Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

When Locke gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "How can you get your men to stop?"

A barely perceptible hint of relief flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes.

He made the right bet.

The reason Locke made concessions was actually because...

Ultimately, they couldn't bear to give up the status and life they had fought so hard for over a century.

He came from an ordinary soldier, with no background or connections.

He earned his current status as a four-star warrior through his own hard work and battles.

He can't afford to lose, and he doesn't dare to gamble.

Just as a wealthy man would never fight a beggar to the death, how could Locke bear to perish with Meng Chuan?

Completely relieved, Meng Chuan slowly put away his smile.

He hovered in the air with his arms crossed, his gaze sweeping over the still-fighting battlefield below, his tone somewhat nonchalant:

"Locke, you're a four-star general, you should know that war is not child's play. It's not something you can start and stop at will."

Meng Chuan deliberately slowed down his speech, and with each additional sentence he spoke, several more Karen Star warriors fell below.

Locke's expression grew increasingly grim as time went on, and the veins on his hand gripping the energy blade bulged.

Clearly, they have reached the limit of their patience.

"I know!"

Locke gritted his teeth, barely suppressing his rage:

"Isn't it just war reparations? Tell me, what conditions do you want before you stop!"

He thought Meng Chuan simply wanted resources and weapons, which were negotiable as long as he could keep his life and status.

"happy!"

Meng Chuan raised an eyebrow, a playful smile playing on his lips:

"Give me ten warships, and everything on them, and you can go back to where you came from. I won't stop you."

"You're dreaming!"

Locke instantly bristled, his body trembling with rage beneath his silver armor:

"You lowly carbon-based life form, how dare you covet my planet Karen's warships? Ten of them? Why don't you just steal them—"

However, before he could finish speaking, Meng Chuan suddenly turned his head and roared at the battlefield below:

"Brothers, kill them! Show no mercy, no pity! Slaughter all these Karen Star scum!"

"Kill!"

The Green Gang leaders and the android warriors echoed each other, and their attack instantly became even more ferocious.

The screams of the Karen warriors rose and fell, their corpses piling up like wheat.

Locke's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly raised his hand to stop him:

"Wait...wait! Three ships! Three at most! This is my limit. If I have one more, I'll be stripped of my general title when I get back!"

Locke had to make concessions; every second he delayed meant more casualties for his men, and he couldn't afford such losses.

Meng Chuan showed no sign of stopping; instead, he sneered:

"What does your punishment have to do with me? You want to bargain after making a mistake? Brothers—"

As Meng Chuan spoke, he was about to call out to the battlefield below.

At this moment, Meng Chuan was nothing short of a scoundrel.

Five!

Locke struggled to control himself, his eyes filled with humiliation and anger.

But he still chose to make concessions:

"Five ships at most! If you push me any further, we'll fight to the death, and neither of us will escape unscathed!"

He had already backed down to the bottom line; five warships were enough to warrant severe punishment for him.

But compared to total annihilation, this is the best option.

Meng Chuan chuckled inwardly as he looked at Locke's almost murderous gaze.

Locke committed a cardinal sin on the battlefield, losing his composure completely.

At that moment, he was like a fish that had taken the bait.

All he could think about was struggling to escape.

But how could Meng Chuan do as he wished?

Meng Chuan maintained a tough stance on the surface, his tone leaving no room for argument:

"Locke, do you think the battlefield is child's play? I said ten ships, and that's ten. Not a single one less!"

"you--"

Locke was trembling with rage; he had never been so humiliated.

On the planet Karen, he was a high-ranking four-star warrior.

How could we have ever been so coerced by a native from an “inferior civilization”?

But seeing his men dwindling below, he finally gave in.

Eight ships!

Locke gritted his teeth and said, enunciating each word clearly:

"This is my last concession! If you don't agree, I'll risk my life to make you and your planet perish!"

A resolute glint flashed in Locke's eyes; this was the maximum concession he could offer.

I really can't return it anymore.

He was, after all, a soldier, and he had guts.

If Meng Chuan still persists, he would rather perish together with him.

However, just as Locke had mentally prepared himself for a fight to the death,

Meng Chuan, who had just been incredibly tough, suddenly grinned:

"make a deal!"

Just a moment ago, Meng Chuan said that not a single ship could be missing.

The transaction was completed immediately.

These two short words brought Locke a sense of relief, but also filled him with humiliation.

He stared intently at Meng Chuan, wishing he could devour him alive, yet he was helpless.

Meng Chuan gave the order into the communicator:

"Xiao Ka, immediately connect to their warship, seize control of it, and eliminate the quantum computer inside."

Meng Chuan definitely doesn't trust the warship's intelligent optical computer.

The mothership's optical computer was reset to zero.

The purpose was to completely sever ties with the intelligent optical brain of Karen Star.

Otherwise, if the mothership's quantum computer were controlled by Karen, Zero would have no choice but to surrender.

"Understood, Commander!"

However, Little Card Elf soon sent a message saying that the reception was blocked and the quantum computer was not cooperating.

"I can hand over the eight warships to you, but you must let us go first..."

Locke said with a cold face.

Locke had to keep a backup plan.

If the warships end up in Meng Chuan's hands, and Meng Chuan changes his mind and refuses to let them leave.

The consequences will be even more serious.

"It's impossible. You're the defeated party now, and you have no choice."

Meng Chuan said without even thinking.

Just as Locke was worried about Meng Chuan, Meng Chuan was equally worried about him.

Eight warships were extremely important to Meng Chuan, who was penniless and destitute.

These will all be the forces that protect Earth in the future.

Meng Chuan would not stop hunting until he got his hands on it.

"Don't worry, I keep my word..."

Locke wanted to persist.

"Don't worry, I keep my word."

Meng Chuan interrupted without thinking.

Anyway, he's not in a hurry right now.

Locke's expression kept changing.

But in the end, they made concessions.

He ordered the quantum computers of the eight warships to cease resistance.

But he still gritted his teeth and warned:

"I expect you to keep your word, or I will destroy this planet along with your homeworld..."

"If I were you, I wouldn't talk so much nonsense."

Meng Chuan interrupted disdainfully:

"Every second you waste now is a waste of your men's lives. I really don't know how Karen could let an idiot like you become a general."

In any case, the hatred between Meng Chuan and Karen Star has reached an irreparable point.

Moreover, Meng Chuan was certain that Locke would not give up easily.

Meng Chuan's respect for him will not make Locke let go of his hatred.

In that case, Meng Chuan would naturally criticize as much as he could, without holding back.