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Chapter 391 You Have No Right to Choose

Compared with the bishop-level pioneer who was a member of the royal family who drove the battleship into the solar system mightily, Mesti now looks much more desolate.

He is only wearing a white loose dress. In addition to the special shackles on his four arms and feet, there is also an electronic shackle tied to his neck. If he has any changes in the ship, it can be ended with a simple operation. his life.

It can be said that in terms of security, Lei Zhan has done a very good job.

The main purpose this time is to go to the Pioneer Star, which is the hometown of Mesti, and no one can guarantee whether the other party will use any tricks.

The precautions that should be done must not be less.

For Lei Zhan, as the commander of the Alliance's First Fleet, he was selected to participate in the expedition against the Herald Empire. He definitely didn't want to have any problems in his hands and live up to Xu Lei's expectations of him.

So when he received the task of bringing Mesti, he was very caring.

He was even in charge of most of the things himself.

Compared with Lei Zhan's cautiousness, Xu Lei was obviously much more relaxed when he saw Mesti again.

I don't think the other party has any other thoughts.

Not to mention whether Mesti, as a member of the royal family, has been captured by the solar system for so many years, will the Herald Empire recognize his identity?

After all, in the eyes of other pioneers, his behavior seriously damaged the face of the pioneer empire.

must face punishment.

From the fact that Fogli led the fleet to invade the solar system again, the attitude towards Mesti can be seen.

Even his own relatives don't want him to live, so it would be strange if he could get well after returning to the Pioneer Empire.

Mesti is very aware of the rules of the Herald Empire, and believes that he will have a clear judgment in his heart, and will not do something that would bring about his own death.

You must know that he is a pioneer who is very afraid of death.

Xu Lei has no doubts about this.

When Mesti chose to surrender to humans, there were more than 100 of them, including the ordinary pioneers around him. Finally, with his approval, they were all sent to the Future Science and Technology Research Department for research by Qin Xiaoman and other relevant scientists.

In this way, the reason for the long lifespan of the pioneers is deciphered, and the overall lifespan of human beings is improved.

And research immunity to damage from dead matter.

As for the final result, everyone is happy. Not only did human beings develop gene-optimized medicines that can prolong life and alleviate aging, but they also successfully immunized against the dead substances developed by the pioneer empire, and successfully returned to Earth, the home planet of human civilization.

But it has to be said that in this process, the torture and suffering these pioneers suffered is undoubtedly unimaginable.

Even though Qin Xiaoman and the others have prepared various countermeasures, there will still be many pioneers who choose to take the initiative to end their lives during the period.

In order to repent for the act of invading the solar system.

And before the fleet led by Fogli enters the solar system again, the only remaining pioneer is Mesti himself. If he still has the protection of the face of the pioneer empire in his heart, he may have made the same move as the other pioneers. s Choice.

But in fact he didn't.

From this point of view alone, it is understandable for Fogli to want to kill him.

However, it was Mesti's concept that successfully made Xu Lei see the merits.

Bringing such a bishop-level pioneer with a high status in the pioneer empire may greatly reduce the difficulty of the alliance fleet attacking the pioneer empire. He will naturally not let go of this potential possibility.

In addition, he brought Mesti with him for another purpose.

That is the follow-up management of the pioneer galaxy.

Since the solar system has spent such a high price and dispatched two star destroyers and nine battleships, it is definitely not a trivial matter. They came to make trouble for the Herald Empire and went home directly.

In Xu Lei's thoughts.

If you want to fight, just hit once and for all.

Completely destroy the Herald Empire civilization.

At that time, the solar system will send a fleet to station the pioneer star, making it a subsidiary star system of the solar system.

Anyway, the solar system will soon have its own secondary stargate. At that time, the two galaxies can communicate with each other, and there is no need to span such a distant galaxy, so the matter of the subsidiary galaxy is absolutely feasible.

And with the resource support of the pioneer galaxy, the solar system will develop even more rapidly.

It may be able to impact the third-level civilization in a very short period of time.

It becomes a star system on par with Seitan in the Orion spiral arm.

But in order to maintain the stability of the pioneer empire, in addition to sending a fleet to deter and suppress, it is best to support a puppet to come out.

Judging from the current situation, Mesti is undoubtedly the best candidate.

The premise is that he is willing to serve the solar system.

The total number of people in the main pioneer empire exceeds tens of billions, and it is impossible for Xu Lei to kill them all, which is not conducive to the development of the two galaxies.

Replenishment of resources to the solar system could not be achieved.

"Bishop Mesti, we meet again, how is life in our solar system during these times?"

Xu Lei saw Mosti approaching him at a distance of about ten meters and stood still. He immediately opened his mouth and opened the conversation first, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt murderous.

After so many years of tempering and precipitation, Mesti's arrogance was ground to dust early on, and it disappeared with the wind without leaving any traces. At this time, facing Xu Lei's inquiry, he was very calm.

After a pause for a few seconds, he uttered a few words in the pioneer language.

"Why ask knowingly."

Perhaps using his own civilized language was his last stubbornness.

Xu Lei was not angry about this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and motioned to the crew next to him to bring a chair, and after the other party sat down calmly, he continued: "Let me first say sorry, this time I didn't let you and My brother, but you don't have to worry, we will reach the pioneer galaxy soon."

"If you're talking about Fogli, you don't need to mention it anymore." Mesti interrupted Xu Lei's words directly after hearing the sound, and then said with emotion: "I really didn't expect an unknown weak civilization , was able to get the help of Saitan in a short period of time, it seems that this time will be the end of the pioneer empire."

Facts have proved that Mesti has a very thorough view of the current situation.

The moment he saw the two Star Destroyers, he knew that the Herald Empire had hit the iron plate this time.

When the fleet of the solar system arrives, it will inevitably have an extremely tragic ending.

It's a pity that as a member of the royal family of the pioneer empire, he knew that his homeland was about to be destroyed, but he could only watch helplessly.

There is no way.

But who can blame this?
Murderers are always killed.

Since he decided to take action against the solar system, he should have prepared himself for revenge.

From a certain point of view, Mesti is completely open now. As long as he can save his life and continue to live, it doesn't make any difference whether he is still living in the pioneer empire.

Xu Lei was quite satisfied with Mesti's answer.

It was followed by two additional points in detail.

"You're right. We sent the fleet to the pioneer galaxy this time to destroy the civilization of the pioneer empire. However, the solar system can grow to the extent it is today, and it depends on your help."

"With my help?" Mesti was full of doubts.

Although he doesn't know much about Seitan, he also knows that this is the most powerful civilization in the entire Orion spiral arm.

In addition, the planet and life structure they are on are relatively special, and they are not very close to a certain intelligent civilization. Even the supported Green Star is only allocated more crystal core resources, which can be mass-produced Various warships.

But the solar system is still at the first level, not to mention that it was not registered with the Galactic Civilization Administration at all.

But under such circumstances, Star Seitan actually supported three large star destroyers. I believe that any civilization in the galaxy will be very surprised when they learn about this, and cannot believe such a result.

After all, large star destroyers are extremely important strategic weapons even for level three civilizations, and the number of them is limited.

Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to give it up for other civilizations to use.

There are three more in particular.

Although he couldn't imagine this matter, he couldn't even imagine that it would have anything to do with him.

With his brain spinning rapidly, he even began to wonder if Xu Lei was digging some kind of hole for him, and his face immediately turned down.

I am afraid that this trip will be my own death.

The main reason is that he endured such a long period of experimental torture, and finally saw the light of day again. If he died like this without enjoying himself for a while, he would really feel sorry for himself and not worth it.

I couldn't think of any reason, so I had to take the bait and respond proactively: "Mr. Xu should stop joking with me. I will never intervene in the grievances between your civilization and the pioneer empire. Now I just want to live a good life." .”

Noticing the change in Mesti's expression, Xu Lei didn't bother to continue showing off. The next second, he stood up directly and walked towards Mesti, while explaining: "Actually, I can reach a deal with Saitan Star, so that Saitan Star can agree to it. The help of the solar system depends entirely on the live gold you contributed back then."

Xu Lei was right in saying this.

If he hadn't fused with that living gold, he wouldn't have received Xi Shuo's attention, and there would be a lot less things to do in the future.

If you look at the problem from this angle, Mesti has indeed contributed a lot.

After listening to these words, Mesti calmed down a lot, and didn't seem to take this matter too seriously.

Because in his opinion, he took the initiative to take out the living gold to save his own life, and didn't think too much about it later. What's more, although living gold is good, it has almost no effect on carbon-based life forms.

It can only be said that the goddess of fate favors Xu Lei and the solar system.

After figuring this out, Mesti laughed at himself: "I'm just a prisoner of your solar system right now, I can't bear this honor."

But as soon as the words fell, Xu Lei's familiar voice sounded next to his ears.

"I can give you a choice. With the support of our solar system, you will be the new king of the Herald Empire and become a subsidiary galaxy of the solar system. How about it? Isn't this a wonderful choice?"

"Help me become the new king?!" Mesti's pupils quivered when he heard the sound.

Never thought that I would have such an opportunity.

From a traitor who was despised by his compatriots to directly becoming the new king of the empire, it was simply unthinkable.

But it was precisely because of this unbelievable feeling that he dared not agree easily.

After thinking for a few seconds, he slowly spit out: "Then what if I choose to refuse?"

"I just gave you a choice, and it's up to you whether you agree or not in the end." Xu Lei was not surprised by Mesti's answer at all, with a smile on his face all the time: "It's just that we think that the pioneer empire is worthless, and we will directly adopt a A simpler and more convenient way."

Although the tone of his speech was extremely calm, Mesti asked in a daze, sweating coldly: "How many plasma cannons do you think it takes to completely destroy your pioneer empire?"

Xu Lei has always been decisive.

If you really can't find this suitable puppet, it will definitely not leave a hidden danger to the solar system.

At that time, you only need to use the plasma cannon of the large battleship to completely clean up the pioneer civilization. I believe the scene will be very shocking.

Little did they know that Mesti already felt deep fear at this time.

The palms controlled by the shackles were tightly clenched into fists.

The wings on the back trembled slightly at a frequency that was not easily seen by the naked eye.

He is very clear about Xu Lei's character, so he can conclude that these words are definitely not trying to scare him. If his answer is wrong, then the entire Herald Empire will be ruined.

It is true that there are a large number of pioneer civilizations, but under the attack of plasma cannons, all beings are equal.

The force of the empire alone cannot compete at all.

Mesti really wanted to live, but he didn't want to see his empire disappear from the galaxy.

So ashamed of his status as a member of the royal family.

Especially when he has a chance to fight for a chance for his own galaxy.

With his thoughts running quickly, Mesti quickly made a final decision in his mind, then he raised his gaze to stare at Xu Lei and replied in a deep voice: "I can agree to your request and let the pioneers The galaxy becomes a subsidiary star system of the solar system, but you are not allowed to attack the pioneer star."

When Xu Lei heard what Mesti said, the smile on the corner of his mouth suddenly turned into a voice.

However, he wasn't happy that Mesti agreed to his request, but that he was laughing at the fact that the other party hadn't really recognized himself and the situation of the Herald Empire.

At this time, Xu Lei didn't bother to waste any more words, and simply opened the skylight to speak honestly, completely smashing the last bit of luck left in the other party's heart.

"I think your perception of yourself is biased."

"As a prisoner, you are not qualified to ask me conditions at all. For your pioneer empire, the only thing I really care about is the second-level star gate. Of course, I don't rule out finding a subsidiary star system for the solar system, but we will not raise it. Too many bugs."

As Xu Lei's voice fell, Mesti's whole body seemed to be hit hard, and suddenly fell into an ice cellar.

He knew that at this moment the fate of the Herald Empire had already been sealed.

The whole person seemed to be drained of strength in an instant, and he sat slumped on the chair, as if his whole body had lost all bones.

It is also worth mentioning that although Xu Lei solved the matter of controlling the Pioneer Star puppet, he did not forget his main purpose, which was to find out about the special wormhole between the solar system and the Pioneer Galaxy.

After all, the fleet is about to enter the Kuiper belt and officially leave the solar system.

First of all, Mesti and Fogli are at the same level, and both have the experience of reaching the solar system from the pioneer star. Although Mesti did not use wormholes to shorten the time to reach the solar system, it is not necessarily ignorant of the relevant situation.

Knowing more is also more sure that the fleet will pass through the wormhole.

Thinking of this, Xu Lei returned to his seat and sat down, and then asked: "There is one more thing, according to the information we have, the reason why Fogli can reach our solar system in a short time this time is because A naturally born wormhole is used, do you know the information about this wormhole?"

Xu Lei originally thought that he could get some clues from Mesti, but the final result disappointed him.

After hearing this, Mesti first showed a dazed expression, then shook his head and answered truthfully: "Since I have been the commander of the Imperial Fleet, I have never heard of any wormholes until now."

At this point in the matter, Xu Lei can basically conclude that the wormhole should have been accidentally discovered by Fogli.

So Mesti didn't know.

Mainly in his overclocking state, he can judge whether he is lying or not based on the performance of Mesti when he answers.

"I see, let's take him down first." Xu Lei immediately ordered people to take Mesti out of the command hall, and then fell into a state of thinking.

There is no doubt that wormholes can greatly shorten the time to reach the precursor galaxy.

If you choose a standard voyage, then at the speed of the fleet, it may take decades to arrive smoothly. Xu Lei really has no way to accept this.

The importance of the eternal body is self-evident.

Although Joshua was watching over Seitan City Council, who could guarantee that there would be no problems.

If the living gold resources that finally condensed the eternal body are occupied by other Saitan star fighters, then he will have no chance. After all, Josue clearly said before that the number of living gold resources on Saitan star is not much, and There is simply no way to regenerate.

So in this case, no matter whether you know enough about wormholes or not, you must fight hard.

Fortunately, the fleet of the Herald Empire has tried several times, as long as they are careful enough, I believe there should be no problems.

As the thought stayed here, Xu Lei stood up suddenly in the next second, and asked the crew in front of the console: "Where is the current fleet?"

"Report sir, the fleet has arrived near the orbit of Neptune and is about to enter the Kuiper belt."

"very good."

"Order the Star Destroyer to turn on the energy shield, lead the fleet safely and quickly through the Kuiper belt, and locate the coordinates of the wormhole." Knowing the situation of the fleet, Xu Lei issued these commands in succession almost without thinking.

The Kuiper belt is a natural defense barrier of the solar system, because it is full of asteroid meteorites and other celestial bodies, even if a medium-sized battleship passes through, it must be carefully slowed down to prevent being hit by irregularly moving asteroids, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles and affect the speed of navigation .

But with the large battleship Star Destroyer, there is no need to worry about these problems.

As long as the star destroyer's energy shield is turned on, even if it is hit by an asteroid, it will not cause damage to the ship's hull.

Fully capable of maintaining speed sailing.

"Yes, sir."

Faced with Xu Lei's order, the others naturally did not dare to hesitate, and immediately activated the energy shields of the two Star Destroyers.

Then the entire fleet entered the Kuiper Belt.

Since going to the pioneer galaxy through the wormhole has long been determined, Lei Zhan naturally wouldn't say much about it, but he has many doubts about the matter of Mesti.

Worried that if the pioneer empire is still handed over to the pioneers to manage themselves, something may happen.

After a little hesitation, he took the initiative to mention the matter while Xu Lei was free.

"Sir, this Mesti has suffered so much in our solar system. If we really want to support him as the new king of the Herald Empire, is there something wrong with it?"

When Xu Lei heard Lei Zhan mention this suddenly, he knew that he was also worried about the safety of the solar system, for fear of being backstabbed by the enemy at that time.

But in fact this worry is completely unnecessary.

In order to reassure Lei Zhan, Xu Lei then explained in detail.

"I know what you're worried about. It's just that in the face of different civilization systems, their self-management will be relatively more stable. As long as we control the absolute power, we will not be afraid of their obedience."

……

After this battle against the Pioneer Empire is over, the Pioneer civilization will inevitably be seriously injured, and the number of individual lives will drop sharply.

It will take many years for this situation alone to recover.

In addition, the alliance's fleet will be stationed here, and with the control of all the warships, there will be no waves at all. It can only be said that it is powerless.

The most important thing is that the garrisoned alliance fleets are all mechanical space forces, which already have an absolute advantage compared with the pioneers of carbon-based life, so the only way for the pioneer civilization to be at ease is to become a galaxy affiliated to the solar system.

Otherwise, what greets them is complete destruction.

Not long after, Lei Zhan listened to Xu Lei's words in his heart, and immediately dispelled that doubt.

"I understand, sir." Immediately, he nodded his head in response, and went to the console to take charge of the fleet's navigation.

that's it.

Relying on the energy shield of the Star Destroyer, it didn't take long for the entire fleet to safely pass through the Kuiper Belt, completely leaving the scope of the solar system.

Because the detailed coordinates of the location of the wormholes were accurately recorded in the battleships captured by the Herald Empire fleet, it is not too troublesome for the fleet to find them.

Under the full speed of the fleet, it took about a few months, and finally approached the target position.

"Report sir, the fleet is approaching the coordinates of the wormhole."

As the crew's report sounded in the command hall of the main ship, Xu Lei also noticed that the space radar detected a special energy field fluctuation in the front area, and it was quite similar to when the star gate was opened.

Speaking of which, Xu Lei also encountered a wormhole naturally generated in the universe for the first time.

While feeling excited inside, try to keep yourself calm and give orders one by one.

"The whole ship slows down.

"Send the assault ship into the wormhole."

Yes.

He didn't intend to let the entire fleet go through the wormhole, but gave priority to sending small warships to investigate the wormhole, and after confirming that there were no errors, he would enter the fleet.

Mainly after careful consideration, Xu Lei felt that he should be cautious.

Although the wormhole here has been tested by the fleet of the Pioneer Empire, there will be no problems, but he cannot guarantee whether there are warships of the Pioneer Empire at the exit of the wormhole. In order not to disrupt the plan, he must be safe.

(End of this chapter)