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

"In our view, your Galactic Empire is nothing more than a backward, barbaric, and inefficient primary interstellar civilization. As for the Corino Royal Family, we can easily replace it with a new emperor at any time."

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

It may take more than a dozen generations of hard work and planning.

But for the world's giant companies, it only takes a blink of an eye and is not difficult for them.

Hearing this, Duke Leto's brows immediately furrowed. He looked at Song Zhaomei with some dissatisfaction and retorted:
"Since your Universe Corporation is so powerful that you can even replace the emperor of the Galactic Empire at will, why do you still want to cooperate with our Atreides family?"

"Wouldn't it be better if you just do it yourself?"

Leto would definitely not believe Song Zhaomei's words so easily. Even if it was just bragging, he would have to make some preparations. A civilization spanning multiple parallel universes would not need so much trouble.

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

Song Zhaomei still had a smile on her face and replied concisely: "We seek to integrate every universe in the universe in an efficient way and establish a prosperous and powerful universal trade circle."

"So rather than a war that would hurt both sides, we prefer to support a reliable force that can serve as the spokesperson for the Universal Corporation and help us unify the universe."

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

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

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

In fact, he had long wanted to become the emperor of the Galactic Empire, otherwise he would not have gone to such lengths to create the Lansgard Federation and unite other small families to fight against the Corino royal family.

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

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

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

But it will take decades or even hundreds of years for this federation organization to realize actual political resources, and the Atreides family can no longer wait!

But now, the Universal Corporation intends to make the Atreides Family its spokesperson. Doesn't that mean... that they want the Atreides Family to ascend to the throne of the emperor? !

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

It's nothing more than that the Universal Corporation wants to support a puppet emperor here who will obey the Corporation's orders, and the Atreides family will get more benefits than before and be out of danger.

"So you've set your sights on our Atreides family, just to make me your puppet spokesperson."

Duke Leto's brows were still furrowed. He had no objection to being a puppet or a spokesperson, but he was not sure how much benefit the other party could bring to the Atreides family.

If the rights and benefits offered by the Universal Corporation are even worse than the current situation, Leto would rather reject the Universal Corporation and resist the attack from the Colino Royal Family and the Harkonnen Family alone.

As long as he made preparations for war in his own territory in advance and then called on a few families to join in the fight, his Atreides family would still be able to survive.

What's more, Leto still doesn't know the real strength of the Universal Corporation. If the other party is a liar with a strong appearance but a weak heart, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, the premise of all negotiations must be based on the military strength of both sides. Everything the weaker party says sounds like nonsense.

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

Leto still remained cautious enough. Even if he was a puppet spokesperson, he had to serve a powerful master.

Emperor Saddam's Sadoka Legion is no pushover. If they cannot defeat the army of the Colino royal family, they will not be able to reach 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's a shield that won't trigger the effects of a nuclear explosion."

There are three main types of shield technologies currently used by the world's giant companies: antimatter shields, energy shields of the Reaper civilization, and hard light shields of the Forerunners.

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

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

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

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

If a shield technology emerges that can completely block the enemy's energy weapons without triggering a nuclear explosion reaction, the logic of war in the Dune universe will be rewritten!
By then, large interstellar battleships and super-large-caliber energy cannons will soon appear.

The threat and attack power of giant ship cannons are far greater than those of small spaceships and laser shells.

A large aircraft carrier warship of tens of thousands meters in length parked in low-Earth orbit can launch devastating air strikes on the ground.

Even mountains would be razed to the ground, not to mention fortresses built by humans!
Once this new battleship defense technology comes out, the major families of the Galactic Empire will definitely make every effort to build giant ships and cannons as soon as possible.

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

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

If this is the case, then the Universal Corporation will have no problem taking over the planet Caladan, let alone the Colino 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 little heart was beating rapidly. He was not a hesitant person. As a qualified politician, Leto always had a flexible moral bottom line and a keen political awareness.

Since the old emperor Saddam is ready to break off relations with him, there is no need for him to put on airs and pretend to be a gentleman.

It is a better choice to cooperate with the world's giant enterprises, join hands to crush the royal family and the Harkonnen family, and redistribute the benefits!

Climbing up the pole is a basic skill for every family patriarch. As long as cooperation that is beneficial to the family can be achieved, regicide and treason 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 half successful, and all that was left was to demonstrate strength.

"Your Excellency the Duke, you can order your naval fleet and the anti-aircraft guns in low-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 world's giant companies has undergone many changes and has long achieved the characteristics of strong defense, low energy consumption and long duration.

The shields carried by the giant enterprise navy fleet legion are already so thick that they look like a steel monster with three layers of health bars.

In fact, if the Universe Corporation didn't mind wasting time, this expeditionary fleet alone could bring a wave of "natural disasters" to the humans in the Dune universe.

The highly efficient neutron killing will ignore all the aristocratic families and complete a brutal purge.

The reason for not doing so is entirely because the humans in the Dune universe are individuals. If the civilized species here are any other creatures, Leon might really consider trying his hand with this universe to see the destructive power of neutron annihilation.

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

All we need to do is replace and cleanse the upper-level dignitaries, change the galactic emperor, and then redistribute the benefits. Most of the family forces will follow the giant corporations in the world.

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

Through the communication device, Leto gave the order to attack to Hawat who was far away in the command room on the ground.

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

His reaction was the same as Duke Leto's, realizing what a shield that could withstand attacks from energy weapons would mean to their family.

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 three seconds."

"3, 2...1! Fire!"

As soon as the words fell, countless huge turrets rose from the defense array in low-Earth orbit, like towering mountains. Dazzling energy beams also condensed into balls and quickly swept towards the target.

At the same time, densely packed combat spacecraft formed a shooting array, firing energy beams at the fleet of the Universal Corporation.

However, once these large and small light balls approached the defensive force field of the giant enterprise's fleet, they were quickly annihilated and turned into tiny invisible light spots until they disappeared completely.

Although the bombardment of the Atreides family was still continuing, Hawat, who witnessed the scene with his own eyes, had already despaired of the strength of the giant enterprise's fleet.

Even the largest caliber energy cannon of the Atreides family could not break through the shield defense of the Megacorp fleet, nor could they tear even the slightest hole!

Their energy cannons were like stones sunk to 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 their Atreides family.

Otherwise, something really bad would happen!

"Your Excellency the Duke, we launched nearly 20,000 artillery strikes on their fleet, but did not cause any Holtzman nuclear explosion reaction, nor did they cause shield overload."

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

"okay, I get it."

Leto appeared calm on the surface, but in reality his heart was filled with turmoil.

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 prove that the shield technology of the Universe Giant Enterprise is far superior to their civilization!
You have to know that in actual naval battles, these warships are not just standing still targets, they will also launch artillery counterattacks.

In many cases, high defense has a higher priority than high output. After all, only by surviving can you have the opportunity to output.

The most impractical device in war is a high-attack, low-defense device. Such a weapon can easily be targeted by the enemy and may be forcibly destroyed by the enemy before it has a chance to exert its power.

What's more, in most cases, the development of the spear and the shield is often synchronized. Since the giant companies in the world have such powerful shield technology, they are also likely to possess terrifying lethal weapons!
A civilization with this kind of military-industrial strength must have an outstanding scientific research team and extremely strong production capabilities.

From this point of view, the Universal Corporation is very likely to be an advanced civilization spanning multiple universes!
At this moment, Leto felt more excited than ever. Such a powerful civilization suddenly appeared and expressed its willingness to support the Atreides. This was simply a great fortune for them.

"Very good, I have seen your abilities."

Leito took a breath, calmed his slightly agitated heart, and then asked Song Zhaomei: "So, what is the price?"

There is no such thing as a gift without reward in this world. Leto knows that if he wants to get help from the giant company, he must give 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 his own selfish desires. Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, the Universal Corporation must replace him with a new Galactic Emperor."

As Duke Leto listened to Song Zhaomei's words, he looked forward to what she would say next. If they could build such a powerful fleet with the support of a giant enterprise, then the Atreides family would continue to prosper for thousands of years!

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

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

This sudden change made Leto stunned. What was going on? After so much preparation, you end up saying that your boss wants to be the emperor.

Where is the support you promised? Why is the Atreides family still just a high-level worker?

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

Now that the World Giant Corporation has come, he still has to continue to rely on the Lansgard Federation to extort map point privileges from the giant corporation. Wouldn't his trip to the World Giant Corporation be in vain?

How can this work.

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

The Universal Corporation only wants the privileges and regulatory authority of the God-Emperor. As for fiefdoms and the like, they will all be redistributed, and the Atreides family will be the family that gets priority in allocating resources and power.

In short, after the Universal Corporation comes to power, the share that gets to the Atreides family will definitely be more and better than it is now!
In the business circle of the world's giant companies, the Atreides family will also be the leader of each major family, leading each family to run the line for the giant companies and transport materials from various universes.

After hearing these conditions, Leto felt that he might be able to agree to the offer from Universal Corporation. After all, the position of Galactic Emperor was not as easy as he had imagined.

Even if they really get to the top, they still have to obey the orders of the giant global enterprise. It is important for people to know themselves. Since the Atreides family cannot get to the top, it is not bad to be a top-notch aristocratic family.

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

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

In fact, Leto was not surprised that Song Zhaomei asked for Arrakis. After all, in the Galactic Empire, the most valuable substance was spice.

These spices can be used to cultivate special talents such as navigators, mentat, truth masters, etc., and can be regarded as 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, and then they can enjoy a lifetime of food, drink and fun.

Since the Cosmic 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 extremely important to every aristocratic family, as long as the world's giant companies do not play the monopoly game and maintain the supply of spice resources.

Even if the mining rights are handed over to a global giant, it is no big deal. Even if the money is increased, it does not matter, as long as the business can be done.

Anyway, the giant Universal Corporation could take over Arrakis at any time. Leto knew that it would be useless if he did not agree, after all, the initiative was in their hands.

The global giant is just informing me, not discussing with me.

(End of this chapter)