Suo Kexiao did not comment on this point, but said, "Actually, it doesn't matter what kind of natural disaster it is. The real issue is that with the appearance of the Galactic Empire, the system of the Galactic High Governance Council will be completely overturned. To suppress the disaster thoroughly, the Galactic Empire will force all other civilizations to pledge allegiance to the Galactic Emperor. Whether it's a primitive civilization or a high-level civilization, there is no room for negotiation before the Galactic Empire."
Su Shuang was very surprised, "The Galactic Empire, is it really that powerful?"
"It will exceed your imagination."
Su Shuang fell silent. After a long time, he asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"Do the right thing, become a Divine General loyal to the Galactic Emperor. I have already been appointed as a Divine General of the Galactic Empire, not only commanding the surrendered Borke and Jinxi warships but also a divine guard fleet assigned to me by the Galactic Emperor, with a total scale of a strategic fleet group."
Su Shuang could not understand, and he asked, "What exactly did the Galactic Emperor use to make you and the Jinxi people submit?"
Suo Kexiao spread his hands, "It's the general trend; I didn't want to be crushed into pieces. The Jinxi general didn't have this awareness, so he perished, and his fleet became mine. Well, the truth is, this fleet of the Galactic Empire, which became part of my divine guard, consisted of just over one hundred warships. It took only fifteen minutes to destroy more than three thousand warships in two giant fleets, completely depriving me of the initiative on the battlefield, even losing the ability to escape. To not surrender was to die; I am not a fool."
Su Shuang asked again, "What if you could go back to Borke?"
"I told you, I'm not foolish. Borke cannot withstand the Galactic Empire, no one can, not even if the top ten joined forces. They are the original true overlord of the galaxy, so don't keep excessive fantasies, face the reality, my friend."
Su Shuang was silent again.
After a long time, he said, "What do I need to do?"
The expression on Suo Kexiao's face was self-evident as he said, "You don't need to do anything, the Galactic Emperor will send a fleet to the star region you are guarding. Don't resist, and if any of your subordinates are foolish enough to do so, you don't need to intervene. The Galactic Emperor will refresh your fleet systems, integrating your warships into the military system of the Galactic Empire, and if necessary, some upgrades will be performed to make the warships more powerful."
Su Shuang asked, "Are you sure this is a good choice? The Galactic Empire is a force we have never encountered before; whether it is good or bad, what impact it will bring to the galaxy, we have no idea."
Suo Kexiao smiled and said, "To be honest, I also can't be sure. But any civilization that develops to this extent cannot likely be too chaotic. The Galactic Empire probably doesn't care much about anything, so more likely, the Galactic Emperor will suppress the disaster problem, and eventually, the galaxy will unite again, with the Galactic Emperor re-entering hibernation. At that time, what remains could be a central government of the galaxy, unified yet composed of various factions and races; thinking about it is quite interesting. I actually dreamt about the great unification of the galaxy when I was young, never imagined one day it could actually happen."
Su Shuang frowned and said, "An awakened Fallen Empire just to suppress the disaster? Then, the most pressing matter should be dealing with that civilization called the Iridium Star United Empire, not merging the other civilizations in the galaxy."
"The order of the interstellar civilizations of the galaxy has completely collapsed with the merging of the galaxies, and at this critical moment, a severe disaster looms. Even if the Galactic Emperor uses the power of the Galactic Empire to eliminate the disaster, the galaxy will still be chaotic. I actually support the Galactic Empire first subjugating the top ten and then merging the other civilizations. According to the methods of the Galactic Empire, the original civilizations can still relatively independently exist, though they have to hand over some political and military power to the Galactic Empire. The Galactic Empire will reasonably plan the scope and development of these civilizations to avoid conflicts."
Suo Kexiao's enthusiasm rose again, and he exclaimed laughing, "Don't you think, every civilization, whether primitive, intermediate, or advanced, always looking out for its own interests, wanting territory, resources, and technology, is just a bit too narrow? A good universal order can ensure that all civilizations can freely develop their own characteristics and futures without external threats. Isn't that a good thing?"
Su Shuang, unable to understand, said, "Divine General Suo Kexiao, have you really been brainwashed so quickly? I'm suspicious if you are still that annoying guy I knew."
Suo Kexiao smiled and said, "You can think whatever you want, like I said, on this path, you either get on board or get crushed."
"So there is no choice," Su Shuang retorted coldly.
Finally, Suo Kexiao said, "Pass this message to your civilization, the Galactic Empire will appear before all civilizations of the galaxy in an unshakable manner. If you don't want the people of the Seven Phoenix Civilization to die needlessly, then advise them to surrender."
Su Shuang sighed, "It will be harder to make my compatriots surrender than myself."
"Yes, you birds who think yourselves so noble are not so easy to bow your heads," he replied.
Suo Kexiao could not persuade Su Shuang with mere words, so he subsequently sent Su Shuang a large amount of relevant information, including a video of the Galactic Emperor's fleet defeating the Jinxi Civilization and Borke Civilization with ease.
After watching the video, Su Shuang sighed and sent a letter of persuasion to the authorities of his civilization.
In that video, a hundred or so warships of the Galactic Empire, the largest being no more than a hundred meters, were frequently performing short-distance jumps, and it didn't seem they had many weapons; just one or two shots could sink a huge high-level civilization warship. No matter how the numerically superior enemy ships fired at them, these warships remained immovable. They calmly continued to sink, sink, and then sink enemy ships, until the enemy couldn't bear it and wanted to run away. Then, some of the Galactic Empire's starships released a battlefield terrain altering device, sealing off the entire region, making it impossible for any ship to escape.
Such a battle was like a high-level civilization slaughtering a primitive one, devoid of any technical content, but simply overpowering; the weaker party, no matter how much it struggled, could not inflict any damage on the stronger party.
The scenario faced by the top ten and other civilizations of the galaxy was even more unacceptable to them than the merging of the galaxy. The Fallen Empire, which used to be like a mascot or historical landmark, was now going to be their ruler.