What does this mean?
An astonishment appeared on Enterprise's face.
"You have no reason not to understand the interstellar common language, it's just the literal meaning. You're coming with me." Han Xiao stared at Enterprise with interest.
"Are you kidding me? Go with you? Go where?" Enterprise asked, puzzled.
"I'm not joking with you. My help comes at a price. Since you've asked me for help, in exchange, you'll become a member of the Black Star Army and my subordinate."
"We have never reached such a condition!" Enterprise's expression changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly.
"... Why would you think I need to negotiate terms with you?"
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow. "I'll help you, but the conditions are up to me, and my condition is you. You're mine now."
Enterprise's face twitched; he hadn't expected that they were targeting him!
For a moment, he felt a mix of emotions: astonishment, anger, and even a bit of being flattered.
Enterprise's mind was a little confused, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I appreciate your high regard, but I don't sign a contract of servitude."
How can you think that you have the final say in this matter?
Han Xiao couldn't help but chuckle.
Unlike combat potential, operational ability doesn't have a quantifiable standard or intuitive judgment; it can only be judged by past performance. This person is indeed a talent worth poaching.
It's not that they particularly value him; there's no shortage of management talent in the legion. But since they've encountered such a talent, they might as well poach him. Han Xiao's thinking is very much in line with Huaxia's nine-year compulsory education—since we're already here, we should at least try to recruit someone.
"... If you force me, I really can't resist, but would the infamous Black Star do something like kidnapping?" Enterprise thought helplessly, and could only try to provoke him with words.
"Tsk, you've got one thing wrong."
Han Xiao walked slowly behind Enterprise, pressed his shoulder to make him sit down, and casually said:
"If it were a normal recruitment, I wouldn't force anyone to refuse. But our situation is different. You've already taken advantage of me and received benefits, and you'll need the Black Star Army to help you secure your position in the future. So the power is on my side... To be precise, I'm your creditor now."
With that, Han Xiao turned back to Enterprise, leaned back on the table, looked down at Enterprise, his smile fading, and said calmly:
"Since you're the creditor, debt collection should be done according to my standards, not based on how much money you have in your wallet."
Enterprise was speechless. Even though it was clearly a forced sale, he couldn't go against the will of such a big shot as Black Star.
Gritting his teeth, Enterprise said in a low voice, "You should have told me this condition sooner, so I wouldn't have..."
Han Xiao interrupted him calmly.
"Don't forget, you were the one who asked me for help; you didn't ask about the conditions yourself."
Upon hearing this, Enterprise was speechless, a sense of powerlessness welling up inside him.
It was supposed to be an invitation that was meant to be subtle, so why would they openly ask about the terms? Were they going to explicitly state that they couldn't force him to work for them? That would be incredibly shameless! Who knew Black Star would be interested in him!
Now that things have come to this, Enterprise has no way out. Black Star has completely taken control. If he insists on refusing, he has no doubt that Black Star Army will turn around and cooperate with the major families. The situation is different now than during the election. During the election, he had nothing to lose and nothing to fear, and the situation wouldn't change no matter how bad it got. But now that he has been elected lord and achieved results, Black Star's attitude determines whether his position is secure, and even his life. Black Star has him completely under his control.
At this moment, Enterprise had only one thought.
What exactly do you see in me? I'll change it, okay?
Seeing the troubled look on Enterprise's face, Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and deliberately made his tone more serious:
"Let's stick to the facts. Is the Black Star Army really that repulsive to you?"
Upon hearing this, Enterprise was taken aback, frowned and thought for a moment, and finally shook his head.
Putting aside any resistance stemming from a rebellious mentality, Enterprise had to admit that the Black Star Army's future was indeed much brighter.
Being a lord on an ordinary colony is nothing compared to being personally recruited by Black Star.
"I'm not against joining the Legion, but I'm running for lord not for my future, but to do something for our home planet..." Enterprise sighed and simply explained his ambition.
Born into an ordinary family, he rose from humble beginnings. After becoming wealthy, he grew increasingly dissatisfied with the corruption in his hometown. He chose to use this method to try to break the corrupt monopoly of power held by several powerful families. He was a figure with a strong sense of patriotism.
Han Xiao remained noncommittal, "While serving me, you can still continue to be the lord of your planet."
"Then I can't go with you even more. I've only just been elected, how can I leave?" Enterprise said, troubled. "Could you give me a few years to settle things here?"
"You're not in a position to negotiate with me right now." Han Xiao shook his head and chuckled. "Even outside of Planet Ladebudo, you can still manage remotely. With my support, no one can shake your position, even if you're not here."
Seeing that he was about to speak again, Han Xiao stopped arguing with him, stood up, walked out of the room, and left with a remark:
"I don't care how you handle it. I'm giving you three days. When the time is up, you come with me. That's it."
Watching Han Xiao's departing the Sight of Father's Back, Enterprise sat silently in his seat, his face growing increasingly bitter.
The worst premonition came true. It's true what they say, it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. The lord hadn't even warmed his seat before he had to move his backside and ended up getting himself killed.
I'm so tired and regretful... I shouldn't have messed with such an important person.
Three days later, at the ground airport.
Enterprise stood in front of the spaceship's hatch, carrying his luggage, his face a complex mix of emotions.
He sighed inwardly, turned to look at his reluctant secretary, and said helplessly, "I'll have to trouble you while I'm gone."
After three days of planning, Enterprise finally decided to keep his trusted female secretary as his representative to help him remotely manage Planet Ladebudo. With the support of the Black Star Army, her personal safety was guaranteed.
Although he was very unwilling, he had no other choice.
The female secretary couldn't help but step forward and give Enterprise a hug. She could only watch helplessly as things escalated to this point, powerless to stop Enterprise from being taken away.
"You... you need to be careful and stay safe." The female secretary looked worried.
Upon hearing this, Enterprise couldn't help but smile wryly. With Black Star by his side, aside from everything else, at least there was absolutely no need to worry about safety.
Turning back to look at the spaceship, Enterprise took a deep breath, suppressed his complex emotions, picked up his luggage, and walked up the gangway to the hatch, embarking on a future with an unknown destiny.
The Black Star Army fleet, hovering in outer space orbit, moved away from Planet Ladebudo, and the newly appointed planetary lord also left with them. This news was not kept secret, and the major families were all extremely surprised when they learned of it.
He was elected for only three days, and then he ran away. What kind of operation is this?!
After some investigation, the major families finally found out the situation: Enterprise had become a member of the Black Star Army and had been taken away, leaving behind a female secretary to manage him remotely, hoping to maintain his position as lord.
With the support of the Black Star Army, the major families could not resist the Enterprise. However, the Enterprise ' actions were against the rules. Normally, the local ruler of a colony cannot openly join other forces or organizations to prevent the local ruler from being controlled by other forces.
The major families secretly conspired to use their connections to bring the matter to the attention of the central government of civilization. They couldn't deal with Enterprise, but the civilized government could. By using Enterprise' sensitive status as a reason, they could activate a special contingency plan to remove him from his position as lord and replace him with an outsider.
In their eyes, although the Black Star Army was powerful, it was not qualified to interfere in the internal affairs of a galaxy-level civilization, and this tactic was worth a try.
Since we can't afford to offend Black Star, we can only focus on this aspect.
The progress of this civilization has stagnated for many years, and many officials are incompetent and easy to deal with. The major families can't do anything about the Enterprise, but they are quite confident in winning over the parachuted special lord, and the situation won't be worse than it is now.
Upon learning of this situation, the central government of this civilization was immediately faced with a dilemma.
This action violated their regulations, but they couldn't afford to offend Han Xiao. After discussing it, they could only take measures against Enterprise and give him a choice: either give up his legion status and return to be a lord, or resign from his newly acquired position as lord of Planet Ladebudo.
Enterprise wanted to go back, but he had no choice and was unwilling to give up his position as the planet's lord. So he could only report the whole story to Han Xiao, who was on the same ship.
Now that he had poached the talent, Han Xiao didn't mind increasing the newcomer's loyalty, and immediately made a call to the Crimson Dynasty.
The phone call was highly effective. A few days later, the galactic civilization quietly withdrew its orders, pretending nothing had happened, and tacitly accepted Enterprise ' identity.
This time, the major families of Ladebudo were completely helpless. Black Star's power left them with no options and they had no choice but to accept their fate.
This star system-level civilization is a vassal of the Crimson Dynasty and is subject to the Empire's administration. Given Han Xiao's status within the Empire, a single phone call would be enough to get the Empire to intervene and resolve this issue.
However, Han Xiao also knew that this tactic only worked against vassal civilizations of the empire. If it were a neutral, normal star system-level civilization, it would most likely not take his advice.
Outsiders interfering in the internal management of a civilization without authorization is suspected of supporting a puppet, which violates the Interstellar General Law and touches the bottom line of the civilization. As Beyond Grade A ally of the Empire, the civilization's status is indeed extraordinary and it is deeply respected by galaxy-level civilizations. However, respecting the civilization is one thing, but it does not mean that the civilization will make concessions and compromises without principles.
The vassal civilizations within the empire are different. Their political systems are deliberately loose and they follow the lead of the Crimson Dynasty. This matter is not so serious that the empire would offend them.
The empire wouldn't let such a trivial matter affect the relationship between the two sides; this could be considered one of Han Xiao's privileges within the Crimson Dynasty.
Black Star, living quarters, Han Xiao's office.
Enterprise had been on the ship for some time and had calmed himself down. He had come to terms with it and accepted his fate. Since he couldn't resist, he could only accept it. In this new environment, he decided to serve the legion diligently.
Today I was finally summoned by Han Xiao. When I arrived at his office, the first thing I said to Han Xiao was to get myself into position and ask about my work.
"Lord Black Star, what do you need me to do for the Legion?"
Han Xiao put down the communicator, looked up at him, and smiled. "You started from scratch and have excellent business acumen, management skills, and a keen eye for commerce. I have a job related to the conglomerate for you."
"This is my old profession." Enterprise breathed a sigh of relief.
"Before that, meet your future boss."
As he spoke, Han Xiao pressed the communicator, and a remote projection appeared in the room, showing Sylvia.
"I am Sylvia, the Chief Affairs Officer of the Black Star Army. You are the Enterprise that the teacher mentioned?"
Sylvia looked Enterprise up and down, her gaze scrutinizing him.
"Yes."
"Yes, I've already seen your resume. Your abilities are quite good." Sylvia nodded and said politely.
At this moment, Han Xiao tapped the table sharply, signaling the two of them to look over.
"Alright, let's get down to business. I'm planning to establish an affiliated consortium, which is currently in the preparatory stage and will involve a large influx of talent from the legion."
The Black Star Army has grown to its current size, which is excessively large and redundant, and it needs structural reform. After consideration, Han Xiao decided to develop some sub-forces around the legion as the core.
The first sub-power was to use the resources of the Black Star Army to create a purely financial entity, which would make it easier for them to operate in the business and book industry.
This idea was partly inspired by the numerous sub-brands of the Infinite Financial Group, and partly to counter the competition from the Infinite Financial Group.
The tactics of the Infinite Financial Group exposed the weaknesses of the alliance of interests. Therefore, Han Xiao wanted to establish an affiliated consortium to integrate the legion's complex subsidiary businesses, digest the business channels of its partners, and turn them into its own businesses. In this way, he could curb the Infinite Financial Group's malicious acquisition tactics and compete with them.
Sylvia nodded, looking at Enterprise, her tone efficient:
"I will temporarily assume the position of the highest leader of the conglomerate. Although you are a newcomer, you are a talent personally recruited by the legion commander, so I will give you an opportunity. You will not start from the bottom, but will directly lead a team and compete with other teams. As long as your performance ranks among the top, I will give you a senior management position in the conglomerate... Whether you can be promoted depends on your own performance."
The legion has a wealth of talent, Enterprise is just a newcomer. Han Xiao won't parachute him into the management team directly; he can only be promoted by proving his abilities step by step.
"I understand, it's fair."
Enterprise nodded calmly; he was quite confident in his business acumen and unafraid of competition.
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but ask:
"What is the name of this affiliated foundation?"
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and a mischievous smile appeared on his face.
"Let's call it... the Germinal Financial Group."