# Chapter 384: Taking Down Sovereign
Creak, bang!
The twisted hatch of the White Tiger spaceship was directly blown away over ten miles, smashing into that golden dense forest that looked like golden trees. Adam, wearing a suit of dark silver armor, slowly withdrew the foot he had kicked out. Holding two spaceship crew members in one hand, he leaped down from the hundred-meter-tall overturned spaceship. After he jumped off the spaceship, over a dozen spaceship crew members also seemed to be lifted by something, floating down from the spaceship.
Whoosh whoosh!
The over a dozen spaceship crew members, their legs still weak, suddenly heard bursts of whistling wind from overhead. They raised their heads, staring blankly as King Ghidorah's enormous body soared into the sky. The wind created by its flapping wings tore a huge rift in the sky wherever it passed. Unlike what they saw inside the spaceship, watching King Ghidorah take off at close range, they only then truly understood the oppressive presence brought by this giant creature.
Boom! Just as the crowd was trembling in fear of King Ghidorah, a giant stone fell from the sky. Boom! The mountain peak-sized giant stone smashed into a section of the mountain range in front of them. A violent vibration instantly swept outwards. The mountain peaks on all sides were instantly shattered by the impact. Ancient trees over a dozen meters thick were swept up by the shockwave, heavily smashing down in front of them. The entire mountain peak began to collapse.
Rumble! The mountain peak collapsed wildly downwards, dragging the dilapidated White Tiger spaceship with it, sliding towards the bottom of the mountain.
"Ahhh!"
"Help!"
"Mr. Kane is still inside, hurry and save him!"
Only between life and death can one see a person's character. Amidst the intense vibration and the ground collapsing beneath their feet, the crowd, who had just recovered from their trembling fear of King Ghidorah, cried out for help in a panic.
However, in their panic, that spaceship captain was the first to look at the White Tiger warship sliding into the Abyss, thinking of Kane who was inside. He activated the emergency survival device on his body and rushed towards the White Tiger spaceship.
Just then, clusters of white sacred light appeared above the crowd. The holy light exploded, and one by one, four-winged angels flapping their wings and wearing silver armor appeared behind them, lifting them and saving them. That Captain, who possessed Kree bloodline, was grabbed by the arm by a four-winged angel, his gaze fixed blankly on the White Tiger spaceship sliding into the bottom of the abyss canyon.
"Don't worry! Big Brother Kane is fine. With his cultivation base, even if this Planet explodes, he'll be perfectly safe!" Adam, in his dark silver armor, appeared beside the Captain at some point. The armor emitted rays of light that wrapped around his body, converging around his entire body into golden energy patterns resembling plate armor. Clearly, this was also a high-quality, Magic Treasure-grade treasure armor! Adam hadn't finished speaking when a figure had already torn through the damaged White Tiger spaceship wreckage and flew up from the bottom of the canyon.
"Big Brother Kane!"
Adam quickly went to meet him. Kane nodded towards Adam, his gaze sweeping over the Captain with surprise. Among the Four Symbols, the White Tiger governs wind. As long as Kane wished, the wind within a hundred-mile area were his eyes and ears. In the Jambudvīpa World, some pure-blood White Tigers, lying on hills, could even hear faint sounds from ten thousand miles away when a gust of wind blew past.
"What's your name?"
"Crowley!" The Captain named Crowley occasionally glanced at the bottom of the canyon. Although he had half Kree bloodline in his body, that was merely evidence of the Kree's sins left behind when they conquered a Habitable Planet. The Kree, who always emphasized bloodline, would never acknowledge these "half-breeds"! They even felt that these "half-breeds" defiled the Kree bloodline. For years, Crowley had been wandering the Milky Way Galaxy and formed a Star Pirate Group specifically to rob Kree spaceships.
Later, when he was robbing the energy crystals that the East Galaxy Company sold to the Kree Empire, he was captured by Yondu. Yondu appreciated his spaceship piloting skill, which is why he joined the East Galaxy Company.
The best spaceship Crowley had encountered since becoming a Space Pirate was merely a dilapidated quasi-Tier 3 spaceship. The reason it was called quasi-Tier 3 was because the unscrupulous merchant selling the spaceship had specifically removed the spaceship's engine energy device and sold it separately. Crowley, unable to afford it, could only find a Tier 2 spaceship energy engine device to install. This also resulted in his dilapidated spaceship being significantly slower than other spaceships of the same Tier. Therefore, after they failed in their ambush of the East Galaxy Company's cargo ship, they were intercepted by three Kree warships under Yondu's command with a single acceleration.
After joining the East Galaxy Company, Crowley quickly became the Captain of a Tier 3 warship due to his excellent piloting skill. This was also the best warship he had ever piloted.
"Don't feel bad. Later, I'll have Elder Mandel figure out a method to get you a Star Destroyer!" Kane saw the reluctance in Crowley's gaze.
"Really!?" Crowley said, somewhat disbelievingly.
Kane, however, turned his gaze towards the huge canyon that had appeared out of thin air on the ground not far away. The mountain range that had just been towering before their eyes was now directly smashed into a canyon by a giant stone. As the saying goes, seas turn into mulberry fields in the blink of an eye! With Kane's current cultivation base, he could also do this, but it would take a lot of magic power and time. But now a single giant stone had actually achieved this level. No wonder the Boss said they needed to walk on two legs: technology and cultivation.
A Star Destroyer, after charging up, can even destroy a Planet with a single strike. He didn't know when he would possess this kind of strength! Perhaps the Boss could do it!
"Hmph! Of course, what Big Brother Kane says is true!" Adam glared at Crowley and looked at Kane: "Big Brother Kane, what should we do next?"
"Raise the Soul Guiding Banner, clear out this Planet. Regardless of gender, age, or youth, anyone who resists shall be killed without mercy. Those who lay down their weapons and kneel to beg for mercy may live!" Kane's cold words spread hundreds of kilometers with the wind. Countless dazzling white sacred light lit up in the sky. In the white light, teams of four-winged angels holding energy rifles, flapping their pure white wings, swooped towards various parts of Sovereign.
Mountain peak-sized giant stones smashed onto the Highest Point of Sovereign's surface. Finally, after the one hundred and twenty-seventh giant stone fell, the energy shield covering the magnificent palace complex above finally couldn't hold on, cracking and shattering into energy streams that dissipated. The one hundred and twenty-eighth giant stone directly smashed heavily onto the high dome of the Council Hall, smashing several tall towers into rubble. The entire magnificent and extremely luxurious palace complex also largely collapsed in a vibration like the earth turning over.
When Kane and Adam arrived here, surrounded by a crowd of angels, they only saw a woman with golden skin, wearing a golden crown, sitting firmly on the throne that symbolized the High Priestess's throne.
As soon as Kane landed, he heard a sharp female voice filled with indignant scolding. "Do you know how many Tier 3 and Level 4 civilizations support Sovereign? We are strategic allies with the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire! How dare you invade Sovereign! Aren't you afraid of offending these major empires?!" "Get out of Sovereign! This is the last chance I'm giving you! Otherwise, you will suffer a hundredfold impact from us! If you don't repent now, you won't have this chance even if you cry and beg for mercy!" "We Sovereign possess 0.07% of the Universal Bank's shares, how dare you?!"
Ayesha's golden palm tightly gripped the armrest of the throne. Because she was gripping too hard, her voice was somewhat hoarse. But no matter how she roared or screamed, the over a dozen four-winged angels holding energy rifles in front of her remained motionless, like statues.
Having no other choice, Ayesha turned her pleading gaze to the side. That was a robot wearing a large purple fur coat, a red feathered crown on its head, and five or six large rings on its hands, inlaid with various colored gemstones. It was a hundred times more nouveau riche than a nouveau riche, uh, robot. This robot simply standing there gave people the feeling of two words: rich.
Although dressed like a nouveau riche, this mechanical lifeform, as its electronic eye scanned, inherently possessed a steady demeanor.
"High Priestess, I sympathize with Sovereign's plight. However, according to the regulations of the head office, our Universal Bank will not participate in any conflicts between civilizations!"
"Our Sovereign civilization is a shareholder of your Universal Bank!" Hearing the robot's words, Ayesha, who had regarded it as her last savior, could no longer sit still. She suddenly stood up and questioned.
"Firstly, I need to clarify. The Sovereign civilization possesses 0.007% of the shares of the Universal Bank, Galaxy Bank branch, not the head office. Currently, shares of the head office are only granted to Level 4 civilizations. Secondly, even conflicts between Level 4 civilizations that hold shares in the head office, our Universal Bank will not intervene. This has been our bank's regulation since its establishment!"
The robot's words were spoken to Ayesha and also meant for Kane, who had just walked in. The moment it saw Kane, a red light scanned in its mechanical eye. An energy detector from a Level 4 civilization scanned Kane's body.
Kane's stride length with each step, the density of his muscle, and the hidden energy contained inside his body, like the eruption of a star, were all recorded in the robot's data network, while simultaneously assessing Kane's danger level.
"Universal Bank?!"
Kane's tall and imposing body was as sturdy as the statue of the guardian deity at the entrance of a temple. A green military sleeveless T-shirt was worn on his body, revealing his two muscular arms. Although a bit rough, there was an indescribable manly charm in his clean and sharp appearance. Adam, walking alongside Kane, also had a ruggedly handsome appearance, as if carved by knives and axes. After all, he was the product of tens of thousands of gene selections. The two walked side by side into this Sovereign Council Hall, which had partially collapsed.
Kane did not immediately cast his gaze towards Ayesha, although in the data provided by Elder Mandel, this woman was the High Priestess of Sovereign, the nominally highest Ruler. He scrutinized this robot that claimed to be from the Universal Bank!
Crowley, who was following behind Kane and Adam, quickly moved closer to Kane to introduce the origin and background of the Universal Bank. The Universal Bank's Strongholds are spread throughout most of the Universe. Many Tier 1 and Tier 2 civilizations have branches of the Universal Bank, and the ones responsible for the business of these branches are all robots.
No one knows their origin. They not only look exactly the same, their temperament is also nearly identical. The only difference might be their clothes and names. However, one thing the robot said is true: The Universal Bank never interferes in disputes between other civilizations, unless the conflict between the two damages their bank.
If it's accidental damage, they will issue a ten-fold compensation list to the perpetrator. As for whether they will be defaulted on, it can be said that the history of the Universal Bank's establishment is too ancient to trace, but so far, no one has dared to default on the Universal Bank.
"Hello, Mr., I am Bande, the manager of the Universal Bank's Galaxy Bank Sovereign branch!"
This robot named Bande, wearing a large purple fur coat, had a round, cylindrical body like a trash can. Beneath the red feathered crown was a short antenna. Its slender metal palm was covered in various sparkling gemstones. When it spoke, even its teeth sparkled with the luster of gold.
"Hello, Manager Bande!" Kane nodded towards the robot in front of him. "Since according to your Universal Bank's tradition, you do not participate in conflicts between various civilizations, then I wonder what your purpose is for appearing here?"
Bande rubbed his gemstone rings. His machine-simulated eyes narrowed into slits. "Naturally, it is to invite you and the civilization behind you to become shareholders of the Universal Bank!"
"What?!" Kane hadn't said anything yet, but Ayesha on the side screamed in surprise, looking at Bande with a face full of disbelief. "Granting them shares in the Universal Bank! Say that again?!"
Bande, however, had no interest in acknowledging Ayesha whatsoever. Even though an hour ago, this woman was the biggest customer of the branch he managed.
"Universal Bank?!" Kane was also somewhat in doubt. He stared at Bande's face, wanting to figure out his true purpose, but he quickly gave up on this plan. On a robot's face, he really couldn't see anything.
"Yes. The East Galaxy Company's energy dumping during this period has proven that the civilization behind you is indeed qualified to possess shares in the Universal Bank. After all, we must maintain sufficient reverence for a civilization that controls the Space Gem and has fully developed it!"
Kane gave Bande a deep look and shook his head at him. "I cannot make the decision on this matter. I need to ask for instructions from my Boss!"
"I naturally understand that. I will wait for your information on Fallen Star!" Bande continued. "There is also one more matter, please help me ask your esteemed Boss: With the destruction of Sovereign, the energy battery business here will definitely suffer a severe injury. Can I open a branch on Fallen Star?!"
As soon as Bande's words left his mouth, Ayesha's complexion immediately changed. Or rather, her complexion was already bad. The expedition plan failed, the Regents forced her hand, and now even the Universal Bank was abandoning them. Ayesha instantly collapsed and shouted at Bande: "You can't do this! Our Sovereign civilization hasn't disappeared! We still control 0.007% of the shares!"
Bande turned to look at Ayesha and said in a deep voice: "I think High Priestess, you have a misunderstanding. According to the Universal Bank's Frye regulations, we will not reclaim these shares. Even if the Sovereign civilization is destroyed because of this, we will still recognize these shares. Every dividend season, we will transfer this money to the fixed account! You can withdraw funds from any Universal Bank branch using the account password! This is a treaty signed by the first generation Bande and Frye at the beginning of the Universal Bank's establishment. No Bande will violate it!"
"However, our bank will not care who the owner of this account is!" After Bande added this sentence, he turned and nodded towards Kane. "I hope to receive your reply as soon as possible!"
Bande finished speaking and turned and left the Sovereign Council Hall. Ayesha was about to say something more, but as Kane waved his hand, a group of angels swarmed towards her.
These cold-blooded and ruthless angels, without any trace of humanity, had no mercy for women. They directly broke the limbs of this resisting Sovereign High Priestess into comminuted fractures. Although Ayesha trembled all over from the pain and screamed hoarsely, constantly issuing war threats, who cared!
As early as when that strange white cloud enveloped the entire surface of Sovereign, dozens of golden spaceships had already escaped from Sovereign. Before the Sovereign Regents and Elders who had escaped from the spaceships could heave a sigh of relief, hundreds of warships of various sizes with no markings swarmed from all directions. All the warships had ridiculously high speed. They opened all their gunports from afar, and their fire control radar simultaneously locked onto these golden spaceships.
In the face of overwhelming military force, this fleeing fleet of Sovereign surrendered after issuing a hysterical roar.
A group of mercenaries belonging to the East Galaxy Company screamed loudly as they rushed into the Sovereign vessels/warships, gathered all the personnel within the fleet together, and stripped them completely clean, not even leaving a pair of underwear.
Regardless of gender, all Sovereign were stripped clean and escorted to Fallen Star.
The robbed Sovereign Elders were heartbroken to the point of bleeding. Although they didn't have time to take all their valuables when they escaped, the estimated value of the precious items on their spaceships alone was worth at least hundreds of billions of Galactic Credits.
Kane and Adam stayed on Sovereign for three months, waiting until the East Galaxy Company dispatched nearly a thousand more warships and hundreds of thousands of people here. Only then, with the cooperation of the Angelic Legion, did they initially control this Tier 3 civilization.
Of course, this was also due to the reason why Sovereign was vast and sparsely populated. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Sovereign perfected their reproductive mechanism. Their reproduction did not rely on natural childbirth, but on gene modification and optimization.
Therefore, the Sovereign did not have what ordinary civilizations call family affection. They excessively pursued perfection. Every embryo cultivated through gene optimization would be mercilessly destroyed if it had even a slight flaw.
As for the standard for flaws, perhaps it was because the skin color wasn't brilliant enough, not golden enough, perhaps because the size of the embryo's chromosomes wasn't perfect enough, or perhaps because the Sovereign Doctor responsible for selection was in a bad mood. Large batches of embryos were directly destroyed after failing inspection. This also led to less than ten new perfect tribesmen being selected within a century for the Sovereign race. The total population of the entire Sovereign civilization was less than five million. This is also the reason why they had tens of millions of advanced drone fighters but were defeated by Kane's Angelic Legion of less than three hundred thousand.
As for the technology of developing artificial intelligence and commanding drone fighters in combat, because of a war between carbon-based life and silicon-based lifeforms in the Milky Way Galaxy, many civilizations that understood the war triggered by sentient machines tens of thousands of years ago all held deep reservations towards artificial intelligence. No one wanted to face that mechanical frenzy that covered most of the Universe again.
(End of chapter)