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?”