"Mr. Chairman, in just over a year, Brian has already taken over a subsidiary planet. This is because his planetary civilization is powerful, but his ambition is also an important factor."
"Mr. Chairman, you had a conflict with him this time. He will definitely find an opportunity to take revenge on you in the future."
…
Ryan's sidekick analyzed the situation for Ryan.
Only then did Ryan understand his current predicament.
The distance between Planet Malygos and Brian's planet was only two light years.
Furthermore, Brian's planet was a technological civilization. If he relied on his interstellar fleet, wouldn't he be able to reach a planet two light years away easily?
Ryan was done for.
Cold sweat broke out on Ryan's back.
How could he have provoked such a powerful existence!
Shit. If he hadn't been trying to impress Taylor, he wouldn't have come after Brian.
As an interstellar overlord, the most important thing was to protect oneself.
Every single person he saw now could become a giant in the future.
At that thought, Ryan looked at Taylor begrudgingly.
Then, Taylor spoke coldly.
"Mr. Chairman, this is between you and him. It has nothing to do with me."
Taylor greatly despised Ryan.
She hated this kind of useless man who loved to show off the most.
If he wasn't the organizer of the Interstellar Alliance Meeting, she wouldn't have wanted to have anything to do with him.
Taylor ignored Ryan and simply turned to leave.
Then, she linked up with the Interstellar Overlord Seal and left the black hole.
"Fuck, what a snobbish woman."
Ryan had still wanted to use Taylor to ease the tension between him and Brian.
However, Taylor turned him down before that.
Ryan felt that his poor ego had been hurt.
He could not help but shudder at the thought of Brian's interstellar fleet arriving on Planet Malygos not long after.
To Ryan's mutant beast civilization, two light years was an insurmountable distance at present.
Even if the beasts from the Malygos race reached Level 15 and were able to travel through outer space…
… since they were not strong, their flying speed would not be fast enough. Thus, he did not know how many galactic years it would take for them to cover a distance of two light years.
Would it take a few hundred years or a few thousand years?
No one knew.
However, for Brian, he could easily traverse a distance of two light years with warp engines and spatial hyperdrive technology.
Even if he used sub-light speed engines, it would take at most three years for him to reach Ryan's planet.
If Brian was determined to get revenge on Ryan, Ryan wouldn't be able to fight back or even escape.
Ryan was the Chairman of the Alliance, but his own life was in danger.
The Sword of Damocles was hovering over his head.
He would rather have never held this alliance meeting.
Ryan felt that he had fallen into a trap with no room to advance or retreat.
He couldn't move.
Just as Ryan was in the midst of despair…
… he suddenly remembered the civilization crisis that Brian had mentioned previously.
"That's right. It seems like some full interstellar fleet will attack Brian's planet in a month. He must have offended someone when he occupied his subsidiary planet."
"Brian will definitely not be able to defeat the powerful interstellar fleet. When that happens, Brian's civilization will fall apart, and I won't have to worry about him attacking me."
"Sigh, I was really troubled by a meaningless fear."
Ryan cleared his thoughts and instantly relaxed greatly.
"Even if Brian defeats the entire fleet, his planet's strength will definitely be greatly damaged. When he recovers his strength, I should have enough strength to fight against Brian's technological civilization. My strength might even surpass Brian's. When that time comes, it's still uncertain who will be the winner."
…
In the black hole…
In the central square…
The news that Brian had a subsidiary planet spread like wildfire, as if a spell had been cast on it.
It spread even faster than rumours spreading.
This was because it was a very sensational piece of news.
While most of the planet overlords were trapped on their starting planet, someone had already started to occupy a subsidiary planet.
Everyone hurriedly opened the star map to verify the authenticity of the news.
After a short period of doubt, there was a huge shock.
"It's actually not fake news. Oh my god, am I watching a sci-fi movie?"
"Oh my god, that unattractive man is actually the man with two planets. I really regret not asking for his contact details just now."
"This is a small step for Brian, but it's a big step for Earthlings. The subsidiary planet that Brian has occupied is the first planet Earthlings have occupied in the Model Galaxy. This means a lot."
"This is the great early-stage power of technological civilizations. Indeed, they cannot be underestimated."
"That Ryan is truly an idiot. He actually provoked the overlord of a powerful technological civilization!"
"Haha. Luckily, my planet is a full 5,000 light years away from Planet Helka."
"Perhaps Brian has already mastered space hyperdrive technology. If that's the case, a distance of 5,000 light years will only take a few days."
"…"
In the underground base of Planet Helka…
Brian was looking down, deep in thought.
The conflict that had happened within the black hole was only a small matter to Brian.
Furthermore, he only attended the Interstellar Alliance Meeting to see Taylor.
He had no energy to do other meaningless things.
His top priority now was to take care of the full S Battleship Fleet that would arrive in a month.
If his planet was defeated, everything would simply be a mirage.
Even if he used his interstellar fleet to teach Ryan a lesson, it was something that he should consider only after dealing with Planet Bhutler.
"Now, I suppose Ryan would very much like for me to be defeated by the fleet from Planet Bhutler."
"Hmph, that would never happen."
Brian used the telecommunications system to communicate with Number One.
Then, Brian asked Number One a question.
"Number One, have you heard of the classification of intelligent lifeforms in the Model Galaxy?"
Number One felt that this was very strange.
Brian had been busy developing technology ever since he came to Planet Helka. Why did he suddenly ask such a question?
However, Number One still answered obediently.
"Reporting to the Divine Lord. When I was very young, I heard old men talking about the classification of intelligent lifeforms. A long time ago…"
Brian interrupted Number One's narration. "Time is of the essence. Get to the point."
"Yes, Divine Lord. The intelligent lifeform levels in the Model Galaxy are determined by the Interstellar Alliance, which was established by high-leveled civilizations in the Model Galaxy."
"There are a total of 40 levels. Level 1 is the weakest, and Level 40 intelligent life forms are the strongest."
What Number One said was no different from what Taylor had said. However, Brian didn't get the information he wanted.
Therefore, Brian asked casually.
"Number One, what is your current level?"
"Without any technological equipment, my combat power is about Level 8. If I equip the Snow Eagle Mecha, my combat power can reach Level 15."