The Octopus Monster Commander was resetting the fleet's retreat route through the Commander Control System when the screen in front of him suddenly flickered.
That should have been nearly impossible.
The Octopus Clan had been using this system for a very long time. After all the maintenance and updates over the years, there should hardly have been any problems left to find--
Whenever a confirmed problem was discovered, a batch of the human and demi-human technicians responsible for maintaining the system would be executed.
So no one would joke around with their own life. The system was absolutely safe.
Maybe... it was just some other accident?
He had just been about to continue using the system to arrange their retreat tactics when the display flickered several more times. During the flashes, he saw a... human woman appear on the screen.
"What the fuck is this?" He looked toward the technician, who hurriedly began checking the code.
The next second, the screen changed completely. A human woman appeared on it, and the image was extremely stable.
Using the Octopus Clan's language, she said, "Greetings, warriors. I am Aurora, one of the commanders of the Earth Star Civilization."
"From this moment onward, I will be taking over control of your fleet. Please prepare to surrender."
"We will implement specific measures based on the degree of your resistance, but rest assured—we only kill prisoners. We do not abuse them."
"For your personal safety, please do not resist."
"Next, I will introduce the Earth Star Civilization to you."
"The Earth Star Civilization is an ancient and inclusive pluralistic civilization. Our attitude toward the other civilizations of the universe has always been consistent..."
The Octopus Monster Commander stared blankly at the civilization promotional video that had begun playing on the main screen. Although he had