Commander's Anime Harem

Chapter 444 Arrival

"Um, this is the space passenger plane and escort team of the 25th Fleet. I am Victor, the commander of the fleet's carrier-based aircraft formation. I request your protection. After the handover is completed, we will return."

The 20th Fleet's VF171 formation carefully escorted the passenger plane carrying His Excellency the President and the accompanying SMS Skull squadron responsible for the President's personal protection to the point of handover with the Higla Empire fleet. Faced with so many well-armed warships, even the proud captain of the carrier-based aircraft formation Island One, whose flagship was about 15KM (15000 meters) in length, had to lower his head and put away his pride when facing the Higla Empire's fleet of such a large scale in terms of both warships and carrier-based aircraft.

"This is Zhang Tianfeng, captain of the 86th Star Task Force strike group of the Higla Empire Space Force. We have received your request. Please follow the route we have planned."

"Received. Your carrier-based aircraft have been sighted."

The VF171 formation noticed that twenty-four VF11s without any weapons mounted on the wings or belly were flying over, so they changed into G-formation and used the lowered leg engines for reverse thrust to slowly retreat the fighters. This was the process discussed before. The fleet aircraft of both sides only retained the weapons on the head and were not allowed to carry any weapons with long-range attack capabilities.

Originally, there was no need for such a complicated face-to-face communication between the top leaders of both sides. The New Unified Military Government had also encountered aliens when they started their seeding plan, and there was a complete set of corresponding procedures. However, since the issues of time travel and Vajra involved many secrets, Howard finally decided that a face-to-face meeting would be better. As the supreme leader of the 25th Fleet, he had to be responsible for the fleet's population of more than 10 million.

The handover was completed, and Space Technology and the escort team composed of SMSSkull team entered according to the set route. This was also within the process, but it must be said that President Howard was a man of great perseverance and courage. He came in under the watchful eyes of hundreds of warships and thousands of fighter jets of the Higla Empire. It can be said that he had already entrusted his life to Xiao Renwu's hands.

Xiao Renwu naturally had to repay this heavy trust. He was not the kind of person who would frown and give the cold shoulder to others when they were warm to him. The 25th Fleet had no disrespect for the Shigla Empire, and the Shigla Empire had to give it due respect.

The warships were lined up in a long, orderly formation as if they were being reviewed, with the muzzles of their turrets all pointing towards the empty space on the other side. The VF11s, wandering among these starry sky behemoths like fish, had their wings empty without any mounts to show their sincerity.

"The appearance of the Higla Empire VF11 is basically the same as the one in our database. The problem must be the energy source and engine they use. I wonder if they're on drugs. Why is the effect so strong?!"

Michael, who had been carefully observing the VF11 flying alongside his blue-painted VF25G through the outer cover of the cockpit, complained in the Skull communication channel that he inherited the genes of his ancestors. One of his grandparents was a Zora, and he also had some Zentraedian blood. In addition to giving him an extremely handsome face with a bit of exotic style, Michael's observation skills and influence were also top-notch. He observed a lot of detailed data of the VF11 of the Hiigara Empire.

"The materials used in their VF11s must be problematic, otherwise there's no way to explain their superior maneuverability compared to the VF25. And the same goes for their warships. They look just like the Zentraedi warships, built for combat. They have far more firepower than the Unified Forces' warships."

Luca joined in. A genius in computers and military electronics, and the son of LAI, a crucial corporation supporting the 25th Fleet in developing the VF25, he had been interested in weaponry since childhood. Due to the sheer size of the Zentraedi fleet, human tactics often involved locating the commander's ship and dispatching an elite squadron to decapitate him. If they won, the Zentraedi, without their commander, would fall into disarray and disintegrate. If they lost, the names of the fleets that had vanished from the New Unified Army's database were still fresh in his memory. Consequently, Luca rarely witnessed large fleets forming battle formations in real life.

As for whether the 25th Fleet could be considered a big event, most of them were civilian ships, and the weak guys whose outer air defense circle was easily broken through by Vajola were really a bit unbearable.

Facing the mighty and majestic army of the Higla Empire, which was flexing its muscles, Luca's eyes lit up. If it weren't for the military orders being as strict as a mountain and the wrong occasion, he would have driven his car to observe it closer. Now he could only drool at the fleet of warships thousands of kilometers away. With the VF11 flying beside him, he could only use it as a substitute meal.

"Indeed, the Higla Empire's VF11 is a formidable opponent. We cannot underestimate them. If we fail to reach an agreement and need to retreat, I will lead the way. Luca will leave first, Michael will provide cover, and so-and-so..."

Ozma's voice also interrupted. Although his reason told him that the Shigla Empire would most likely not attack them, his military character required him to be responsible for the lives of his team members and make arrangements for unexpected battles.

Even though SMS cooperates with the 25th Fleet and only undertakes some tasks outside the military's jurisdiction, it is a military organization. Remember, anything with the word "military" attached to it is definitely not just a sentence or two. For example, "outside the military's jurisdiction" can cover up its core of actually preparing for war. Ozma's voice was also inserted to make tactical arrangements. Even though SMS is a civilian military organization cooperating with the government of the 25th Fleet, "military, military" can't be covered up by a sentence or two. It is actually preparing for war.

After the successful test flight of the VF25 prototype, SMS began to distribute VF25 to Skull Squadron and other related combat units in the same year. The 25th Fleet was still using VF171 to enhance the Nightmare. All members of Ozma Squadron were equipped with the new fighter VF25, and they also carried out personalized enhancements based on the different tasks, capabilities and combat needs of the team members.

Ozma was once a pilot of the New Unified Army, but was expelled from the army for acting without authorization. He not only has rich combat experience, but also has top-notch driving skills. He can sense the medium-sized Vajra hiding in the dark. To be precise, it was the performance of the VF25 that dragged down Ozma Lee.

His VF25S serves as a commander's aircraft. Multiple sensors are installed on the body and head to improve the fighter's search capability. The monitors are changed from a single horizontal bar style to a three-sided goggle shape. There are four laser machine guns on the head to enhance interception and air defense capabilities. Coupled with the powerful AP armored backpack, Ozma is always at the forefront, opening up the battlefield channel.

Michael Brown, thanks to the observation and vision brought by his ancestors' genes, his VF25G not only has the same enhanced search equipment as Ozma, but the head monitor also uses a single-eye long-distance high-precision monitor to take into account the precision requirements of sniping, which is very similar to the one-eyed machines of the Titans.

In order to add more equipment to the head, only one standard laser machine gun is left. The main weapon is the SSL-9B Dragunov armor-piercing sniper rifle, which uses the 55mm caliber SP-55X ultra-high-speed armor-piercing bullet and has a target deviation range of 10 centimeters within 20 kilometers.

In the plot of Macross F, Michael accurately sniped the light Vajra of the VF25 that was chasing the princess in the complex environment of the city. You know, even if this thing entered the dense atmospheric environment, it couldn't do the devilish maneuvers as unscrupulously as in the universe, but its speed would not be much slower than that of the VF25.

Needless to say, Luca was in charge of the electronic warfare fighter jet of the entire squadron. As a genius, he used the equipment of his own company to make many private modifications to the RVF25, greatly enhancing the performance of this fighter jet designed for electronic warfare. If Vajola had not been averse to this, Luca would have had more opportunities to show his talents on the battlefield.

It was precisely because of the hidden talents of the SMS civilian military organization that President Howard chose them as his escort rather than letting the troops directly under the 25th Fleet to protect his safety.

After leaving the metal canyon-like passage formed by the warships, Howard finally arrived at Planet 86, and then his mind was completely occupied by the things in front of him.

It was not a fleet of warships so huge that it blocked out the sky, nor was there a trap ahead, but a blue planet, a planet of life with land where one could grow abundant crops, graze cattle and sheep, build cities, catch vast numbers of fish, and swim freely in lakes and oceans. For Howard, who had set foot on the galaxy in the 25th fleet for the continuation of his race a long time ago, the word "Earth" had always existed only in his memory. The nouns in images and books jumped out of the long river of time at this moment and materialized in the mind of the middle-aged president.

"Masaka, is this a real planet with life?! Am I dreaming?"

Chief Assistant Officer of the Presidential Palace, Leon Mishima, who was known as the Ice Dragon of the Presidential Palace and always remained calm at all times, was a little out of control at this moment. His eyes were as big as cow's eyes, staring at the planet shining in the universe outside the porthole, as if he wanted to imprint everything on it into his mind.

The men all fell silent. No matter how advanced the fleet's warships were, or how large they were to carry so many people, everyone actually felt insecure. Although the New Unified Military Government had been promoting the fleet's strength and safety, the colonial fleets that were wiped out by the endless dangers in the universe were telling everyone how dangerous the universe was.

Unable to keep their feet on the ground, the people living in the fleet had concerns in their hearts, just like the Japanese in the earthquake zone who did not have enough sense of security, fearing that a major earthquake would bury everyone that day. However, Japan chose to invade, and the Earth Unification Army at least had some shame and did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and maintained a good relationship with the civilizations they discovered.

"Wow! Grace, it really is a planet of life! It's so beautiful!"

A clear and beautiful voice like the sound of nature rang out, breaking the silent atmosphere on the space airliner. The fairy-like beautiful girl walked up to the largest window and stared at the planet that was getting closer and closer through the glass.

"Shirley, oh, Mr. President, we're so rude. Sorry." Grace really wanted to bang her head against the wall. She quickly apologized to the smiling President, then immediately dragged the stubborn Shirley back to her seat and warned her, "Shirley, this is an opportunity I fought so hard for. Don't mess it up. It's dangerous to suddenly stand up on a flying plane."

Grace immediately fastened Shirley's seat belt. She didn't want this crucial experimental subject to die because she was not wearing a seat belt and hit the ceiling during the landing of the passenger plane.

"Hey, next time for sure, Grace~"

Shirley stood where no one could see, raised her hands like a cat stretching out its hands, narrowed her right eye, and tilted her head slightly. She looked very cute, and Grace was amused and no longer cared about her rude behavior.

Under guidance, the space airliner and the escorting Skull team landed on the apron of the 86-star lunar military base. As the elevator started, both the people and the fighter planes descended deep underground.

Chapter 245: Observations on the 86th Planet Moon Base

The main reason why Shirley could appear on the space airliner was not only because of Grace, who was affiliated with the MacrossGalaxy Immigration Fleet Government, but also because of the inertia of continuing to carry out the mission of letting the girl sing to attract Vajula.

Especially singers like Shirley, whose fame resounded throughout the galaxy. For the Unified Army, these women with heavenly voices were as powerful as reaction bombs. During the interstellar war, when the survival of the human race was at stake, Lin Mingmei sang so well that half of the core fleet defected, achieving a miracle victory in the war. How could this not attract the attention of the top brass of the New Unified Army? They vigorously developed the idol training industry for this purpose, so the status of singers in the Macross universe is still very high.

Besides, food, sex and nature are all part of human nature. Shirley's popularity is not just due to her heavenly voice. Her lovely and beautiful appearance and well-proportioned body make it difficult for men to dislike her. Even if the girl frankly admires the beauty of the planet of life, they will praise her for her frank and generous personality.

The moon of Planet 86 serves as a bridgehead military base, but like the moon next to the earth, as a satellite, it naturally has to withstand the huge meteorites that hit it from the universe from time to time, causing its surface to be bumpy and ugly.

Although the Development Bureau deployed many MEGA particle cannons for defense, for safety reasons the military base only has radar stations and power supply units to supply energy to the MEGA particle cannons on the surface of the planet. The rest of the facilities, including underground cities, warship attack ports, carrier-based aircraft hangars, and lunar mining plants are all underground, firmly protected by several layers of heavy explosion-proof and damage-resistant armor structures that are strong enough to withstand direct hits from reactive bombs.

"This place is really big, um, there's an echo..."

A clear female voice echoed in the huge silver-white space. Shirley Lu quickly covered her sexy and moist red lips. She had not expected the space below to be so large, and she made a fool of herself. Fortunately, she had received crisis public relations training, and she immediately regained her composure and turned back into the queen who showed off her beauty on the stage, walking down the escalator behind President Howard.

"It is indeed very big. Miss Shirley Lu is right."

Howard said with a smile, he didn't care at all that his laughter was also echoing in the underground base. He was giving Shirleylu a way out. Strictly speaking, it was really rude of Shirley to make a sound in such a solemn occasion of talks between the two countries. It would be normal for the Shigla people to use this to make trouble later.

But Shirley is the fairy of the Galaxy, a famous singer. Although she lives in the MacrossGalaxy fleet, as long as the news of the time travel is confirmed to be true, doesn't it mean that Shirley can only stay in the 25th fleet before finding a way to go back?

"The 25th Fleet is currently lacking in combat power. I can only feel at ease with the singer in charge."

This is what Howard had in mind, so he was willing to give Shirley a way out. There would be plenty of opportunities to win over this galactic fairy in the future.

Sure enough, as they walked down the escalator, Shirley Lu whispered, "Thank you."

Howard's face was almost wrinkled with laughter, while Grace, on the other hand, had a gloomy face. Both of them were old foxes, so she could naturally see through what Howard was planning. However, now that she had lost contact with the Galaxy fleet, she could only endure it for the time being.

"Everyone! Salute—!"

"Uh-huh!!!"

Amidst thunderous cheers, the garrison troops, dressed in cool and handsome matte black armor, raised their guns and saluted in unison. Their movements were uniform and the columns stretched from the apron to the airport runway exit. From beginning to end, everyone's movements were completed almost simultaneously without any delay. If it weren't for the fact that these soldiers who took off their combat helmets had different looks and skin colors, in the eyes of Howard and others, their performance was simply like clones cast from the same mold.

The sharp bayonets on the assault rifles flashed coldly under the light. The military parade was a sign that Xiao Renwu valued Howard and others, and it was also a display of the Higla Empire's muscle and a warning to those with dirty thoughts not to plot against the empire.

For example, Miss Grace, who already had a guilty conscience and wanted to use Shirley's singing to lure Vajula to Higla, was now sweating profusely on her forehead. The mighty army was like a sharp blade piercing her heart. If she had not received strict training, she would have fallen to the ground and trembled. Even though she managed to hold on, the legs under Ms. Grace's dress were still trembling slightly.

In secret, Xiao Renwu smiled without saying anything. He specially arranged the review team composed of new humans/reformers to target them specifically. The agitated brain quantum waves were the enemy's nightmare!

"Your Majesty, your warriors are truly powerful and majestic!"

Howard was also shocked by the mighty army, but he came sincerely to discuss the mutually beneficial content with the Shigla Empire. Looking at the resolute faces, firm eyes, and unmoving figures of these warriors as tall as green pines pointing to the sky, this was his ideal army.

He got a headache whenever he thought of the soldiers in the fleet. Except for the carrier-based aircraft units and the Zentraedi who still dared to go to the battlefield, the rest of the troops, especially the army, were under the influence of the New Unified Army's current strategic thinking of using VF fighters to do everything. The army, which had long lacked confrontation training, was not even worthy of carrying shoes compared with the soldiers of the Higla Empire in terms of mental outlook. If they were asked to go to the battlefield, they would probably only be able to do security work after the VF fighters cleaned the ground.

Simply put, in Howard's eyes, his army was incompetent and a waste of taxpayers' money.

"The Empire is still developing, so naturally there are many wars. I see that your country's carrier-based aircraft formations are also brave and courageous when facing the insects. They are all a group of tough guys."

Everyone was carrying the fancy sedan chair, and others praised his army. Xiao Renwu certainly would not be stingy with the praise, because he only saw the battle scene of the 25th Fleet's carrier-based aircraft formation intercepting Vajola, so he focused on praising the carrier-based aircraft formation. Although Vajola was almost defeated, they fought bloody battles and it was courageous.

"Your Majesty is full of witty remarks."

"The President is also a wonderful person."

The two of them were praising each other's business while reviewing the troops.

The people behind them had different expressions. Leon Mishima, the chief assistant officer, had a serious expression, and his eyes were always on Xiao Renwu. Don't get me wrong, Leon is not Nantong, he is just building a model for Xiao Renwu to understand people's hearts, which may be useful in future dealings.

Compared to Leon Mishima who might be suspected to be from Nantong, the members of Sukll's team all had their eyes on the honor guard, especially the handsome uncle Ozma Lee. His experience of serving in the New Unified Army made him feel comfortable when he came to the 86-star military base with its strong military atmosphere. Although on the surface he only had some complaints about the hard life in the army, in fact, when he returned to this group, Ozma was like a fish returning to the sea.

Michael and Luca, like Shirley, turned into curious babies and looked around. Everything seemed new to them. They had not received complete military training and it was the first time they saw such a majestic army. Their eyes were wide open. If they were allowed, they would have wanted to touch them, meaning guns and individual armor.

After walking the red carpet, the group took an electric bus to a dedicated vehicle lift platform and continued to descend deeper. The next moment, a more sci-fi scene appeared in front of them.

Looking down through the viewing window, there is a whole city below your feet!

Rivers, mountains, forests, cities, everything needed for human production is here. They also saw many airships with advertisements flying over the city, showing holographic projections of the latest games. There were many swaying women with beautiful bodies, slender legs wrapped in various stockings, and lips that were either gorgeous or pure appearing and disappearing. One more look at them and they would dominate the big head to pay.

Of course, there are also war games in which brothers in full armor have tall, mighty and unstoppable bodies, holding an ancient-looking but powerful large-caliber weapon in one hand and wielding a buzzing chainsaw sword with blood plasma still flowing on it in the other hand, killing as much as they want on a battlefield full of hideous alien insects.

Compared with the meager entertainment activities in the fleet, which were so scarce that they could not even fill up everyone's fingers, the entertainment life in this city built inside the planet was so rich and colorful that the young people in Howard's visiting team were overwhelmed. They felt like they were being scratched by a cat and wished that the lifting platform could descend to the ground faster.

There were not many vehicles on the eight-lane main road. A convoy led by an armored vehicle and escorted by VF11s drove slowly into the meeting building.

Lux, the foreign minister of the Shigla Empire, had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as Xiao Renwu got out of the car, she went up and held her man's arm, but her eyes quickly fell on Shirley Lu. Any strange and beautiful woman who appeared next to Xiao Renwu would definitely be his next target.

After some meaningless introductions and commercial flattery, both sides can finally start discussing issues of interest.

The result was a shocking start.

"After comprehensive consideration and understanding your country's various policies, I would like to carefully inquire whether your country would be willing to accept the 25th Fleet joining your country as a whole."

Howard's words almost set off a huge wave in the conference room. Not only were Lux and Xiao Renwu, who had not yet spoken, a little surprised, but even Leon Mishima, the chief assistant officer of the presidential residence, almost jumped up. His look of disbelief showed that Howard had obviously not discussed this issue with his staff.

"Excuse me, Mr. President, do you mean that the 25th Fleet will be incorporated into our country? Is that what I mean?"

Facing Howard's explosive start, Lux was almost losing his temper. "Bushgomen, I've been preparing these speeches for several nights! I was just about to teach you new time travelers a lesson in the style of an established empire with my sharp tongue, and you just surrender right away?"

Chapter 446: The 25th Fleet Get√

"Mr. President, why are you doing this?!"

The first one who couldn't sit still was Leon Mishima. As soon as Howard finished speaking, he stood up and questioned loudly, as if he had been betrayed, with a hint of grievance in his angry tone.

As the assistant officer of the presidential palace of the 25th Fleet, Leon Mishima is second only to the president. He has worked diligently over the years and has managed the entire fleet in an orderly manner. He has made contributions, otherwise the president would not have allowed Leon to get engaged to his daughter who is in the military. It can be said that once Howard passed away, Leon Mishima would immediately take office and become the fifth-generation commander-in-chief of the 25th Fleet.

In the TV plot, it was Leon Mishima who launched a coup and seized power in the 25th Fleet, so he was the first to lose his composure. His previous calmness turned into anger and confusion, and his handsome face became a little hideous.

But it's also true that no matter what level of deputy, when he is about to get rid of the guy sitting in the main position and is about to experience the treatment of a main level, he is suddenly told by his superiors that the unit is being disbanded due to lack of personnel, and all the personnel in the unit are merged into another larger unit. What's more, everyone in the unit has a higher level than himself. He, the second-in-command who used to have some weight in the original unit, has to call everyone "leader". This extreme gap is enough to show Leon Mishima's scheming and scheming. If he doesn't collapse on the spot and turn into a bench god to hit Howard, it is enough to show his scheming and scheming.

Of course, his face was gloomy now, and his eyes were fixed on President Howard, who still maintained a decent smile.

The others had mixed reactions. The Skull Squad, belonging to the 25th SMS Fleet Branch, were all stunned. They hadn't expected a relatively safe escort mission to lead to such a shocking outcome. A single thought crossed their minds: Wow! This is truly worth dying for! (Bloodthirsty audience face)

Only Luca was distressed. President Howard did not consult with everyone in the fleet, but announced the fleet's incorporation into the Higla Empire on such a serious and solemn occasion. In fact, this had caused a serious diplomatic crisis. The very important LAI in the fleet was Luca's own industry.

The president merged the entire immigrant fleet into the Higla Empire without any discussion. What if the Higla people took away the company's information? There were also daunting issues such as taxes and industrial arrangements. The emperor of the Higla Empire looked so young, he might be a tyrant. Luca thought he could only wait and see.

As for Xiao Renwu, if one day, a rich man (the 25th Fleet has a huge colonial fleet, not to mention other small Kalami warships, just those colonial ships that are more than ten kilometers long and include administration, mining, ecology, and industry are very enviable, not to mention the city clusters above and the gene pool collected by the 25th Fleet's unified government after experiencing so many intelligent civilizations).

The patriarch of a family with very few relatives (because humanity was nearly wiped out during the interstellar war, they can only rely on policies encouraging childbirth and the inhumane method of cloning humans to wildly expand the population and maintain a human-dominated ethnic identity. The 25th Fleet, as large as it is, has a population of just over 10 million) has expressed his willingness to merge into your family free of charge, giving you all his belongings and generously giving up his power as patriarch. This is simply pie in the sky, and any normal person would think...

Telecom scam, right? I installed an anti-fraud app, so don't try to fool me!

But after Xiao Renwu used brain quantum waves to sense President Howard's true thoughts, he fell silent, because Howard really thought so. He even helped Shirley Lu out of trouble in order to lure this singer to the 25th Fleet and make her a valuable bargaining chip to join the Shigra Empire.

Howard spoke up at this moment. He ignored the looks from his staff and said calmly, "Your Majesty, you may not understand the mindset of someone living on a moving colonial fleet. Although we appear to be standing on solid ground, breathing fresh air, overlooking the ocean, and eating our own food, all of this is man-made. We use mining plants to obtain the necessary resources for survival in space. We are like duckweed, vulnerable to sudden rainstorms at any moment. The appearance of insects has already overwhelmed us. If it weren't for your country's assistance, I'm afraid they would have already rushed to the main island."

Howard's face showed a lingering fear. Compared with the president's power of life and death, he cared more about whether his people were injured, whether his people could have enough food and clothing, and whether the fleet could provide them with a comfortable environment.

Ever since arriving here and being told this was another universe, Howard hadn't believed it. Reality wasn't fiction. How could such a large fleet have made it to another universe intact? Were the laws of physics the same across all universes? It was simply absurd!!!

As a result, the combat command and the space airliner airport reported that all the Fold coordinates in the database were invalid, and that several fleets in the space area closest to the 25th fleet, including the 21st fleet where Shirley Lu lived, could not be contacted.

Howard suspected that it was the Higla Empire's doing. After all, starting with strong electronic interference is a standard tactic of a major power. But when he arrived at the lunar military base on the planet directly under the jurisdiction of Star 86, the president was deeply shocked by the empire's powerful military strength and retracted his conspiracy theory. There was no need for the Higla Empire to engage in such conspiracies and tricks. The fleet could just crush them directly.

Just the fleet that covered the sky and the sun and the even greater number of carrier-based aircraft were enough to pin all the people in the 25th Fleet to the ground without stopping.

"A sense of security is the most important psychological need of intelligent life. Under the current circumstances, the 25th Fleet has no sense of security. Our troops are being slaughtered one-sidedly by the Zerg. Our fleet is unable to maintain an effective air defense network."

Howard was filled with sorrow when he spoke of the soldiers who had died at the hands of the bugs, and even his calm tone became heavy. There were many tragedies in the history of the New Unified Fleet, such as Macross 5, 7 and other fleets. If things continued like this, Howard was afraid that one day it would be the turn of the 25th Fleet, which had already gone through four generations. Everything here was like a child to him.

The man stared at Xiao Renwu, who seemed to be listening, with eyes filled with fatigue and heartache. He continued to recount his mental journey as the president of the 25th Fleet, but having acted contrary to the decision of the New Unified Military Government. "I studied the immigration policy of the Higla Empire overnight. Since you can accept hundreds of millions of refugees and provide them with everything a citizen should have, I've been thinking of joining you. Perhaps it will bring new vitality to the fleet. I don't want my grandchildren to one day hold up children's education books and ask me why we were born on battleships but always say our homeland is a planet."

"Well, that's what I want to say. The choice is in your hands, Your Majesty."

Howard, who made a difficult decision, poured out everything in his heart. Sweat soaked his shirt and left deep water spots, but the man looked much more relaxed. He concluded that the Emperor Shigra in front of him would not refuse to accept a large sum of wealth.

Howard wanted to add to the wealth of the 25th fleet, but was rejected by Xiao Renwu with a wave of his hand. Just as he scared Xiao Renwu, the narrow-minded Xiao Renwu also wanted to scare him.

"Although President Howard's request is truly a windfall for the Empire," Xiao Renwu shaved his nails, which were free of dirt, and said in a pretentious manner, "However, I refuse your incorporation!"

"Why?!"

Now it was Howard's turn to be surprised. He had thrown away his power and only asked Xiao Renwu to treat the people of the 25th Fleet well, but he did not expect to be rejected so decisively by the other party.

The sudden reversal of the situation in the meeting shocked the onlookers again. Team Skull continued to be bloodthirsty spectators, only regretting that they did not bring a camera to record it. Leon Mishima, on the other hand, was very excited after the unexpected turn of events. He did not expect that the emperor of the Higla Empire was so stupid that he chose not to accept such huge wealth. Leon, who was quick-witted, had decided that as soon as he returned to the fleet, he would immediately summon the military personnel under his command to get rid of Howard, the guy who had betrayed the fleet. By then, he, Leon Mishima, would officially become the president of the 25th Fleet!

Shirley Lu, who had been standing aside watching the show, was very happy at this moment, as if she had watched a fairly good stage play. Her pair of extremely bright and clear light blue eyes seemed to be staring at Xiao Renwu with enthusiasm and vitality, as if there were flowers on his face.

In Shirley's opinion, Emperor Xiao Renwu was a bit too approachable. Even as a galactic singer, Shirley had never been taken seriously by the top brass of the 21st Fleet. Those top brass were either too exaggerated or remained indifferent on the surface. They did not regard the girl as a human being with citizenship, but more like a tool to be discarded at will.