Threats and Inducements

Inside the control room, four Planetary Level Nine Universe Adventurer trembled as they watched the crack grow larger and larger.

Finally, Xu Qing walked in, and a torrent of light rushed in, immobilizing everyone.

"This Spaceship is of pretty good quality; it's quite difficult to tear apart. I was originally planning a grand entrance that would be incredibly impressive," Xu Qing said slowly as he entered the control room.

The four men, hearing the words translated by the Auxiliary Optical Computer, looked at Xu Qing in terror, pleading, "Spare us, sir, spare us!"

Unable to move, they could only beg for mercy, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as the three people outside the Spaceship, their heads rolling to the ground.

"Oh, what are you saying? Am I that scary? Don't worry, those three outside are idiots, just small fry. You guys are important people, I won't kill you."

"Tell me, who's the boss here?" Xu Qing asked, arms crossed.

The four men stammered, "Buluo is the boss."

"Who is Buluo?" Xu Qing asked again.

All four looked outside the Spaceship at the same time. "They're dead."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? You mean, your boss was one of those three dead idiots outside?!" Xu Qing was dumbfounded.

No, this isn't right. Why isn't this following the usual procedure? Shouldn't the subordinates be the ones to handle things while the boss stays in a safe place?

Why is it that their leader is the one who takes action?

"Yes, Buluo is the strongest here, Stellar Level Six expert," said the green-skinned woman among the four.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing realized that he had accidentally killed their leader.

"Tsk, is your boss an idiot? Why did he have to go out and lead the charge?" Xu Qing said, speechless.

He paused, then continued, "This is troublesome. The boss is dead. I was hoping to ask him some questions, but it seems I can't. You low-level henchmen probably don't know much, so you're useless. Let's just kill you."

He deliberately glanced at the four of them, giving them a look that said, "I'm about to start killing."

"Please spare us, sir! Whatever you want to know, just ask. We'll tell you everything we know. Besides, our boss's Optical Computer is still here. It knows everything our boss knows. You can ask it!" The four men were terrified, their faces pale.

Hearing this answer, Xu Qing was somewhat surprised, "Intelligent Optical Computer?"

As he spoke, he looked at the screen in the control room, which was currently black; without a doubt, the person in question was hiding.

"Come out and let me see, or I'll throw this Spaceship into the sun," Xu Qing threatened.

The screen remained black; the Spaceship's intelligent system Atuka, still dared not emerge.

"You damned Atuka, come out now and pledge your loyalty to the master!" the four men shouted.

What if Xu Qing gets angry and kills them? They're not exactly ready to die yet.

"Come out now. I'll give you three seconds. If you don't come out, I'll throw you into the sun so you can reunite with your dead master," Xu Qing's voice began to grow cold.

As his emotions began to change, the entire Spaceship began to shake, and the Natural Domain began to compress the Spaceship.

A powerful pressure was released, making the four people feel ice-cold all over their bodies, as if they were about to die.

"Stop! Stop! I surrender!" Finally, the Spaceship's intelligent system Atuka, appeared.

The screen lit up, and a little purple boy appeared, somewhat similar to Babata, but of a much lower level and without wings. He looked terrified.

Upon seeing this wisdom appear, Xu Qing's eyes lit up, and his icy aura instantly dissipated.

The Spaceship stopped shaking, and the oppressive aura disappeared.

"Your name is Atuka?" Xu Qing looked at the other person with interest.

"Yes," Atuka nodded.

Xu Qing laughed. "Atuka, right? Don't be afraid. I'm a really good guy. I was just joking with you."

Atuka was stunned by Xu Qing's rapid change of expression. What did this mean?

Even the four people next to them were a bit dumbfounded. Was that a joke? It sounded like they were about to go on a killing spree.

Besides, do good people need to call themselves good people?

"Look, since your idiot master is already gone, I suggest you choose a new master, one that's at least smarter, stronger, and more handsome. That way you'll have more face in public. What do you say?"

"For example, someone like me, with superb intelligence, great strength, and needless to say, good looks," Xu Qing said with a smile.

At that moment, he looked like a creepy old man trying to lure a child with a lollipop.

That's right, Xu Qing had his eye on Atuka. What he had was just an Auxiliary Optical Computer, which was far inferior to an intelligent Optical Computer like Atuka.

Not to mention intelligent life like Babata, which is worlds apart.

Although this Atuka is currently just an intelligent Optical Computer, with a little nurturing, it might evolve into an intelligent life form in a few decades or even a hundred years.

Atuka was filled with doubt upon hearing Xu Qing's words. Was he... recommending himself?

"You mean, you want me to submit to you?" Atuka asked uncertainly.

"Since you have this idea, then I'll reluctantly accept it. Don't worry, if you follow me, you'll definitely live a life of luxury. As long as I get a bite of meat, you won't get any soup," Xu Qing said smoothly.

Atuka was dumbfounded. When did it say it wanted to pledge allegiance to Xu Qing? It didn't remember saying anything like that.

"Um... I don't think I said I wanted to pledge allegiance to you," Atuka retorted softly.

"Hmm, what, you don't want to?" Xu Qing's expression changed again, her voice turning cold. "Fine, then I'll send you to see your idiot master. They'll go with you."

As he spoke, Xu Qing pointed to four other people.

The four men were dumbfounded. Why were they being forced to die again?

Then, the Spaceship began to shake again, and the Natural Domain began to Spaceship and damage it.

"Atuka, are you an idiot? Hurry up and declare your allegiance to the master. Do you want to die? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!" the four men cursed.

Atuka was also afraid; even though it was an intelligent Optical Computer, it was still afraid of death.

"I am willing, I am willing to serve you, sir," Atuka cried out hastily.

Hearing this answer, Xu Qing was very satisfied. "Hmm, a wise person knows when to yield. I admire you. From now on, you'll be working for me."

Atuka nodded respectfully. "Yes, sir, Atuka is willing to offer his loyalty."

"Hmm," Xu Qing nodded, feigning modesty, but inwardly she was overjoyed.

Smart Optical Computer, obtained!

Although it took a combination of coaxing, deception, and intimidation to get the other side to surrender, what does it matter? The outcome was good anyway.

"Okay, then I'll be your new master from now on. Let's change your name first. Atuka doesn't sound good. Let's change it to Akaro. That sounds much better, and it's only one character that's changed. What do you think?" Xu Qing considered it for a moment.

He felt that the name Atuka was a bit awkward to pronounce in Chinese, and that Akaro sounded better and was easier to say.

Atuka didn't care, since it had already recognized Xu Qing as its new owner, so changing its name was no big deal. Besides, Akaro sounded a bit better than Atuka.

"Yes, Master, from today onwards, I will be called Akaro," Akaro said respectfully.

It knew that Xu Qing was a terrifyingly powerful young man, a rare Human Race genius in the universe.

Following Human Race genius like that is definitely better than following Universe Adventurer like Buluo.

"No, no, no, Akaro, your attitude is wrong. Don't call me master, it's too formal. Call me Elder Brother, and from now on you'll be my little brother, understand?" Xu Qing corrected it.

Akaro was stunned. Was it recognizing Elder Brother?

This was the first time it had encountered something like this. Even though it was an intelligent Optical Computer, it understood that recognizing a master and recognizing Elder Brother were completely different things.

The four people next to him were also a bit confused, not understanding Xu Qing's actions.

"You'll understand later," Xu Qing knew that Akaro was still a little unaccustomed to it.

It's alright, you'll understand once you're with him.

Subsequently, Xu Qing released his Natural Domain, thus lifting the restraints on the four individuals.

However, they dared not move at all, and obediently stayed in place, waiting for Xu Qing's decision.

At that moment, a black Spaceship arrived.

"Xiao Qing!" Luo Feng and the other two flew out, passed through the crack, and arrived at the control room.

"Eldest brother, second brother, brother-in-law, you've arrived. The situation here has been completely suppressed," Xu Qing said with a smile.

When Luo Feng and the others saw the four people standing there trembling, they knew there was no problem. The three corpses outside were obviously the work of Xu Qing.

"Xiao Qing, how's the situation?" Luo Feng asked.

"We haven't even started asking yet. Their leader was an unlucky guy; I accidentally killed him in the lead. But don't worry, you can ask Akaro anything; it knows everything," Xu Qing explained.

"Akaro?" Luo Feng and the others looked at the screen, which showed a little boy in purple.

"Is this the Spaceship's intelligence? It listens to us?" Thor wondered.

Xu Qing nodded. "Of course, it's with me now, it's my little brother."

The three looked on in astonishment. Such a thing? Something interesting must have happened before they arrived.

"It's just an ordinary smart Optical Computer, what's so special about that?" Babata looked at Akaro with disdain.

Intelligent life forms are far more advanced than intelligent Optical Computer.

Akaro noticed Babata and was surprised, not expecting there to be an intelligent life form here.

It can be said that any intelligent Optical Computer wants to evolve into an intelligent life form, but it is extremely difficult.

"Babata, you don't understand. Akaro will also evolve into intelligent life in the future," Xu Qing said.

"That's a long way off. This guy named Akaro is still at a low level. It's basically impossible for him to evolve into an intelligent life form in less than ten thousand years," Babata said casually.

Xu Qing didn't mind, "It's okay, it will evolve eventually, just take it slow."

"Yeah, take it slow. My Elder Brother and I are using Auxiliary Optical Computer right now. Having an intelligent Optical Computer would be great," Thor agreed.

The Auxiliary Optical Computer that he and Hong are currently using was bought by Luo Feng from space.

In the universe, Auxiliary Optical Computer are common, but intelligent Optical Computer are not, let alone intelligent life.

If you had a more advanced intelligent Optical Computer, who would want to use Auxiliary Optical Computer?

"The second brother really knows his stuff," Xu Qing chuckled.

Thor looked on with envy, "Why is it that good things never seem to happen to me?"

"Alright, let's get down to business," Hong patted him on the shoulder.

Then, Xu Qing and the others began questioning Akaro.

Akaro explained their origins clearly, including their background and purpose.

"Universe Adventurer?" Luo Feng and the others looked at the four people with unfriendly expressions.

Just as Babata said, these so-called Universe Adventurer are really no good. Strictly speaking, they are not adventurers, but planet traffickers and slave traders.

The four men trembled when they met Luo Feng's gaze. They regretted coming with Buluo to explore this Void Region.

Now things have really gone wrong; they've fallen into the Buluo's den. The unlucky Bro was killed instantly, and they've all been plunged into a very bad situation.

After listening to Akaro's report, Luo Feng and Babata looked at each other strangely.

"Xu Qing, you really have a jinx," Babata complained.

Xu Qing rolled her eyes. "What does it have to do with me? Everyone outside knows this is Void Region, so of course someone will come to explore it. Even if it's not them, there will definitely be others."

"Who could have predicted the emergence of spatial wormholes? I've already taken precautions."

"The coordinates of the space wormhole have been exposed, and Earth is no longer safe. The most urgent task is to take countermeasures before the Nolanshan Family behind Buluo sends out a fleet," Hong analyzed.

Thor and Luo Feng nodded; that was indeed the case. The spatial wormhole had appeared, and there was nothing they could do about it.

The Nolanshan Family behind Buluo comes from a vassal state of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. They rank among the top three in that vassal state, but within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, they can only be considered a minor powerful family.

Although they are minor powers, once they send their fleet, Earth will be powerless to resist.

"I didn't expect it to be so fast," Luo Feng sighed. It seemed he had no choice but to move on to the next step.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this day and had made plans in advance; otherwise, the situation would have been even more unfavorable once Buluo and his team arrived on Earth, collected information about the planet, and transmitted it out.

Now, he needs to take advantage of the information gap to make a move: by officially recognizing himself as the ruler of Earth through the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

In this way, even if the Nolanshan Family is powerful, they wouldn't dare to do anything.

"Right now, the Nolanshan Family is waiting for specific information and won't be taking any action for the time being, so there's no need to worry," Luo Feng said.

Then, he looked at Akaro, "Akaro, you can contact the Nolanshan Family, right?"

"Yes," Akaro nodded.

"Alright, then after I become the lord of Earth, I need you to send a message to the Nolanshan Family to completely extinguish their hopes," Luo Feng said.

"No problem," Akaro was now Xu Qing's underling, so of course he listened to Luo Feng as well.

"That might cause animosity with the Nolanshan Family, but it doesn't matter. Earth is not to be touched by outsiders," Luo Feng said sharply.

Xu Qing and the others nodded, sharing the same thought.

Right now, they can't deal with the Nolanshan Family, but no matter how strong the Nolanshan Family, they don't dare to go against the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

As for the future, well, that's hard to say.