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.”