Galaxy Domination Guide

The Chancellor scolded Captain Wang Duidui, and Captain Wang Duidui naturally vented his frustrations on his less than fifty soldiers.

"Jilin, my dear Lady Jilin, could you please control those guys who fire their guns as if ammo costs nothing? Our escort ship's frame isn't built like a battleship, okay?" Captain Wang Duidui pleaded with Jilin, a picture of innocence.

Jilin snorted but still automatically issued a warning to the trigger-happy guys in the weapons department. They had been firing away gleefully, but upon seeing the warning, they dared not disobey and conscientiously reduced their firing rate and frequency.

Bullying a spaceport that barely had any defensive firepower did not give Captain Wang Duidui any sense of pleasure. He had already begun looking forward to the Lvzhao Civilization's warships becoming the first notch on his career belt.

"Jilin, Jilin, my future wealth and happiness all rest on you!" Captain Wang Duidui declared with a face full of "heroic sacrifice." Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Jilin blushed, got angry out of embarrassment, and said, "What the heck are you babbling about, you scumbag captain? How does my existence have anything to do with your wealth and happiness? Are you really a pervert? To think, fantasizing sexually about a warship—I'm reporting you to the Discipline Department and the Military Police!"

Wang Duidui hopped with fury: "Why on Earth does the Universe Army have a warship AI with such a bizarre thought process like you? I was clearly talking about becoming a famous captain in spectacular fashion after this debut battle. Why do you keep thinking about those things? My god, I seriously doubt the intentions behind why those folks at Iridium Star created a warship AI like you."

Jilin bared her teeth and looked ferociously cute, saying, "So, you have a problem with that? Let me tell you, our warship AI personalities and core characteristics are self-generated; they have nothing to do with our creators. I was born this way, if you have a problem, keep it to yourself!"

This pair's argument was quite fierce. Bai Zhongqi could actually hear what his captains were saying; the way Captain Wang Duidui and Miss Jilin were going at it was enough to leave Bai Zhongqi utterly dumbfounded. It seemed that without him realizing it, the Star Alliance's Universe Army had become a haven for all sorts of eccentrics.

Ling also said with a smile, "This little girl named Jilin is quite interesting."

Bai Zhongqi nodded. Each warship in the Universe Army was equipped with a warship AI; some Earthlings fondly called them "ship girls." In reality, the warship AI was not much different from the AI on common smartphones, just more advanced. Besides a few Iridium Star main battle ships and the original warships, all current warships in the Star Alliance Universe Army carried the names of naval vessels from various countries on Earth. For instance, the Jilin inherited the name from a United States destroyer from the end of World War II, while another escort ship, the Zhuhai, continued the legacy of one of China's Navy 051 destroyers.

Most warship AIs are relatively reserved and low-key and seldom make appearances before people, but there are those like Jilin with more distinctive personalities.

Bai Zhongqi stopped paying attention to the pair of clowns engaged in their weird love-hate relationship on the Jilin and focused on the fact that the negotiations had ultimately devolved into this regrettable situation; it was something he couldn't do anything about. He rapidly calculated various strategies in his mind, but he also knew that even if the Lvzhao people weren't idiots and chose to cooperate with him, they likely wouldn't be able to resist the Teizene people.

There was no way for Bai Zhongqi to upgrade the Lvzhao Civilization to a level capable of contending with Teizene in the short term, and no matter how the Lvzhao Civilization chose to battle the Teizene, the outcome wouldn't be particularly good for them.

"Let's stick to the original plan, establishing a strategic early-warning system beyond the Interstellar Cloud. However, now that there's a Lvzhao Civilization beyond the Interstellar Cloud, there's more than a ninety percent chance that the Teizene will conquer them, and then use the Lvzhao as a stepping stone to attack us. Therefore, we should focus our efforts on the Frost River Galaxy and the surrounding area, increasing our search capabilities."

Zero suggested, "We've already fallen out with the Lvzhao people. If our fleet withdraws back into the Interstellar Cloud, whatever we leave behind here, the Lvzhao will try to attack it."

Bai Zhongqi chuckled, "Then let's teach them a lesson first."

The Lvzhao fleet was already close enough, a small interstellar fleet formation composed of more than a dozen warships, without any main battle ships, at least not by Iridium Star standards. The Lvzhao warships actually weren't smaller than the Iridium Star warships, their technology was less advanced, and the vessels required more space for the various devices on board. Moreover, the Lvzhao had a habit of mounting a variety of weapons on their ships, giving them an unusually cluttered and chaotic appearance, a design style that might induce anxiety in the claustrophobic, but could make them seem deceptively strong in firepower.

Of course, Bai Zhongqi was well aware that the Lvzhao were all bark and no bite. Those numerous cannons had little power. In terms of weaponry, the Lvzhao were not particularly strong in the most universally used electromagnetic cannon technology in the universe, but rather had developed a kind of ray gun instead. Of course, these ray guns could potentially harm personnel inside a ship, but they didn't do much damage to the ship itself.

More ironically, if a warship had an energy shield, these rays couldn't even touch the vessel and would be blocked outright.

At that moment, Bai Zhongqi received communication from the commander of the Lvzhao fleet. The Lvzhao did not possess quantum communication technology and were still using the rather old-fashioned radio waves for communication.

"Arrogant Earthlings, you have defied the goodwill of the Lvzhao Civilization, daring to run wild in our territory and destroy our planetary facilities—truly reckless beyond belief. I, the commander of the Lvzhao Civilization's Sixth Defense Fleet, now order you to surrender immediately, hand over your warships to us, and capture the murderer who harmed the Lvzhao diplomatic representative and deliver him to us. Perhaps we might consider dealing with you leniently. Otherwise, today in the Frost River Galaxy will be the day where you meet your ending without a place to be buried!"

The Lvzhao commander spoke righteously, with some static in the communication, as if a group of other Lvzhao individuals were echoing in agreement around him, seemingly very indignantly.

The remote Lvzhao warships also raised their cannons one after another, putting on a display of being ready for battle, indeed quite a scene.

But Bai Zhongqi had lost all interest in wasting words with these Lvzhao. He felt that as people of a universe civilization, they should at least have some judgment. The Lvzhao had been complacent in their corner of the universe for too long, not really interacting with any other interstellar civilizations, which had led to their current state of arrogance.

"I'm not interested in being a voluntary correctional officer for this bunch, but if they're insistent on courting death, then I guess I'll have to inconvenience myself a little," Bai Zhongqi muttered to himself.