All the armies gathered together, forming a massive fleet that escorted all the Kunde Race spaceships toward Planet Lighthouse.
The densely packed battleships dragged the hyperdrive streamers in a dense formation. Their exhaust flames complemented each other as if they had formed a moving sea of light, setting off bright waves in the dark universe.
The dynasty's battleships were mainly scattered around the periphery. In the middle of the encirclement were tens of millions of Kunde Race spaceships, carrying the entire Kunde Race population.
The weapons on the spaceships were all unloaded, and the power of the energy core was limited to the lowest level to ensure that the spaceships could operate. The thin shield was easily broken, and the spaceships were completely taken over by the dynasty's soldiers. These Kunde Race spaceships had been modified into prison spaceships.
The Kunde Race flagship had been the most thoroughly modified. The cabin had been turned into a prison, and all the facilities had been removed. It had changed from a heavy industrial style to a minimalist style. Basically, only the load-bearing walls were left.
The command hall had already been taken over by the dynasty's soldiers, and two remote projections appeared in the hall. They were Han Xiao and Tarrokov.
"Greetings, commander-in-chief."
The moment the two of them came online, the greetings of the dynasty's soldiers could be heard.
Han Xiao was just in time. Old Tarrokov had already announced the plan of patrolling the captives, and the soldiers on the spaceship were all waiting to welcome him.
The high-ranking dynasty officers of the various armies were also present, and they had all brought their adjutants with them.
"Thank you for your hard work." Tarrokov smiled and nodded with a friendly attitude.
These young elite officers were the future stars of the dynasty's military, and they would be the successors of the old generals. Seeing that the dynasty had so many talents, Tarrokov felt gratified.
Han Xiao looked at the officers present and could not help but raise his eyebrows.
Woah, all of them are big shots!
A group of future generals and military bigwigs stood in front of him, waiting to be inspected. It felt as though a group of people had walked down from the portraits on the wall of the dynasty's exhibition hall.
Because he knew the future identities of these people, Han Xiao felt that this scene was very meaningful and could not help but want to take a group photo with them.
"Your Excellency Black Star, you're here too."
Teny was among them, and he greeted with a smile. It was clear that he was in a good mood.
"We meet again." Han Xiao nodded. Seeing that all the officers were looking over, he simply said in a clear voice, "Congratulations on winning this war. It is the Empire's honor to have such outstanding military talents."
The effect of an AoE PY attack was extraordinary!
Black Star's status was there for all to see. Although he was an ally, in terms of status, he now surpassed this group of young elite generals who had yet to reach their peak.
No one disliked compliments. Hearing the big shot's praise, everyone's face revealed a smile of flattery.
"You're too kind. The information provided by His Excellency Black Star is the cornerstone of our victory. In terms of contribution, you're the one with the greatest contribution."
"What we did was all manual labor. His Excellency Black Star's contribution was the main reason why we won this war so easily."
It was impolite not to reciprocate. Some people immediately began to flatter each other. Of course, there were also some cold and taciturn officers who didn't open their mouths and only nodded in agreement.
Han Xiao responded with a smile. Suddenly, he paused and locked his eyes on the adjutant beside a dynasty general. It was Gaud, who had a subtle smile on his face.
"Hmm? You are …"
He narrowed his eyes and sized this person up. He did not have any impression of this person.
Seeing this, Gaud smiled and took the initiative to speak. "I've heard a lot about you, Your Excellency Black Star."
"Let's get to know each other. This is Gaud, one of the Supers that the dynasty is nurturing. I heard that he survived the Primordial Psionic Energy explosion. He's very outstanding." Tarrokov introduced him to Han Xiao with a smile.
"Hello, Gaud."
Hearing this, Han Xiao casually greeted him and secretly entered the quantum network. He opened the dynasty's internal interface, logged into his account, and searched for Gaud's information in the dynasty's military.
He was already used to checking someone's information the moment he met them.
With his authority, it was not a problem for him to search for the basic information of some dynasty members.
The next second, Gaud's information popped up in his mind. Han Xiao browsed through it and saw that Gaud's clean military record was recorded. There did not seem to be any problems.
He swiped down, and just as he was about to look at the more detailed information, a warning of insufficient authority popped up on the interface.
"Can't see? It seems like he's rather important. "
Han Xiao would not be so bored as to cause the upper echelons to be unhappy by hacking into the dynasty's network. He closed the interface and fell into deep thought.
Old Tower said that Gaud was on the list of Supers to be nurtured? With the size of the dynasty, the nurturing targets were basically all Beyond Grade A seeds or even Beyond Grade As. There were two types of Supers that were nurtured. One was that they had special abilities, and the other was that they had outstanding potential. This fellow was at most a Calamity Grade Super. Since he was able to survive the Primordial Psionic Energy explosion, he was clearly a prisoner. Every Kunde Race citizen felt a huge difference in their hearts.
After patrolling the citizens, the two of them arrived at the area where the upper echelons were locked up. They stood outside the interrogation room of the Kunde Race leader and observed him through the window.
Although he was now a prisoner, the Kunde Race leader sat upright and maintained his composure. He closed his eyes and rested in the interrogation room alone.
After glancing at the Kunde Race leader, Han Xiao turned to Old Tower and said, "I'll just listen when you're interrogating him later."
The one in charge of the interrogation was Old Tower. He was only there to take a look, and the Kunde Race leader most likely did not recognize him.
Tarrokov nodded, indicating that he had no objections. He then gestured to the soldier beside him.
"Open the door."
…
In the interrogation room, the Kunde Race leader sat upright in his seat.
He was not as calm as he looked on the surface, but he had to pretend to be calm. In his eyes, he represented the final dignity of the Kunde Race.
Swoosh!
The door slid open, and the Kunde Race leader opened his eyes. He saw two figures walking in.
One of them was the enemy commander, Tarrokov, whom he had seen before. The other person was a stranger to him. He was wearing a luxurious black windbreaker with golden patterns. From the way he was wearing it, it was obvious that he was a big shot. He had no idea where he came from.
"This is the second time we've met." Tarrokov quickly entered his state and said with a straight face, "We have already fulfilled our promise and did not carry out a massacre. You have to tell me everything you know, including your thoughts and logic when you made the decision and the reason why you attacked us. Remember, your answer will affect how we deal with you. It's best if you don't hide anything, or I won't be the one to regret it."
The Virtual Technology allowed them to obtain information from the other party, but they would not be able to know what the other party was thinking. This was the main point of today's interrogation.
The Kunde Race leader knew that this would happen sooner or later, and he did not dare hide anything. At the same time, there was no point in hiding anything. He explained everything with a heavy heart.
While listening to the other party's explanation, Tarrokov continued to type in the report from time to time. Han Xiao leaned over to take a look and saw a few words such as' xenophobia ',' native arrogance ',' vengeful culture ', and' coexistence discomfort '.
These are not good terms … He blinked.
This interrogation report could very well affect the dynasty's final decision on how to deal with the Kunde Race, and these words were undoubtedly dangerous.
After a while, the Kunde Race leader finally came to an end.
"Your arrival has taken away our space for development. Thus, we would rather look for a new home where we will not be disturbed than coexist with you. This will only cause us to experience a long period of passive competition, and the development of our civilization will be limited."
Upon hearing this, Tarrokov nodded and could not be bothered to hide anything. "You're right. We will never allow you to rise."
There were not many civilizations that were saints. The Red Empire did not develop the Flickering World with the intention of benefiting the masses. They did not have any intention of allowing the natives to rise. The kindness they showed was only to leave some space for the natives to continue living.
To most of the backward natives, this was not a bad thing. The three Universal Civilizations used the galactic society to assimilate them, which was equivalent to them receiving advanced education. However, to a civilization like the Kunde Race that had a certain scale and had already begun exploring the galaxy, this was an undeniable disaster.
The three Universal Civilizations were not interested in nurturing more natives who coveted their position, so they would definitely suppress the development of the natives.
From the bottom of their hearts, the Red Empire did not hate the Kunde Race for starting a war. It was perfectly justifiable for them to use force to conquer the other party's civilization.
"But …" Tarrokov suddenly changed the topic. "Now that things have come to this, I think you should have understood that the fallen spaceship you obtained was provided by some of our opponents. Their goal is to use you as a tool to deal with us.
"Their information contains real technology that can be used to increase your strength. However, while the technology is real, the information about the Crimson Dynasty is a bunch of lies. They did not tell you what level of strength the Crimson Dynasty possesses and purposely made you think that you have the strength to fight them.
That spaceship is like a poisonous fruit. Under the sweetness of the advanced technology, there is a fatal poison.
"Thus, to you, obtaining psionic energy, hyperdrive, stargate, and other technologies is equivalent to closing the gap between the two sides. You think that you have the same weapons as us. It's like an ancient person fighting a modern person with a cold weapon in their hands. Although the era is different, the outcome of the battle is still uncertain. However, the truth is that the weapons in our hands exceed yours by several iterations. It's like you are still waving your sword, but we have already destroyed you and your planet with a Star Destroyer Cannon.
"As you can see, we originally had the possibility of coexisting peacefully. Although you will lose the space to grow, you can at least ensure the independence of your civilization. Sometimes, compromising is not a bad choice."
Upon hearing this, the Kunde Race leader shook his head and said with a deep voice.
"Watching our path be blocked without doing anything is not the way of the Kunde Race. We would rather take a gamble."
"Well said. A civilization without ambition has no future. I understand that you are unwilling to give up your home."
Tarrokov did not object and nodded with praise. He then softened his tone and shook his head. "However, your only mistake is to choose the wrong opponent."
The Kunde Race leader lowered his head.
He did not regret his choice, and his heart was still filled with hatred.
However, what he hated the most was not the Red Empire but the mastermind who had used the Kunde Race as a tool!
In his eyes, they were the ones who had screwed over their entire race!
"Alright, let's stop here. Thank you for your cooperation."
At this moment, Tarrokov stood up and called out to Han Xiao before preparing to leave the interrogation room.
"Wait a moment!"
The Kunde Race leader suddenly said with a deep voice.
"You won't actually destroy us. Instead, you plan to rear us, right?"
"Oh, that is indeed a possibility … However, we will not use the physical method that you guys used to castrate our intelligence. At most, we will attack from the cultural aspect."
The Kunde Race leader understood and took a deep breath. "Thus … I will definitely die, right?"
Tarrokov paused for a moment before he nodded. "You're a symbol that allows people to vent their anger. You're a target that will be despised by our people. You're a lesson that will be left in history. You're a good propaganda tool."
Han Xiao shook his head upon hearing this.
Thankfully, he could understand what these people were saying.
If the dynasty chose to change their culture, they would have to choose a puppet to lead the Kunde Race. However, the puppet would definitely not be this Kunde Race leader.
This fellow's purpose would be to be used as a puppet by the dynasty to put on a show of throwing the blame away.
This show would end with him being executed.
"I understand. I have to take responsibility for my mistakes. I do not care if my name is cursed." The Kunde Race leader was already prepared to die. "I can fully cooperate with you guys in this show, but I have two requests … Don't look at me like that. I know that I do not have the right to make any requests, but I can only say them to you. Just treat them as my last wishes."
"… Then, speak."
"First, we have already surrendered, and it is fine to kill me. However, I hope that the rest of my race will be taken care of and not die. Second …"
The Kunde Race leader's tone suddenly became sinister. "I want the mastermind who made use of us to pay the price!"
As he said that, Tarrokov acted as though he did not hear anything and turned around to leave.
Seeing that, the Kunde Race leader lowered his head.
He was clear that the other party would not accept his request. However, this might be his last chance to speak, and he did not have a choice.
Right at this moment, a black figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
The Kunde Race leader raised his head and saw the man in black, who had not said a single word, walking toward him and looking down at him.
However, what he heard next almost made him jump up in shock. He even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
"I will accept your request."
“！！”
The Kunde Race leader was stunned.
Tarrokov stopped in his tracks and turned around with a look of shock in his eyes.
Han Xiao remained calm and continued speaking.
"I will report to the dynasty to settle your race in my territory and take care of them. As for making the mastermind pay the price, it is not difficult either."
He was someone who would not do anything without benefits. When the Kunde Race leader mentioned his last wish, a new mission had popped up on his interface.
The moment he saw the requirements and rewards, Han Xiao made up his mind. He was going to accept this mission!
"Who are you?"
Hearing that, the Kunde Race leader could not help but ask about Han Xiao's background.
"You can call me Black Star. As for who I am … Oh, my title is a little long, and you probably won't understand what it means. How about this? You only need to know one thing …"
Han Xiao smiled.
"I alone can destroy your entire civilization."
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