡°With the warp drive engines of the Rising Fighter Jets, we only need three days to reach Planet Terra. Meanwhile, the S Battleships of Planet Bhutler would need at least twenty days to reach there. It¡¯s beyond their reach. This is simply a mineral planet prepared for us!¡± Number One added on. ¡°Previously, when we were gathering resources, we had also secretly entered Planet Terra and interacted with them. The people of Planet Terra were very kind, and a portion of them had previously revealed their willingness to cooperate. However, due to the interstellar treaty, Planet Helka was too weak to brazenly head to Planet Terra.¡± Brian nodded several times in agreement. ¡°This time, we will send all of the Rising Fighter Jets there, as well as half of the Snow Eagle Mechas that will be used as escorts. We will also equip them with large-caliber electromagnetic cannons. Furthermore, we will improve the battleship left behind by the S Battleship Squadron, install a warp drive engine, and send it over. We will let the people of Planet Terra witness our strength.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to bring too much power. It only has to be enough to defeat the guards from Planet Bhutler and Terrarians who don¡¯t agree to cooperate with us.¡± ¡°Yes, Overlord.¡± ¡°Has Bob¡¯s fake news gotten out?¡± Number One replied, ¡°Divine Lord, I¡¯ve already asked him to use the communication device in the ¡®dark spots¡¯ that he left behind previously to transmit false information about our equipment to Planet Bhutler. Now, the information they have received is that we have suffered a huge loss. They think that we can¡¯t organize our basic armed forces and can¡¯t even maintain our self-defense forces.¡± ¡°Very good. As expected of the woman I admire.¡± Number One blushed after hearing Brian¡¯s compliment. Brian¡¯s purpose was to make the upper echelons of the Planet Bhutler look down on Planet Helka. He wanted them to think that Planet Helka was only able to defeat the elite troops of Planet Bhutler because of a ¡°dying flash¡±. He wanted to minimize the pressure of the battle against the full S Battleship Fleet as much as possible. After all, people¡¯s thoughts were always changing. No one knew if the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler would go berserk and deploy multiple full fleets to attack Planet Helka. It was just a full S Battleship Fleet. Thus, Brian believed that there was no need for a fleet of destruction-grade battleships. They could defeat the enemy battleship with his current basic armed forces. After all, Planet Helka was fighting in her own home. Thus, they could continue to fight while their logistics were safeguarded. Furthermore, Brian had prepared many pieces of technological equipment. Moreover, the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet had come from a very long distance away to execute a long-range raid. Thus, their energy resources would only be enough for a short battle. When Brian received this information, there was no turning back. ¡°Go and prepare. We¡¯ll set off in a day.¡± ¡°The most urgent thing right now is to train the destruction-grade battleship soldiers. In the future interstellar battlefield, large battleships will definitely be the main force used. Right now, it¡¯s already very difficult to defend ourselves with just small fighter jets.¡± Brian was responsible for the lives of all the inhabitants of Planet Helka. Thus, he felt a great sense of danger. Planet Helka¡¯s greatest problems were the problems of population and resources. If they had a shortage of resources, they could borrow the resources of other planets. However, the problem of population was not so easy to solve. Collecting resources did not require specialized personnel as long as one had sufficient stamina. In fact, one could even use simple robots to complete most of the work. On the other hand, the interstellar battleships could only be controlled by professionals who had undergone long periods of training. Capturing intelligent creatures from other planets could solve the problem of personnel shortage quickly. However, they also had to consider the problem of loyalty. After all, the people they captured were outsiders. Brian had thought of using intelligent robots to replace Helkans for work. However, he had not come into contact with highly intelligent robots. There was no such robot on Planet Helka. They did not even have a blueprint of it. This was one of the flaws of his ability. He could not create things he had never seen before. ¡°The problem of manpower resources is not a small problem.¡± After Number One, Harris, and the others left, Brian sighed as he faced the production line that stood in the previously empty clearing. They had battleships that were powerful enough, and the problem of energy resources was also about to be solved. However, they did not have any qualified battleship operators. This was truly a pity. Now, due to the lack of resources, the number of battleships on Planet Helka that Brian had created was not enough. However, in the future, when his battleship fleet grew in size, this problem would bother him even more. The longer this dragged on, the bigger the problem would be, and the more trouble he would face. The sooner this problem was solved, the better it was. Otherwise, when the time came, there would be a situation where there would be a ¡°surplus¡± of battleships. After thinking for a long time, Brian still could not think of a better solution. He would think about the next step after taking a step. Right now, he had to solve the energy problem of battleship production. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios A day later, the thousand-meter long space battleship left behind by the S Battleship Squadron left the military base on Planet Helka under the protection of 30 small Rising Spaceships. More than a thousand Snow Eagle Mechas also followed the fleet. The fleet slowly passed through the atmosphere. Sparks produced from the rapid friction between the metal and atmosphere flashed past the hull, causing the battleship to drag along countless blue exhaust flames as it entered outer space. Their target was Planet Terra, which was 100 million kilometers away. With the support of the warp drive engines throughout the entire battleship, the fleet would reach Planet Terra in a galactic day. Planet Terra was a planet with a diameter of 40,000 kilometers. Its size and mass far exceeded that of Planet Helka. It was a medium-sized planet, and its orbit path was also longer. Thirty percent of the Planet Terra¡¯s crust was covered in water, while 70% of Planet Terra¡¯s surface area was land. The mineral resources and energy crystal reserves present on the planet were both very high. The intelligent creatures on Planet Terra were Terrarians, a demi-human race. Since they had to cultivate their physical strength, their growth period was very long. Thus, the Terrarians were colonized by the Bhutlerian bandits, just like the Helkans in the past. Due to their rapid reproduction rate, they were even treated as rats by the Bhutlerians and not as intelligent creatures. The Bhutlerians completely used the Terrarians as laborers for mining. ¡°Captain, there is an unknown communication request. The coordinates are from the nearby Planet Terra.¡± When Brian¡¯s fleet reached the outer space of Planet Terra, the Bhutlerians stationed on Planet Terra sent a warning through the communication system. ¡°S Battleship, show us your pass!¡± ¡°Warning, this is Planet Terra, a planet affiliated with Planet Bhutler. We are protected by an interstellar treaty. Please leave quickly. I repeat, this is¡­¡± The captain of the Helkan fleet was Number Two, a male Helkan who seemed to be in his thirties. Number Two was ranked second in strength among the Sweeper Protection Squad that Brian had trained. He was calm and cautious. Since Number One had to protect Brian closely, the captain of this attack on Planet Terra would be Number Two, who had performed well during the interstellar soldier training program. Like Number One, Number Two greatly adored Brian. However, as compared to Number One, he displayed much more loyalty and did not simply flatter Brian. ¡­ Number Two¡¯s eyes were fixed on the photoconductor information display in the battleship cabin. With a serious expression, he issued an order. ¡°Inform all members that we will enter the atmosphere of Planet Terra. Tell them to activate the signal shielding device and prevent the Bhutlerian bastards from stealing information.¡± ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± ¡°Open the hatch of the Rising Fighter Spaceships and activate all the Snow Eagle Mechas. At the same time, use the large-caliber electromagnetic cannons to cover the movements of the Snow Eagle Mechas. Destroy the Bhutlerian communication tower in the shortest time possible. Additionally¡­¡± Not long after Number Two issued these orders, the communication tower built by the Bhutlerians on Planet Terra was quickly destroyed. Then, the Bhutlerian guards, who had lost communication, scurried around like headless chickens. Some of the Bhutlerian guards did not even have time to equip their mechas before they were mercilessly killed by the Helkan warriors equipped with the Snow Eagle Mechas. Meanwhile, the guards who were already equipped with the fourth-generation Bhutlerian mechas were bombarded by the large-caliber cannons of the S Battleship. It was obvious that the defense of the fourth-generation Bhutlerian mechas were inferior to that of the Snow Eagle Mechas. They simply could not resist the attack from the Helkan fleet. Regardless of whether it was melee hand-to-hand combat or firepower suppression, the Snow Eagle Mechas achieved a complete victory. Furthermore, they had the protection of the firepower from the several dozen battleships. On the other hand, the Helkan soldiers did not encounter any decent resistance and defeated the main stronghold of Planet Bhutler on Planet Terra. In a short period of time, the Bhutlerian guards in the Planet Terra mining area who were exposed on the surface of the planet had all suffered a devastating blow. The arrogant guards in the beginning ended up fleeing in a sorry state. These Bhutlerian guards never expected that they, as powerful members of the Planet Bhutler Guards, would be attacked by unknown interstellar warships and mechas on their own colonial planet. What surprised them the most was that the thousand-meter battleship hovering 10,000 meters in the sky was exactly the same as the most famous S Battleship on Planet Bhutler. Wasn¡¯t that the battleship from the S Battleship Squadron that had passed by Planet Terra recently? Why had it brought dozens of small battleships and thousands of mechas to beat up its own people? This abnormal situation almost caused the Bhutlerian guards to collapse. When the S Battleship had just arrived near Planet Terra, the Bhutlerian guards in the mining area had thought that the squadron had returned after completing their mission. Who would have thought that in just a few days, they would become their enemies on the battlefield? However, even if they were prepared, it was useless. After the Bhutlerian guards issued the warning, the fleet that had arrived from Planet Helka ¡°disappeared¡± from their monitoring screen. When they reappeared, the Bhutlerian guards were already under attack. The strongest offensive weapon that the Bhutlerian guards stationed on Planet Terra were provided with was simply the fourth-generation Bhutlerian mechas. The fourth-generation Bhutlerian mecha was more than enough to deal with the Terrarians on Planet Terra, who only used brute force. Their mission was simply to deal with Terrarian miners who did not follow commands. They simply did not have the ability to deal with interstellar fleets. ¡­ Number Two did not intend to let the remaining Bhutlerian guards off. ¡°Land on Planet Terra!¡± ¡°Snow Eagle Mecha Team, exterminate the remaining Bhutlerians in the Planet Terra mining area.¡± ¡°Leave no one alive!¡± Less than an hour after Number Two issued his orders, the sounds of battle on Planet Terra had disappeared. All of the Bhutlerian guards had been wiped out. The Rising Battleships were equipped with Harris¡¯ newest life-form detection devices. Even if the Bhutlerian guards burrowed 1,000 meters underground, they would still be detected. The battle had ended! ¡­ The leaders of Planet Terra were brought to Number Two¡¯s cabin. There were more than four billion Terrarians living on Planet Terra. Planet Terra was divided into five major regions, and the Terrarians who were brought here were the leaders of each region. Looking at the seemingly alarmed Terrarian leaders, Number Two understood their thoughts very well. He did not look down on them. Once upon a time, Number Two and the other Helkans were also afraid of the powerful and ferocious Bhutlerian soldiers. After all, back then, they were not much stronger than the current Terrarians. If not for the arrival of the planet overlord Brian, the Helkans would still be living a hell-like mining life. It was Lord Brian who had freed the Helkans from the clutches of the Bhutlerians and allowed them to gain freedom. Number Two ordered his subordinates to put on translation devices on the heads of the Terrarian leaders. Then, he consoled them. ¡°There¡¯s no need to panic. We are warriors from Planet Helka. The Helkans are a kind and friendly civilization race under the leadership of the great planet overlord Brian. We are irreconcilable enemies with the brutal Bhutlerians.¡± ¡°The Overlord of Planet Helka, Brian, will lead all the Helkans to war against the Bhutlerians in a month. After our victory, we will liberate all the intelligent creatures of planets that have been enslaved by the Bhutlerians like the Helkans, including the Terrarians.¡± ¡°However, resisting the Bhutlerians requires all the oppressed to unite. It¡¯s not enough to just rely on our power.¡± ¡°Currently, Planet Helka needs the mineral resources and energy support of Planet Terra¡­¡± Number Two looked at the Terrarian leaders, who had calmed down. Then, he continued to guide them patiently and systematically. ¡°We¡¯re not going to order you to mine and treat you like slaves, like Planet Bhutler has done. Instead, we¡¯re going to work with you.¡± ¡°You will provide the minerals and energy, and we will provide the technology. After the Bhutlerians are defeated, we can provide you with enough weapons to defend yourselves from foreign invaders.¡± A tall Terrarian leader asked curiously. ¡°Great Captain of Helka, how can you prove that you are not lying to us? In the past, the Bhutlerians lied to us in the name of ¡®cooperation¡¯¡­¡± Number Two¡¯s expression darkened. ¡°How dare you doubt the Overlord.¡± However, Number Two soon calmed down. ¡°Your suspicions are understandable. If you have any doubts about our sincerity, you can look beneath your feet. This warship can prove that I did not lie to you.¡± Then, Number Two pointed to the S Interstellar Battleship beneath him. ¡°This is the battleship from Planet Bhutler¡¯s S Battleship Squadron. This is proof that Planet Helka and Planet Bhutler are hostile towards each other.¡± ¡°If we wanted to enslave Planet Terra, we wouldn¡¯t have asked for your opinion so politely. Instead, we would have used our powerful combat power to subdue you. I believe you have witnessed the strength of Planet Helka. Our strength is not inferior to that of Planet Bhutler at all.¡± Then, Number Two changed the topic. ¡°However, if we want to completely defeat Planet Bhutler, our civilization needs much more resources to build more interstellar battleships.¡± ¡°If Planet Helka is defeated, Planet Terra will once again return to the era where you are occupied by the Bhutlerian pirates.¡± At this point, the leaders of Planet Terra were finally convinced by Number Two. ¡°No, we don¡¯t want to experience those painful times anymore.¡± ¡°We agree to cooperate, but you must leave behind some armed forces to protect us. We can¡¯t let the Bhutlerians descend here again.¡± ¡°The evil Bhutlerians will finally be defeated by the powerful Planet Helka!¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios There was hope in the eyes of the Terrarian leaders. There was courage and a thirst for freedom that had been suppressed for many years in their eyes. The Helka civilization that had descended from the sky brought them hope and swept away the haze above their heads. If not for their weak strength, the Terrarians did not want to be treated as slaves by any planet. If they mined for the Bhutlerians, not only would there be no reward, they would also be laughed at and slaughtered. However, if they mined for the Helkans, not only would they be respected and regain their freedom, they would also be supported with technological equipment. Anyone with a brain understood what decision they should make. ¡°I hope that we can work well together!¡± Number Two was relieved to have completed the task Brian had given him. ¡°We have one more month. We don¡¯t have much time left. The full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler will reach this star territory very soon.¡± ¡°Rest assured, my lord. I will go back and gather all of my people to mine the resources that the overlord needs.¡± Not long after Number Two and the leaders of Planet Terra reached a consensus, orderly mining began in the various mining areas of Planet Terra. Due to this call for freedom, many Terrarians responded. As a result, many Terrarians outside the mining area also entered the mining area to mine. In the mining area, they found that the new Helkan soldiers were very kind. Not only would they not whip the miners, they would even mine with them. After their daily missions were completed, they could move freely. No one forced them to mine. This made the Terrarians fully trust Number Two¡¯s words. The Terrarians had regained their freedom. Instead of slacking off, they became more active instead. They still worked extremely hard at mining even without any supervision. A hundred million kilometers away¡­ In the underground base of Planet Helka¡­ Brian, who was sitting in the command center seat, quietly read the report sent by Number Two. Brian continuously received news about the occupation of Planet Terra and the resumption of mining there. His heart stirred at this news. ¡°Planet Terra, my first subsidiary planet!¡± ¡°This way, we don¡¯t have to worry about the energy problem of the destruction-grade battleships for now.¡± Number One, who was beside him, was also very happy when she saw the news. ¡°Divine Lord, it¡¯s really going smoothly. This is truly the most glorious moment in the history of Planet Helka. This is unprecedented!¡± Brian chuckled and said, ¡°Number One, you still have a flustered personality even after following me for so long. Haven¡¯t we just occupied a subsidiary planet? After defeating Planet Bhutler, we will occupy even more subsidiary planets. This is just the beginning.¡± ¡°The Divine Lord¡¯s teaching is right. My knowledge is too shallow. However, this occupation of Planet Terra is truly meaningful.¡± Number One was very excited. ¡°Divine Lord, this is the first time in Planet Helka¡¯s history that we have occupied a planet with intelligent life. Even during the peak period of Helka¡¯s history, when we had countless mineral resources and an extremely large fleet, we did not occupy Planet Terra as easily as we did this time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s weird.¡± Brian didn¡¯t understand. With the technological strength of the Herka civilization at its peak, occupying a resource planet should be a piece of cake. Even if they did not take the initiative to occupy other planets, in the interstellar battlefield where the strong preyed on the weak, there would still be weak planets that would take the initiative to seek refuge with powerful planets. They had only sent several dozen small Rising Battleships there, but they were able to make the Terrarians willing to mine for Planet Helka. Brian was extremely confused. Seeing this, Number One hurriedly explained. ¡°Previously, there was an even more powerful Model Galaxy Alliance who established some interstellar treaties in the Model Galaxy.¡± The Model Galaxy Alliance? Brian found this name familiar, but wondered if he¡¯d heard it somewhere before. ¡°Tell me about the Model Galaxy Alliance and the interstellar treaties.¡± Number One continued to explain. ¡°The Model Galaxy Alliance was jointly established by a group of high-level civilizations. It is said that only civilizations above Level 4 can join it. Planet Helka¡¯s civilization level is not even at Level 2, so we are naturally not qualified to join.¡± ¡°The interstellar treaty stipulates that high-level civilizations cannot use violence to interfere with the development of low-level civilizations. Otherwise, the alliance will send out powerful forces to punish planetary civilizations that do not comply with the treaty. Previously, Planet Helka strictly obeyed the interstellar treaty and never thought of using force to occupy subsidiary planets.¡± Brian was furious after hearing Number One¡¯s explanation. ¡°What bullshit interstellar treaty is that? It¡¯s simply useless. If it was useful, would Planet Helka be suppressed by Planet Bhutler to this extent? The Model Galaxy Alliance is also a mob!¡± ¡°In an era where the strong prey on the weak, we must first ensure that we have enough strength to defend ourselves. The interstellar treaty is just a set of rules established by those with vested interests to prevent the rise of other civilizations.¡± Number One fell into deep thought and did not reply Brian. Before Brian arrived at Planet Helka, the upper echelons of the Helka civilization were looking for a planet suitable for the development of their civilization. However, they had still not found a suitable planet when the Bhutlerians invaded Planet Helka. When the disaster arrived, they could no longer feel any regret. If they had accumulated enough power in the early stages, perhaps the situation would have been completely different. When Number One thought of this, she admired Brian even more. In her opinion, Planet Helka was saved by Brian alone. Then, Brian¡¯s question interrupted her thoughts. ¡°Exactly which advanced civilizations are in the so-called Model Galaxy Alliance?¡± ¡°Reporting to Divine Lord, as a low-level civilization, Planet Helka is not qualified to join the Model Galaxy Alliance. Thus, we naturally do not know.¡± Brian was silent. In the end, he was still too weak. However, there was no need for him to care about those things at this moment. He would focus on increasing his strength. With sufficient strength, he would naturally know. Then, Number One said to Brian, ¡°Number Two has sent back a message. According to the speed at which the Terrarians are mining, they can bring back about 300 million tons of resources in a month.¡± ¡°Alright. However, 300 million tons of resources are still not enough. Arrange for Number Three to transport the large-scale mining machinery designed by Harris there to assist the people in mining.¡± Brian planned to collect at least a billion tons of resources so that more destruction-grade warships could be created. The more battleships there were, the higher their chances of defeating the Bhutlerians. ¡°Yes, Divine Lord. I¡¯ll do it now.¡± At this point, Brian was finally relieved about the Planet Terra mining plan. After Number One left, Brian felt a change in his Interstellar Overlord Seal. [Planet Overlord: Brian] [Planet Name: Planet Helka (Model Galaxy Region 15)] [Planet Radius: 7122 kilometers] [Planet Population: 100,230,000] [Intelligent Creatures: Helkans] [Planet Resource: Obsidian] [Civilization Type: Technological Civilization] [Civilization Level: Level 1.79] [Overlord¡¯s Talent: Construction Specialization (Instant building and production)] [Unlocked Technology: Destruction-grade battleship production line, Rising Spaceship production line, railgun production line, Snow Eagle Mecha production line, small battleship production line, military satellite production line¡­] [Interstellar Overlord Seal Level: Level 1 (Upgrade progress: 91%)] [Spatial Black Hole: Connected] [Subsidiary Planet: Planet Terra] [???] [???] ¡°Oh, I can check the status of my subsidiary planet too.¡± Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Brian¡¯s poker face twisted into a smile, like scrap metal in a garbage dump. Previously, he was just an ordinary geek on Earth. It was only because of the summoning by a mysterious power that he became a current planet overlord. His typical poker face was to maintain his dignity as an overlord. In private, he was a very timid and slightly neurotic person. He would often fantasize about interacting with beautiful women and dominating the galaxy. This was no different from his habits on Earth. However, it was no longer a game for him now. Thus, he could only focus on improving the technology of his starting planet. After laughing sinisterly and daydreaming for a while, Brian finally calmed down. ¡°As expected, the subsidiary planets are considered part of my civilization.¡± Brian guessed that he was the first person from Earth to have a subsidiary planet among the hundreds of thousands of planet overlords. Even if he was not the first, he would be one of the few planet overlords with a subsidiary planet. He had never heard of a technological overlord appearing in Region 15. If one wanted to have a subsidiary planet within a year, one could only do so with technology. After all, the evolution of a civilization was measured in at least decades. Brian was also able to build interstellar battleships capable of interstellar travel quickly because of his heaven-defying talent in construction, as well as the resources and technical information he had obtained from the S Battleship. Occupying Planet Terra was just the beginning for him. He planned to occupy more subsidiary planets next. In order to be ahead of others, he had to ensure that he was one step ahead than everyone else in the future. By the time his interstellar fleet covered the entire galaxy, it would not be easy for other planet overlords to catch up to him. After shouting proudly in his heart a few times, Brian carefully checked the information on Planet Terra. [Subsidiary Planet: Planet Terra (Model Galaxy Region 15)] [Planet Radius: 31,000 kilometers] [Planet Population: 4 billion people] [Intelligent Creature: Terrarians] [Planet Resource: Integrated Mining] [Civilization Type: Physical Cultivation Civilization] [Civilization Level: 0.5] [???] [???] ¡­ ¡°The Terrarians are actually a physical cultivation civilization. As its name suggests, they are a civilization that cultivates the body. No wonder the bodies of the Terrarians in the videos are so tall.¡± This discovery surprised Brian. ¡°They should have the corresponding techniques for physical cultivation. However, it¡¯s a pity that their civilization level is too low. I suppose their cultivation techniques are not high-leveled either.¡± Brian thought about contacting Number Two in the future and asking him to bring back a copy of the Terrarian body cultivation manual. It would be best if he could cultivate these techniques by himself. If he could not, he would let the Helkans cultivate these techniques. It was said that in technological civilizations, the power of their technological equipment far surpassed the power of their physical bodies. However, it would be better if the soldiers were physically stronger. After all, equipment like body armor could be easily damaged. Good physical fitness could reduce non-combat casualties. Brian checked the information on his own planet once again. He then realized that Planet Helka¡¯s civilization level had increased to Level 1.79. It was only Level 1.26 before. Not only had his civilization level increased, the upgrade progress of his Interstellar Overlord Seal level had also increased greatly from 50% to 90%. Previously, when he was building the production line for all kinds of equipment, the upgrade progress was very slow. It was obvious that his civilization level and the level of his Interstellar Overlord Seal had increased greatly after the Helkan fleet occupied Planet Terra. ¡°It seems that obtaining a subsidiary planet is the fastest way so far to increase my civilization level and the level of my Interstellar Overlord Seal.¡± ¡°The more subsidiary planets I have, the faster my civilization level and the Interstellar Overlord Seal level will increase. I wonder if the civilization level of my initial planet will also affect the subsidiary planets.¡± Brian gasped. It was time to speed up the process of occupying subsidiary planets. He did not know what the progress of others was like. He could only work hard to improve his civilization level. Brian felt that there must be others luckier than him. If he slacked off now, he would definitely be crushed by others in the future. ¡­ In the mysterious space within the black hole¡­ Many people in various costumes appeared in the giant square where Brian and Taylor had met previously. Some people were holding staffs made of unknown materials. Others were riding massive beasts with bulging muscles. Some of them had ears that looked like elves and transparent wings on their backs. Others had sturdy alloy armor and looked like medieval knights. ¡­ Like Brian, they were all humans from Earth. The people here were all planet overlords. They were all from Region 15 in the Model Galaxy. More than two thousand people were present from just one region. In other words, there were at least two thousand intelligent planets with interstellar overlords in Region 15 of the Model Galaxy. Brian¡¯s fears were not unfounded. After all, this interstellar war was filled with experts. The thousands of people naturally split into many small groups. Taylor, who had been chatting with Brian previously, was also present. She did not join any group. It was as though she was waiting for someone important. At this moment, Taylor was wearing a wizard robe and a purple witch hat with an exaggerated hat brim. This time, she was dressed very conservatively. Apart from her hands and face, the rest of her body wasn¡¯t exposed. It seemed as if she didn¡¯t want others to see her sexy body. She would only deliberately fiddle with her sexy body when she was facing Brian. She had also retracted the wings that assisted her in flight. Now, she looked very noble, and no one dared to approach her as a result. She had the aura of a cold beauty. As expected of the queen of Planet Las. When the surrounding planet overlords saw Taylor, most of them were like male dogs in heat. Their pupils dilated several times. Some people with low standards even began to move their legs while facing her. This caused some commotion. Some male overlords whistled and mocked their terrible image. Meanwhile, a few female overlords looked at them with disdain. As the overlord of a planet, they could easily obtain women of all types. They were free to pick their women. However, due to issues of beauty standards and race, very few women could satisfy the sexual desires of the men from Earth. It was easy to satisfy their physical needs, but as interstellar overlords, they pursued psychological satisfaction more. The desires of some male overlords were magnified infinitely. Someone like Taylor, who was a civilized overlord and a noble woman from Earth, was enough to attract some refined scum whose minds were filled with naked women. ¡°Taylor, you came as expected.¡± A few well-dressed male planet overlords walked over. A man in a gorgeous suit was walking in the middle of the group. Beside him was a ferocious beast that looked like a Western dragon. The giant beast that looked like a Western dragon had two claws and huge, fleshy wings on its back. Its eyes, which were as big as street lamps, were bright and lively. Meanwhile, its nostrils spewed scorching flames from time to time. Its entire body was blue and gave off a very strange feeling. It was as if they were in a world of magical beasts. It looked very similar to Western dragons with noble bloodlines that were found in Western comics. Taylor saw who it was and smiled faintly. ¡°Ryan, aren¡¯t you in charge of hosting the Region 15 Galaxy Alliance Meeting? Why are you here looking for me?¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Taylor looked at the majestic dragon-shaped beast beside Ryan. Taylor¡¯s heart suddenly skipped a beat, but due to her innate reserved nature as a woman, she did not show any surprise on her face. She had heard about Ryan from the other planet overlords. Compared to most interstellar overlords, Ryan was lucky. He started off as the interstellar overlord of a mutant beast civilization. The most powerful beast in the mutant beast civilization was the Malygos race, whose creatures resembled Western dragons. The Malygos was simply a race of intelligent creatures in the universe. It had nothing to do with the Western dragons from a game1. They just happened to have the same name. The Malygos were extremely powerful in individual combat. If they were lucky enough for their bloodline to evolve, they would be able to use super magic without training. Furthermore, their combat power would be comparable to that of an interstellar battleship. Furthermore, their physical strength would reach an extremely terrifying level. However, Ryan¡¯s Malygos mutant beast civilization was a late-stage civilization. Thus, it would be very difficult for them in the early stages. At the very least, the S Battleship Squadron could easily destroy Ryan¡¯s planet. Ryan¡¯s mutant beast civilization simply had great potential. Ryan keenly caught the odd look in Taylor¡¯s eyes. He thought that Taylor must be envious of him having such a powerful Malygos mount. He couldn¡¯t help but say proudly, ¡°This old friend of mine still needs some time to grow. Right now, it can only barely look after my home.¡± The people around him couldn¡¯t help but curse him in their hearts when they heard his humble bragging. Then, Ryan continued to speak. ¡°There are still many people from Region 15 of the Model Galaxy who have not arrived. Right now, only a few thousand people have arrived. The Region 15 Alliance Meeting will start later.¡± Ryan wanted to use this time to talk to Taylor more. He looked at Taylor, who was much more beautiful than ordinary women, and the fire of desire in his heart became more and more difficult to endure. The flames of desire were very intense. The scorching flames were about to burn his heart. Ryan was aware that many planet overlords envied him. After all, the interstellar war was a very long process. Theoretically, the higher the growth rate of a creature, the greater its potential in the later stages. Thus, the potential of beasts from the Malygos race who were able to evolve would be extremely great. However, Ryan would rather swap starting planets with someone else. After all, there was not a single human on his planet besides him. Not even monkeys and apes could be found. He couldn¡¯t even find an ugly woman to vent his frustrations on. Furthermore, he did not have such a strong taste. He was not so thirsty as to directly mate with the dragon-shaped creatures in the wild. Meanwhile, in other territories, the starting planets were filled with female elves, witches, and female hunters. Thus, Ryan was extremely envious. He had no intention of vying for supremacy. After all, who knew how long the interstellar overlords would live for? He simply wanted to be confident and at ease while he was still alive. Thus, he brought a few planet overlords who shared the same vile habits as him, wanting to see if they could craft some wonderful stories with the great beauty Taylor. Ryan beamed. ¡°Beautiful Taylor, is your Planet Las near to my Planet Malygos? Where is it?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s not too far away, when my Malygos can travel through the galaxy, I can help you by protecting you on your missions.¡± Taylor looked at Ryan, who had a faintly lewd smile on his face, and felt nauseous. She could only refuse him politely. ¡°Interstellar travel will take a very long time. Let¡¯s not discuss this now¡­¡± However, Ryan refused to give up. He spoke hastily. ¡°When the interstellar bodies of the witches on Planet Las reach Level 15, they can also travel through outer space. When that time comes, you can use my Malygos as mounts. What a strong combination¡­¡± ¡°Thank you. However, we don¡¯t have such plans yet. The witches on Planet Las are all focused on studying dark magic. They are not interested in fighting and killing in the galaxy. You can find someone else to work with.¡± Taylor felt more and more disgusted with Ryan. As a woman, she did not have such a strong desire for power. She only wanted to cultivate peacefully and stay away from the clamor of the battlefield. Furthermore, she could not bear to see the cute witches from Planet Las die on the cold interstellar battlefield. The interstellar war was very cruel. Even after being defeated, their corpses would not even be left behind. Their bodies would eventually turn into dust in the universe. Even the leader of the Malygos mutant beasts beside Ryan scoffed at him. It was intelligent and could tell that its overlord was trying to please the humanoid creature in front of it. It did not understand what exactly was attractive about that two-legged vase with no scales. Whether she was to be used for her combat power, to be admired, or to settle physical needs, that female humanoid creature was not a superior choice. How could she compare to the noble Malygos beasts! However, it did not dare to react too much. After all, the evolution of the Malygos race also depended on Ryan¡¯s Overlord¡¯s Talent¡­ Ryan still hadn¡¯t given up. He still wanted to try a few more times. He realised that Taylor was looking around, as if she was looking for someone. Ryan asked. ¡°Miss Taylor, are you looking for someone? Do you need my help? I have a wide range of friends. Not only do I know the planet overlords in Region 15, I also know some of planet overlords from other regions. It would be my honor to help Miss Taylor.¡± Taylor did not directly reject him this time. Instead, she simply spoke calmly. ¡°I¡¯m looking for a friend whom I have a good relationship with. He is also a planet overlord.¡± A friend! They had a good relationship! Could it be a male friend? Ryan kept talking. ¡°I like to make friends. Miss Taylor¡¯s friends are my friends. How should I address Miss Taylor¡¯s friend?¡± Taylor didn¡¯t elaborate. ¡°He is very low-profile and does not participate in social activities like this. He is the overlord of a technological civilization. Recently, he has encountered some troubles and has appeared here less often as a result. You should not know him¡­¡± Taylor looked around again but didn¡¯t see Brian. She was very disappointed. To be honest, she liked Brian¡¯s simple and slow-speeched personality. She greatly enjoyed teasing Brian with her sexy body. It was not love, but she felt very comfortable to be with him. Brian was unlike Ryan, whose gaze seemed to be able to penetrate her clothes. His lecherous gaze was not liked by women. After replying to Ryan with a few more sentences, Taylor walked to the corner of the square, where there were very few people. Then, she used her Interstellar Overlord Seal to contact Brian out of her own initiative. When they first met, she and Brian exchanged the seal imprints of their Interstellar Overlord Seal. From then on, they could communicate with each other through their civilization seals. Typically, only people who were familiar with each other would use this communication method. This was because the civilization seal would expose their location to the other party. It was a very risky method of contact. If they weren¡¯t so familiar with each other that they could completely trust each other, they wouldn¡¯t have used this kind of communication method to contact each other. ¡­ At that moment, on Planet Helka¡­ The destruction-grade battleship production line was running in an orderly manner. The mineral resources and energy resources from Planet Terra were also constantly being transported to Planet Helka through the Rising Battleships. Brian looked at the glimmering Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist. ¡°It¡¯s from her.¡± After Brian arrived in the Model Galaxy, his desire for women had faded greatly. However, Taylor, who often wore sexy clothes, still caught his attention. After all, she was his type. However, he was not good at expressing himself. He himself knew that he always wore a poker face in the eyes of others. Furthermore, he was in the unfamiliar Model Galaxy. He hadn¡¯t even investigated the reason why he had been teleported here. He simply didn¡¯t want to consider the matter of love. He was even less interested in the Alliance Meeting. He always held contempt for such small-scale ¡°Alliance Meetings¡±. If they couldn¡¯t even protect their own planet, what was the point of discussing an alliance? Even if they could ensure the safety of their own planet, there was still the problem of leaving their planet. Other than technological civilizations, there were almost no other civilizations that could perform interstellar travel in the early stages. Even if Brian¡¯s Planet Helka could produce destruction-grade battleships with the ability to carry out spatial hyperdrive over long distances, Brian did not have any intention of taking the initiative to engage in long-distance interstellar travel. He would only worry about these problems when he had sufficient resources and when the problem of his main planet¡¯s safety had been completely resolved. Now, he would not consider interstellar voyages of more than a light year. What was the point of that? He would not do anything that did not benefit him. However, since the beauty wanted to invite him, he decided to take a look at the so-called Alliance Meeting. ¡°I just happened to want to meet Taylor as well.¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Brian adjusted his well-ironed uniform. Then, he tidied up his appearance. He looked extremely handsome in the mirror. Afterwards, Brian linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist again. A blue light flashed and his consciousness entered the mysterious space within the black hole. When he entered the spatial black hole¡­ Brian saw the dense crowd. Where was Taylor? After walking around, he found Taylor. ¡°Taylor. I¡¯m very happy to be able to meet you here.¡± Seeing that there were a few men dressed in exquisite clothes standing beside Taylor, Brian used a very formal greeting method. ¡°Oh, God. I almost thought you weren¡¯t coming.¡± Taylor was obviously very happy to see Brian. ¡°No, to be honest, I didn¡¯t plan on coming. However, it¡¯s hard to reject an invitation from a beautiful lady.¡± Taylor felt very shy upon hearing Brian¡¯s compliment and was too embarrassed to say anything else. Meanwhile, Ryan looked at the man and woman in front of him flirting with each other in public. He felt very jealous. He could not help but interrupt, wanting to make use of his identity as the organizer of the Interstellar Alliance Meeting to raise a difficult question. It was said that when love rivals meet, they would be especially green with envy. This saying described the current situation. ¡°My friend, everyone here is an interstellar overlord in Region 15 of the Model Galaxy. Most of them have arrived early, but you are late. Did you have something urgent to attend to? Are you looking down on the Interstellar Alliance Meeting held by me, or are you looking down on everyone here?¡± Ryan¡¯s words implied something. On the surface, he was concerned about Brian¡¯s late arrival. However, in reality, he was taking the opportunity to mock Brian for not arriving on time. Ryan¡¯s words, as well as Brian¡¯s words that he ¡°didn¡¯t plan on coming¡±, made the surrounding interstellar overlords who listened to this conversation feel unhappy with Brian. Brian was rather rigid and typically did not participate in such social events often. Thus, he did not catch the hidden meaning behind Ryan¡¯s words. However, Taylor did. She glared at Ryan. Then, she took Brian¡¯s hand and led him aside. Taylor bent over and bowed to Brian before apologizing sincerely. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I really didn¡¯t think that this would happen.¡± She was the one who invited Brian to join the Interstellar Alliance Meeting out of her own initiative. However, Ryan made things difficult for Brian upon Brian¡¯s arrival. She felt very apologetic towards him. She knew that she was a ¡°troublesome woman¡±. As long as there were many men present, there would always be disputes. She had been very restrained in her dressing before she arrived. She wore a formal witch uniform, but she didn¡¯t expect to attract Ryan¡¯s attention. She also didn¡¯t think that Ryan and Brian would confront each other the moment they bumped into each other. Her opinion of Ryan deteriorated rapidly. She had thought that he was a gentleman, but he turned out to be a villain. Ryan had just said that ¡°Miss Taylor¡¯s friends are my friends¡±. However, shortly after, he turned on her friend. She could not befriend such a petty man! Meanwhile, Ryan regretted his rash actions. He had wanted to give Taylor the impression that he was a gentleman so that he could deepen his relationship with her in the future. However, when he saw Miss Taylor, who treated him with a cold attitude, talking and laughing with an unknown man, he couldn¡¯t control his emotions. As soon as his words left his mouth, Ryan realized that his image in Taylor¡¯s heart had completely collapsed. Since he had already said it, there was no turning back. He could only think of ways to mend his broken image. Thus, Ryan walked toward Brian and spoke to him with a big smile. ¡°Sir, please don¡¯t be angry. I don¡¯t mean any harm. It¡¯s just that I desperately hope for the planet overlords in Region 15 of the Model Galaxy to unite. Only then can we increase our chances of survival in future interstellar wars.¡± No matter how stupid Brian was, he could sense from Ryan¡¯s words that that Ryan was deliberately making things difficult. Brian wanted to leave the Interstellar Alliance Meeting in this spatial black hole. However, he glanced at Taylor. Taylor¡¯s gaze seemed extremely apologetic. Thus, Brian decided to stay and see exactly what Ryan was up to. However, he would not be the one to suffer. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯m not mad.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with what you said. I do look down on everyone here, including you.¡± Then, Brian¡¯s tone instantly sharpened. ¡°You people are simply a mob!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t even get out of your own planet, yet you¡¯re talking about interstellar warfare. Don¡¯t you find it ridiculous?¡± ¡°What alliance are you making? Humans are all selfish. When other interstellar overlords are in danger and need help, what function can this alliance serve?¡± ¡°Everyone here has an Interstellar Overlord Seal. You can take a look at your own data. Can you protect your starting planet with your strength?¡± Brian laughed scornfully. Then, he spoke calmly. ¡°Everyone, please don¡¯t be angry. I mean no harm. I¡¯m just concerned about your survival.¡± Brian only spoke a few words, but they hit everyone hard. It had been more than a year since all of them had come to the Model Galaxy from Earth. As a result, many interstellar overlords could not even subdue the intelligent creatures on their own planets, let alone think about interstellar travel. Many interstellar overlords had come to this Alliance Meeting with no intention of joining the alliance. They just wanted to complain to each other. There were also some who came with the intention of obtaining intelligence in preparation to attack the relatively weaker interstellar overlords one day. Thus, everyone cast an angry look at Brian. Who exactly was this person? Didn¡¯t he know how to speak? ¡°Sir, you¡¯re going overboard!¡± Several interstellar overlord who had come with Ryan came to Ryan¡¯s side. One of the interstellar overlords, who also ruled a mutant beast civilization, had a dark expression on his face. ¡°You said that most people can¡¯t even leave their own planets. This situation is indeed true.¡± ¡°However, when we enter the interstellar era in the future, interstellar wars will start. The other star territories will fight in the war as an alliance. Can you fight against a star territory by yourself? You must join the alliance.¡± Brian didn¡¯t care. ¡°The future is too far away. It¡¯s hard to say if the people who have currently joined the alliance will even survive until then.¡± Ryan was furious, but he still pretended not to care. ¡°I hope you¡¯ll be lucky enough to survive until then. By then, you¡¯ll know the function of the alliance.¡± Ryan was mocking Brian. He was now continuously cursing Brian in his heart, hoping that Brian¡¯s civilization and planet would immediately be destroyed by a power civilization. Brian was just too annoying. He didn¡¯t look like he had much power, but he was able to win Miss Taylor¡¯s favor and even speak so much nonsense at the Alliance Meeting that Ryan was leading. Furthermore, he even openly said that he looked down on everyone present. Brian snickered to himself. If there was a chance in the future, he would definitely destroy Ryan¡¯s planet. Meanwhile, Brian¡¯s management of his facial expression was obviously much better than Ryan¡¯s. When he heard Ryan¡¯s sarcastic remarks, he simply spoke calmly. ¡°I will live for a very long time.¡± Ryan tried not to lash out. ¡°Hmph!¡± Then, Ryan turned and left with his followers. Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Ryan left, Brian was snubbed by the people around him. Taylor felt very guilty. ¡°I guess it wasn¡¯t a wise choice for me to invite you here.¡± Brian shook his head to show he didn¡¯t care. He didn¡¯t really attend events like this anyway. Thus, whether he was accepted by Ryan or not didn¡¯t matter to him. In the future, when the era of interstellar wars arrived, they would naturally know who was stronger. Taylor leaned close to Brian and whispered in his ear. ¡°You need to be careful of Ryan. He¡¯s a petty man. He looks like the type to take revenge for the smallest grievance.¡± ¡°Ryan¡¯s starting planet is called Planet Malygos. The civilization on Planet Malygos is a mutant beast civilization. Some say that the civilization level of his planet has already exceeded Level 1.9. Meanwhile, there are close to 10,000 creatures on Planet Malygos whose combat power has reached Level 14.¡± Brian was puzzled when he heard ¡°Level 14¡±. ¡°What does it mean when one¡¯s combat power reaches Level 14?¡± Taylor continued to explain in a low voice while taking the opportunity to move closer to Brian. ¡°Your civilization on Planet Helka is a technological civilization, so you might not know about this.¡± ¡°In the Model Galaxy, civilizations are divided into ten levels. No one has ever seen a Level 10 civilization. Therefore, a Level 9 civilization is the strongest civilization you can see.¡± ¡°There are also levels for intelligent creatures. The highest level is Level 40. Similarly, creatures above Level 30 are extremely rare, so Level 30 creatures are the strongest creatures you can see.¡± ¡°Creatures with a combat power of Level 14 are the most powerful creatures on a planet. As for intelligent creatures that have reached Level 15 and above, they can travel through the galaxy and survive in outer space for a long time. The creatures of Malygos have this potential. Don¡¯t underestimate non-technological civilizations. After all, a Level 20 creature can single-handedly destroy a planet in the later stages.¡± Brian fell into deep thought after hearing this. The civilizations in the Model Galaxy could not be underestimated. He had only been able to carry out interstellar travel early and seize resources by relying on the power of technology in the early stages. One should know that attacking a planet was very easy. After all, Brian had now easily obtained a subsidiary planet. However, it would be difficult to defend the planet he had occupied. Brian glanced at the beautiful Taylor and asked curiously. ¡°Taylor, what¡¯s your current combat power level?¡± Taylor¡¯s eyes moved mischievously. Then, she said proudly. ¡°Level 10.¡± In just a little over a year, she had gone from an ordinary woman from Earth to a witch who was skilled in black magic. Thus, she was very proud. Ryan, on the other hand, was not diligent enough. His current combat power was only at Level 8. Brian asked curiously. ¡°Taylor, how long will it take you to reach Level 15?¡± Taylor used her finger to lightly touch the bridge of her high nose. Then, she started to calculate the amount of time it would take. ¡°According to a conservative estimate, it will take at least four galactic years for me to cultivate from Level 10 to Level 15. The higher the level, the greater the time needed and the higher the difficulty of leveling up. To cultivate to the extent of single handedly destroying a planet without any fortuitous encounters, I might need more than two hundred years.¡± Taylor knew very well that if she wasn¡¯t an interstellar overlord, she wouldn¡¯t be able to cultivate so quickly. Generally speaking, for an intelligent lifeform to reach Level 20, they would take 10,000 years if they did not have any fortuitous encounters. If one¡¯s lifespan wasn¡¯t long enough, then they would basically have no fate with great strength. Level 20 intelligent lifeforms all came from advanced civilizations. Not only did low-level civilizations have little resources, they also had few opportunities. Thus, powerful lifeforms from low-leveled civilizations were extremely rare. ¡°Gasp, a hundred years!¡± Brian instantly relaxed. ¡°I¡¯m glad that it¡¯s not that quick.¡± Taylor furrowed her eyebrows and said in an angry tone, ¡°What do you mean ¡®not that quick¡¯? Are you looking down on me?¡± Brian quickly explained. ¡°It¡¯s not what you think. What I mean is that the rate at which civilizations cultivate and level up isn¡¯t as fast as I thought, so there is much less pressure on me. Taylor, you¡¯re a Level 10 powerhouse, while I¡¯m just a piece of trash that cannot even be considered a Level 1 weakling. How could I look down on you?¡± After listening to Brian¡¯s explanation, Taylor understood. Then, she tried to comfort him. ¡°You don¡¯t have to give up on yourself. After all, you¡¯re from a technological civilization and your advantage is the rapid production of technological equipment. We¡¯ve discussed this problem before when we previously met. It¡¯s very likely that other people have to work hard to cultivate into a powerful Level 20 creature, while you only need to use technology to mass-produce them.¡± ¡°Thank you for your kind words.¡± Brian agreed with Taylor. With the ¡°Construction Specialization¡± talent in hand, he could do unimaginable things with the power of technology. Perhaps one day, he would be able to obtain information on powerful machines from a high-leveled technological civilization. These machines would be comparable to Level 20 creatures. With this information, he was very familiar with the following steps he needed to take. He would unlock the technology needed, gather resources, and build production lines before mass-producing the machines. Brian had begun to fantasize about his future plan with those powerful machines. ¡­ Taylor saw Brian staring at her, mesmerized. She thought Brian had fallen in love with her. Thus, she shyly avoided his gaze. When she turned back to look at Brian, only then did she realize that Brian was daydreaming. Then, Taylor poked Brian in the chest with her finger. ¡°Hey, what are you thinking about?¡± Brian woke up with a start. He shivered, then realized that Taylor was calling him. ¡°Excuse me, Miss Taylor, what were you saying just now?¡± ! Taylor was speechless and rolled her eyes at Brian. Then, she said, ¡°I asked you what you were thinking about.¡± ¡°Oh, I was thinking about how to build the powerful technological equipment you mentioned. Let me tell you, as long as I have the blueprints and the related information, I will be able to¡­¡± Taylor didn¡¯t want to hear this long story from Brian, so she changed the subject. ¡°Brian, has the crisis on Planet Helka been resolved?¡± ¡°It still hasn¡¯t been resolved.¡± ¡°In a galactic month, the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler will attack Planet Helka.¡± Taylor displayed a worried look and asked him with concern. ¡°A full fleet? Are you in danger? Do you need my help?¡± Taylor doubted the truth of Brian¡¯s answer. A full interstellar fleet was enough to wipe out a low-leveled civilization. Even if it was on Planet Las, where everyone knew a certain level of black magic, she was not confident that they could use magic to defeat large-scale technological equipment. Furthermore, most of the interstellar overlords in the Alliance Meeting could not even resist in the face of a full fleet. A year ago, Brian was complaining to her that the spies planted by Planet Bhutler were not easy to deal with. Would he be able to deal with a full fleet from Planet Bhutler now? ¡°There¡¯s no need for that for now. I¡¯m confident in defeating them.¡± Taylor remained skeptical. Even if technological civilizations developed quickly in the early stages, they would still be restricted by their resources. From what she knew, technological civilizations did not advance that quickly. ¡°I know that men sometimes have a strong self-esteem in front of women, but when it comes to life-threatening situations like this, there¡¯s no need to pretend to be calm. If you¡¯re not confident, I don¡¯t mind sending out the main force of Planet Las to help you.¡± ¡°Brian, I don¡¯t want anything to happen to you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m really not a pedantic man. When I really need your assistance, I¡¯ll naturally seek your help.¡± Taylor still did not believe what Brian had said. She could only hope that Brian really did have enough power to defeat the entire interstellar fleet from Planet Bhutler. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Brian and Taylor¡¯s conversation didn¡¯t last long. Then, the speech began. On a high platform far away from the central square¡­ Ryan was standing on the platform. He looked at the interstellar overlords, who were the size of ants, below him. His heart instantly swelled when he saw Taylor looking up at him. Regardless of whether she was a pure saint or an ice queen, she still had to stand below the stage to look at him. Perhaps in the future, when the interstellar alliance developed, countless women would want to get to know him. Ryan felt good. Now, it was as if he was sitting in a rocket and rising high into the sky where no one could reach as he watched the planet below him from a bird¡¯s eye view. He calmed himself down. Then, he began his speech. ¡°Dear gentlemen and ladies, thank you for your support and for choosing me as the Chairman of the Interstellar Alliance. All of you are experts who lead a planetary civilization and have come here today¡­¡± ¡°The development of the alliance requires the efforts of every member¡­¡± ¡°With our joint efforts, we will definitely make the Region 15 Interstellar Alliance the strongest alliance in the Model Galaxy!¡± Ryan¡¯s speech skills were outstanding. When he talked about the purpose and principles of the Region 15 Interstellar Alliance, as well as the rights and duties of the alliance members, he even inserted many humorous little stories. Furthermore, he also paid attention to mobilizing the emotions of his listeners. He spared no effort when he was speaking. However, as he was too far away from the crowd, he did not realise that most of the overlords offstage were chatting in groups of twos and threes. These interstellar overlords had come here to entertain themselves because they were bored. They did not want to listen to Ryan¡¯s long speech at all. As a result, apart from a few planet overlords who were listening intently, most of them couldn¡¯t remember what exactly Ryan had said. Although they thought that Brian was arrogant, they had to admit that Brian was right. He had hit the nail on the head. Before they could leave their own planet, discussing the Interstellar Alliance was just like playing house. It didn¡¯t mean much. It would not be too late to consider the Interstellar Alliance after they entered the interstellar era. ¡°I really miss the cola on Earth. That awesome fizzy drink is very delicious.¡± ¡°It would be nice to have a can of coffee and cream cheese.¡± ¡°I can also accept some delicious tofu!¡± ¡°F*ck, rather that listening to that stupid speech, I might as well find a few pretty girls to enjoy. What a waste of my time.¡± ¡­ Ryan was too excited. After a very long time, he finally finished his lengthy speech. ¡°I hereby announce that the Model Galaxy Region 15 Interstellar Civilization Alliance is officially established today!¡± Then, Ryan tossed his handsome blond hair and the speech ended. Thunderous applause sounded from below the stage. Although most people only clapped politely, since many of the interstellar overlords were powerful, the sound was very shocking even if they only clapped lightly. Ryan made a wrong judgment and thought that his speech had worked very well. After the speech, Ryan scanned the audience. Then, he immediately spotted Taylor, who was deep in conversation with Brian. He was furious. He had done his best to talk for nearly three hours, but that bitch didn¡¯t listen at all? He couldn¡¯t watch this. After Ryan walked off the stage, he headed straight towards Brian and Taylor. ¡°Beautiful Miss Taylor, do you have any intention of joining the Region 15 Interstellar Alliance?¡± Ryan only invited Taylor and deliberately ignored Brian. Brian¡¯s attitude was downright nasty. Furthermore, he and Taylor seemed to be very close. Thus, Ryan didn¡¯t want to invite Brian at all. Taylor didn¡¯t answer. Instead, she turned to get Brian¡¯s opinion. ¡°Brian, do you want to join?¡± Brian replied curtly. ¡°No.¡± Ryan was delighted to hear Brian¡¯s answer. However, at the same time, he was afraid that Taylor would refuse to join the alliance because of Brian. Thus, he quickly persuaded Taylor. ¡°Most of the planets are in the early stages of development. Indeed, the alliance is not strong.¡± ¡°However, Miss Taylor, you have to believe that this situation will not last for long. One day in the future, we will have enough power. At that time, the planets who joined the alliance in the early days will enjoy special rights. Thus, don¡¯t allow your hesitation to cause regret.¡± Taylor had wanted to reject him as directly as Brian had, but she remembered the lovely witches on her planet. Although she did not intend to become a galactic tyrant, she had to plan for the future of Planet Las. She felt that having a strong alliance was better than developing her planet alone. Thus, Taylor nodded. Ryan was overjoyed to see Taylor agree to join the alliance. He had finally separated Brian and Taylor. This way, his chances of courting Taylor would be even greater. Ryan looked at Brian with a prideful and provocative gaze. Meanwhile, Taylor was concerned about Brian. ¡°Brian, you don¡¯t have to keep thinking about it. After joining the alliance, your troubles might be resolved.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need for that.¡± Brian was slightly disappointed. Even though he had expected Taylor to join the alliance¡­ ¡­ he still felt that this woman lacked her own opinion. Would the alliance protect her for no purpose? However, he couldn¡¯t say this out loud. Taylor was just a regular friend he admired. Thus, he had no right to interfere with her decision. Ryan had successfully invited Taylor. Thus, he was satisfied. He smiled and spoke. ¡°It seems that Mr. Brian is currently in some trouble. Is it convenient for you to divulge what it is? Although the alliance currently cannot provide much help, it is not a problem for us to provide you with some suggestions.¡± Brian didn¡¯t mind Ryan asking this question. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just that a full fleet will attack my planet in a month.¡± ¡°Mr. Chairman, do you have any constructive opinions?¡± When Ryan heard Brian¡¯s answer, he wondered if he had misheard Brian. ¡°What did you say? A full fleet? Are you toying with me?¡± A planet overlord beside Ryan spoke. ¡°Mr. Chairman, he¡¯s obviously playing with you!¡± Only then did Ryan calm down. Then, his expression turned dark. ¡°Sir, although we had some unhappiness previously, I really want to help you this time. Please don¡¯t misunderstand my good intentions.¡± Brian snorted through his nose. ¡°Hehe.¡± Ryan saw Brian¡¯s poor attitude and took the opportunity to discredit Brian¡¯s image in Taylor¡¯s mind. ¡°Taylor, your friend doesn¡¯t seem magnanimous at all. Be careful not to offend him, or he¡¯ll remember it for the rest of his life.¡± When Taylor heard Ryan¡¯s words, she felt very uncomfortable. No matter what, she was the one who had brought Brian here. Moreover, Brian had left a very good impression on her. He was not a sly person. ¡°I know what I¡¯m doing. I don¡¯t need Mr. Chairman¡¯s reminder.¡± As Ryan wanted to continue speaking ill of Brian, there was a sudden clamour in the square. ¡°Everyone, look, my Interstellar Civilization Seal has upgraded and a star map has appeared on it. This is obviously the star map of Region 15. The interstellar coordinates of all the overlords in Region 15 have been marked!¡± ¡°Oh my god, there¡¯s actually such a thing.¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When they heard this voice¡­ Everyone present checked their own Interstellar Overlord Civilization Seal. As expected, the star map option appeared in the information panel. After selecting the star map, they would be able to see the interstellar coordinates of all the planets in Region 15 that belonged to planet overlords. The star map was a three-dimensional holographic image. The dimension of time was also included. Thus, not only could they see the location of the planets, they could also see the trajectory of every planet changing over time. The basic information of each planet was very simple, perhaps to protect the privacy of each planet overlord. It simply marked the name of the planet, the planet overlord, and the real-time coordinates of the planet. Meanwhile, other information including the civilization level of the planet and the Interstellar Overlord Civilization Seal level of the overlord were not displayed on the star map. Although there wasn¡¯t much information, it was convenient for the overlord of the planet to see the exact location of their planet. The star map was very important. In the past, the positions of the planets that belonged to planet overlords were not announced. Even if the interstellar overlords knew the exact coordinates of their starting planet, it was useless. But now, they knew the relative position between the planets. This way, they could avoid accidentally injuring their allies. They could also focus on robbing ownerless planets without interstellar overlords. If there were some personal grievances between interstellar overlords, they could use the star map to locate other planets quickly and lead their subordinates to attack. Taylor saw her planet and sighed. Previously, she could still secretly develop her skills in the dark. It would be best if no one ever discovered Planet Las. However, with the appearance of the star map, if any interstellar overlord wanted to attack her, she would have to accept the challenge. She couldn¡¯t even escape. She now understood what Brian was thinking. Now, the most important thing was to increase their strength. In the early stages of civilization development, the most important thing was to ensure that their planet was not invaded. Whether they joined any alliance was not as important. ¡°Let¡¯s see where Brian is.¡± Taylor thought that her planet might be very close to Brian¡¯s. This way, they could look out for each other. ¡°Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Planet Overlord: Brian.¡± ¡°Coordinates¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s so far away from me. It¡¯s 50 light years away!¡± Her hopes were dashed. Fifty light years was not a distance that could be easily traversed, even by relying on interstellar battleships from a technological civilization. Planet Las only had a magical civilization. Thus, at present, it was almost impossible to reach a planet that was 50 light-years away. Just when Taylor was disheartened and wanted to exit the interface of the interstellar overlord system, she discovered that there was a planet very near Planet Helka with a very familiar name. ¡°Planet Terra. Planet Overlord: Brian!¡± This information shocked Taylor. ¡°Unbelievable. Brian actually occupied a subsidiary planet!¡± She felt her brain short-circuiting. Not only did Brian own a starting planet with a technological civilization¡­ ¡­ he also had a complete subsidiary planet. According to what she knew, the system would not assign a subsidiary planet to a planet overlord. It would only randomly assign a starting planet. Thus, there could only be one explanation. Planet Terra was occupied by Brian by his interstellar fleet. Brian¡¯s planetary civilization already had the ability to engage in interstellar travel. He could already occupy some of the nearby planets. She felt like she was dreaming. While most planetary overlords were still struggling to develop their starting planet, Brian had already begun to occupy subsidiary planets. This was rare! She had never heard of such a thing. The strength of Brian¡¯s planetary civilization was beyond her imagination. She figured that no one in the alliance was a match for Brian. ¡°Oh god, this is simply absurd.¡± ¡°Perhaps Brian wasn¡¯t lying just now.¡± ¡°A full fleet is really going to attack his planet in a month.¡± Taylor stared at Brian with wide eyes. There was nothing but shock, adoration, and admiration in her gaze. What a mysterious man. She now felt that it was getting harder and harder to see through Brian. Brian looked at the stunned Taylor and said calmly. ¡°Miss Taylor, you are right. I indeed have a subsidiary planet.¡± Then Brian looked at Ryan teasingly and spoke slowly. ¡°Mr. Ryan¡ª oh, no, I meant the great Chairman of the Model Galaxy Region 15 Interstellar Civilization Alliance. You seem to be my neighbor.¡± Brian was slightly disappointed. There were more than 10,000 planet overlords in the Model Galaxy. Out of all the planets that belonged to planet overlords, the planet closest to him turned out to be Mr. Ryan¡¯s Planet Malygos. Enemies were truly bound to meet on a narrow road. They were two light years away from each other. To Brian, this was not too far away. When the production of the destruction-grade battleships was completed, he could cover a distance of two light years in the blink of an eye. ¡°What does Mr. Brian mean by ¡®neighbors¡¯?¡± Suspicion rose in Ryan¡¯s heart. Then, Brian cleared his throat and said brightly. ¡°I am the overlord of Planet Helka. Mr. Ryan, we will meet soon!¡± Then, Brian did not explain any further. ¡°Miss Taylor, we¡¯ll meet again if fate wills it.¡± The moment Brian finished speaking, he disappeared. It was obvious that he had logged out from the system. Ryan listened to Brian¡¯s nonsensical comment and didn¡¯t think much of it. He just thought Brian had some mental issues. He decided to open the star map and check the location of Brian¡¯s planet. If he was close to Brian¡¯s planet, he would teach Brian a lesson someday. Ryan was the Alliance Chairman. How dare Brian snatch his woman! This was unforgivable! Then, the overlord of a mutant beast planet, who was standing beside Ryan, suddenly shouted. ¡°Mr. Chairman, hurry and take a look at the planet near Planet Helka. It¡¯s actually¡­ damn, this is unbelievable.¡± Ryan was frightened by him and angrily scolded him. ¡°What is it? You¡¯re just like a son of a bitch. Can you make yourself clear? I really want to kick your ass with my boots. I promise that I¡¯ll hit you hard!¡± After Ryan finished cursing, he opened the star map to check. He did a simple search and located the position of Planet Helka. A few seconds later, Ryan felt like he was dreaming, just like Taylor. The word ¡°Brian¡± above Planet Terra, which was near Planet Helka, was extremely eye-catching. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. How can he have two planets? Is there a system bug in this star map?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a game or program. How can there be a bug?¡± The planet overlord who reminded Ryan gasped in shock. ¡°Obviously, the planetary civilization of the planet overlord named Brian already has the ability to travel through the galaxy. Furthermore, his military force must be very strong. Otherwise, he would not be able to take over Planet Terra, which is bigger than his starting planet.¡± At that moment, Taylor reminded Ryan. ¡°Brian¡¯s planetary civilization is a technological civilization.¡± With that, she looked at Ryan as if he were a convicted criminal. There was compassion, pity, mockery, and hatred in her eyes. Ryan still did not understand the current situation and sneered. ¡°So what if Brian has two planets? Maybe he¡¯s just lucky, that¡¯s why he¡¯s temporarily ahead. When my civilization reaches Level 2, my beasts from the Malygos race will be able to travel across the galaxy. When that time comes, I¡¯ll definitely occupy more subsidiary planets than Brian.¡± Taylor felt that Ryan was an idiot. Thus, she chose to remain silent. Meanwhile, Ryan¡¯s sidekick spoke. ¡°Mr. Chairman, you might have caused a huge trouble.¡± Ryan was surprised. ¡°What trouble? Damn, don¡¯t stop talking halfway. Did you cut your tongue with a fork from the table?¡± The sidekick, who was the overlord of the mutant beast civilization, didn¡¯t mind Ryan¡¯s tone. After all, he was also shocked by Brian¡¯s strength. ¡°Mr. Chairman, please take a closer look. The distance between Planet Malygos and Planet Helka is only two light years.¡± ¡°If Brian¡¯s planet¡¯s technology continues to develop for a while longer, perhaps Brian will attack your planet because of what happened today.¡± ¡°In the early stages, mutant civilizations shouldn¡¯t be able to resist a powerful attack from an interstellar fleet.¡± Mutant beast civilizations were not weak. After all, their potential in the later stages was very strong. It was just that the early stages of their development were slow compared to that of technological civilizations. Due to the slow pace of their development, mutant beast civilizations would be suppressed by technological civilizations in the early stages. At the current stage, Brian could remotely control his fleet to launch an attack on Planet Malygos from several light years away. Regardless of whether it was the mechas or the large-caliber electromagnetic cannons, they could completely destroy the Malygos civilization from the Model Galaxy in a very short time. Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Mr. Chairman, in just over a year, Brian has already taken over a subsidiary planet. This is because his planetary civilization is powerful, but his ambition is also an important factor.¡± ¡°Mr. Chairman, you had a conflict with him this time. He will definitely find an opportunity to take revenge on you in the future.¡± ¡­ Ryan¡¯s sidekick analyzed the situation for Ryan. Only then did Ryan understand his current predicament. The distance between Planet Malygos and Brian¡¯s planet was only two light years. Furthermore, Brian¡¯s planet was a technological civilization. If he relied on his interstellar fleet, wouldn¡¯t he be able to reach a planet two light years away easily? Ryan was done for. Cold sweat broke out on Ryan¡¯s back. How could he have provoked such a powerful existence! Shit. If he hadn¡¯t been trying to impress Taylor, he wouldn¡¯t have come after Brian. As an interstellar overlord, the most important thing was to protect oneself. Every single person he saw now could become a giant in the future. At that thought, Ryan looked at Taylor begrudgingly. Then, Taylor spoke coldly. ¡°Mr. Chairman, this is between you and him. It has nothing to do with me.¡± Taylor greatly despised Ryan. She hated this kind of useless man who loved to show off the most. If he wasn¡¯t the organizer of the Interstellar Alliance Meeting, she wouldn¡¯t have wanted to have anything to do with him. Taylor ignored Ryan and simply turned to leave. Then, she linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal and left the black hole. ¡°Fuck, what a snobbish woman.¡± Ryan had still wanted to use Taylor to ease the tension between him and Brian. However, Taylor turned him down before that. Ryan felt that his poor ego had been hurt. He could not help but shudder at the thought of Brian¡¯s interstellar fleet arriving on Planet Malygos not long after. To Ryan¡¯s mutant beast civilization, two light years was an insurmountable distance at present. Even if the beasts from the Malygos race reached Level 15 and were able to travel through outer space¡­ ¡­ since they were not strong, their flying speed would not be fast enough. Thus, he did not know how many galactic years it would take for them to cover a distance of two light years. Would it take a few hundred years or a few thousand years? No one knew. However, for Brian, he could easily traverse a distance of two light years with warp engines and spatial hyperdrive technology. Even if he used sub-light speed engines, it would take at most three years for him to reach Ryan¡¯s planet. If Brian was determined to get revenge on Ryan, Ryan wouldn¡¯t be able to fight back or even escape. Ryan was the Chairman of the Alliance, but his own life was in danger. The Sword of Damocles was hovering over his head. He would rather have never held this alliance meeting. Ryan felt that he had fallen into a trap with no room to advance or retreat. He couldn¡¯t move. Just as Ryan was in the midst of despair¡­ ¡­ he suddenly remembered the civilization crisis that Brian had mentioned previously. ¡°That¡¯s right. It seems like some full interstellar fleet will attack Brian¡¯s planet in a month. He must have offended someone when he occupied his subsidiary planet.¡± ¡°Brian will definitely not be able to defeat the powerful interstellar fleet. When that happens, Brian¡¯s civilization will fall apart, and I won¡¯t have to worry about him attacking me.¡± ¡°Sigh, I was really troubled by a meaningless fear.¡± Ryan cleared his thoughts and instantly relaxed greatly. ¡°Even if Brian defeats the entire fleet, his planet¡¯s strength will definitely be greatly damaged. When he recovers his strength, I should have enough strength to fight against Brian¡¯s technological civilization. My strength might even surpass Brian¡¯s. When that time comes, it¡¯s still uncertain who will be the winner.¡± ¡­ In the black hole¡­ In the central square¡­ The news that Brian had a subsidiary planet spread like wildfire, as if a spell had been cast on it. It spread even faster than rumours spreading. This was because it was a very sensational piece of news. While most of the planet overlords were trapped on their starting planet, someone had already started to occupy a subsidiary planet. Everyone hurriedly opened the star map to verify the authenticity of the news. After a short period of doubt, there was a huge shock. ¡°It¡¯s actually not fake news. Oh my god, am I watching a sci-fi movie?¡± ¡°Oh my god, that unattractive man is actually the man with two planets. I really regret not asking for his contact details just now.¡± ¡°This is a small step for Brian, but it¡¯s a big step for Earthlings. The subsidiary planet that Brian has occupied is the first planet Earthlings have occupied in the Model Galaxy. This means a lot.¡± ¡°This is the great early-stage power of technological civilizations. Indeed, they cannot be underestimated.¡± ¡°That Ryan is truly an idiot. He actually provoked the overlord of a powerful technological civilization!¡± ¡°Haha. Luckily, my planet is a full 5,000 light years away from Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Perhaps Brian has already mastered space hyperdrive technology. If that¡¯s the case, a distance of 5,000 light years will only take a few days.¡± ¡°¡­¡± In the underground base of Planet Helka¡­ Brian was looking down, deep in thought. The conflict that had happened within the black hole was only a small matter to Brian. Furthermore, he only attended the Interstellar Alliance Meeting to see Taylor. He had no energy to do other meaningless things. His top priority now was to take care of the full S Battleship Fleet that would arrive in a month. If his planet was defeated, everything would simply be a mirage. Even if he used his interstellar fleet to teach Ryan a lesson, it was something that he should consider only after dealing with Planet Bhutler. ¡°Now, I suppose Ryan would very much like for me to be defeated by the fleet from Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°Hmph, that would never happen.¡± Brian used the telecommunications system to communicate with Number One. Then, Brian asked Number One a question. ¡°Number One, have you heard of the classification of intelligent lifeforms in the Model Galaxy?¡± Number One felt that this was very strange. Brian had been busy developing technology ever since he came to Planet Helka. Why did he suddenly ask such a question? However, Number One still answered obediently. ¡°Reporting to the Divine Lord. When I was very young, I heard old men talking about the classification of intelligent lifeforms. A long time ago¡­¡± Brian interrupted Number One¡¯s narration. ¡°Time is of the essence. Get to the point.¡± ¡°Yes, Divine Lord. The intelligent lifeform levels in the Model Galaxy are determined by the Interstellar Alliance, which was established by high-leveled civilizations in the Model Galaxy.¡± ¡°There are a total of 40 levels. Level 1 is the weakest, and Level 40 intelligent life forms are the strongest.¡± What Number One said was no different from what Taylor had said. However, Brian didn¡¯t get the information he wanted. Therefore, Brian asked casually. ¡°Number One, what is your current level?¡± ¡°Without any technological equipment, my combat power is about Level 8. If I equip the Snow Eagle Mecha, my combat power can reach Level 15.¡± Chapter 20 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Level 15? Brian remembered what Taylor had said. A Level 15 lifeform could barely travel through outer space. Furthermore, this was Number One, the most powerful Helkan among the Sweeper Protection Squad that he had nurtured. Meanwhile, there were thousands of Level 14 lifeforms on Ryan¡¯s planet. Thus, Brian was not too pleased. ¡°This is not strong enough.¡± Hearing this, Number One felt a little guilty. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Divine Lord. I will work hard to become stronger.¡± Brian waved his hand. ¡°I¡¯m not saying that you¡¯re not strong enough. I¡¯m just saying that the technology on Planet Helka is not strong enough. After all, the Snow Eagle Mecha only increased your combat power by seven levels. It¡¯s somewhat different from what I expected.¡± When Number One heard what Brian said, she seemed to have suddenly remembered something. She scratched her dark hair, then cried out in her shrill voice. ¡°Divine Lord, a very long time ago, a nameless potion appeared on Planet Helka. This potion can strengthen the physique of soldiers and permanently increase their reaction speed.¡± ¡°In the past, there were a few talented soldiers who reached Level 14 in a short period of time after taking the potion. However, due to the lack of development in technology, Planet Helka¡¯s strength was surpassed by Planet Bhutler. Because of this, Planet Helka was enslaved and humiliated by Planet Bhutler.¡± After Number One finished speaking, tears rolled down her face. Brian gave Number One a warm hug, then spoke reassuringly. ¡°I guarantee that under my leadership, this sort of humiliation will never happen again.¡± ¡°Number One, do you still have samples of that potion?¡± Number One wiped her tears and shook her head. ¡°Reporting to the Divine Lord, it¡¯s been a long time since then. Thus, no samples of that nameless potion are left.¡± ¡°However, Chief Engineer Harris still has some information regarding the nameless potion. The information is very detailed, but due to the lack of samples, the unnamed potions concocted by Harris¡¯s team always have all kinds of problems. If it didn¡¯t cause a baffling explosion, it would cause unusual behaviour in mice during animal experiments.¡± Brian had only casually asked a question, but did not expect that they had information about the potion. With the complete information, he could directly unlock the production line of that potion. Brian¡¯s heart pounded. This potion was very powerful. What kind of terrifying combat power could a powerful warrior achieve with the enhancement of technological equipment? Brian asked anxiously, ¡°Go and get the information on the potion. I want to see it now.¡± ¡°As you wish, Divine Lord.¡± Then, Number One left the base. Five minutes later, Number One returned. She handed Brian a fiber-optic storage device. Brian moved very quickly. He turned on the photon computer. Then, he inserted the storage device. He went through multiple layers of iris, fingerprint, and password verification. ¡­ Very quickly, the information about the nameless potion appeared in front of Brian. On the screen, three English alphabets caught Brian¡¯s eye. ¡°DNA.¡± These were characters from Earth! Could it be that an Earthling had once come to Planet Helka in the Model Galaxy? Brian instantly started to imagine many scenarios. However, it didn¡¯t take Brian long to get over his jumbled thoughts. After all, it was useless to think about those things now. The most important thing was to increase the overall strength of his planet as soon as possible. ¡°DNA, Gene, DNA, Gene¡­¡± Brian silently recited the two English words in his mind. ¡°I get it. This is a gene potion. It must be a piece of technology from Earth! However, I can¡¯t figure out why it¡¯s here.¡± Genetic modification had always been a controversial piece of technology. This was because it involved a series of ethical and technical issues. Brian stared at the holographic image floating in the base. ¡°It¡¯s actually a piece of technology that¡¯s countless times more advanced than the genetic modification technology on Earth. It won¡¯t shorten the lifespan of the user, and it is very simple to use. One can simply take it orally!¡± Brian was dumbfounded. Why did this introduction feel like a brainwashing advertisement from online scams? Meanwhile, Number One looked at the shocked Brian and did not dare to speak much. She had completely no idea what Brian meant by ¡°DNA¡± or ¡°genetic modification technology¡±. However, she knew that Brian must be working hard for the future of Planet Helka. She was mesmerized. Men who worked hard were truly attractive. In her eyes, Brian was almost transparent. She could only see the contour of Brian¡¯s strong muscles through the ray protection suit that he wore. She felt Brian¡¯s body with her hands. His physique was her favourite body type. Brian didn¡¯t notice Number One¡¯s gaze as he patiently read the rest of the information. After reading the rest of the information, Brian understood why this potion was extinct. It turned out that the production of this potion required professional training. Furthermore, due to the high cost and energy consumption of the production equipment, it was difficult to mass produce this gene potion. Since it was a potion used for soldiers to fight, it had to satisfy the demands of mass production. Thus, the potion, which could only be tested within a small range and had a high production cost, was phased out by the Helkans. As a result, this piece of technology died out early. However¡­ This gene potion, which was of little value to others, was of great use in Brian¡¯s hands. It was practically tailor-made for Brian. Brian had the ¡°Construction Specialization¡± talent. Thus, as long as he resolved the problem of resources, the difficulty of creating such a potion would be easily resolved. After thinking about it, Brian immediately used his Interstellar Overlord Civilization Seal to scan the information in the photon computer. A moment later¡­ [Gene potion and production line unlocked] He could now build a gene potion production line. [There are insufficient resources to construct the gene potion production line. Do you wish to use the resource exchange function?] It turned out that the resources on Planet Helka and Planet Terra were mainly mineral resources. Meanwhile, the gene potion production line consumed a lot of energy. Thus, it had to consume large amounts of energy resources. Mineral resources were practically useless when it came to building gene potion production lines. ¡°Then I can only use energy crystals to exchange for the relevant materials.¡± Brian ordered Number One to retrieve 20,000 standard Model Galaxy units of energy crystals. [Utilizing the exchange function¡­] [Please confirm the construction of the gene potion production line] ¡­ It didn¡¯t take Brian long to obtain ten bottles of the transparent gene potion. Number One was very curious. ¡°Divine Lord, is this the nameless potion?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°However, this potion is called the gene potion. I don¡¯t know how powerful its effects are after using it.¡± Number One gasped in shock with a complicated expression. Planet Helka did not have the materials to produce the gene potion. In fact, these materials were rare in the Model Galaxy. Brian was like a god who had descended into the mortal world, creating all kinds of universally shocking technologies out of thin air. However, as Brian¡¯s personal bodyguard, Number One was used to it. She had witnessed Brian perform miracles many times and was already somewhat numb to them. Chapter 21 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As compared to the massive destruction-grade battleship production line, producing a few bottles of gene potions did not seem like much. However, Brian looked at the energy crystals that were disappearing into the clearing and sighed. ¡°Sigh, the energy consumption of gene potion is indeed very high. Just ten bottles of the gene potion cost 20,000 standard Model Galaxy units of energy crystals.¡± ¡°In other words, a bottle of the gene potion costs 2,000 standard units of energy crystals.¡± ¡°If I want to build a small-scale army of 10,000 genetic soldiers, assuming that each soldier consumes one bottle of the gene potion, it will cost 20 million standard units of energy crystals.¡± Brian didn¡¯t even dare to imagine how many energy crystals would be consumed by a million genetic warriors. After all, one million genetic warriors would require at least two billion standard units of energy crystals. This was an astronomical figure. Even if he searched through the entire Region 15 in the Model Galaxy, he might not be able to gather two billion standard units of energy crystals. After all, not every planet produced energy crystals. Most importantly, energy crystals were also the energy source for interstellar battleships. If they were all used to produce gene potion, how could they propel their battleships? If they didn¡¯t have battleships and only relied on the physical bodies of their soldiers to fight, would they still be a technological civilization? Brian had a headache. He rested his chin on his left wrist to ease his tension. Then, he asked Number One a question. ¡°Number One, do you know of any good methods to create energy crystals? It seems like it¡¯s difficult to sustain the energy consumption demands of a technological civilization by just plundering the energy crystals of other planets.¡± Number One replied to him respectfully. ¡°Some planets have energy lodes. Through several complex processes including mining, smelting, and compression, only then will standard units of energy crystals be produced.¡± Brian asked another question. ¡°Does Planet Helka have such energy lodes?¡± Number One looked depressed. ¡°We originally had energy lodes. However, they have already been mined by those greedy Bhutlerians. Furthermore, their mining methods were completely violent and they did not consider the regeneration of the lodes. Thus, there are currently no suitable energy lodes on Planet Helka. We can only go to other planets to mine energy lodes.¡± Brian sighed heavily. ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do about it. We can only postpone the plan to create genetic warriors.¡± Brian felt very helpless. There were more than 10 million standard units of energy crystals on Planet Helka. However, most of these energy crystals came from Planet Terra. Furthermore, these energy crystals would be used to construct destruction-grade battleships and drive these battleships during battle. Thus, he could not use these energy crystals. Brian would absolutely never spend beyond his means. ¡°Number One, contact Number Two and ask him to see if there are any other energy lodes on Planet Terra. If there are any, hurry up and mine them. However, if there aren¡¯t any, ask him not to force it. After all, ensuring the safety of Planet Terra is our main mission.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡­ When darkness fell, a group of experts wearing white coats and blue masks appeared in the underground base. With their help, Brian safely consumed a bottle of the gene potion. After the experts took measurements, they realized that Brian¡¯s stats far exceeded that of ordinary people. Someone even asserted that in the future, Brian could grow into a lifeform that was above Level 15. ¡°Above Level 15? The effects of the potion are much better than described in the information. Perhaps it¡¯s because I¡¯m a planet overlord.¡± Level 15 was only one level away from Level 14, but there was a world of difference between the levels. The former could travel through the galaxy with their physical body, while a Level 14 lifeform could only hide on a planet with an atmosphere. After taking the gene potion, Brian did not immediately experience an exaggerated transformation like the warriors who took the potion in movies. However, Brian could clearly feel his muscles tightening and his heart beating harder. After stepping out of the nutrition cabin, Brian was only wearing a pair of dark-colored underwear. Number One was waiting outside the cabin. She only heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Brian¡¯s beautiful muscles. Number One did not mind that Brian still had some nutrient solution on his body. Instead, she rushed towards Brian and hugged him tightly. After that, Number One helped Brian to wipe his body with a towel. After changing his clothes, Brian asked the medical expert beside the nutrition cabin. ¡°How strong am I now?¡± The expert said respectfully. ¡°The genes in the Overlord¡¯s body have been strengthened. Based on the level of your body, you are now a Level 11 lifeform.¡± ¡°Level 11?¡± Brian was somewhat shocked. He was a Level 11 lifeform, one level higher than Taylor. The overlord of Planet Las had cultivated for over a year, but was only a Level 10 lifeform. Meanwhile, Brian had surpassed Taylor by one level just after consuming a bottle of the gene potion. Even though this was only the level of his body and did not represent his actual combat power, it was enough to show how powerful the gene potion was. This was the charm of technology. Brian was very pleased. On the other hand, he had even more questions in his heart. Who exactly created this potion from Earth? The stronger the potion, the more frightened Brian became. It was a deep sense of powerlessness. He could only produce technological architecture, but he could not create technology himself. If a bottle of this potion was already so powerful, then how powerful was the civilization of the potion maker? Brian started to worry about the problems his civilization would face when it developed into the later stages. It was true that the advancement of technological civilizations was extremely fast in the early stages. However¡­ When they reached the later stages, the advantages of magical civilizations or other cultivation civilizations would be revealed. This was the simplest example. When Ryan¡¯s Planet Malygos had Level 30 lifeforms in the later stages¡­ ¡­ Brian¡¯s current gene potion might not be able to produce a Level 30 warrior at that time. When technological civilizations developed to the later stages, quality was much more important than quantity. To put it bluntly, it was just like the difference between a handgun and a nuclear weapon. The power of tens of thousands of pistols could not compare to that of a nuclear bomb. Pistols could only be used in small-scale battles. They were not even useful in modern warfare. However, nuclear bombs could instantly destroy a city! The only thing that Brian could do now was to collect as many resources as possible. Then, he would expand the advantage of his technological civilization. After that, he would search for cultivation techniques or technological designs that had powerful effects like the gene potion. Brian spoke to the expert next to the nutrition cabin. ¡°Make more of these nutrition cabins. In the future, when there are sufficient energy resources, they will be used in large quantities. ¡°Yes, my Overlord. I promise to complete the mission.¡± ¡­ A few days later, Number Two sent a message back from Planet Terra. Number Two reported that their fleet and the upper echelons of Planet Terra had searched the entire planet. However, they did not discover any new crystal lodes. Just like Planet Helka, when Planet Terra was colonized by Planet Bhutler, most of the energy lodes on the planet had been exploited. Thus, the mines that were left behind on Planet Terra were the remnants of the mines that the Bhutlerians had mined. Number Two¡¯s report greatly disappointed Brian. Chapter 22 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The detestable Bhutlerians had no idea what sustainable development was. They had actually destroyed the energy crystal mines of his two planets. They had simply treated Planet Helka and Planet Terra as mines. They simply abandoned the planets after they were used up. Even though he did not find any energy lodes¡­ ¡­ Number Two had ordered his people to bring back some good stuff. It was an energy diamond that the upper echelons of Planet Terra had specially offered in order to avoid being enslaved by Planet Bhutler once again. It was an energy diamond! ¡°Number One, have you seen this thing before?¡± Number One looked and blushed. ¡°Divine Lord, I¡¯m very sorry. I¡¯ve never seen such a thing before. However, Harris, who spends his days in the laboratory, should know what it is. You can ask him.¡± Brian slapped his thigh excitedly. That¡¯s right. He should ask the professionals about such things. Harris was brought to Brian by Number One. ¡°Overlord, what would you want me to take a look at?¡± ¡°It¡¯s good stuff. You¡¯ll know when you open the box.¡± Harris looked at the grinning Brian and Number One and felt a little creeped out. When Harris carefully opened the beautifully decorated box in front of him¡­ Under the illumination of the energy lights in the base, a diamond that was the size of a watermelon emitted a dazzling light. It was colorful and dyed the room in cyberpunk colors. Harris was stunned and almost lost his balance. His hands trembled as he stammered. ¡°This¡ª this¡ª this is the legendary energy diamond.¡± Brian was slightly disappointed. In his eyes, wasn¡¯t that just a large diamond? ¡°Harris, why are you so worked up?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, this is an energy diamond.¡± ¡°An energy diamond? I¡¯ve seen diamonds before, but they don¡¯t have much energy. Isn¡¯t this so-called energy diamond just a bit bigger?¡± ¡°No!¡± Harris was in high spirits. ¡°Overlord, this energy diamond is different from ordinary diamonds. It¡¯s an extremely rare ore¡ª no, it¡¯s not an ore. It¡¯s more suitable to call it an energy source. This is because the mineral vein of the energy diamond is of extremely high quality. Thus, after it is mined, it can be used directly without any processing.¡± Harris felt a little suffocated. He took a few deep breaths before explaining. ¡°The energy density of energy diamonds is extremely high. Because of this high energy density, the energy diamonds were mined by the upper echelons of the Model Galaxy a long time ago. Now, there are almost no energy diamonds in low-level civilizations.¡± ¡°Energy diamonds are rarer than planets with life in the galaxy.¡± Energy diamonds were actually rarer than planets with life? Brian was extremely surprised. When he was on Earth, the scientists on Earth were passionate about finding life in the universe. Scientists had tried countless times. This included using high-tech radio telescopes to observe the planets in the depths of the universe, emitting various frequencies of electromagnetic wave signals to the universe, putting CD discs containing all kinds of languages on Earth into rockets and firing them out, putting animals into spaceships, and so on¡­ However, after countless efforts, they still did not find any planets with life. They did not even find a planet suitable for living creatures. Thus, planets with life were extremely rare. Out of the eight major planets in the Solar System, only the Earth was lucky enough to produce life. Thus, Brian couldn¡¯t imagine the value of an energy diamond. ¡°It seems like this energy diamond is very valuable?¡± Harris said excitedly. ¡°It¡¯s not a matter of high value. This energy diamond is simply a priceless treasure. Even the upper echelons of the Model Galaxy do not have many energy diamonds.¡± ¡°Although the energy density of this energy diamond is not the highest among all the energy diamonds, it is still enough to meet the energy gap of the Planet Helka fleet.¡± ¡°An energy diamond can allow a destruction-grade battleship to travel hundreds of thousands of light-years.¡± Brian¡¯s heart suddenly raced, but he pretended to be calm in order to maintain his dignified image. ¡°Not bad. This is indeed a priceless treasure.¡± The destruction-grade warship was a ten-thousand-meter heavy-duty battleship. The energy that it consumed to travel several hundred thousand light years was an astronomical figure. However, one energy diamond was enough to deal with the incoming S Battleship fleet. In fact, a large portion of energy would even be left behind. Harris did not stop. He continued to introduce the functions of the energy diamond. ¡°For the higher-leveled civilizations in the Model Galaxy, the functions of the energy diamond are important. The higher-leveled civilizations can use a certain technology to fuse the energy diamond with a mecha. After some special treatment, they can create an energy mecha.¡± Brian did not understand and raised a question. ¡°Can you give me an example? That would be more straightforward.¡± Harris thought about it and spoke slowly. ¡°It¡¯s said that this type of energy mecha can release the power of a Level 20 lifeform.¡± ¡°In other words, an ordinary person with this kind of energy mecha could reach a combat level of Level 20.¡± Brian¡¯s poker face twisted at Harris¡¯s introduction. It was a mixture of fear and shock. Fortunately, because he was a carbon-based creature, no one noticed the change in his expression. Brian had not expected such an energy diamond to possess such great power. After taking the gene potion, he was already a Level 10 lifeform. If he wore the energy mecha that Harris had mentioned, what level would his strength reach? Would it reach Level 25, or above Level 30? He couldn¡¯t imagine this. Brian had only heard Taylor say that those above Level 15 could travel through outer space. Meanwhile, at Level 20, they could destroy a complete planet single-handedly. What kind of strength would those above Level 20 possess? Furthermore, could such a tremendous increase in strength actually be achieved with just an energy mecha? This energy diamond was truly a priceless treasure! Brian pressed on. ¡°Does Planet Helka or Planet Terra have information on how to make energy mechas?¡± ¡°Unfortunately, there isn¡¯t any. Planet Helka once had a few energy diamonds, but were used to exchange science and technology with another civilization. Meanwhile, the people of Planet Terra focus on cultivating their physiques, so they shouldn¡¯t have such technological information either.¡± ¡°Then, which civilization did you exchange the energy diamond with? Is there any information about that civilization?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, there is no information about that civilization left behind on Planet Helka. We only know that that civilization is already a Level 5 civilization, and that it¡¯s 6,000 light-years away.¡± Tsk, it was 6,000 light years away. At this distance, Brian simply dismissed the idea of stealing their technology. He had an energy diamond, but he had no way to create them. It was like having a beautiful woman wearing revealing clothes while lying on a bed, but he could only watch from afar and not do anything¡­ ¡°Harris, go and do your work. Go and improve the meals of the workers at the production base. The production personnel are also important members of Planet Helka.¡± Chapter 23 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Harris left, Brian ordered Number One to contact Number Two to see if he could find another energy diamond on Planet Terra. ¡­ Several galactic days later, all the resources extracted from Planet Terra were transported to Planet Helka. Meanwhile, Brian also stored the energy diamond contributed by Planet Terra in a secret chamber in the underground base. Only Brian was qualified to enter this secret room. The security was tight. Even if an interstellar battleship came, it would not be able to break through the door of this secret chamber in a short time. Brian would only use this energy diamond after obtaining the technology to create an energy mecha. He would also be the first to equip an energy mecha. As the planet overlord of a technological civilization, the thing that Brian hated the most was being weak. Otherwise, no matter how powerful their technology was, as long as another planet overlord kidnapped Brian, they would be able to control his technological civilization. This was a huge hidden danger. ¡­ In the training base on Planet Helka, the first batch of starship soldiers that numbered in the hundreds of thousands had passed the training. All of them had the ability to operate destruction-grade battleships and other small-sized battleships. After that, Brian had Number One recruit another batch of soldiers. This time, they had directly recruited 400,000 soldiers. Previously, 200,000 soldiers had already mastered the skill of operating a battleship. Even if a skilled soldier only taught two new soldiers, the training would be completed very quickly. Those 400,000 new recruits would then become reserve soldiers. Brian¡¯s starship fleet would grow larger and larger in the future, and the number of soldiers the interstellar battleship fleet could accommodate would also increase. Thus, they had to be prepared in advance. Extensive preparation would eventually pay off. Time always flew when preparing for war. After a few more galactic days, the transport fleet led by Number Two transported another batch of resources to Planet Helka. With the mining machinery developed by Harris, a hundred million tons of alloy resources were mined in just a few days. These resources would be used to build destruction-grade battleships and thousand-meter corvettes in the future. With the addition of these thousand-meter corvettes, only then could the destruction-grade battleships unleash their true strength. Although a lot of resources had been brought back, there was no news of the energy crystal mineral vein or energy diamond that Brian wanted. ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t force this kind of thing. In any case, I have enough resources on hand. Who knows, I might encounter them one day.¡± Brian was somewhat melancholic. After the resources from Planet Terra were transported to Planet Helka, Brian instantly created the corvette production line. Three galactic days later, 500 corvettes were created. Brian stood on a platform and looked up at the starry sky. He was talking to himself. ¡°According to Harris¡¯s calculations, in a few days, the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler should arrive near Planet Helka.¡± Below the platform, countless Helkans were also looking up at the sky. Through satellite communication, they had received news of the battle between Planet Helka and the full fleet from Planet Bhutler that would happen in a few days. Many people stared silently at Brian. They looked at their planet overlord. Even though the atmosphere was stifling, everyone felt a sense of security. Ever since Brian¡¯s arrival on Planet Helka, there seemed to be nothing that he could not do. The common people of Planet Helka could only cheer Planet Helka¡¯s valiant warriors on in their hearts. One galactic day later, in the underground base¡­ Brian was wearing a special combat suit that covered his entire body. He had decided to strike first. The full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler would definitely pass by Planet Terra before attacking Planet Helka. Instead of waiting passively for the enemy to attack, it was better to take the initiative to attack. Brian remembered an apt saying on Earth. Attack was the best defense. This saying was also applicable in interstellar wars. The full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler might not know that Planet Terra had been occupied by the Helkans. Thus, if they were to rashly land on Planet Terra, they would be ruthlessly attacked by Brian¡¯s fleet. Even if the Bhutlerian fleet had sensed it, they would not have the time to prepare. It was time to fight! They were going to set off! Brian looked at Number One, who was also wearing a special combat suit. That woman looked beautiful in her combat uniform. ¡°Pass down my orders. Tell the first batch of trained interstellar battleship soldiers to attack!¡± ¡°Inform them to head towards Planet Terra.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Number One had just reached the door of the base when she turned back to look at Brian. As a woman who had lived with Brian, Number One had fallen completely in love with him. She knew that she and Brian only shared a subordinate-superior relationship at present. However, she already saw Brian as her husband in her mind. At this moment, she looked at Brian as if he were her husband. Her gaze was filled with tenderness. ¡°Divine Lord, are you really going to Planet Terra? I am worried if you personally go to the battlefield. When that time comes, I will be in charge of commanding the mission and might not be able to ensure your safety at all times.¡± Brian answered firmly. ¡°There¡¯s no room for discussion in this matter.¡± ¡°If our fleet is defeated, it doesn¡¯t matter whether I¡¯m at the frontlines of the interstellar war or not. If that time comes, Planet Terra and Planet Helka will be occupied by Planet Bhutler instead.¡± ¡°Divine Lord¡­ please reconsider. Your safety is more important than the safety of anyone else!¡± Brian looked at Number One, who was about to cry. He didn¡¯t have the heart to speak to Number One again in the tone of a superior giving an order. Then, he walked over to Number One and pinched Number One¡¯s face before whispering into her ear. ¡°You fool. As an interstellar lord, even if I lose, I can escape to a very faraway place using a certain method. Furthermore, every interstellar lord has a quota of people they can bring there. If the time comes, I will bring you along to escape.¡± When Number One heard this, she felt much more relieved. ¡°But, Divine Lord, how can we do such a thing? If Planet Helka is gone, what¡¯s the point of me living¡­ Furthermore, the other members of the Sweeper team and the loyal old Mr. Harris¡­ they¡¯re all good helpers to the Divine Lord.¡± Brian felt that Number One might have been too worried. As a result, she had let her imagination run wild. Thus, he hugged Number One from behind and comforted her. ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. I¡¯m only talking about the worst case scenario. This time, I have 100% confidence in defeating the fleet from Planet Bhutler. You don¡¯t have to worry about me.¡± ¡°You have to know that I¡¯m already a Level 11 lifeform. I¡¯m of a higher level than you!¡± Number One only calmed down after hearing Brian¡¯s words. That was right. Indeed, she had been overly worried. Brian himself had the strength of a Level 11 lifeform. After he was equipped with the Snow Eagle Mecha, he would have the ability to defend himself. Even if he was defeated, he had the ability to escape. She turned her head, lifted her helmet, and kissed Brian¡¯s transparent face. Only when her lips came into contact with Brian¡¯s face and felt the warmth from the corners of her lips could she feel that Brian was alive. She usually treated Brian like a ¡°Divine Lord.¡± Brian¡¯s arms tightened a little more. ¡°I will stay on Planet Terra. I will not enter the frontlines to take risks.¡± Only then did Number One feel relieved. She struggled free from Brian¡¯s embrace. Her entire face, from her ears to her neck, were as red as ripe apples. Then, she whispered. ¡°Lord God, I¡ªI¡¯m going to deliver your orders.¡± Then, Number One ran away shyly. Brian laughed as Number One ran away. ¡°Hahaha, the women on Planet Helka are really interesting. They are essentially no different from the women on Earth.¡± ¡°Planet Bhutler will definitely become my stepping stone to dominate the Model Galaxy.¡± After all, Planet Helka was still too small. Brian¡¯s goal was the entire Model Galaxy! Chapter 24 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In reality, Brian had other plans for following the fleet to Planet Terra. He did not want to command at the frontlines, or live and die with his soldiers. Instead, he did it for his own safety. When he was in danger, he might not be able to link up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal in time. After the fleet departed, the strength of Planet Helka would be greatly reduced. In the event that the fleet from Planet Bhutler chose to bypass Planet Terra instead of taking the conventional route, Brian would have to face death if he stayed on Planet Helka. Furthermore, Brian was prepared to place the focus of civilization development on Planet Terra. Therefore, he had to ensure that he was always together with his main force. Planet Helka could be decisively abandoned. Furthermore, if Planet Helka were to be ambushed, it would be a good chance to inspire the soldiers of Planet Helka to seek revenge. However, he could not say this in front of Number One. Otherwise, it would affect his prestige. Thus, Brian could only find a relatively reasonable excuse. After more than a year of construction, the environment on Planet Helka was much better than when Brian first came to Planet Helka. There were clean streets, large patches of greenery, and various high-tech buildings. However, Planet Helka was too small. It was only slightly larger than Earth. It was about the same size as Earth and had a harsh environment. Thus, it could only accommodate at most a hundred million people. Brian knew that a planet as big as Earth was not suitable for technological development. After all, the environmental experts on Earth had been emphasizing environmental issues every year, which was a telling sign. If he wanted to develop his technological civilization quickly, he needed a main planet. The main planet had to be large enough to accommodate key technological equipment and production lines. Furthermore, it required sufficient resources. This way, they would not have to rely on the transportation fleet to transport the resources from Planet Terra in order to maintain the operation of the production line, unlike what they were doing now. After obtaining a main planet, Brian planned to build defensive facilities to protect himself. When the defense facilities on the main planet were strong enough to resist attacks from advanced civilizations, Brian could then attack other low-level civilizations in the Model Galaxy without any worries. This way, Brain would not have to run around with his main fleet. Only then would he become a true planet overlord. Brian was a cautious person. In the future, he would try his best to prevent his main planet from being ambushed. Now, he was forced to make the most suitable choice because of his limited strength. He had to live until the end to welcome victory. ¡­ Brian travelled to the gathering point on the newly produced destruction-grade battleship. At the gathering point¡­ There were dozens of Rising Fighter jets, hundreds of corvettes, and thousands of Snow Eagle Mechas present. The most eye-catching equipment were the 20 destruction-grade battleships. They were the main force of Planet Helka¡¯s fleet. In addition, there were large-caliber electromagnetic cannons, small aircraft carriers, super particle polymer radars, as well as spare energy crystals¡­ They were all equipped on the destruction-grade battleship. Furthermore, the living facilities on the destruction-grade battleship were also very comprehensive. There were restaurants, soldiers¡¯ living quarters, swimming pools, and even miniature golf courses. If not for the huge, eye-catching cannon on the hull reminding one that this was a battleship, the destruction-grade battleship could even be considered a small city. Brian stood on the deck of the destruction-grade battleship. Behind him stood the ten fully armed Sweepers. The fleet maintenance team led by Harris was also present. Meanwhile, in the surroundings, the soldiers on each battleship were arranged in a neat square formation. Everyone was wearing the combat uniform that had been designed by Harris. All of them looked identical. It was majestic. ¡°Helka¡¯s valiant soldiers!¡± Brian relied on his Interstellar Overlord Seal to greet everyone present. ¡°Now, it¡¯s time for revenge!¡± ¡°The Bhutlerian civilization is cruel and greedy. They have brought great disasters to Planet Helka and Planet Bhutler. However, I guarantee that under my leadership, this battle will be a complete victory.¡± ¡°Once we¡¯re on the battlefield, our artillery will violently cascade down on the enemy ships.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t show them any mercy!¡± After Brian gave a simple and forceful opening, the crowd erupted. More than 200,000 soldiers from the fleet shouted loudly. ¡°We will offer everything to our Overlord!¡± ¡°Long live the Overlord.¡± ¡°Planet Helka will win!¡± ¡°Planet Terra will win!¡± The soldiers had to undergo boring training every day. Thus, they had been wanting to go to the battlefield for a long time. At this moment, there was a hubbub of voices and the soldiers were in high spirits. Overlord Brian had saved Planet Helka from suffering and even gave the civilization powerful technological powers. Thus, the soldiers made up their minds to fight with all their might and defeat the full fleet from Planet Bhutler. The men on Planet Helka were definitely not cowardly rats! Brian looked at the strong male soldiers, as well as the young and beautiful female soldiers on the starship. He was also very excited. At this moment, he recalled some phrases to mobilize his soldiers before the war. This was the wealth of knowledge that he had accumulated on Earth for a few decades. Now, it just happened to be useful. ¡°Will you live, or will you die? This is the problem.¡± ¡°If you win, you will survive!¡± ¡°But if you fail, you will die!¡± ¡°Planet Helka has provided you with the conditions for revenge. Now, think about what you can do for Planet Helka¡­¡± ¡°You will be participating in a great war that will determine the future of Planet Helka¡­¡± ¡°Some people will be sacrificed in this battle, but don¡¯t let the ugly Bhutlerians step on the heads of the defeated and say, ¡®Look, this is a slave¡¯¡­¡± ¡°The world will not notice or remember what we said here, but they will never forget the actions of those heroes. This requires us, the living, to continue the unfinished business of those heroes who had fought¡­¡± Brian activated the Interstellar Overlord Seal and raised his voice. ¡°We have to make the firmest decision here. We don¡¯t want the dead to sacrifice for nothing¡ª we want the Helka civilization to be reborn after this war¡­¡± ¡°It has been too long since Planet Helka¡¯s voice was heard in the Model Galaxy.¡± After Brian finished his speech, the soldiers of Helka shouted his title excitedly. ¡°Long live the Overlord!¡± ¡°Long live the Helka civilization!¡± Meanwhile, the Sweepers behind Brian were in tears. They had waited too long for this day. The Sweepers were all victims of the persecution by the Bhutlerians. At that moment, they wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow to Brian. Meanwhile, the battleship maintenance team led by Harris felt the same way. Before Brian arrived on Planet Helka, the researchers on Planet Helka had been brutally suppressed by the Bhutlerians. As a result, not only were the Helkans not allowed to research new technology, the Bhutlerians also slaughtered scientists without restraint. Had it not been for the kind Helkan miners who had helped Harris disguise himself as a dirty miner, Harris, the most talented chief scientist on Planet Helka, would have died long ago. Chapter 25 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Scientific research was the destiny of Harris and the others. Brian had given them this opportunity. Thus, Harris had to stick to his post and achieve a glorious victory, even on a battlefield without any gunpowder. ¡­ ¡°I hereby announce that all members are ready for battle.¡± ¡°We are ready to set off.¡± Their objective was Planet Terra. Inside the destruction-grade battleship that was leading the fleet, Brian humbly consulted Harris. ¡°Excuse me, sir, but why are you so opposed to using space hyperdrive and warp drive technology for superliminal travel?¡± Harris was nervous when he saw Brian putting himself at such a low position. ¡°The Overlord is too polite.¡± ¡°There are two reasons for my objection.¡± ¡°Firstly, it¡¯s not appropriate to expose this superliminal travel technology too early. It¡¯s only suitable to be used as a trump card.¡± ¡°Secondly, superliminal travel will compress the space in front of the battleship, while the space behind the ship will be stretched. Planet Bhutler has mastered this technology, and they have the relevant monitoring equipment. This change can be detected from more a light year away.¡± ¡°Thus, if we were to engage in superliminal travel now, it would be like holding a torch at night. It would not help the fleet to hide.¡± ¡°Furthermore, the distance between Planet Helka and Planet Terra is only 100 million kilometers. If we use warp drive or spatial hyperdrive to travel, it might result in us going beyond our destination. If we want to control the destination of our journey accurately, we will have to consume additional energy for acceleration and deceleration. This is similar to the principle of using a larger amount of electricity when a computer is switched on and off.¡± Brian was enlightened after hearing this. It turned out that there were actually many details that needed attention just for an ordinary interstellar voyage. He had almost made a fatal mistake! It seemed that it was a wise choice to bring Harris along. Then, Brian looked back at Number One. That beautiful woman was also looking at him affectionately. Number One was truly his virtuous wife. At that moment, Brian saw the woman in front of him, who he had slept with before, in a new light. Then, Brian continued to ask Harris questions. ¡°Then, how should we travel?¡± ¡°We can just use the regular engines to travel. I¡¯ve also added interference devices and stealth coating to the engines of the destruction-grade battleship. That way, we¡¯ll be able to avoid being spied on by the Bhutlerian S Battleships.¡± Harris didn¡¯t wait for Brian to ask. Instead, he offered some advice. ¡°I have hacked into the technological system of Planet Bhutler and obtained information on the monitoring device that monitors superliminal travel. It has been equipped on the destruction-grade battleships. The Overlord can use this device to deduce the location of the full S Battleship Fleet and ambush them in advance. Even if the Bhutlerian fleet does not pass through Planet Terra, we have enough time to return to Planet Helka and protect it.¡± ! Brian was overjoyed. They could actually detect traces of superliminal travel within 100 million kilometers. Futhermore, he did not need to abandon Planet Helka. He wanted to see if there were any fleets travelling at superliminal speed in Region 15. Out of caution, Brian asked again. ¡°Harris, when we use this kind of device that monitors superliminal travel to scan outer space, will we be discovered by the Bhutlerians?¡± ¡°Please rest assured, Overlord. The Bhutlerians are extremely confident and believe that very few people can reach the level of superliminal travel. Thus, they did not develop any anti-surveillance devices.¡± Brian was very satisfied and nodded. He was in no hurry to use the device. ¡°Any other suggestions, Harris?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, the S Battleship from Planet Bhutler should run out of energy when it reaches the vicinity of Planet Terra through superliminal travel. In order to cope with their combat needs, they will definitely switch to a less energy-consuming normal-speed engine. When they switch to a normal-speed engine, they will instantly consume a lot of energy.¡± ¡°At this moment, the defense system of their battleship will temporarily lose its defensive capabilities due to insufficient energy supply. If we attack at that moment, we can greatly weaken the combat power of the Bhutlerian fleet.¡± ¡°That is an exquisite strategy. We¡¯ll do as you say!¡± Then, Brian had Harris monitor the traces of superliminal travel in Region 15. Unfortunately, the monitoring device did not respond. ¡°Pass down my orders. Let¡¯s set off!¡± When Brian¡¯s order was passed down, the soldiers on the starship took their places and steered the starship towards Planet Terra. This was accompanied by the roar of their engines. Then, the large fleet from Planet Helka rushed out of the atmosphere of the in an instant with a blue flame tailing behind it as it headed towards Planet Terra, which was 100 million kilometers away. In Brian¡¯s battleship¡­ ¡°Oh my god, has the Helkan fleet become so powerful¡­?¡± At this moment, Bob was looking at the dense Helkan fleet in the starry sky outside the window with surprise. Brian had brought Bob along because Bob had an important role to play. In order to lower the guard of the S Battleship Fleet, Bob would need to send a false message to the S Battleship Fleet that Planet Terra was still under the control of the Bhutlerian guards. Bob was shaken by the power of the Helkan fleet. Ever since his identity as a traitor had been discovered, he had been under house arrest by the Sweeper Protection Squad and had never seen the outside world. Naturally, he did not know the level of technology development on Planet Helka. Every day, he wanted to find an opportunity to escape and find his family. From then on, he would no longer participate in the battle between Planet Helka and Planet Bhutler. However, after seeing the powerful fleet of Planet Helka, his heart wavered. After all, he had become a traitor on Planet Helka because he wanted to depend on the powerful Planet Bhutler. Now, the technological strength of Planet Helka might be even greater than that of Planet Bhutler. Thus, what reason did he have to be a traitor that everyone despised? However, there was something he could not understand. How did Planet Helka build so many interstellar battleships in just one year? A year ago, the people on Planet Helka could only hide in simple caves underground to keep themselves warm. Now, they could even travel in space! Bob was very knowledgeable. He could tell that the huge battleship under his feet had the ability to engage in spatial hyperdrive! There were only a few of such high-tech battleships on Planet Bhutler, but the Helkan fleet had already produced more than twenty of such battleships. It was as if the fleet from Planet Helka had appeared out of thin air. It felt so unreal. Bob looked at Brian, who was in front of him. Then, he found the answer. A year ago, when he tried to assassinate Brian with the short knife that Planet Bhutler had given him, he couldn¡¯t even cut Brian¡¯s through clothes. One had to know that the short knife was a Bhutlerian short knife that had been forged with the latest technology and could cut through iron like mud! It seemed that the rapid advancement of technology and the battleship fleet on Planet Helka was brought about by the ¡°Overlord¡± in front of him. Bob¡¯s legs felt weak. The Bhutlerians had actually sent him to assassinate such a terrifying person a year ago. Then, Bob sighed. ¡°Lord¡­ Overlord, if you had created such a huge fleet a year ago, I definitely would not have had the guts to assassinate you. I¡ª I am truly unforgivable.¡± Chapter 26 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Bob did not know that the Helkan civilization did not even have mechas a year ago. Naturally, they did not have any battleships either. These warships had been mass produced in the past month. It was all thanks to Brian¡¯s heaven-defying Overlord¡¯s Talent. Without Brian¡¯s Overlord¡¯s Talent, it would take at least a hundred years to build so many battleships, even if there was an endless amount of resources on Planet Helka. If they included the time it took to solve countless technical problems, it was possible that Planet Helka would not be able to build a battleship capable of spatial hyperdrive after 1,000 or even 10,000 years. After Brian heard what Bob said¡­ He despised Bob. However, he understood. As Bob had said, if Brian had been this strong a year ago, Bob would never have dared to assassinate Brian. Others would only respect him when he was strong. Even though Brian despised Bob, he had to admit that Bob was very useful now. Furthermore, Bob was very perceptive. Thus, if Bob obeyed him, he would consider putting Bob in an important position. As long as there were enough benefits, there would be no eternal enemies. Then, Brian spoke to Bob in a very sincere tone. ¡°After you complete the mission we have given you, you¡¯ll be free again. You can take your family away, or you can choose to continue serving the Helka civilization. You¡¯re a smart person, so I believe that you¡¯ll make a wise choice.¡± Bob listened to Brian and said helplessly. ¡°Do I have a choice¡­ After sending the fake news to the S Battleship Fleet, I have completely become an enemy of Planet Bhutler.¡± Bob paused for a second. ¡°As long as you don¡¯t mind my previous betrayal of Planet Helka, I am willing to serve you from now on!¡± With that, Bob dropped to his knees. ¡°However, Overlord, I beg you to keep my family safe. It¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen my beautiful wife and lovely daughter. They¡¯re all kind Helkans, so they don¡¯t know that I betrayed them. It¡¯s all my own fault¡­¡± Brian got the answer he wanted and smiled at Bob. ¡°I naturally won¡¯t go back on my word. You¡¯ll see your family soon. They¡¯re on this warship and are absolutely safe.¡± ¡°What! My lord, did I hear you wrongly?¡± When Bob heard that he could see his family immediately, he suddenly looked up at Brian with a shocked and excited expression. ¡°You heard me right. However, you need to answer one more question for me. Also, you don¡¯t have to kneel on the floor. I¡¯m not a dictator.¡± Bob stood up and spoke excitedly. ¡°Please speak, Overlord. I¡¯ll tell you everything I know.¡± Then, Brian spoke slowly. ¡°You¡¯ve been in contact with the Bhutlerians. Thus, you should know the strength of the planet.¡± ¡°Then, do you think that I will be able to defeat the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler with my current fleet size?¡± When Bob heard Brian¡¯s words, he was extremely shocked and simply fell to the ground from shock. What? A full fleet! Upon hearing Brian¡¯s words, Bob had an unpleasant premonition. He had a feeling that Brian must have pissed off the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler. ¡°What, do you think that with the current strength of Planet Helka, we won¡¯t even be able to defeat a full fleet from Planet Bhutler?¡± Brian¡¯s expression was very ugly. Just a full fleet from Planet Bhutler had caused such a big reaction from Bob. Could it be that the strength of Planet Bhutler was stronger than he had imagined? Bob rubbed his buttocks and struggled to his feet. Then, he hurriedly explained. ¡°No, I just didn¡¯t think that Planet Bhutler would send a full fleet over.¡± ¡°With the current strength of Planet Helka, you can totally defeat a full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°The full S Battleship Fleet only has one ten-thousand-meter heavy battleship as the main battleship. Meanwhile, the Helka fleet has 20 destruction-grade battleships.¡± ¡°In terms of combat power, the Overlord¡¯s fleet will definitely achieve victory. If the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler had known about the strength of Planet Helka, they would not have sent just one fleet over.¡± If they wanted to defeat Brian¡¯s fleet, they had to send all their fleets. In fact, they might even give up on attacking as they could not defeat Brian¡¯s fleet. Bob had a feeling that Planet Bhutler was in big trouble. It was very likely that they would disappear from the Model Galaxy. ¡°However, the strength of the S Battleship Fleet cannot be underestimated. The Helka fleet might suffer some casualties.¡± Brian¡¯s expression looked much better after hearing what Bob said. ¡°Haha, the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler received your message and believe that Planet Helka had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. In the worst case scenario, the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler will only send two fleets.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about the casualties. As long as you complete the mission conscientiously, your family will definitely not be in danger.¡± Bob smiled wryly. It seemed that he had really played a big part this time. After this war, he would have completely offended Planet Bhutler and could only rely on the Helka civilization. When he recalled his previous idea of escaping from Planet Helka, he felt that the past him was very stupid. It turned out that he had no choice when he first sent fake news to Planet Bhutler. Then, Bob asked a question. ¡°Overlord, my family¡­¡± ¡°Take a look behind you.¡± Bob turned to find his wife and daughter standing in the doorway, smiling at him¡­ After confirming the safety of his family, Bob decided to stay loyal to Planet Helka. However, Bob was very curious. ¡°Overlord, there¡¯s a question that I can¡¯t seem to figure out.¡± ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand how Planet Helka managed to build so many destruction-grade battleships in the span of a year.¡± ¡°A long time ago, Planet Helka was under the surveillance of Planet Bhutler. It could be said that every action on Planet Helka was exposed to Planet Bhutler. The surveillance only stopped a year ago.¡± ¡°However, Planet Bhutler never knew of the Overlord¡¯s existence.¡± Brian smiled. ¡°You will naturally witness how the battleships are produced after this battle. As for why I managed to escape the surveillance of Planet Bhutler, this is a secret that I cannot tell you about.¡± Then, Bob changed the subject. ¡°Overlord, what is your ultimate goal?¡± Brian looked grim when he heard Bob¡¯s question. ¡°My goal is very simple. First, I will eliminate the brutal Bhutler civilization from the Model Galaxy. Then, I will investigate a conspiracy.¡± Brian also had many questions that he had no answers to. Who had summoned him to the Model Galaxy? Who exactly had summoned him? What was the purpose of those who were hiding in the dark? Why would they let hundreds of thousands of Earthlings compete in the interstellar war? Did the Model Galaxy that he was in exist in real life? ¡­ Brian didn¡¯t hide anything from Bob. Instead, he answered honestly. Chapter 27 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Overlord, unfortunately, I feel that destroying Planet Bhutler might not be an easy task. Bob explained. ¡°The headquarters of Planet Bhutler is located on Planet Bhutler itself. Meanwhile, there are many dense asteroid belts around the planet, as well as several natural satellites. The Bhutlerians have built many defensive structures on the asteroids and satellites. There are countless interstellar railguns and high-energy beam cannons there. Thus, with the current strength of the Overlord¡¯s fleet, it will be impossible to break through their defenses in a short period of time.¡± Seeing that Brian had no reaction, Bob continued to speak. ¡°In addition, there are many hidden black holes in the star territory where Planet Bhutler is located. As long as the Bhutlerians set up an ambush near the black holes, countless fleets attacking Planet Bhutler will not be able to return.¡± ¡°A long time ago, Planet Bhutler was besieged by a Level 2 civilization, the Smonpabellen civilization. Planet Bhutler overcame great difficulties and escaped to the star territory where Planet Bhutler currently is. In the end, they were lucky and passed through the asteroid belt before escaping to the current Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°Then, Planet Bhutler relied on the asteroid belt to defeat the five full fleets from the Smonpabellen civilization.¡± ¡°Now the strength of the Bhutlerians is even more powerful than when they first arrived on Planet Bhutler. If the Bhutlerians overestimate themselves and send their fleet to Planet Terra, they will definitely be no match for the Overlord. However, if the Bhutlerians remain on Planet Bhutler from now on, I¡¯m afraid that with the Overlord¡¯s current strength, you will not be able to break through the defense line of the Bhutlerians.¡± Brian smiled. ¡°There will always be more ways than difficulties. I have to take down Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°No matter how strong a fortress is, there will come a day when it will be breached.¡± Bob was somewhat worried. ¡°Overlord has a point, but I suggest not to rashly try and attack Planet Bhutler before you have enough strength.¡± Bob insisted that with the strength of Brian¡¯s current fleet, it would simply be impossible for them to break through the defense line of the asteroid belt. This was unless Brian¡¯s fleet increased to ten times its current size. Brian didn¡¯t want to dwell on this issue with Bob. After all, when Bob witnessed his unbelievably impressive construction ability, he would naturally not doubt Brian¡¯s ability to destroy the Bhutler civilization. Brian pressed on. ¡°Bob, where is the location of the Smonpabellen civilization you were talking about?¡± Bob replied to him. ¡°The Smonpabellen civilization is located in Region 14, about 5,000 light years away from where we are.¡± ¡°The Smonpabellen civilization is a civilization with a long history. It reached the level of a Level 2 civilization many years ago.¡± ¡°There should be detailed information about the Smonpabellen civilization on Planet Bhutler.¡± Brian exclaimed. ¡°Five thousand light years?¡± Brian looked puzzled. ¡°Bob, do you know why the Smonpabellen civilization would chase after the Bhutler civilization over such a long distance? Even if they have a deep hatred for the Bhutler civilization, they shouldn¡¯t be so ruthless.¡± Bob spoke. ¡°The Bhutler civilization took over a resource planet of the Smonpabellen civilization, which was the top resource planet in the Smonpabellen civilization. Then, the Bhutler civilization relied on the resources they plundered from the Smonpabellen¡¯s resource planet to develop rapidly. Previously, the Bhutler civilization was a bottom-tier civilization that was not even a Level 1 civilization. It was even inferior compared to the Helka civilization from a year ago.¡± Brian greatly respected the bold initiative that the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler possessed. After all, the Smonpabellen civilization was a Level 2 civilization that had developed for tens of thousands of years. Although it was not very powerful, its heritage far exceeded that of a civilization that stole from others, like the Bhutler civilization. Any fleet sent by the Smonpabellen civilization could easily defeat the Bhutler civilization on the battlefield. The Bhutler civilization was an inferior civilization that was below other first-rate civilizations. However, they actually had the guts to loot the top resource planet from the Smonpabellen civilization. This was truly a shocking matter. Perhaps this was what it meant to seek wealth amidst danger. The more dangerous a place was, the more opportunities there were. Brian admitted that he did not have that kind of courage. He was very cautious in his actions. If it wasn¡¯t something he was very confident about, he wouldn¡¯t have done it. At that moment, Number Two came up to Brian. ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, the fleet will be advancing at full speed. In order not to be harmed by high-energy particles and cosmic rays in outer space, please enter the protective cabin.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Then, Brian headed for the protective cabin. Brian was a carbon-based creature. Thus, even though his combat power had reached Level 11, he currently had no resistance against the particles and rays in the universe. ¡°Sigh, I have to find a chance to improve my strength in the future. There are still many inconveniences if I only rely on technology.¡± Brian was not in a good mood. He looked out of the window to relieve the pressure in his heart. To be honest, this was his first time entering outer space as an Earthling. This could also be considered a benefit of being the planet overlord of a technological civilization. The stars outside the window had all become long and thin lines, like oil paint flowing across a canvas. ¡°The scenery is not bad.¡± ¡­ Somewhere in the starry sky ten light-years away from Planet Terra¡­ The full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler was travelling rapidly through superliminal travel. This enormous interstellar fleet had switched from spatial hyperdrive to warp drive to travel. A 20,000 meter-long heavy interstellar battleship was the main ship of this fleet. Behind the main ship were ten medium-sized 6,000-meter battleships. The remaining fleets were divided into corvettes, destroyers, medical ships, transport ships, and so on. There were a hundred ships in this interstellar battleship fleet! It was a standard large fleet. Ordinary technological civilizations would not even be able to gather a hundred interstellar battleships. They could barely gather ten battleships. This fleet was enough to destroy a Level 1 civilization. This was what the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler thought. And this was the truth. However, it was far from enough to deal with Brian¡¯s extremely exaggerated fleet. ¡°Captain Jack, we will arrive at Region 15 of the Model Galaxy, where Planet Terra is located, in one day.¡± In the command cabin of the S Battleship Fleet main ship, the soldier in charge of operating the superliminal monitoring device was reporting to Captain Jack. ¡°The distance between the fleet and Planet Terra is ten light years. We will reach the designated location in one day.¡± ¡°Traces of superliminal travel have not been detected nearby.¡± Captain Jack stared at the photon screen in the command cabin. ¡°Continue monitoring. Meanwhile, the fleet is to remain alert.¡± After Captain Jack¡¯s order was passed down, the large fleet quickly headed towards Planet Terra. A day later, in the starry sky 100 million kilometers away from Planet Terra, the S Battleship Fleet continued to sail beyond the speed of light. ¡°Reporting to the Captain, we have received a communication message from Planet Terra. Would you like to accept the message?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± When the call connected, Bob¡¯s agitated voice could be heard. Chapter 28 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°I am a spy planted on Planet Bhutler and escaped to Planet Terra a year ago. I have important information to report to Captain Jack.¡± Jack heard Bob¡¯s voice. He was a little surprised. Jack was silent for a moment. Then, he spoke slowly. ¡°Didn¡¯t all the spies planted on Planet Helka die a year ago? Who are you? Why should I believe your words?¡± Jack¡¯s voice became more urgent. ¡°Reporting to the Lord, I am a Helkan who joined Planet Bhutler many years ago. Over the years, I have contributed a lot of intelligence to Planet Bhutler. For example, a year ago, I reported that a mysterious Overlord appeared on Planet Helka. However, the higher-ups thought that I was lying and did not believe my information.¡± ¡°Later on, the Sweeper Protection Squad on Planet Helka began to clear the dark spots set up by Planet Bhutler on Planet Helka. I was a Helkan myself, and I hid in among the team of miners to mine for a year before I was discovered. Every day, I have been using the special device that the upper echelons had left for me to transmit communication signals. Today, I finally got to meet the Captain.¡± Jack wasn¡¯t as cautious as Allen, the Captain of the S Battleship Squadron, and simply believed Bob¡¯s words. ¡°So, do you have any information? Planet Bhutler doesn¡¯t need worthless trash.¡± Bob¡¯s voice was more urgent now, as if the situation on his end wasn¡¯t looking good. ¡°Captain, I have some important information. The patrolling guards will be here soon, so I¡¯ll make it short.¡± ¡°Half a month ago, Planet Helka sent all of their forces to capture Planet Terra. Thus, as a miner, I was transported to Planet Terra.¡± ¡°Due to my diligence in mining, I was promoted to the position of captain within a few days. That¡¯s how I got a room of my own. I¡¯m now sending the communication signal from my room.¡± ¡°Over the past few days, Planet Helka sent a small transport fleet to transport the mineral resources mined by Planet Terra. They happen to be returning today. Thus, there are only a dozen Helkan guards and a small transport fleet on Planet Terra, while the main force of Planet Helka is now on Planet Helka itself.¡± ¡°Captain, you can take this opportunity to take back Planet Terra and use the resources on Planet Terra to replenish the S Battleship Fleet¡¯s energy consumption.¡± ¡°Planet Helka already has an energy reaction monitoring device. Thus, when the fleet approaches Planet Terra, it¡¯s best to switch to normal speed mode to avoid alerting the Helkan guards on Planet Terra.¡± ¡°In a few hours, the Helkan soldiers will take lunch break at noon. When that time comes, I will send a signal to the Captain¡­¡± ¡°Just nice, the mining patrol team is here¡­¡± Then, Bob¡¯s report suddenly stopped. Then, a conversation between two people could be heard from the communication device. ¡°Did you die in the room? Why did you take so long to come out?¡± ¡°Reporting to the patrol leader, I was taking a dump because I ate too much last night. That¡¯s why I stayed in the toilet for so long.¡± ¡°Lazy people really have a lot of excuses. Hurry up and command the mining team. Those idiots under you don¡¯t know how to mine without a leader.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Wait, what¡¯s that on your desk?¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. I¡¯ve just been interested in mechanical manufacturing since I was a kid. It¡¯s a alarm I made in my spare time. Press that red button and it¡¯ll let off a shrill siren.¡± ¡°Interesting. Let me try it.¡± Then, all that could be heard from the communication device was a sharp buzzing siren. Everyone on the S Battleship looked at each other. At this point, Jack fully believed Bob. ¡°It looks like this is my chance to prove myself.¡± The staff officers sensed something amiss and tried to persuade Jack. ¡°Captain, I feel that there¡¯s something wrong with this person.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been more than a year since we lost contact with Planet Bhutler, yet he suddenly appeared at this time. This is extremely abnormal!¡± Jack¡¯s face darkened and he said angrily. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? This is a good chance to make amends. Do as Bob says and wait for his signal when we get near Planet Terra.¡± ¡°Captain, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s appropriate to go directly to Planet Terra¡­¡± ¡°Cut the crap. I¡¯m the Captain. Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡­ On Planet Terra¡­ Brian and Bob were in the conference room provided by the leader of Planet Terra. Brian looked at Bob and praised him endlessly. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so talented in acting. I only told you once and you completed the acting task.¡± Bob scratched his head and whispered. ¡°The Overlord has taught me well.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to be humble. Have you received professional acting training before?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, no. I simply talk to myself in the mirror when I¡¯m free.¡± ¡°F*ck, that¡¯s awesome. Damn, you¡¯re really talented!¡± Brian became even more enthusiastic about Bob. Then, Brian continued to speak. ¡°Do you think that the ¡®Captain¡¯ will believe you?¡± Bob replied to him confidently. ¡°He will definitely fall for it. After all, Jack is a very responsible person. Previously, all of the S Battleship Squadron members died on Planet Helka. Thus, he will definitely receive the most severe scolding from the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°In order to prove himself, he will definitely be anxious to make a contribution this time. If I provide him with information that he can use to make a contribution at this critical moment, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity to do so.¡± Brian furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°That¡¯s not right. As the Captain of a fleet, how could Jack be so stupid?¡± Bob explained. ¡°Jack is still very capable. He¡¯s proficient in operatng all kinds of battleships. When fighting, he can maximize the strengths of each battleship while playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses. It¡¯s just that his personality is flawed. He¡¯s not suitable to be a Captain, but he¡¯s a suitable warrior. The reason why he could become the Captain is because there are no better talents on Planet Bret.¡± ¡°Oh, does this mean that he is talented?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Then, how possible do you think it is to subdue Jack?¡± Bob thought for a moment, then answered. ¡°Jack advocates military force. In the past, he chose to join the Bhutler civilization as its advanced technology would allow him to display his talents.¡± ¡°However, Jack has joined the Planet Bhutler Union. Although he became the Head Captain of the S Battleship Fleet with his own ability, due to his overly unyielding character, he offended a lot of people. Therefore, the upper echelons of the Planet Bhutler gave him difficult missions and tried their best to prevent Jack from entering the upper echelons of the Planet Bhutler. Previously, Jack almost died when he was carrying out several missions.¡± ¡°It can be said that Jack¡¯s situation on Planet Bhutler is not good.¡± ¡°After the Overlord defeats him, as long as he sees the power of the Helka technological civilization that can provide him with enough benefits, there is a high chance that he will be subdued.¡± Bob¡¯s analysis was spot on. Jack was a man who pursued force and had arrived in a technologically advanced civilization. However, he had been ostracized in every way and had almost lost his precious life. Then, when he was defeated by a stronger technological civilization, then received an olive branch from the other party¡­ ¡­ at that time, he would most likely choose to join the stronger civilization. After Brian listened to Bob¡¯s analysis, he suddenly laughed out loud. ¡°Alright. Bob, I think you¡¯re very eloquent, and you know Jack very well. In that case, the task of convincing Jack will be yours.¡± ¡°Yes, my Overlord.¡± Chapter 29 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ten million kilometers away from Planet Terra, the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler was using warp drive engines to travel beyond the speed of light. According to the speed of the fleet, they would reach Planet Terra in at most half an hour. At noon, Bob sent a communication request to the S Battleship Fleet. ¡°Reporting to Captain Jack, most of the soldiers from the Helkan fleet are currently having their lunch break. There are only two small battleships patrolling the outer space of Planet Terra. In the next few hours, Captain Jack can launch an attack on Planet Helka¡¯s guards.¡± ¡°Alright, I understand.¡± Captain Jack looked very excited when he received the message from Bob. It was as if he had already subdued Planet Terra. Meanwhile, the staff officers inside the S Battleship were still persuading Jack. ¡°Captain, we can¡¯t take the risk. This might be a trap laid by Planet Helka.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. After all, Planet Terra has so many mineral resources, so how can they only send one transport fleet but no corvettes? That Bob is probably lying.¡± At that moment, Jack was currently fantasizing about taking down Planet Helka after he took back Planet Terra, but his military advisors had disturbed him. Thus, Jack was very unhappy. Previously, when he was reprimanded by the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler, he had been holding back his anger. Now that he was preparing to attack Planet Terra, his subordinates were still obstructing him. He even suspected that his subordinates were all under the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler. ¡°Since you are worried, send a reconnaissance fleet to Planet Terra via spatial hyperdrive to take a look. After knowing the distribution of military power on Planet Terra, you will naturally know whether Bob is telling the truth or not.¡± ¡°Opportunities are fleeting in interstellar wars. If you are overly cautious in everything you do, you will miss the opportunity. As a result, you will be passive in the subsequent battles.¡± ¡°Pass down my orders. The reconnaissance fleet is to depart immediately.¡± Jack¡¯s proposal was relatively reasonable. Thus, all the staff officers agreed with Jack¡¯s suggestion. Jack¡¯s order was very quickly conveyed. Then, the reconnaissance fleet immediately advanced at full speed. ¡­ At that moment, on Planet Terra¡­ In the command room¡­ Brian was currently discussing tactics with Bob and Harris. Brian looked at Bob, puzzled. ¡°Bob, didn¡¯t you say we were going to ambush them? Why did you suggest exposing 20 Rising Fighter Jets to the S Battleship Fleet first?¡± Bob replied to him confidently. ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, it¡¯s like this. ¡°Jack should have completely believed my words. However, his fleet has many staff officers. Some of these staff officers are loyal to Jack, while some are traitors arranged by Jack¡¯s arch-enemies on Planet Bhutler.¡± ¡°When I was communicating with Jack earlier, I intentionally revealed a flaw. This flaw is also very simple. Planet Terra is an important resource planet to Planet Helka. Currently, Planet Helka¡¯s resources are mainly supplied by Planet Terra. Thus, to Planet Helka, it¡¯s very unreasonable that there are no corvettes near such an important transport fleet.¡± ¡°Any professional staff officer will definitely find this unreasonable.¡± ¡°After that, the S Battleship Fleet will probably send their reconnaissance fleet to investigate the distribution of the forces on Planet Terra.¡± ¡°I have communicated with Harris. The reconnaissance technology of the Bhutlerian fleet is considered advanced as the reconnaissance ships of Planet Bhutler can use energy detection to scan spaceships. This technology is enough to discover the Rising Fight Jets, which use a low-level concealment method. However, the other battleships, as well as weapons and equipment such as the mechas from Planet Helka were all coated with an invisibility coating when they were manufactured. With that technology, it is impossible to discover the hidden fleet from Planet Helka.¡± ¡°Thus, the message Jack received was that there were more than twenty battleships hidden around Planet Terra. When the time comes, Jack would suspect that I had lied to him. If Jack questions me, I have a way to deal with it.¡± Then, Bob leaned over to Brian and told him his follow-up plan. Brian kept nodding while he listened to Bob¡¯s plan. Then, he asked Harris a question. ¡°Harris, is there any follow-up reaction from the superliminal travel monitoring device?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, based on the trajectory of the S Battleship Fleet, we can determine that the entire S Battleship Fleet is using their warp drive engines to travel.¡± ¡°Just now, we discovered a small fleet in front of the S Battleship Fleet that is currently engaging in spatial hyperdrive. According to my observations, the end point of this small fleet¡¯s trajectory is Planet Terra. According to Bob¡¯s deduction, this small fleet should be the reconnaissance fleet from Planet Terra.¡± ¡­ The reconnaissance fleet from the S Battleship Fleet arrived somewhere in the sky five million kilometers away from Planet Terra. After carefully scouting the area using the equipment on the reconnaissance ship, the reconnaissance fleet captain reported to Jack. ¡°There is a transport ship resting on the surface of Planet Terra. Furthermore, there are many Helkan guards in the mining area. In addition, we found that there are more than twenty small fighter planes hidden in outer space near Planet Terra. They are most likely the troops from Planet Helka.¡± After receiving the report from the captain of the reconnaissance fleet, he asked a question. ¡°Are there any other Helkan fleets near Planet Terra?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, there are no other suspected fleets of Planet Helka.¡± Jack thought for a moment and asked the monitor another question. ¡°Have you found any traces of superliminal travel near Planet Terra and Planet Helka?¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, traces of superliminal travel have been found.¡± After that, in the conference room of the S Battleship Fleet¡¯s main battleship, the staff officers were in an uproar. ¡°As expected, there is indeed a problem. Planet Helka has a fleet lying in ambush near Planet Terra.¡± ¡°Captain, there might be other fleets from Planet Helka lying in ambush near Planet Terra.¡± ¡°There¡¯s something wrong with that Bob. We can¡¯t trust him.¡± Jack frowned while secretly remembering those who were anxious to raise objections. ¡°You don¡¯t have to tell me. I can make my own judgment.¡± ¡°Captain¡­¡± At this moment, Jack received another communication request from Bob. ¡°Reporting to the Captain, in an hour¡¯s time, the guards on Planet Terra will end their lunch break. Why aren¡¯t you here yet?¡± Jack pretended to be angry. ¡°How dare you lie to me!¡± ¡°Captain, why did you say that? I¡¯m loyal to Planet Bhutler. I¡¯m telling the truth. I¡¯ve never lied to you.¡± ¡°Then, explain to me why there are dozens of Helkan fighter jets hidden in outer space near Planet Terra.¡± ¡°What?¡± Bob sounded extremely shocked. Then, after a few seconds of silence, Bob spoke. ¡°Reporting to the Captain, I am currently only active in the mining area. I have never left the mining area, so I don¡¯t know about the situation in outer space. However, I assure you that I have never lied to the Captain. I can prove it.¡± Jack asked curiously. ¡°How can you prove that you didn¡¯t lie to me?¡± ¡°Honorable Captain, I just bribed a Helkan guard who has a good relationship with me. I learned from him that the leaders of Planet Terra actually hid an energy diamond. They are preparing to hide the energy diamond in this batch of ore resources to transport back to Planet Helka. The industrial ships in the S Battleship Fleet should be able to detect the location of the energy diamond. In addition, I can use my position to create a huge explosion in the mining area on Planet Terra. At that time, if Planet Helka has other hidden fleets, they will expose themselves to protect the energy diamond.¡± ¡°Half an hour later, there will be a huge explosion on Planet Terra. That will be enough to prove my loyalty to Planet Bhutler.¡± Chapter 30 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Then, the communication was cut off. Jack asked the staff officers present a question. ¡°Does anyone here know what the energy diamond that Bob is talking about is? Could such an energy diamond appear on Planet Terra?¡± This time, the conference room in the main ship of the S Battleship Fleet was dead silent. ¡°What is it? You were all quite enthusiastic when you opposed my proposal previously. Why are you all mute now?¡± After a while, a staff officer with an unusual expression stood up. ¡°Reporting to the Captain, I know what this energy diamond is. However, as this is related to a secret held by the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler, I can only speak to you alone.¡± Jack looked at the silent crowd and did not hesitate. ¡°Other than me and this person, everyone else will leave this conference room.¡± ¡­ Half an hour later, the S Battleship Fleet arrived at the spot where the reconnaissance ships were waiting. Captain Jack received news from the reconnaissance fleet that there was an explosion in the mining area on Planet Terra, as well as the fact that the hidden fighter jets in outer space outside Planet Terra had returned to Planet Terra. Jack was very agitated. ¡°It¡¯s just the weak Planet Helka civilization, yet they dare to occupy Planet Terra. I wonder why the Planet Helka civilization is so bold.¡± ¡°The reconnaissance fleet will continue monitoring Planet Terra.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. Attack Planet Terra!¡± For the next ten minutes, the S Battleship Fleet was safe and sound. They were not ambushed by the Helkan fleet. Looking at the dozens of red dots on the screen in the command cabin, Jack felt that his staff officers had simply been too worried. In his opinion, Planet Helka was just a powerful colonial planet of the Bhutler civilization. Even if Planet Helka escaped from the control of Planet Bhutler a year ago, it was only a low-level civilization. Was there a need to be so careful when dealing with a low-level civilization? Jack¡¯s plan was very simple. After conquering Planet Terra, he would search for the energy diamond and return directly after finding it. With the rare energy diamond, he could redeem himself and prove his abilities in front of the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler. Perhaps, with this contribution, he could directly rise to the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler and command even more technological power. After that, it would not be too late for him to lead a powerful fleet to deal with the Helka civilization. The full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler travelled for a few more minutes. Then, Jack ordered for the warp drive engines to be shut down and the conventional nuclear-powered engines, which would power the weapon systems of the fleet, to be activated. At this moment, a Bhutlerian in charge of communications spoke. ¡°Captain Jack, the communication signal has reached Bob, but he refuses to communicate.¡± ¡°Bob refused to communicate?¡± Jack¡¯s eyelids spasmed violently. An ominous presence enveloped Jack. All along, it had been Bob who initiated communication. However, at the most crucial moment, Bob rejected the communication! What was going on? Had something happened to Bob, or¡­ The various details of his previous communications with Bob came to Jack¡¯s mind like a flashback. A miner, a spy, Bob¡¯s plan, the energy diamond¡­ The energy diamond? Jack recalled the conversation he had had with the staff officer who had told him the secret of the energy diamond. Jack also made a connection with the information that Bob claimed to have obtained from the Helkan guard. He had learned that the Helkan transport fleet was transporting an energy diamond. No. That was just an ordinary Helkan guard. How could he have the right to come into contact with the energy diamond, which was only known to the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler? Previously, Jack did not know about the energy diamond even as the captain of the S Battleship Fleet. Thus, how could an ordinary Helkan guard know about the energy diamond? Only then did Jack realize something. He had been tricked! Jack, who had undergone harsh training, could not help but panic. His heartbeat instantly raced to 180 beats per minute. Jack felt a strong sense of suffocation. Then, he roared loudly. ¡°Quickly activate the warp drive engines and spatial hyperdrive equipment. Leave this place at all costs!¡± However, just after Jack issued this order, a flurry of hurried voices suddenly came from the communication device in the command room of the main ship. ¡°Damn it! Reporting to the Captain, the spaceship has been attacked by unknown energy, and the left cabin is damaged!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, the space around the fleet has been distorted, and the warp drive engine cannot be activated!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, our energy reserves are about to run out and we can¡¯t engage in spatial hyperdrive. The energy in the current fleet can only meet the needs of the weapons system!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, we have detected hundreds of small battleships and thousands of mechas!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, we have detected 20 heavy battleships that are each 20,000 meters long!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain, our entire ship has been locked onto by the enemy ship¡¯s larger-caliber cannons!¡± ¡°Reporting to the Captain¡­¡± After a clamour of noise¡­ The siren of the long-distance communication device fell silent. There was absolute silence in the command cabin that Jack was in. This was because the signal indicators representing the five reconnaissance ships on the mini-screen of the energy detector device were disrupted for a while before completely disappearing. It was obvious that all five reconnaissance ships had been destroyed by the enemy! At the same time, countless energy signals of all sizes appeared on the energy detector screen. The red light from the red signals dyed the walls of the main ship¡¯s command room red. ¡°F*ck!¡± Jack cursed in surprise. His entire interstellar fleet only had a hundred starships. However, the Helka civilization actually had several hundred interstellar battleships?! Furthermore, there seemed to be thousands of mechas and fighter jets that could also fight in outer space! What was going on? The size of this fleet was something that even all the fleets of the current Bhutler civilization combined could not compare to. What shocked Jack the most was that on the energy detector screen, there were more than twenty fist-sized red signals that represented Planet Helka¡¯s heavy interstellar battleships. The red signals were like giant whales in the deep sea that were moving quickly towards his fleet. One had to know that even the signal indicators from the main ship of the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler was only the size of a soybean. Meanwhile, the signal indicators from the heavy interstellar battleships of Planet Helka were the size of a fist. This meant that the energy density of the heavy interstellar battleships from Planet Helka had reached an extremely terrifying level. This energy density could only be seen when facing an interstellar fleet from a high-leveled civilization. Jack suspected that this fleet was not an interstellar fleet from Planet Helka at all. After all, he could not believe that Planet Helka could possess such a powerful fleet within a year. The Bhutler civilization only had their current three full interstellar fleets after relying on the resources they had plundered from the top resource planet of the Smonpabellen civilization and developing for a few thousand years. Furthermore, the Helkans had been colonized by the Bhutlerians for thousands of years, and the resources on Planet Helka were almost depleted due to the violent exploitation of the planet by the Bhutlerians. How could the Helka civilization possess such a powerful fleet within the span of a year? It was definitely impossible! Jack¡¯s eyes were fixed on the energy detection screen. Then, enemy interstellar battleships appeared in all directions around the fleet. They appeared all around the fleet with no blind spots. Jack did not expect that there would be so many starships hidden near Planet Terra in addition to the 20 small fighter jets. Cold sweat broke out on Jack¡¯s back. He had trusted Bob too much. Chapter 31 This was why the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler was surrounded by the Helkan interstellar battleship fleet. The scariest thing was that Jack thought he would still be fooled by Bob, even if he was given another chance. This was because no one doubted what Bob had said after Jack revealed the secret of the energy diamond to all the staff officers. It wasn¡¯t because Bob¡¯s plan was brilliant, but because the energy diamond was tempting enough. The reason why Planet Bhutler had robbed the top resource planet of the Smonpabellen civilization was because someone said that there was an energy diamond there. Unfortunately, the energy diamond was lost in the process of escaping. However, there was an energy diamond on Planet Terra! It could very well be the energy diamond that the Bhutlerians had lost. Damn it! ¡°Captain Jack, the cannons of all the enemy starships have locked onto our main ship!¡± A terrified scream woke Jack. Under the effects of fear, anger, and regret, Jack instantly lost all rationality. ¡°F*ck. Order all members of the S Battleship Fleet to charge their cannons and attack the enemy ships immediately. As for those without cannons, go all out and ram into the enemy ships!¡± Jack understood that he had no chance of escaping when faced with such a powerful fleet. He was a proud person. Thus, even if he was defeated, he would never surrender. If they could not escape, they would perish together with the enemy ship! ¡­ In an instant, the light from various high-energy particles covered the entire starry sky. High-energy beams rampaged through the starry sky. In an instant, some of the starships from the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet were torn into pieces by the high-energy particles. The battle was very short. Due to the huge difference in strength between the S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler and the fleet from Planet Helka, the majority of the S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler had lost their ability to fight not long after they launched their attack. Meanwhile, the attacks from the S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler were all blocked by the energy shields of the destruction-grade battleships. As a result, Planet Helka¡¯s fleet was completely victorious with zero casualties. There were rarely zero casualties during interstellar wars in the universe. It was extremely rare! Similarly, it was rare for one side to be completely wiped out. This was unless there was a huge hatred between the two parties. Such as the hatred between Planet Bhutler and the Smonpabellen civilization. The Smonpabellen civilization had sworn to wipe out the entire Planet Bhutler before they would stop. In most cases, when the interstellar war reached the middle and late stages, most of the interstellar battleships of the disadvantaged party would be damaged and lose their combat ability. They would no longer have any hope of winning and would choose to surrender to the party that had the advantage. Meanwhile, the victorious party would also choose to accept the surrender of the defeated. After that, the surrendered starship soldiers would be detained and sent back to their original civilization only after a ransom was paid. The captured interstellar battleships would face the same fate. However, if the defeated civilization was unwilling to pay a high ransom¡­ ¡­ then the result would be simple. The winner would escort most of the captured soldiers to the mining areas. Some soldiers would even be sold as slaves to slave merchants in the galaxy. Of course, if some excellent soldiers sincerely sought refuge with the victorious civilization, they could join the victorious civilization after passing a test. In the interstellar battlefield of the Model Galaxy, choosing to surrender after losing was not a rare thing. Even though surrendering represented humiliation¡­ ¡­ at least they could save their own lives. If they didn¡¯t choose to surrender, they would be reduced to dust in the vast universe. In fact, their heads would even be cruelly cut off as spoils of war for the victorious. ¡­ ¡°If you want me to surrender, will you still be considered the top advisors of Planet Bhutler? Can¡¯t you think of a better plan?¡± Captain Jack of the S Battleship Fleet roared loudly. He firmly opposed the surrender. It was not that he did not see the situation clearly. It was because the battle had ended too quickly. Thus, Captain Jack felt that he had the strength to fight but did not use it. When faced with the massive fleet from Planet Helka, even if he had no hope of winning, he was prepared to live and die with the Helkan fleet. Firstly, Captain Jack was a very proud man. Since his first day as a basic soldier in the interstellar fleet, to his current position as a Captain who commanded a full fleet, he had never tasted failure. However, he had completely lost today. Not only had he been toyed with by his opponent, his fleet had also been mercilessly destroyed. In an instant, all the battleships of the S Battleship Fleet had lost their combat ability. Meanwhile, all of Planet Helka¡¯s combat power, including the weakest Snow Eagle Mechas, did not suffer any damage at all. Thus, Jack he could not accept this outcome. Now, Jack¡¯s fleet could not even perish together with the Helkan fleet, let alone bite back. In addition, it wasn¡¯t that Jack had any noble morals. In fact, he wasn¡¯t a person with much loyalty. The relationship between Jack and the Bhutler civilization was simply that of between a mercenary soldier and an employer. However, Jack was the Head Captain of the full S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler. His reckless command had led to their defeat, which was bound to cause huge losses to the Bhutler civilization. Under such circumstances, once Jack surrendered and was redeemed by the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization, not only would he be mocked by his archenemies, he would also be executed as a criminal by the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization. He had lost an entire fleet in an instant. Thus, no matter what, the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization would not let him off. After all, the Bhutler civilization was not a kind civilization. Therefore, rather than being mocked and executed, it was better to die gloriously on the battlefield. If he died, everything would be over. He would be renowned for his bravery. He might even be regarded as a martyr of the Bhutler civilization. The dead were highly respected. Thus, no matter how big of a mistake he made, it would not be investigated. However, Jack did not know something. He didn¡¯t know that some of his staff officers didn¡¯t want to die here. They were all mercenary soldiers hired by the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization, not official soldiers of the Bhutler civilization. The Bhutler civilization was a civilization where a group of bandits gathered. These bandits only needed to be ruthless and have the guts to kill. They did not have any morals. Looking at Captain Jack, who was roaring crazily¡­ A group of staff officers quickly exchanged glances. Those who could become staff officers had higher intelligence than ordinary people. They were not fools who did not know their place. Thus, they did not want to die for nothing. They reached an agreement with just a simple eye contact. ¡­ Jack refused to surrender. He directed the warships that could still engage in interstellar travel and started the engine to rush towards the Helkan fleet. They travelled like a moth to a flame. Meanwhile, in the command room on Planet Terra¡­ Brian was directing the fight through the combat system. Brian was very impressed to see that Jack had chosen not to surrender even after a battle without suspense. ¡°Not bad. This Jack is a very unique person. If I can subdue him, he will definitely be of great help to my fleet in the future.¡± ¡°Are you refusing to surrender? Bob, although I only asked you to convince Jack to join Planet Helka, look at the situation now. Jack is obviously ready to die. What can you do to make him give up the idea of dying first and calm him down? Only then will you have a chance to convince him.¡± Chapter 32 Bob smiled. ¡°Overlord, it¡¯s very simple to subdue him. First, we have to let him feel humiliated enough. Then, we will promise him some benefits.¡± ¡°We will use both favor and disfavor. Jack will definitely choose to join the Helka civilization and be loyal to the Overlord. After all, he is a person who worships powerful forces. He has only refused to surrender now because he hasn¡¯t calmed down yet.¡± Brian smiled while scolding him. ¡°Stop talking nonsense. What¡¯s the difference between what you said and saying nothing? I want a specific method!¡± ¡°There is a specific method, but it is more time-consuming and energy-consuming.¡± ¡°Stop being so wishy-washy. I have plenty of time and energy now, so it will be enough. Hurry up and tell me!¡± Then, Bob explained to Brian his specific method to subdue Jack. A few minutes later. Brian gave a few orders. ¡°Concentrate our firepower on the enemy warships that are still resisting. Let them tremble in despair.¡± ¡°There¡¯s one thing to note. Avoid attacking the enemy transport ships and industrial ships.¡± ¡°These two functional ships must be preserved.¡± The transport ships contained the energy crystals and mineral resources that they needed. Meanwhile, the industrial ships, which were maintenance ships, had the ability to repair fleets. Although the Helkan fleet was not damaged at the moment, it was hard to guarantee that they would not be damaged in the future. At present, they could only rely on the manual maintenance team led by Harris to repair the hull. The efficiency of manual maintenance was still much lower than that of large-scale automated maintenance. Most importantly, Brian could scan the maintenance ship with his Interstellar Overlord Seal and create the maintenance ship production line. Before Planet Helka was fully equipped with an industrial system, it was necessary to rely on such maintenance ships to repair and maintain their battleships. For the current Herka civilization, all facilities were valuable. Brian wasn¡¯t picky. Finally, Brian added an order. ¡°Also, we have to avoid the enemy¡¯s main ship when we attack. When their main ship rushes over, activate the protective shield and play with Captain Jack. Let the Captain from the other party have some fun.¡± ¡°Feel free to use the energy sources, as long as there¡¯s enough energy left for us to return.¡± Then, Brian¡¯s orders were passed down. The corvettes in the Helkan fleet began to focus their firepower on the Bhutler battleships that were still resisting. The small corvettes that Brian built were each equipped with a high-energy main cannon, as well as 90 support cannons. It was very difficult for the cannons on the corvettes to penetrate the defenses of heavy interstellar battleships. However, they were enough to break through the defense of small battleships and clean up the mess at the same time. After a few rounds of bombardment¡­ Only Jack¡¯s main ship was still resisting. When Jack¡¯s main ship charged towards the Helkan interstellar battleships, the battleships either chose to dodge or activate their energy shields. In fact, after a while, the Helkan fleet began to ¡°play soccer¡±. The corvettes retreated. Then, 20 destruction-grade battleships appeared. The soldiers inside the destruction-grade battleships were all stifled. As the attack power of the destruction-grade battleships was great and they consumed a lot of energy, the soldiers on the destruction-grade battleship had not attacked again since the battle started. After they received Brian¡¯s orders to use their energy sources freely¡­ ¡­ all of the destruction-grade battleships activated their protective shields. Then, the main ship that the poor Captain Jack was in was treated like a football by the Helkan soldiers. The main ship was kicked back and forth. More accurately, it was bumped back and forth. This was because the Helkan battleships did not come into contact with Jack¡¯s main ship. Instead, they simply used their protective shields to ram into Jack¡¯s main ship. As Jack¡¯s main ship no longer had any energy to propel itself and travel, it could only be used as a toy. The soldiers treated this ¡°soccer game¡± as an opportunity to train their piloting skills when operating destroyer-grade battleships. The Helkan soldiers played for a while and even came up with many new tricks. The protective ships that had activated their protective shields formed the goal posts and boundaries. The 20 destruction-grade battleships acted as players. Meanwhile, the remaining Snow Eagle Mechas and aircraft carriers acted as spectators and cheerleaders. The Rising Fight Jets formed the scoreboard. After a long football match¡­ The soldiers on the Helkan battleships were having a good time. At the same time, they seized this rare opportunity to train their piloting skills. On the other hand, the people inside the main ship of the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet were in trouble. Their experience was terrible. Since everyone was wearing safety belts, they were not injured. However, because their battleship was being kicked around like footballs, they were constantly rotating and moving in space. Thus, everyone in the battleship vomited. Even Jack, who had undergone harsh pilot training, was no exception. The cabin of the main ship in the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet was filled with human vomit. It was a mess. ¡°The damned Helkans are actually playing with me.¡± Jack wiped the vomit from his mouth, then snarled wildly. ¡°We must not surrender, or we will become the shame of Planet Bhutler!¡± ¡°Pass down my order. All battleships are to activate the self-destruct system immediately.¡± ¡°Even if I die, I must die with more dignity.¡± ¡­ The staff officers on the main ship were divided into two groups. One group was loyal to Jack, but there were only three pitiful people in this group. The others had all been bribed by the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler. Meanwhile, the three people loyal to Jack had long been secretly tied up by them. ¡°Jack has lost his mind.¡± ¡°Yes, but we can¡¯t lose our minds.¡± ¡°The fleet has suffered heavy losses. Even if we return to headquarters, Jack will still die. However, we are different. We have to obey the orders of the Helkans first. If there¡¯s a chance in the future, we can still escape.¡± ¡°Even if we can¡¯t escape, being a miner is better than dying here!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. At least we can survive!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to vote. Those who disagree will die.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± A group of Bhutlerian staff officers exchanged glances. Then, they took out their high-energy laser guns and shot those who disagreed. After that, they killed all of the grassroot soldiers. Not only were they intelligent, they were also very powerful. Ordinary soldiers were no match for them. In the end, Jack was left alone. ¡°Damn it, aren¡¯t you the elites of Planet Bhutler? Why would you kill your own people?¡± ¡°Surrender, Captain Jack. We don¡¯t want to die with you. If we continue to resist, we¡¯ll only be kicked around by the Helkans.¡± However, Jack still refused to surrender. ¡°No, I won¡¯t surrender. Don¡¯t you snobbish people feel guilty?¡± ¡°Captain Jack, we admire your persistence, but it won¡¯t do any good if you insist in the wrong direction.¡± ¡°We can kill you. After all, we have the authority to order the fleet to surrender too. However, if that is the case, no one will be the scapegoat.¡± ¡°Captain, we are different from you. We opposed the attack on Planet Terra from the very beginning. It was you who were deceived by Bob, which has led to our current defeat. It¡¯s all your fault.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t agree to surrender and become the scapegoat, then your family hiding on another planet will die in an accident.¡± Hearing this, Jack fell silent. These Bhutlerian ruffians were really capable of anything. He did not doubt this. ¡­ Jack shed tears of grief and indignation. Then, he turned on the communication device and relayed his orders to the fleet. ¡°I¡¯m Jack. All starships are to extinguish their engines and prepare to surrender. Everyone here is a mercenary soldier from Planet Bhutler. Thus, there¡¯s no need to risk your life for them.¡± Then, Jack sent a communication request to the Helkan battleship. After the communication device connected, Bob¡¯s teasing voice could be heard. ¡°Dear Captain, have you finally thought it through?¡± Chapter 33 Captain Jack said helplessly, ¡°What choice do we have? I have to admit that the Helkan fleet is really too powerful. Furthermore, your disguise was too good.¡± There was veiled criticism in Jack¡¯s words to Bob. However, Bob did not mind the sarcasm in Jack¡¯s words. Instead, he simply spoke calmly. ¡°Captain Jack, you don¡¯t have to worry about that. It¡¯s not uncommon to see people using deception in the military. I just gave you a huge temptation.¡± After listening to Bob, Captain Jack asked a question. ¡°How does Planet Helka plan to deal with the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet? We were only following orders and accepted the employment from the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization. Thus, we are not directly related to the Bhutler civilization. Now that we have lost, I have nothing to say.¡± ¡°We now officially announce our surrender to the Helkan fleet.¡± ¡°I hope that Planet Helka can be benevolent to our fleet. If that is the case, I will be extremely grateful.¡± Not long after Captain Jack¡¯s order was passed down¡­ The remaining battleships from the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet shut down their engines and removed their weapons and equipment. Meanwhile, the warships and mechas that were cruising in the battlefield returned to the battleship. This brief interstellar battle ended with the defeat and surrender of the Bhutlerian fleet. Jack explained to Bob. ¡°We failed too quickly!¡± ¡°We¡¯ve lost more than 60% of our battleships, and we don¡¯t have enough power to return. Furthermore, most of the weapons from the defense systems of the battleships have been destroyed. It¡¯s pointless to continue fighting. We will only lose more battleships and more soldiers in that case.¡± Then, Bob spoke. ¡°Captain Jack must be under a lot of pressure right now. However, you made the right choice.¡± After surrendering, the soldiers from the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet heaved a sigh of relief. It was very clear that they didn¡¯t want to die on the battlefield. Fortunately, Captain Jack eventually chose to surrender and did not resist. At least, ordinary starship soldiers like them did not have to bear the responsibility of losing the battle. Even if they were freed by the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler for a high ransom, they would not be severely punished. After all, they were just ordinary mercenary soldiers who had followed Captain Jack¡¯s orders. Whether they surrendered or were defeated, the main responsibility would be on Captain Jack. In the end, Captain Jack bore all the responsibility alone. Of course, there were some soldiers who were unwilling to surrender, but they did not have the ability to change this outcome. After all, the Captain had already chosen to surrender. What could an ordinary soldier change? In the end, all of the interstellar battleships from the Bhutlerian fleet extinguished their engines. Then, they waited to be dealt with by the Helkans. Everyone was very nervous. After all, the people of Planet Bhutler had done outrageous things to Planet Terra and Planet Helka. However, they hoped that the Helka civilization was not a brutal civilization. ¡­ Brain was riding on a small mecha to the destruction-grade battleship where Bob was. Inside the command cabin, the ten Sweepers, Harris, and the upper echelons of Planet Terra were standing upright. Meanwhile, Brian sat in the command seat while receiving reports from his subordinates. ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, all the interstellar battleships from the S Battleship Fleet have turned off their engines!¡± Number Two was the one who spoke. Since he had stayed on Planet Terra for a month, he was very familiar with the interstellar terrain outside Planet Terra. Therefore, Brian asked Number Two to be in charge of this operation. Number Two didn¡¯t even believe his own report. Not long ago, when he contacted Jack¡¯s fleet asking Jack to give up resisting, he was decisively rejected by the angry Captain Jack. Then, the Bhutlerian fleet under Jack¡¯s command launched a tenacious resistance. Although they did not cause any substantial damage to the Helkan fleet, the Helkan fleet had used up a lot of resources to activate their defenses. Even though Jack¡¯s main ship had been treated and teased like a football, he did not surrender halfway through. Then, why did the stubborn Captain Jack choose to surrender not long after? Originally, Number Two admired Jack¡¯s determination to not surrender. After all, Number Two was also such a person. Heroes appreciated each other. However, Jack¡¯s respectful attitude when he finally surrendered made Number Two despise Jack. Jack had gone from arrogance to deference. This contrast was hard for Number Two to accept. Before Jack surrendered, Number Two even wanted to request for Brian to attack Jack¡¯s main ship. However, even before he could submit his request, he received news of Brian¡¯s surrender. ¡°Forget it. Jack¡¯s surrender is also a good thing. It will allow Planet Helka and the fleet to consume less energy. It¡¯s just that Jack disappointed me. He didn¡¯t resist to the point where I needed to take action personally¡­¡± However, Number Two did not dwell on Jack¡¯s surrender. Meanwhile, all the interstellar warships in the S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler had shut down their engines, disarmed themselves, and retrieved their aircraft carriers. This was the sign of an official surrender. It was like raising a white flag in a war on the ground. Clearly, this was not a fake surrender. This was because shutting down and restarting their engines consumed a large amount of energy and time. On the interstellar battlefield, doing so in front of an enemy ship was equivalent to committing suicide. As soon as Number Two finished reporting, a soldier rushed into the Helkan command room. ¡°Reporting to the Captain and the Overlord, the main ship of the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet is requesting to communicate with us.¡± ¡°Agreed. Connect the communication signal immediately!¡± Since the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet had surrendered, the communication signal this time was a video signal. After the signal was picked up, the image of the command cabin in the main ship of the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet appeared on the big screen. Brian saw Captain Jack, who had a bitter expression on his face. He also saw a group of staff officers, as well as corpses and blood all over the floor of the cabin. Then, Brian and Bob and the others understood why Jack had surrendered. It turned out that Captain Jack had been coerced by his subordinates. That was why Jack chose to surrender. This surprised Brian and Bob. Initially, they had planned to use tactics to force Captain Jack to surrender, but they did not expect Jack to be forced to surrender. Jack¡¯s expression was blank. ¡°This interstellar war has been won by the Helka civilization. We don¡¯t wish to continue this meaningless war. The condition of our surrender is that the Helkans cannot abuse or kill the soldiers of the S Battleship Fleet. The Helkans also cannot reject the request from the headquarters to redeem the fleet.¡± After listening to the conditions for surrender from the S Battleship Fleet, Brian calmly spoke. ¡°You have surrendered, and Planet Helka has also accepted your request to surrender. The defeated should have the awareness of the defeated.¡± ¡°We need Captain Jack to come and have a private meeting with us first. After the negotiation is completed, only then will the Helka civilization accept your request for surrender.¡± When Brian finished speaking, Jack turned to look at the group of staff officers behind him. After seeing them nod, Jack replied to Brian. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll head to your starship now. I hope that you won¡¯t attack my escape capsule.¡± Brian flashed a crooked smile and laughed. ¡°Sure. As the planet overlord of Planet Helka, I promise not to attack you or your fleet until the negotiations are over.¡± In other words, if the negotiation failed, Jack¡¯s life would be in danger. Then, the communication ended. Chapter 34 A staff officer threatened Jack. ¡°Captain Jack, I hope that when you go to the Helkan fleet, no matter what the other side offers, you will accept it as long as it¡¯s not too much. When you¡¯re angry, think of your wife and family in the distance. Now that the fleet is under our control, you¡¯re just a puppet. It¡¯s best to put down your pathetic ego while you can.¡± Jack¡¯s eyebrows twitched. These despicable traitors. If the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet had not been defeated in this battle, they would not have given him orders. It was then that Jack understood. These men were spies who had been bribed by the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler to keep an eye on him. Thus, they would not obey his orders at critical moments. Those staff officers were eager for Jack to negotiate with the Helkan fleet. In any case, after being redeemed by the Bhutlerian headquarters, Jack would be punished. They had already completed their duty. They had all been bribed by the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler. If they were to report that there was an energy diamond on Planet Terra, they might even receive a reward from the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler. As long as they could endure the humiliation from the Helka civilization for a period of time, they would be able to return to Planet Bhutler to enjoy their rewards. That way, they wouldn¡¯t have to follow the stubborn Jack anymore. Thus, everyone was in a rather good mood. Meanwhile, Jack suppressed his anger and said politely. ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± Then, Captain Jack said nothing else. After all, he had no choice now. After he was defeated, he would be sent to the military court when he returned to Planet Bhutler. This time, he had caused great losses to Planet Bhutler and would definitely be hanged. Once he had lost control of the main ship, it was impossible to die on the battlefield even if he wanted to. He could only hope that after surrendering, Planet Helka would give him some time to escape with his family. This negotiation was his only chance of survival. Thus, Jack made up his mind that he had to secure this last chance. Then, Jack¡¯s escape capsule flew out from the main ship of the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet and sailed slowly towards the Helkan fleet. Meanwhile, Brian was waiting for Jack to come and negotiate while sitting in a luxurious chair in the command room of the Helkan fleet. Number One was serving Brian at the side. From time to time, she would feed a piece of fruit to Brian¡¯s mouth with her fork. She would even rub Brian¡¯s shoulders. At that moment, Brian was relieved. They had perfectly defeated the entire Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet without any casualties or damage to his own battleships. To Brian, this victory was the turning point of the Helka civilization. After this, it would be unlikely for Planet Bhutler to restrict the development of Planet Helka. In the past, Planet Bhutler could still use exploitation and oppression to control the people of Helka who were not very smart. Even if this was not successful, they could still use their interstellar fleet to suppress them. But now¡­ One of the three full fleets from Planet Bhutler had been defeated by Brian. Brian could estimate the strength of the other two full fleets based on the strength of the full S Battleship Fleet. After this battle, Brian understood that as long as he did not actively provoke Planet Bhutler, the Helka civilization would not be in danger for the time being. The remaining two full fleets from Planet Bhutler would not be able to defeat the Helkan fleet in the star territory where Planet Helka was located. After all, the Helkan fleet had a total of 20 destruction-grade battleships, each of which could be used as the main ship of an entire interstellar fleet. Moreover, the destruction-grade battleships were more than 20,000 meters long, and the weapons equipped on each battleship were far superior to the main ship from Planet Bhutler. In terms of strength alone, even if Planet Bhutler had 20 full fleets, they would not be able to find trouble with the Helka civilization. Putting aside the fact that the power of the Bhutlerian fleet was no match for that of the Helkan fleet in a direct confrontation, the Bhutler civilization could not even supply the energy that a fleet needed for long-distance expeditions. Furthermore, the Helkan civilization had obtained a lot of resources from the full S Battleship Fleet this time. Thus, in the future, Brian would have even more interstellar battleships in his fleet. Additionally, Planet Bhutler was still being watched by the Smonpabellen civilization. Thus, the fleets from the Bhutler civilization could only move around the vicinity of Planet Bhutler. If they sent out all their fleets¡­ ¡­ it was very likely that by the time the fleets returned, the Bhutler civilization would have already been wiped out by the Smonpabellen civilization that was secretly monitoring them. Thus, Brian believed that the current Planet Bhutler was no longer capable of resisting the Helka civilization. And this was the truth. The S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler was mainly responsible for expeditions. They carried out some missions that were very far away from Planet Bhutler. For example, they suppressed disobedient subsidiary planets and plundering the resources of other civilizations. After the Bhutlerian S Battleship Fleet was defeated by the Helkan fleet¡­ ¡­ Planet Bhutler lost their important expedition force. Even if they successfully redeemed the S Battleship Fleet, they would have to pay a painful price. No matter what choice the Bhutler civilization made, the strength of the Bhutler civilization would fall drastically. Their civilization level might even fall to the level they had reached several hundred years ago. It could be said that the crisis that Brian faced from the Bhutler civilization was temporarily resolved. Before long, Jack was escorted to the command room where Brian was by an armed interstellar battleship soldier. After escorting Jack, the soldier left the command room. Brian glanced at Jack. Then, he ignored Jack and left him alone. Jack did not dare to speak and stood cautiously against the wall. Instead, Brian asked Number Two a question. ¡°Number Two, how are the fleet losses this time?¡± Number Two replied to him excitedly. ¡°Reporting to the Overlord, in this war, we have suffered zero casualties. Meanwhile, the Snow Eagle mechas, aircraft carriers, and other weapons and equipment were not damaged either. However, this time, we spent 980,000 tons of energy crystals playing soccer with Captain Ryan.¡± After listening to Number Two¡¯s report¡­ Brian¡¯s heart violently twitched. He did not expect that the ¡°specific method¡± that Bob had mentioned would cost nearly a million tons of energy crystals. Although these energy crystals could be replenished with the resources seized from the S Battleship Fleet, Brian still found it unacceptable. The destruction-grade battleship truly consumed a lot of energy. Just the time it took to activate the protective shield and play a football match in space was enough to use nearly a million tons of energy crystals. It had to be known that before they discovered a method to create energy crystals, these energy crystals were completely non-renewable. Every time he used the energy crystals, his supply would be depleted. They could only be obtained through mining or interstellar plundering. However, they had spent nearly a million tons of energy crystals on Jack, a person whom Brian did not know had any value or not. Brian felt that he had bragged too much. He had only casually told Bob that they had enough resources at the moment. Brian had the ¡°Construction Specialization¡± talent and could instantly convert resources into building or weapons. Thus, to Brian, resources were equivalent to combat power. Chapter 35 Brian was very frustrated. However, he couldn¡¯t show his regret. Otherwise, his prestige would fall. Thus, Brian could only continue bragging. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. As long as Captain Jack is loyal to me and serves the Helka civilization in the future, a mere one million energy crystals is nothing.¡± The Sweeper Protection Squad, Bob, Harris, and the others present were all silent. Jack was puzzled by Brian¡¯s words. Seeing that no one was speaking, he spoke up. ¡°Respectful Overlord of the Helka civilization, I¡¯m Jack, the Head Captain of the S Battleship Fleet. What do you mean by me being loyal to you? I don¡¯t know anything about ¡®playing soccer¡¯ or a million energy crystals either. I¡¯m here to discuss our surrender with the Helka fleet.¡± Brian gave Bob a look that told him to persuade Jack to join Helka civilization. Bob understood and went to Jack. ¡°Captain Jack, do you still remember me?¡± Jack¡¯s entire body trembled at the sound of Bob¡¯s voice. ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± He was all too familiar with this voice. This was the voice of the devil that had pulled him into the abyss of hell. He would never forget this voice. The crafty Bob had deceived Jack and used the energy diamond as a bait to remove Jack¡¯s last defenses. As a result, Jack was surrounded by the Helkan fleet. Captain Jack smiled awkwardly. Even though his heart was burning with rage, he could only forcefully suppress it. However, Jack still asked him a question. ¡°Mr. Bob, may I ask who you are? Why did you lie to me?¡± Bob spoke. ¡°Mr. Bob, don¡¯t be angry. I was indeed a spy from Planet Bhutler before. I didn¡¯t lie to you about this. However, I started working for the Overlord not long ago, and now I¡¯m making plans for the Overlord. It¡¯s also true that there¡¯s a transport team on the Planet Terra and that there¡¯s an energy diamond. Basically, except for a few small details, everything I said is true.¡± When Jack heard what Bob said¡­ ¡­ he could not suppress his anger. His hatred for Bob was even greater than his fear of the Helkan fleet. ¡°Bob, first you lied to me with fake news, then you arranged for the Helkan fleet to ambush me here, allowing them to win. I¡¯m not convinced!¡± Bob retorted. ¡°Captain Jack, I admit that our victory this time was not honorable. However, what¡¯s the use of being righteous and ethical on the battlefield? Besides, it was a fair and square battle. Do you think that the S Battleship Fleet can defeat the powerful Helkan fleet?¡± Jack fell silent. He knew that he would not be able to defeat the Helkan fleet even if he fought them head-on. In fact, it would be difficult for him to even escape. Bob¡¯s strategy only accelerated his failure. As long as Jack¡¯s fleet encountered the Helkan fleet, the outcome would be the same. Bob saw Jack¡¯s reaction and continued speaking. ¡°Our purpose for doing this is very simple. It¡¯s for you, Captain Jack.¡± Jack was puzzled at this remark. ¡°For me?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Bob explained. ¡°It was easy for us to defeat the S Battleship Fleet with our current Helkan fleet. However, we only did that because we wanted to seize the resources from the Bhutlerian transport ships and invite Captain Jack to join the Helkan fleet.¡± ¡°After all, the Overlord greatly admires your ability.¡± Jack heard what Bob said and glanced at Brian. Then, Brian nodded. Bob did not stop talking. Instead, he continued to advise Jack. ¡°Captain Jack, we know that you may have been forced by your subordinates to surrender, but you may not be willing to do so. Coincidentally, Planet Helka has no intention of accepting your surrender either. We only need you, Captain Jack.¡± Upon hearing Bob¡¯s words, Jack exclaimed. ¡°If you don¡¯t accept my fleet¡¯s surrender, what will happen to the others?¡± ¡°They are all villains with countless blood stains on their hands. We will just get rid of them.¡± Jack was surprised. ¡°However, the people in those industrial ships and maintenance ships did nothing wrong. Bob sneered. ¡°The staff officers under you don¡¯t usually participate in combat either. What happened in the end?¡± Jack fell silent once again. He was too naive. Not only had he been deceived by Bob, he could not even tell that his subordinates had been bribed by the higher-ups of Planet Bhutler. At this moment, he was somewhat tempted by Bob¡¯s invitation. Based on the strength of the fleet, the Helkan fleet was much stronger than the Bhutlerian fleet. Bob yearned for power, and the power displayed by the Helkan fleet made him long for it even more. Furthermore, Bob had not wanted to risk his life for the Bhutlerians since a long time ago. After all, not only was he unable to join the core powers of the Bhutler civilization, he also just discovered that the people around him had already been bribed by the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization. This made him bitterly disappointed. After a very long time¡­ Jack faced Brian and spoke. ¡°I agree to join Helka civilization. However, I have a condition.¡± Brian was extremely pleased to hear Jack¡¯s affirmative answer. ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°I need to bring my family here as the place where they live isn¡¯t very safe. Also, I want to deal with the people in the S Battleship Fleet personally.¡± ¡°That¡¯s no problem.¡± ¡­ At the administrative center of Planet Terra¡­ Brian and the others were gathered in the huge conference room. Jack was also among them. At this time, Jack had personally killed those staff officers who had betrayed him. Not long after, his family was also welcomed to Planet Terra by the Helkan soldiers. Thus, Jack had no worries and decided to be loyal to Brian in the future. He had a very bright future working for Brian. Brian sat in the central chair. Then, he looked at the leaders of Planet Terra and spoke. ¡°I¡¯m going to build a military base on Planet Terra to protect the star territory around the planet. What do you think?¡± ¡°It¡¯s our honor to be protected by the Overlord.¡± The leaders of Planet Terra hurriedly agreed. Even if they had any objections, they did not dare to raise them. Furthermore, after this battle, the leaders of Planet Terra understood that if there were no guards on a planet, they would be threatened by a civilization like Planet Bhutler at any time. Even if Brian did not say that he wanted to build a military base on Planet Terra, they would also take the initiative and request to depend on Planet Helka. They would also obey the Helka civilization. After all, the technological power that Brian had displayed this time shocked everyone. This included the ten members of the Sweeper Protection Squad, Harris, Bob, and the others. They did not expect the destruction-grade battleship fleet built by the Overlord to be so powerful. They were already prepared for some people to be sacrificed. However, who would have thought that the Helkan fleet would be completely uninjured? Furthermore, the Captain of the enemy fleet, Jack, had chosen to join the Helka civilization and serve Brian. All of this sounded extremely absurd, but it was made possible with Brian¡¯s arrival. Brian uttered a compliment. ¡°The Terra civilization is a friendly civilization.¡± Brian nodded. Then, he spoke to Number Two and Jack. ¡°Number Two will bring some people to clean up the battlefield and transport the starships to Planet Terra. Jack, you are proficient in the operation of various starships, so you will assist Number Two.¡± Number Two and Jack answered in unison. ¡°Yes, Overlord. I promise to complete the mission.¡± Chapter 36 In the military base on Planet Terra¡­ A small mining robot production line had instantly appeared in the base. Number One, Harris, and the others were used to seeing Brian perform ¡°miracles¡±, so they were not very surprised. However, Bob, Jack, and the upper echelons of Planet Terra were all shocked. They were just as shocked as Number One, Harris, and the others in the past. Looking at Brian¡¯s not-so-tall figure, Bob, Jack, and the upper echelons of Planet Terra were glad that they had made the right choice back then. If they followed Overlord Brian, who had heaven-defying abilities, they would definitely dominate the galaxy one day. His current strength might not be enough, but with a production speed so fast that even the production process was skipped, dominating the Model Galaxy was only a matter of time. They now saw Brian as a god-like existence. Jack sighed. ¡°No wonder my S Battleship Fleet was defeated back then. The Overlord is too strong.¡± Bob also chimed in. ¡°Yes, he is just too powerful. I actually went against such a powerful Overlord in the past. Now, the Bhutler civilization is on a completely different level from the Overlord¡¯s Helka civilization.¡± The leaders of Planet Terra also said, ¡°Under the leadership of the Overlord, the Terra civilization will definitely be revived.¡± Very quickly, the crowd dispersed. However, the waves in their hearts did not disperse for a long time. They even told others who were not present about what they had seen and caused a huge sensation on Planet Terra. Brian didn¡¯t care that his abilities were known by others. After all, no one had the Interstellar Overlord Seal. Thus, even if they saw the seal, they would not know how Brian could build a production line in such a short time. Even Brian himself did not know the principle behind this ability. This was illogical! It was just like using magic. However, Brian clearly knew that he had no magical powers. This was because he had asked Taylor from Planet Las to examine him. After her examination, Taylor told Brian that there was no magic in his body. Furthermore, his physique was not suitable for studying magic. Like the gene potion, the power of the Interstellar Overlord Seal also bothered Brian. Was there an even more unimaginable great power hidden behind it? ¡­ Brian linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist and found that building this mining robot production line only cost 30 million tons of alloy resources. Compared to the several billion tons of resources spent on the destruction-grade battleships, it was indeed not much. Next, resources were invested into the production line, which was expected to produce four million mining robots. Four million mining robots were enough to satisfy the mining needs of Planet Terra. He could even produce some robots as reserves, or use them to provide assistance to Planet Helka, which had relatively few mineral resources. Then, Brian built a 6,000-meter medium-sized battleship production line in the military base. This time, he used up two billion tons of resources. ¡°As expected, a starship production line consumes a lot of resources.¡± Brian looked at the huge production line and felt extremely sentimental. He had only obtained 4.9 billion tons of various resources from the transport ships in the S Battleship Fleet. Now, almost half of these resources were gone. Although the manufactured starships were powerful, the amount of resources they consumed was also terrifying. The remaining resources were enough to build 300 medium-sized corvettes. With these 300 medium-sized corvettes, Brian would have enough confidence to destroy the Bhutler civilization. Planet Bhutler was Brian¡¯s first stop in dominating the Model Galaxy. ¡­ Not long after¡­ The medium-sized battleship production line began its operations. Meanwhile, countless alloy resources were sent to the medium-sized corvette production line. It wouldn¡¯t be long before Brian would have the power to fight the final battle with the Bhutler civilization at their headquarters, Planet Bhutler itself. When that time came, the Bhutler civilization would disappear forever and turn into dust in the universe. ¡­ Brian returned to his residence. Then, he linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal and checked his Planet Overlord information. [Planet Overlord: Brian] [Planet Name: Planet Helka (Model Galaxy Region 15)] [Planet Radius: 7122 kilometers] [Planet Population: 1,100,000,000] [Intelligent Creatures: Helkans] [Planet Resource: Obsidian] [Civilization Type: Technological Civilization] [Military Force: Lower Middle-leveled] [Civilization Level: 1.91] [Overlord¡¯s Talent: Construction Specialization (Instant building and production)] [Unlocked Technology: Destruction-grade battleship production line,Rising Spaceship production line, railgun production line, Snow Eagle Mecha production line, small-sized battleship production line, medium-sized battleship production line, military satellite production line, mining robot production line, gene potion production line¡­] [Interstellar Overlord Seal Level: Level 1 (Upgrade progress: 97%)] [Spatial Black Hole: Connected] [Subsidiary Planet: Planet Terra] [???] After reading the data, Brian talked to himself again. ¡°The civilization level hasn¡¯t increased much. It hasn¡¯t reached Level 2 yet. Furthermore, the upgrade progress of the Interstellar Overlord Seal only rose from 91% to 97%.¡± Brian was not very pleased with the data this time. After preparing for a month and perfectly defeating Jack¡¯s fleet, his civilization level still had not reached Level 2. On the other hand, the evaluation of his military force had changed from upper low-leveled to lower middle-leveled. ¡°My fleet can already move across the star territory, but my military force is only at a lower-middle level?¡± Brian was shocked. How terrifying would the strength of an advanced civilization be? As expected, he could not be arrogant. He still needed to improve the level and strength of his civilization as soon as possible. Before checking the information, Brian had used the Interstellar Overlord Seal to scan the captured S Battleship Fleet. Thus, he unlocked the production line for an entire fleet. The production lines for reconnaissance ships, maintenance ships, corvettes, destroyers, medical ships, transport ships, and other warships were also unlocked. It was just that the production lines had not been built yet. According to Brian¡¯s calculations, after unlocking so many technologies, the level of his Interstellar Overlord Seal would increase to Level 2. However, he did not expect the upgrade progress to be stuck at 97%. ¡°It seems like I have to continue building production lines in order to upgrade my civilization to Level 2.¡± After all, the unlocked technologies would not be converted into production lines or technological equipment. Thus, it would not improve the actual strength of the civilization. This was like an ordinary person who had a cultivation method for magic, but didn¡¯t have magical powers and couldn¡¯t use magic. Wouldn¡¯t they still be an ordinary person? ¡°F*ck, we don¡¯t have enough resources again!¡± Brian cursed. Every once in a while, this problem would appear and cause trouble for Brian. ¡°Forget it, I won¡¯t consider building a production line now.¡± ¡°I shouldn¡¯t bite off more than I can chew. Let¡¯s produce medium-sized battleships first.¡± Brian¡¯s train of thought was very clear. Instead of worrying about resources all day long, it was better to destroy the Bhutler civilization as soon as possible and occupy Planet Bhutler, as well as the colonial planets of the Bhutler civilization. At that point¡­ The number of planets Brian occupied would be enough for him to upgrade his civilization level to Level 2. As long as he advanced to a Level 2 technological civilization¡­ If he were to encounter a civilization that was similar in strength to the Bhutler civilization again, he would no longer need to rely on schemes and tricks. Instead, he could directly crush them. As for Ryan¡¯s weak mutant civilization, they would be conveniently wiped out when Brian¡¯s fleet passed by Planet Malygos. After all, the interstellar war power of a Level 2 technological civilization far exceeded that of a Level 1 civilization. The gap between the two levels was like the gap between an agricultural civilization and an industrial civilization. In fact, the gap was even more severe than this. ¡­ Chapter 37 The technology production came to an end. Now, Brian was cultivating the Terra Body Arts. As its name implied, the Terra Body Arts were a kind of physical technique from Planet Terra. This kind of physical technique was used by the Terrarians to strengthen their bodies. Through specific postures and methods, he could absorb the various rays from the stars in the universe to strengthen his body. According to Harris, when the Terra Body Arts were cultivated to their highest level, they could allow a Level 10 lifeform to directly travel through the galaxy like a Level 15 lifeform. This excited Brian greatly. After consuming the gene potion, Brian was a Level 11 lifeform. Thus, the Terra Body Arts that allowed Level 10 lifeforms to directly travel through space was very suitable for Brian. However, when his combat power level increased, this kind of physical technique might no longer be very useful. At the very least, to Brian, it was a way to quickly improve his strength. ¡°Developing technology is important, but I must also improve my own abilities.¡± Then, Brian received an important message from Number One. The higher the level of a lifeform, the longer their lifespan would be. If his technological civilization spread throughout the Model Galaxy, wouldn¡¯t it be a great pity if he died young? Brian felt that his technological civilization had great potential, but the development of technology required time. In addition, the assassination by Bob a year ago reminded Brian of something important. If he was alone and did not have enough strength to protect himself, he might have been killed by a nobody. Now, Brian¡¯s combat power was at Level 11, but there would always be someone better. After all, there would be many people in advanced civilizations who were stronger than Brian. These people were a serious threat to Brian. Just as Brian was about to continue improving his individual abilities, the Interstellar Overlord Seal on his right wrist suddenly flashed. ¡°Why is Taylor looking for me again?¡± Brian had a certain fondness for Taylor. ¡°Let¡¯s go take a look. Maybe she¡¯s in trouble.¡± After thinking for a while, Brian linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal and entered the spatial black hole. The familiar square was still there. After a month, Taylor had become even more beautiful. Her black magic seemed to have improved as well. ¡°Taylor, is something wrong?¡± Brian walked into the familiar pavilion and got straight to the point. Taylor¡¯s attire was very different from the last time she¡¯d been at the alliance meeting. She had changed into sexy, revealing clothes again, making her look just like a succubus seen in anime. She wore gloves, boots, and clothes that only covered her vital parts. She also had a pair of small, black wings. Taylor suddenly whined. ¡°Why? Can¡¯t I chat with you for a while when I¡¯m free?¡± Brian¡¯s eyes were drawn to Taylor¡¯s sexy body as he approached her. His eyes wandered impudently over Taylor¡¯s body. Then, he realized that Taylor¡¯s clothes looked a lot like cosplay clothing. Cosplay clothes referred to role-playing costumes. After Brian finished admiring Taylor¡¯s body, he spoke slowly. ¡°Of course you can. I don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°However, as a planet overlord, I have to deal with all kinds of miscellaneous matters on my planet. Thus, I don¡¯t have much time to chat. If I really have time, I¡¯m usually inclined to think about expanding my civilization or preparing for interstellar wars.¡± ¡°Of course, if Miss Taylor wants to have a chat with me, I¡¯d be happy to.¡± When Taylor heard this, she sighed. ¡°You¡¯re an ambitious man, but as a weak woman, I only want to study black magic in peace. As long as I have the strength to protect myself, I don¡¯t want to participate in the interstellar war.¡± Brian asked Taylor a question. ¡°Taylor, you seem different today. Why do you keep sighing? If you¡¯re in trouble, just say it. There¡¯s no need to hide it.¡± ¡°I might even be able to help you.¡± Tyler had no choice but to come clean. ¡°We have indeed encountered some trouble recently, but even if I say it out loud, it will be very difficult for you to help me. After all, the distance between our planets is too far.¡± Before one had the ability to engage in superliminal travel, a distance of dozens of light years was a very long distance. If one traveled at sub-light speed¡­ ¡­ they would take about several galactic decades to reach their destination. It was said that while the grass grows, the horse starves. Several decades were a long time in the ever-changing universe. However, Brian¡¯s fleet now had complete mastery of superliminal travel technology. Thus, if they were fast enough, a distance of several dozen light years would only take several days of travelling. Taking Brian¡¯s fleet as an example, the navigation skills of his fleet were more advanced than that of the Bhutler civilization. As a result, Brian¡¯s fleet could reach Taylor¡¯s planet in at most two days by using spatial hyperdrive. Brian was well aware of his situation and was confident. Distance was not a problem for him. He spoke calmly. ¡°Tell me exactly what problem you encountered first. Even if I can¡¯t help you, I can share some of your burden.¡± Taylor smiled bitterly. ¡°Sigh, a Level 2 technological civilization has their eyes on the resources of Planet Las. They are trying to forcefully occupy the resources of Planet Las by signing a contract with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been dealing with people from that civilization over the last few days. I hope they¡¯ll give up on their extraction plans.¡± ¡°However, it doesn¡¯t seem to be of much use.¡± Taylor looked nervous. ¡°The emissary from this civilization is very strong. He hinted that if I didn¡¯t cooperate, he would use force. Currently, the Planet Las only consists of witches who practice elementary black magic. Thus, I¡¯m afraid that we¡¯re no match for them.¡± The more Taylor talked, the more she felt wronged. Two tears slowly slid down her face in front of Brian. She only wanted to stay on her starting planet and develop her civilization in silence. Why had she been targeted by an advanced civilization? Brian felt very dejected. The situation on Planet Las was almost exactly the same as the situation faced by the Helka civilization in the past. They had both encountered a powerful technological civilization. If Taylor didn¡¯t have any external help, there was no doubt on what would happen to the Las civilization. Just like the Helka civilization in the past, they would be defeated by the interstellar fleet and even treated as slaves. Furthermore, most of the soldiers on the fleet were thirsty men whose physical needs were not satisfied. Meanwhile, almost all the witches on Planet Las were young witches. It was easy to imagine what would happen to them. In the worst case scenario, even Taylor might be humiliated by the enemy leader. When Brian thought about this, he was instantly furious. After all, Taylor was the woman from Earth whom he admired! How could he let her fall into the hands of an alien? Brian remembered what Taylor had said and felt that the civilization she had mentioned was very familiar. Then, he suddenly asked her a question. ¡°Taylor, what is the name of that Level 2 technological civilization you mentioned?¡± Feeling helpless, Taylor replied to him reflexively. ¡°The Smonpabellen civilization from Region 14.¡± Chapter 38 Brian was surprised to hear this. ¡°The Smonpabellen civilization?¡± Wasn¡¯t that the civilization that drove the Bhutler civilization to Planet Bhutler? It was indeed a very powerful civilization. Brian had learned from Jack that the energy diamond, which had been offered by the leaders of Planet Terra, originally belonged to the Smonpabellen civilization. What a coincidence. Taylor listened to Brian and asked curiously. ¡°Mr. Brian, from the looks of it, you seem to have heard of this civilization?¡± Brian nodded and replied to her. ¡°The Bhutler civilization was once chased by the Smonpabellen civilization. A very long time ago, the Bhutlerian interstellar fleet was driven away to Planet Bhutler by the Smonpabellen interstellar fleet. After that, the Bhutler civilization invaded the Helka civilization.¡± Taylor uttered. ¡°This is truly a coincidence.¡± Brian replied to her. ¡°It can¡¯t be considered a coincidence. It¡¯s within expectations. After all, the Smonpabellen civilization is in Region 14 of the Model Galaxy, right beside Region 15 of the Model Galaxy. Furthermore, the Smonpabellen civilization is considered the strongest civilization in Region 14 and 15. Their fleet is all over Region 14 and the regions near Region 14.¡± ¡°Those who are powerful will naturally want to expand. If I were the Overlord of the Smonpabellen civilization, I would choose to do the same.¡± Taylor thought Brian had a point, but she didn¡¯t think Brian could help her. After all, Brian and Taylor were simply strangers. Taylor was just looking for Brian to chat with. She didn¡¯t expect Brian to save her. Her opponent was the powerful Smonpabellen civilization. Thus, Taylor changed the subject. ¡°How was your war with the full Bhutlerian fleet, and how did it end?¡± Brian shook his head in response. ¡°Right now, I have only destroyed a full fleet from the Bhutler civilization and have completely become the enemy of Planet Bhutler. This war will only end after I take down Planet Bhutler.¡± Taylor covered her mouth in shock. She gasped and looked incredulous. ¡°Are you kidding me? Did you really destroy a full Bhutlerian fleet? The Bhutler civilization is also very powerful and has defeated the Smonpabellen civilization several times on Planet Bhutler.¡± Brian laughed like a child. ¡°It was only by relying on some minor military strategies that I managed to defeat the full Bhutlerian fleet.¡± Taylor was shocked. ¡°Even if you relied on military strategies, you need to be very strong in order to defeat the entire Bhutlerian fleet, right?¡± Taylor spoke quickly. ¡°Brian, is your civilization strong enough to destroy a full fleet? Why is it developing so fast? A month ago, you were still worrying about defeating a full Bhutlerian fleet.¡± It was a full fleet from the Bhutler civilization. It could easily defeat Planet Las and enslave the Las civilization. It could even fight back against a fleet from the Smonpabellen civilization. It would be even easier for them to take over Ryan¡¯s Planet Malygos. Moreover, she had learned that a full fleet had at least 100 interstellar battleships. In other words, Brian definitely had more than 100 battleships. Otherwise, he would not have been able to completely destroy an entire fleet from Planet Bhutler. Brian listened to Taylor and seemed very helpless. ¡°Am I strong? My Helka civilization is only a Level 1 civilization. There are many Level 1 civilizations in the Model Galaxy, and they are not considered strong. Compared to a civilization like the Smonpabellen civilization that has developed for tens of thousands of years, the Helka civilization is not considered strong.¡± ¡°Regardless whether it is in terms of our technological foundation, our resource reserves, the number of planets that we have occupied, or our civilization level, the Smonpabellen civilization is stronger. Thus, compared to the higher-level civilizations in the distant star territories, my civilization is even weaker.¡± Taylor¡¯s hands trembled in shock. She and Brian were on completely different levels of experience. Brian was already paying attention to the advanced civilizations in distant star territories. Meanwhile, she was like a frog in a well, comparing herself with other planet overlords in Region 15. Taylor felt that Brian was very handsome at this moment, and that he had the aura of someone looking down on the world. Like Number One, she began to worship this god-like man before her. Taylor had even forgotten about her own business and was concerned about Brian. ¡°What do you plan to do next? Do you plan to lead your fleet to Planet Bhutler?¡± Brian looked serious. ¡°Of course I will head to Planet Bhutler and lead my fleet to completely destroy the Bhutler civilization and prevent future troubles!¡± ¡°After that, we will occupy all their subsidiary planets and gather a large amount of resources. Then, we will prepare to advance towards a Level 2 civilization. Right now, the Helka civilization is still too weak as a Level 1 civilization.¡± Taylor asked. ¡°How¡¯s the upgrade progress of your Interstellar Overlord Seal?¡± Brian said calmly. ¡°Ninety seven percent.¡± Taylor was pissed at Brian. Ninety seven percent? Wasn¡¯t he on the verge of advancing to a Level 2 civilization? It was no wonder that Brian¡¯s Helka civilization could easily defeat the entire S Battleship Fleet from Planet Bhutler. If this kind of strength was considered weak, then what about the Las civilization, which was barely a Level 1 civilization? Would the Las civilization be a trash civilization? Taylor felt an ostensibly modest, but in fact boastful aura from his words. Then, Taylor said sourly. ¡°With your current strength, you should be able to easily defeat Ryan¡¯s civilization. If he knows about your current strength, I¡¯m afraid he won¡¯t be able to sleep soundly at night.¡± A look of contempt crossed Taylor¡¯s face at the mention of Ryan. She didn¡¯t even want to bring up that man. After all, she¡¯d been harassed by Ryan so many times that she couldn¡¯t resist saying a few bad things about Ryan to Brian. ¡°After that unhappy incident, he contacted me many times.¡± ¡°He wanted to use me as a mediator and resume good relations with you, but I couldn¡¯t get in touch with you. As a result, I was harassed by that man many times.¡± Brian smiled calmly and said. ¡°I didn¡¯t pay any attention to that last incident. Tell him I don¡¯t care, and that I don¡¯t have time to go to Planet Malygos to find him now either.¡± Taylor was surprised. ¡°Back then, Ryan was crazy and created trouble for you. Aren¡¯t you going to teach him a lesson? He¡¯s so annoying. You might as well take over his Planet Malygos and leave him no time to harass me again.¡± Taylor had always thought that Brian would bear a grudge against Ryan and send his interstellar fleet to attack Ryan¡¯s Planet Malygos. Thus, she did not expect that Brian would have a nonchalant attitude towards him. Brian had a strange smile on his face as he continued. ¡°Of course I won¡¯t let him off!¡± ¡°Ryan¡¯s Planet Malygos is only two light years away from me. That¡¯s too close. Regardless of whether or not Ryan has caused me any trouble, I¡¯m not giving him time to develop.¡± Chapter 39 ¡°The potential of Planet Malygos in the later stages is enormous. If we don¡¯t deal with them in the early stages, they will become a powerful enemy in the future.¡± ¡°Thus, we must destroy the Malygos civilization.¡± ¡°However, attacking the Bhutler civilization is of a higher priority than dealing with the Malygos civilization.¡± ¡°When I take down Planet Bhutler, I¡¯ll go back and get rid of this annoying man, Ryan, for you.¡± Taylor was very glad to hear that from Brian. ¡°You have a point. Thank you, Brian.¡± Taylor¡¯s melancholic face was now radiant. ¡°I suddenly feel like the trouble I¡¯m in is nothing compared to the trouble that Ryan¡¯s civilization is going to face. After all, you¡¯re going to destroy them.¡± Brian spoke. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped. Ryan¡¯s planet is so close to my planet. Thus, his planet is destined to be destroyed by me. I can only say that his luck is too bad. It was difficult for him to become the chairman of the Region 15 Interstellar Alliance, but he met me.¡± Taylor uttered. ¡°I really envy your technological civilization. The rate of development in the early stages is astonishing. After you destroy the Bhutler civilization, you won¡¯t have any enemies in Region 15 of the Model Galaxy, right? Then, you can focus on developing your civilization, unlike me who has to face the danger of being eliminated by the Smonpabellen civilization¡­¡± Brian denied Taylor¡¯s claim. ¡°That won¡¯t happen. After all, my technological civilization severely lacks resources. I can¡¯t stay in one place to develop my civilization in peace.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, my next plan is to attack the Smonpabellen civilization.¡± Taylor was shocked. ¡°What!¡± Upon hearing Brian¡¯s words, Taylor¡¯s eyes lit up. An indescribable feeling welled up in her heart. She didn¡¯t know if Brian had made a plan to attack Smonpabellen in the future because of her. However, she was too embarrassed to ask. Whatever Brian¡¯s motives were, as long as he could defeat the Smonpabellen civilization, Taylor¡¯s Planet Las would be safe. Then, Taylor probed further. ¡°Brian, are you going to take over my Planet Las in the future?¡± Brian¡¯s answer was extremely straightforward. Brian planned to dominate the entire Model Galaxy. Planet Las was not too far away from his Planet Helka either. In addition, Taylor was the overlord of this sexy planet, which would speed up the development of Planet Las. The potential of Taylor¡¯s Las civilization in the later stages was also enormous. Perhaps it would even surpass Brian¡¯s technological civilization one day. It would threaten Brian¡¯s technological civilization. Thus, Brian would not allow this potential threat to continue existing. Furthermore, Planet Las was a magical civilization. Thus, the resources on Planet Las were much more abundant compared to the resources on the technological civilization planets that had been mined. Thus, even if the technological Helka civilization did not occupy it, there would be other technological civilizations that would covet the resources on Planet Las, such as the Smonpabellen civilization. Although Brian admired Taylor, that wasn¡¯t enough to make him give up Planet Las. After all, he was not a gentleman who cared for women. Taylor was very shocked. ¡°Brian, you¡¯re too tyrannical. What¡¯s the difference between what you¡¯re doing and what the Smonpabellen civilization is doing now?¡± Taylor¡¯s fondness for Brian instantly faded. Brian displayed his poker face again. ¡°Taylor, it¡¯s not that I¡¯m tyrannical. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m responsible for my civilization. Since I¡¯ve become a planet overlord, I have to protect everyone on the planet who trusts me. Furthermore, they say that attack is the best defense. Instead of waiting for other civilizations to attack my civilization, it¡¯s better to nip potential enemies in the bud.¡± ¡°In addition, Taylor, I have to correct your thinking. The Model Galaxy is different from Earth. No one in this galaxy knows how to be benevolent. Thus, your strategy of peaceful development won¡¯t work during this time. In interstellar wars, strength speaks louder than words. Without strength, you will be restricted everywhere and even surviving will be a problem.¡± Taylor uttered. ¡°The Smonpabellen civilization is the most powerful civilization in this star region. If you want to attack my Planet Las, you must first defeat the Smonpabellen civilization. I¡¯m afraid that your interstellar conquest won¡¯t go smoothly.¡± Brian laughed. ¡°I will defeat the Smonpabellen civilization. There¡¯s no doubt about that.¡± Taylor asked. ¡°What would you do if I don¡¯t agree to let you take Planet Las?¡± Brian spoke. ¡°I will do the same thing as I will do to the Smonpabellen civilization.¡± Taylor¡¯s face was ashen. She understood what Brian meant. If she disobeyed, Brian would use force. ¡°We¡¯ve known each other for a long time. How can you attack a friend¡¯s planet?¡± Brian continued to speak. ¡°It¡¯s precisely because we¡¯re friends that I¡¯m giving you an additional choice. When the time comes, you can choose to merge the Las civilization with the Helka civilization. At that time, you won¡¯t have to worry about the safety of the witches on your planet.¡± Brian said something else that made Taylor sad. ¡°Furthermore, you¡¯ve only met me a few times. You¡¯re just an ordinary friend of mine.¡± Taylor stomped her foot in anger. Then, Brian rose and smiled. ¡°You don¡¯t have to think about things that are so far away. After all, I won¡¯t attack Planet Las until I have enough energy to do so. Furthermore, traveling will also consume a lot of energy. Thus, at present, I won¡¯t do anything that isn¡¯t cost-effective.¡± Travelling thousands of light years to conquer a low-leveled civilization was meaningless to Brian. He had to conquer the nearest planet first. Then, he would quickly gather resources, expand his interstellar fleet, and steadily develop the power of his civilization. ¡°You unromantic man. You¡¯ve made me very unhappy today.¡± ¡°Goodbye, loathsome man!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Taylor exited the spatial black hole and returned to Planet Las. Brian spoke to himself. ¡°What a snobbish woman.¡± Brian¡¯s affection for Taylor dropped a lot as well. Now, Brian¡¯s technological Helka civilization was more powerful than it had been before he had fought Jack¡¯s fleet. After the construction of the several hundred medium-sized 6,000-meter corvettes was completed, it was almost certain that the remaining two full fleets from the Bhutler civilization would be destroyed. ¡°In another galactic month, the strength of my civilization will increase by a lot. Then, the Bhutler Civilization will definitely become my stepping stone.¡± Brian didn¡¯t linger for long. He quickly exited the spatial black hole as well. After returning to Planet Terra, Brian continued to practice the Terra Body Arts. The gene potion gave him the potential to advance to a Level 15 lifeform. However, if he wanted to become a Level 15 lifeform, he would have to work hard on his own. ¡­ At this moment, the Bhutler civilization was extremely chaotic. This was because the people living on Planet Bhutler received an extremely sad piece of news. The entire S Battleship Fleet had been defeated by the Helkan fleet. The process of the battle was not complicated. After the S Battleship Fleet lost a large number of interstellar warships in the interstellar war, Captain Jack simply chose to surrender to the Helka civilization. Chapter 40 This piece of news shocked the entire Bhutler civilization. It was unbelievable and unacceptable. The upper echelons of Planet Bhutler even suspected that this was a piece of fake news. Ever since the S Battleship Fleet was established, they had never lost before. However, this time, they actually lost. The most unacceptable thing was that their opponent was the Helka civilization which they had colonized. However, the Helka civilization used the communication system on the S Battleship Fleet to send news that the Helka civilization was asking for a ransom. It was only then that the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler only confirmed that the S Battleship Fleet had been defeated. Furthermore, Captain Jack had surrendered voluntarily. After the news spread¡­ The citizens of Planet Bhutler were enraged. Countless Bhutlerians walked onto the streets, shouting a slogan to head to Planet Helka. They did not know the current strength of the Helka civilization. Based on their intuition alone, they believed that the Helka civilization would definitely suffer heavy losses after this interstellar war. After all, they had inflicted damage on the enemy, but suffered a comparable level of damage themselves. It was impossible for nothing to happen to the Helkan fleet. Thus, as long as the upper echelons of Bhutler sent another interstellar fleet to Planet Helka, they would definitely be able to heavily damage Planet Helka and obtain victory. However, the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler ignored the demagogues. After all, the Bhutler civilization only had three full fleets. However, Jack¡¯s S Battleship Fleet had been wiped out. Meanwhile, the remaining two fleets also had to guard against a sneak attack by the Smonpabellen civilization. If the remaining two fleets were also destroyed by the Helka civilization¡­ ¡­ then, the Bhutler civilization would not be far from destruction. However, if they only sent one fleet, the fleet that had been sent over would most likely be annihilated, just like the S Battleship Fleet. The upper echelons of Planet Bhutler did not know how powerful the current Helka civilization was. However, they knew that since the Helka civilization was able to defeat the entire S Battleship Fleet, they were definitely not weak. Furthermore, not a single person from the fleet had escaped. Even someone as stubborn as Jack had surrendered. As a result, the upper echelons of Planet Bhutler did not dare to act rashly. After careful deliberation, the leaders of the Bhutler civilization made their decision. They would negotiate with the Helka civilization. They hoped to redeem the full S Battleship Fleet from the Helka civilization through negotiations. After all, building a full fleet was not easy. Not only did it consume a lot of resources, but it also cost a lot to train the fleet operators. If they did not redeem the fleet, it would take many, many years to rebuild another full fleet. In the interstellar war, time was the most precious resource. Sometimes, victory would be decided in a very short period of time. If they lost the S Battleship Fleet, the fleets of the Bhutler civilization would enter a period where their strength would be cut off. After all, there would be no interstellar battleship fleets for expeditions. Therefore, in order to redeem the fleet, the upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization were willing to pay a sufficient price. ¡°We underestimated the Helka civilization too much back then. That¡¯s why we failed.¡± ¡°The annihilation of the entire S Battleship Fleet was mainly due to Jack. He must have made a wrong decision which brought the fleet into a quagmire of defeat. However, we also made a mistake by rashly sending a full fleet over before confirming the strength of Helka civilization.¡± ¡°If you had listened to me and sent three full interstellar fleets over back then, we definitely would not have been as passive as we are now. We might even have taken back Planet Helka.¡± ¡°You¡¯re pretending to be a smart person in retrospect. Now that we¡¯ve lost, what¡¯s the point of saying all that?¡± ¡°There is a need to negotiate with the Helka civilization and retrieve the stolen S Battleship Fleet at all costs.¡± ¡°Establish communication with the Helka civilization now. I want to talk to their superiors.¡± ¡­ On Planet Terra¡­ At the military base¡­ Number One hurried into Brian¡¯s office. ¡°Overlord!¡± After seeing Brian, Number One hurriedly spoke. ¡°We have received a communication request from the headquarters of Planet Bhutler.¡± Brian had expected this. After all, no internal news about the defeat of a full Bhutlerian fleet had been sent back. The upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization must be very anxious. Number One spoke. ¡°The upper echelons of the Bhutler civilization probably want to negotiate with you to redeem their battleships and fleet soldiers.¡± Bob sneered. ¡°Their plan is going to fail. After all, everyone from the entire S Battleship Fleet is dead except for Jack. Meanwhile, it¡¯s even more impossible to return the battleship to them. As for Captain Jack¡­¡± Jack spoke hastily. ¡°Now that I¡¯ve joined the Helka civilization and am loyal to the Overlord, it¡¯s impossible for me to return to the Bhutler civilization.¡± Brian smiled. ¡°If possible, it¡¯s not a bad idea to cheat them of some ransom money.¡± Number One didn¡¯t understand what Brian was saying. It took her a second to realize what he meant. It was only then that she realized what had happened and started laughing. ¡°Number One, agree to the communication request. Link me up with the communication signal.¡± ¡°Yes, Overlord.¡± The communication signal was picked up. Then, Number One and the others tactfully retreated. He turned on the photon computer and the holographic image of a Bhutlerian appeared in front of Brian. This Bhutlerian was the leader of the higher-ups in the Bhutler civilization. ¡°Are you the Overlord of Helka civilization? Not bad. You¡¯re much younger than I thought.¡± Brian nodded and said coldly. ¡°Are you the leader of the Bhutler civilization? You¡¯re much older than I thought.¡± The leader of the Bhutler civilization fell silent, as though he was forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart. A moment later¡­ The Bhutlerian leader spoke. ¡°Now, as the leader of the Bhutler Civilization, I guarantee that as long as you release the soldiers of the S Battleship Fleet and return all the battleships from the fleet, the Bhutler civilization will be able to sign a nonaggression pact with the Helka civilization. Then, we will jointly manage Region 15 of the Model Galaxy.¡± ¡°You have to be clear that you are the defeated party. Your conditions are of no benefit to the Helka civilization. You want us to return the entire fleet? Dream on! Without 10 billion tons of energy crystals and 20 billion tons of mineral resources, you can forget about asking me to return the fleet.¡± ¡°Ten billion tons? This is robbery! Even the Bhutler civilization doesn¡¯t have so many resources. Sorry, but we can¡¯t accept your conditions.¡± Brian sneered. ¡°Compared to the actions of Planet Bhutler, this is not considered robbery at all. At most, it would be considered demanding for the resources that the Bhutler civilization snatched away from the Helka civilization.¡± The Bhutlerian leader angrily shouted. ¡°That¡¯s nonsense. Since you have no sincerity, then the Bhutler civilization will treat the Helka civilization as an enemy force. The war will continue forever until one side completely disappears from the Model Galaxy.¡± Brian replied to him. ¡°In my opinion, Planet Bhutler is even more insincere. You did not want to pay any price to redeem your fleet at the beginning, and now, you are threatening the Helka civilization. The Helka civilization is a civilization that yearns for peace. If you insist on engaging in war, the Helka civilization will not be afraid of war.¡± The Bhutlerian leader had an extremely displeased expression. His eyebrows furrowed into a knot. ¡°You want too many resources. We don¡¯t have that many.¡± ¡°However, we have two subsidiary planets that we can temporarily rent to Planet Helka.¡± Brian raised his eyebrows in disdain. ¡°Which two planets?¡± ¡°Planet Wyatt and Planet Harrison. Planet Wyatt and Planet Harrison have a lot of resources, including the resources that you want. You just need to arrange for people to mine them.¡± ¡°I refuse.¡± Brian shook his head. The other party was obviously treating him as a fool. Then, the Bhutlerian leader grew even angrier. ¡°I can¡¯t even rent you two planets? Let me give you a piece of advice: Young man, sometimes being overly greedy isn¡¯t a good thing.¡±