"General Rab, Zenn-La will never take part in the war between you and the Nova Empire. I hope you can lead your troops away from here!"
The old captain was speaking sternly to the holographic projection before him. Displayed in it was a muscular, blue-skinned Kree.
Clearly, he was negotiating with the general of the opposing Kree fleet.
The Kree general shook his head disdainfully.
"Your Majesty Ryder the 20th, I'll say this one last time. You have no choice. Either obey the orders of the great Kree Empire, or we will completely destroy your fleet and turn Zenn-La into a new slave planet of the Empire!
"I'll give you half an hour to consider it. If you haven't replied after half an hour, I will launch the attack.
"Think carefully about the terms I mentioned before. I trust you won't make a foolish mistake!"
With that, he cut off communications without waiting for the old captain's reply.
The old captain was so furious that he nearly ground his back teeth to pieces.
"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
"Ryder the 20th... it seems this captain is also Zenn-La's current emperor."
A surprised look appeared on Hawking's face.
He had long learned from Silver Surfer that although Zenn-La possessed advanced technology, it was also a planet with an imperial system. He just had not expected its emperor to personally lead the expedition. The man had some courage.
In the universe, a planet's political system had little to do with its technological level. It was not as though more technologically advanced planets necessarily had more advanced systems.
On the contrary, many superpowers still used imperial systems and centralized authority. An emperor's orders could not be disobeyed. Only then could they be united enough, and strong enough.
The ruler of the powerful Kree