Chapter 287 Seeing Is Believing! A Steel Behemoth with Three Health Bars!

Chapter 287 Seeing is believing! A steel behemoth with three health bars! Great fortune!

Seeing that Duke Leto pretended not to understand, Song Zhaomei just smiled lightly and simply spoke frankly, saying:

"Duke, you may not have a clear enough understanding of the strength of our Universal Corporation."

"In our view, your Galactic Empire is just a backward, barbaric, and inefficient primary interstellar civilization. We can easily replace the new emperor with the Corino Royal Family at any time."

The reason why Song Zhaomei said such arrogant words was mainly to let Leto understand that changing the emperor and changing the dynasty may be difficult for the Atreides family.

It may take more than a dozen generations of deep cultivation and planning.

But for the Universal Corporation, it is just a blink of an eye, and it is not difficult for the giant enterprise.

Hearing this, Duke Leto frowned immediately. He looked at Song Zhaomei with some dissatisfaction and retorted:

"Since your Universal Corporation is so powerful that you can even replace the emperor of the Galactic Empire, why do you still want to cooperate with our Atreides family?"

"Wouldn't it be better for you to do it yourself?"

Leto certainly wouldn't believe Song Zhaomei's words so easily. Even if it was bragging, he had to make a draft. There was no need for such a big deal for a civilization that spanned multiple parallel universes.

"Because we don't want to kill people indiscriminately, nor do we want to use inefficient war methods to achieve victory in unifying the universe."

Song Zhaomei still smiled and replied to the other party concisely: "We seek to unify each universe in a highly efficient way and establish a prosperous and powerful universal trade circle."

"So compared to a war that hurts both sides, we prefer to support a reliable force as the spokesperson of the Universal Corporation to help us unify this universe."

"And your Atreides family is the best family force we have carefully selected!"

Song Zhaomei was very calm and directly threw an olive branch to the other party, hoping that Leto would join the giant company.

Faced with Song Zhaomei, whose language and behavior style were so crisp and clear, Leto no longer wanted to suppress and restrain his true thoughts.

In fact, he had long wanted to be the emperor of the Galactic Empire, otherwise he would not have tried every means to create a Lansgard Federation to unite other small families to fight against the Corino Royal Family.

But it is not so easy to exchange for Emperor Shaddam's house deed. Leto can only lay a good foundation for the younger generation and strive to create a suitable political environment for the next generation of Atreides successors.

Once the situation changes, the political resources accumulated by Leto can be immediately transformed into the energy of a coup.

And the Lansgard Federation is the political resource carefully created by Leto.

But this federation organization will take decades or even hundreds of years to realize its actual political resources. The current Atreides family can no longer wait!

But now, the Universal Corporation intends to make the Atreides family its spokesperson. Isn't that saying... to let the Atreides family ascend the throne of the emperor? !

At this moment, Duke Leto's breathing became a little hurried. He seemed to have anticipated what Song Zhaomei was about to say next.

It's nothing more than the Universal Corporation wants to support a puppet emperor here, obey the orders of the giant enterprise, and the Atreides family will get more benefits than before and escape from danger.

"So you are interested in our Atreides family, just to make me your puppet spokesperson."

Duke Leto's brows were still furrowed. He didn't have any objection to being a puppet or spokesperson, but he was not sure how much benefit the other party could give to the Atreides family.

If the rights and benefits given by the Universal Corporation were even worse than the current situation, then Leto would rather reject the Universal Corporation and resist the attack of the Corino Royal Family and the Harkonnen Family alone.

As long as he made preparations for war in his own territory in advance and called a few families to join together, his Atreides family could still survive.

What's more, Leto didn't know how powerful the Universal Corporation was. If the other party was a liar with a strong appearance but a weak heart, it would be troublesome.

So the premise of all negotiations must be based on the military strength of both sides. What the weak party said was nonsense.

"Director Song, I have not yet seen how strong you are, and I don't know whether you can help my Atreides family."

Leto still maintained sufficient caution. Even if he was a puppet spokesperson, he had to serve a powerful master.

Emperor Shaddam's Sadoka Legion was not a pushover. If they could not defeat the army of the Corino royal family, they would not be able to reach a cooperation.

"Of course, seeing is believing."

Song Zhaomei smiled. She knew what Leto was worried about, so she patiently explained to him: "The shield technology we use is not the Holtzman shield."

"It is a shield that will not trigger the effect of a nuclear explosion."

There are three main shield technologies currently used by the Universal Corporation: antimatter shield, energy shield of the Reaper civilization, and hard light shield of the Forerunner.

These three shield technologies have extremely strong functions of offsetting and absorbing energy damage sources, which are completely different from the Holtzman shield that will trigger a nuclear explosion.

After learning this information, Leto was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of astonishment and disbelief.

The reason why there are no giant warships and cannons in the Dune universe is that everyone is equipped with Holtzman shields. Once they are attacked by energy weapons, they will trigger a nuclear explosion at the same time.

This means that no matter how big the warships are, it will be useless.

If a shield technology appears that can completely resist the enemy's energy weapons and will not trigger a nuclear explosion reaction, the logic of war in the Dune universe will be rewritten!

By then, large interstellar warships and ultra-large-caliber energy cannons will soon appear.

The threat and attack power of giant warships and cannons are far stronger than small spaceships and laser shells.

A large aircraft carrier warship of more than 10,000 meters is parked in low-Earth orbit, which can completely carry out destructive air strikes on the ground.

Even mountains will be razed to the ground, not to mention the fortresses built by humans!

Once this new warship defense technology comes out, the major families of the Galactic Empire will definitely make every effort to build giant warships and cannons at the first time.

At this moment, Duke Leto immediately turned his head and looked at the giant enterprise fleet outside through the porthole on the side.

Those large aircraft carriers and cruisers may be built so big thanks to this shield technology!

If this is the case, then the Universal Corporation will not only conquer the planet of Caladan, but also take down the Corino Royal Family and the Harkonnen Family.

"If you can prove the effectiveness of this shield technology and are willing to share this technology with our Atreides Family, I will seriously consider this cooperation."

Duke Leto's heart was beating. He was not indecisive. As a qualified politician, Leto always had a flexible moral bottom line and a keen political awareness.

Since the old emperor Shaddam was ready to tear his face, there was no need for him to put on airs and pretend to be a gentleman.

It would be a better choice to reach a cooperation with the Universal Corporation, join forces to smash the royal family and the Harkonnen Family, and redistribute the benefits!

Climbing up the pole is the basic skill of every family patriarch. As long as a cooperation that is beneficial to the family can be achieved, regicide and rebellion are nothing.

"Seeing is believing."

Song Zhaomei smiled. Seeing that Leto's attitude was much better than before, she knew that today's negotiations had been more than half successful. What remained was to show strength.

"My Lord Duke, you can order your naval fleet and the anti-aircraft guns in the near-Earth orbit to fire at our fleet corps."

"Don't worry that our fleet will collapse because of this. You will naturally know our shield technology by then."

The shield technology of the Universal Corporation has undergone many changes and has long achieved the characteristics of strong defense, low energy consumption, and long duration.

The shields carried by the naval fleet corps of the giant enterprise are already as thick as a steel monster with three layers of blood bars.

In fact, if the Universal Corporation does not care about wasting time, this expeditionary fleet alone can bring a wave of "natural disasters" to the humans in the "Dune" universe.

The efficient neutron killing will ignore all the clans and complete a wave of brutal cleansing strikes.

The reason for not doing so is entirely because the humans in the Dune universe are individuals, but any civilized species here are other creatures.

Leon might really consider trying this universe to see the destructive power of neutron annihilation.

Of course, the most important thing is the feudal clans like the Dune universe, which are actually relatively easy to deal with.

All you need to do is replace and cleanse the upper dignitaries, change the galactic emperor, and then redistribute the benefits. Most of the family forces follow the Universal Corporation.

"Duffy, immediately order our fleet and mobilize the anti-aircraft artillery system in low-Earth orbit to attack their fleet array with all firepower. Don't worry, just attack!"

Leto issued an attack order to Hawat, who was far away in the ground command room, through the communication device.

After learning that the attack order was to test the shield device of the giant enterprise, Hawat couldn't help but be shocked.

His reaction was the same as Duke Leto's, realizing what a shield that can withstand energy weapon attacks means to their families.

Only after confirming the attack order again and again did Hawat issue attack instructions to the personnel of each department.

"Everyone, aim at the Universal Enterprise fleet, and open fire after a three-second countdown."

"3, 2...1! Open fire"

As the voice fell, countless huge turrets rose from the defense array in low-Earth orbit, like towering mountains, and dazzling energy beams also condensed into groups and quickly swept towards the target.

At the same time, dense combat spacecraft also formed a shooting array, firing energy beams at the fleet of the Universal Enterprise.

But these large and small light groups, as soon as they approached the defense field of the fleet of the Enterprise, were quickly annihilated and turned into a few invisible light spots until they disappeared completely.

Although the bombardment of the Atreides family continued, Hawat, who saw this scene with his own eyes, had already despaired of the strength of the fleet of the Enterprise.

Even the largest caliber energy cannon of the Atreides family could not break through the shield defense of the Enterprise fleet, not even the slightest hole!

Their energy cannons were like stones sunk into the bottom of a pool, unable to cause any effective damage.

After feeling shocked and stunned, Hawat felt fortunate that the forces that possessed this shield technology had no ill will towards the Atreides family.

Otherwise, it would be a disaster!

"My Lord Duke, we carried out nearly 20,000 artillery strikes on their fleet, but there was no Holtzman nuclear explosion reaction, and there was no shield overload."

After three consecutive rounds of fire bombardment, Hawat reported the results of the bombardment to Leto.

"Okay, I know."

Leto seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, there were waves of turmoil in his heart.

Nearly 20,000 artillery tests not only did not cause any nuclear explosion reaction, but there was not even any sign of shield overload.

This is enough to show that the shield technology of the Universal Corporation is far superior to their civilization!

You must know that in actual naval battles, these warships are not just standing still targets, they will also make artillery counterattacks.

In many cases, high defense has a higher priority than high output, after all, only by surviving can there be output opportunities.

The most impractical device in war is a high-attack, low-defense device. This kind of weapon is easily targeted by the enemy, and may be forcibly destroyed by the enemy before it has time to exert its strength.

Moreover, in most cases, the development of spears and shields is often synchronized. Since the Universal Corporation has such a powerful shield technology, it is also very likely to have terrifying lethal weapons!

From the small, it is clear that a civilization with such military strength must have an excellent scientific research team and extremely powerful production capacity.

From this point of view, the Universal Corporation is really likely to be an advanced civilization spanning multiple universes!

At this moment, Leto felt unprecedented excitement. Such a strong civilization suddenly appeared and expressed its willingness to support the Atreides family. This is simply their great fortune.

"Very good, I have seen your ability."

Leto took a breath, calmed down his slightly excited heart, and then asked Song Zhaomei: "So, what is the price."

There is no gift without return in this world. Leto knows that if he wants to get the help of the giant enterprise, he must pay something.

Seeing that the negotiations between the two sides had finally reached a critical point, Song Zhaomei said straight to the point:

"Emperor Saddam is cruel by nature. He does not care about his own people. Instead, he plunders blindly and indulges in personal desires. Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, the Universal Corporation must replace a new Galactic Emperor."

Duke Leto listened to Song Zhaomei's words and looked forward to the other party's next content. If such a powerful fleet can be built with the support of the giant enterprise, then the Atreides family will continue to last for thousands of years!

As the new Galactic Emperor, he will also lead the Atreides family and stand proudly above all the aristocratic families.

Just when Leto was daydreaming, Song Zhaomei changed the subject: "So, the Chief Archon of our Universal Corporation will replace Emperor Saddam and become the only God Emperor of the Galactic Empire!"

This unexpected change made Leto stunned immediately. What was going on? After laying the groundwork for so long, it ended up saying that your boss wanted to be the emperor.

What happened to the support that was promised? How come the Atreides family is still a high-level worker!

Before the Universal Corporation came, Leto was already the boss of the Lansgard Union, just for that little privilege.

Now that the Universal Corporation has come, he still has to rely on the Lansgard Union to get some privileges from the Corporation. Wouldn't it be a waste for the Universal Corporation to come here!

How can this be possible?

Just when Leto wanted to ask why Li Ang was the emperor, Song Zhaomei clearly informed Leto of the specific interest exchange projects.

The Universal Corporation only wants the privileges and control authority of the God Emperor. As for the fiefdom, all of them will be redistributed, and the Atreides family will be the family that prioritizes the allocation of resources and power.

In short, after the Universal Corporation takes power, the part that is allocated to the Atreides family will definitely be more and better than it is now!

In the trade circle of the Universal Corporation, the Atreides family will also be the leader of the major families, leading the various families to run the line for the Corporation and transport materials from various universes.

After hearing these conditions, Leto felt that he might not be unable to agree to the Universal Corporation. After all, the position of the Galactic Emperor was not as easy to take as one might imagine.

Even if he really took the position, he still had to obey the orders of the Universal Corporation. It was important for people to know their own limitations. Since the Atreides family could not take the position, it would not be bad to be a top family.

Just as Leto was about to nod and agree, Song Zhaomei added, "In addition, we also want the planet Arrakis."

Hearing this, Duke Leto was stunned for a moment, and then asked back, "Are you saying that the Universal Corporation wants the permanent mining rights for spices?"

In fact, Leto was not surprised that Song Zhaomei would ask for Arrakis. After all, in the Galactic Empire, the most valuable substance is spices.

These spices can cultivate special people such as navigators, Mentat, and truth masters, and can be called the golden source of the empire.

Ordinary people only need to hold a handful of spices to buy the most luxurious property anywhere in the empire, plus a lifetime of food, drink and entertainment.

Since the Universal Corporation has crossed multiple universes and come to the Galactic Empire to help the Atreides Family, they can only offer the spice resources of Arrakis.

However, this request is not a big problem for the Atreides Family.

Although spices are very important to every family, as long as the Universal Corporation does not play the monopoly game and maintains the supply of spice resources.

Even if the mining rights were handed over to the Universal Corporation, it wouldn't matter. Even if they had to pay more, it wouldn't matter. As long as they could do business, that was fine.

Anyway, the Universal Corporation could take over Arrakis at any time. Leto knew that it would be useless if he didn't agree, after all, the dominant power was in their hands.

The Universal Corporation was just informing him, not negotiating with him.