[Earth]
A faint smile tugged at Lü Yongchang's lips as he looked at the words displayed in the holographic projection.
It worked.
With the Two-Dimensional Fragment provided by [Hua], they had successfully bluffed a Level Three Civilization!
At the thought of all the advanced technologies humanity could gain from this, Lü Yongchang's eyes lit up with excitement!
On the Star Map, the light flashing from the gun ports of the battered fleet, led by two secondary flagships, gradually dimmed.
It seemed the enemy sincerely intended to surrender.
Even so, Lü Yongchang did not let down his guard.
He pondered for a moment, composed a message, and broadcast it openly to every enemy warship.
[Open all network ports and surrender control of every warship immediately!]
The captain of Secondary Flagship One stared at the words on the screen and felt blood rush to his head!
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
He growled under his breath, his tone fierce. "Once we open our network ports and surrender control of our warships, our lives will be entirely in their hands!"
"I refuse!"
He was all too familiar with Human Civilization's approach.
When dealing with weaker civilizations in the past, the Lator Civilization would usually find some pretext to take control of their warships.
Then...
They would forcibly shut down the life-support systems.
It was the perfect way to wipe out an enemy without shedding a drop of blood.
That was precisely why Human Civilization's demand left him so agitated and terrified!
A moment later, a sigh from Captain Three came over the communications channel.
"Look around us."
"We have no choice."
Captain One instinctively raised his head and looked again at the viewports surrounding the command center.
Outside, enemy warships were packed densely together.
A faint, eerie blue glow shone