Chapter 299: Harkonnen Is Doomed! A Gift From the Space Guild!

Phew——!

Duke Leto pulled out the dagger from Dr. Yue's heart, and a stream of warm blood flowed out from the heart muscle.

He put down Dr. Yue's body, wiped the dagger in his hand clean, and put it back into the sheath on his waist.

"Your Majesty Duke, what should we do with this guy's body? Is it going to be burned?"

At this time, Hawat walked out from the corner of the corridor, accompanied by Atreides' family guards.

Everything that just happened was under their surveillance. In order to prevent Dr. Yue and Duke Leto from completely falling out, they secretly aimed their crossbows at each other throughout the whole process.

Fortunately, Dr. Yue maintained his last bit of dignity, accepted the punishment of death calmly, and was able to keep a complete body for himself.

Otherwise, they would have plenty of means to deal with the mole who betrayed the Atreides family.

Leto sighed softly and gave the order: "Bury him as a family servant. Remember to call his relatives and friends. We will bear the money."

Leto still felt pity for Dr. Yue, a close retainer, but as the head of the Atreides family, he had to kill the mole.

Once a bad hole is opened, it will cause others to follow suit.

Of course, in terms of human touch, Leto also had to do a good job.

He had to let his subordinates know that he, Duke Leto, was a loving and righteous master. Even when dealing with the traitor who betrayed him, he would take some past feelings into consideration and manage to kill or bury him.

Hearing Leto's words, Hawat, a loyal retainer of Atreides, immediately realized that Leto was taking the opportunity to win people's hearts.

He quickly sent an assist and said: "Your Majesty the Duke is so kind, I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of Dr. Yue and his family!"

The Duke's kindness is endless, and he has to work hard when he has to. Being a mole will not end well.

Seeing that Hawat could keep up with his rhythm tacitly, Leto remained calm on the surface, but felt extremely comfortable inside.

After so many years, only Hawat can provide assists so smoothly, know his next decision-making plan, and cooperate with his own intentions.

This is called a loyal minister!

Immediately, Hawat raised his head and looked at the starry sky. The twinkling starlight from outside the atmosphere had stopped.

This means that the interstellar war with great disparity in strength is coming to an end. The battle started in less than an hour, and the troops of the two families Harkonnen and Colino were already almost at war.

I don't know why, but seeing that this war only lasted for an hour, Leto had to wonder whether Harkonnen and the Colino royal family were too weak, which was why they acted so arrogantly.

"Those two bastards, Padisha and Barron, have worked so hard to create an army of this caliber. I thought they could last until dawn."

Leto openly laughed at the alliance of the two major families, but having said that, he also knew very well that his Atreides family was not that powerful.

The reason why this battle was able to end so quickly was because of the giant ships and cannons of the world's giants. Otherwise, with the strength of the Atreides family, it would have been absolutely impossible to defeat the opponent.

After all, if the Atreides family had such a background, Leto would have rebelled long ago. There would be no need to set up the Lansgard Federation on the side to play power-stretching with that dog Emperor Shadam.

If you seize the bird position straightforwardly, wouldn't it be nice to become the emperor yourself?

It's a pity that such a powerful giant company army belongs to the man named "Li Ang", and even I can only be his vassal and obey his will.

"It looks like it's almost over. That dog emperor is finally done playing!"

Hawat on the side also raised his head, looking at the gradually dimming starlight, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

At this moment, in the star field tens of thousands of kilometers away, there are fragmented wreckage of spacecraft everywhere. This one-sided massacre has no suspense at all.

Global giants have only lost some AI drones, but these drones are almost zero cost in the face of the giants’ strong productivity, so there is no need to feel bad at all.

On the contrary, the Harkonnen family and the Colino royal family had actually exhausted most of their troops.

Only a small group of remnants took the opportunity to escape.

Nowadays, without a strong army, the Harkonnen family will definitely not be able to escape liquidation due to its own notorious situation.

The Colino royal family, which is firmly seated on the Golden Lion Throne, is not far away from extinction after losing the protection of the Sadokar Legion.

Everything is going according to the established plan!

"Now it's our Atreides' turn to be proud."

Duke Leto laughed loudly and said that as the leader of Atreides, he has been working hard to plan the future of Atreides since he took over the position of patriarch.

Now the power structure of the empire is about to undergo drastic changes. As the first lucky ones to step on the stroke, Atreides will officially take off under his leadership!

After this battle, what the Atreides family gained was guaranteed to be the super powerful family in the empire, standing proudly above other families.

Even if you can only be a good dog for a giant company in the world, you must be the only dog. You must not let other families check Atreides.

At this time, Hawat suddenly thought of something. He approached Duke Leto and asked in a low voice:

"Sir, should we contact other families now and ask them to help arrest members of the Harkonnen and Colino families?"

Since the overall situation has been decided, we should take advantage of the victory and make a concerted effort to capture all the remnants of the remnants and send them to the Universal Corporation as a gift for the coronation of the Emperor.

Duke Leto nodded and thought that this made sense: "Well, the forces of those two thieves, Barron and Padishah, are either dead or disabled at this moment, so it's a good opportunity to capture them all."

"You arrange it."

"Yes!"

...

On the High-ranking ship of the Space Association.

The bad news of the defeat of the front-line troops finally reached Baron Barron. Seeing the family army's defeat, Barron, who was sitting behind the scenes, was completely panicked.

The selected pork belly on his body kept sweating because of the extreme fear in his heart, and it trembled from time to time.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"The two families have sent out their best troops, but how come they can't even encounter the fleet of Atreides? How could this happen!"

Barron's angry roar frightened the maids and guards below, fearing that they would accidentally become the tools for the other party to vent their anger.

After all, the successive heads of the Harkonnen family were all notorious tyrants, and the most prominent one was cruel and inhuman.

Every time Baron Barron got angry, he would always affect a few maids or guards, as if he couldn't calm down his anger without killing some people.

For this kind of pure beast boss, the maids did not think about giving Baron Barron a set of "strangling" therapy similar to that of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, to cure Baron Barron's bad habit of going crazy and chopping people.

But Barron also knew that his unethical behavior could easily cause rebellion among his subordinates, so he ordered all the maids of the Harkonnen family to wear transparent clothes.

This way, the possibility of the maids hiding weapons and assassinating themselves can be avoided.

"Where did that old thief Leto get the warships from? Why can't our energy cannons penetrate their shields!"

"Also, where did they get the money to build the ships, and where did they get the technology research and development from?"

"The two families' legions joined forces, but we were the first to collapse. This is unreasonable!"

Before the war, Baron Barron had never thought that he would lose this war. The champagne was half open, but in the end, he was the loser.

The Colino Royal Family even bet all their coffins and the invincible Sadok Legion, but they still lost so badly!

Not to mention defeating the warships of the Universe Giant Enterprise, they didn't even overload the most basic shield device. After all the trouble, they were the weakest party.

You know, the battleship array of the Giant Enterprise has not even taken the initiative to attack, but simply made a defensive counterattack, and even the main guns of the battleships have not been opened.

If the giant enterprise activates the main guns of various warships, what awaits the Harkonnen and Colino coalition will be the star-destroying light spear strikes and the terrifying twisted force field that will instantly tear apart the "little flies" that rush up.

By then, the scene of this war will be even more terrifying!

Looking at Baron Barron who broke through the red temperature of defense, even Peter, a key retainer of the Harkonnen family, could only remain silent for the time being and stand by without saying a word.

After seeing that Barron had almost made a fuss, Peter spoke up and reminded Baron Barron:

"Lord Baron, I suggest you leave here as soon as possible. Our front-line troops are collapsing. Now we must let the Space Association activate the high-ranking ships and get out of this dangerous place."

"When we return to Harkonnen's base camp, Jedi Star, we still have hope of making a comeback!"

The best way to persuade a person who is in a furious state is to make him enter a state of fear as soon as possible, and the threat of death is a very good way.

When Barron heard that if he continued to make such a fuss, he would be killed by the Atreides family, he woke up instantly and realized that the current situation was very dangerous.

If he didn't get out quickly, it would be too late!

"Quick, contact the people of the Space Guild immediately and ask them to start the high-ranking ship and leave here quickly!"

Barron gave the order decisively. Although he was a little irritable, he was not crazy enough to ignore death and continue to lose his temper here.

"Yes."

Peter breathed a sigh of relief and immediately rushed to contact the person in charge of the Space Guild.

Jedi Star is the home planet of the Harkonnen family. There is a strong industrial base and a complete production area. As long as Baron Barron escapes back and keeps the hope of the fire, it may not be impossible to make a comeback.

Since the situation of this interstellar war is already quite clear, the Harkonnen family and the Corino royal family will definitely develop for a while.

But after a series of analysis, Peter still believes that the Corino royal family will be finished earlier!

After all, the Corino family is different from the Harkonnen family. As the royal family, they control the ruling power of the entire Galactic Empire and have supreme power.

It is precisely because of this that the weak lion that has exposed its weaknesses is in a particularly dangerous situation.

The invincible Sadoka Legion has been beaten almost to death, which means that the sharpest claws of the royal family have been removed by Atreides.

The major families will be crazy about the Golden Lion Throne. Ambitious people will bite it desperately when they smell the scent of power.

When the order of the empire is disrupted, everyone is eager to become the one who controls the order.

And in this chaotic situation, it may be a good opportunity for the Harkonnen family to fish in troubled waters, lick their wounds, and lie dormant.

Unless the Atreides family takes the initiative to cooperate with the Corino royal family, use the Harkonnen family as a scapegoat, and forcibly quell the chaos in the empire, the royal family will definitely be the first to be besieged.

But the probability of this possibility is quite low.

After all, who would stop halfway through a rebellion? It would not be pleasant to take off your pants and shit halfway.

Any normal person would think of destroying the Corino royal family in one go, so that they can take the throne and become the emperor.

However, before Peter could contact the Space Guild responsible for controlling the high-class ships through the communication device, the Harkonnen guards ran over and reported to the baron:

"My lord! The bastards of the Space Guild refused to set sail!"

When these words came out, Peter and Baron Baron were stunned at the same time. They did not react at first to what the Space Guild meant.

The Harkonnen family is a big buyer of the Space Guild. They usually place orders with them. Now they want these people to set sail and leave. Do they have to pay extra money?

"What did you say?!"

Barron was stunned at first, and then roared angrily again: "If we don't leave, we will all die. Are all the people in the Space Guild blind and can't see the situation on the front line!"

"Tell those bastards, if they want us to pay more before they are willing to set sail, then they will charge as much as they want, and I, Barron, will pay the price."

"But if I die, they won't get a penny, including the rent owed by our Harkonnen family!"

At this point, Barron had to admit the blatant extortion of the Space Guild. He still knew the difference between money and life.

But after hearing the guard's words, Peter's face turned pale, his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he murmured to himself in a low voice: "It's over, we're done..."

Peter had already thought of the worst outcome, that is, the Space Guild had never thought of taking advantage of the situation and extorting money from the Harkonnen family.

Seeing Peter's panic-stricken expression, Baron Barron turned his head and glared at him fiercely, as if he wanted to eat Peter alive.

"What's over? Speak clearly!"

Peter swallowed his saliva and responded tremblingly: "My lord, the Space Guild is not taking advantage of the situation and asking us for money, but intends to give us to the Atreides family."

After the voice fell, Peter began to tremble involuntarily. He had already thought of the torture he usually used on others, and it backfired on him now.

"The Space Guild is going to sell us out?!"

Baron Barron showed a look of shock and anger. He clenched his fists, and his fat body quickly flew to Peter with the help of the floating chair.

He stared at Peter and asked unwillingly: "Why do they dare to do this? Could it be that they dare to give the Emperor Padishah to that old thing Leto!"

But the next second, the guard responsible for reporting the news continued: "The high-class ships escorting the emperor have set sail, only ours have not moved."

"Lord Baron, we have been abandoned...!"

Hearing this, Barron suddenly felt a bolt from the blue, and the sudden tinnitus made his head buzz a little.

He knew that the bastards of the Space Guild were going to send them out as a gift in order not to offend the royal family that might make a comeback and the rising Atreides family!

But for Baron Barron, this was even more painful than killing himself.

At this moment, Barron finally understood why Peter said it was over.

For fence-sitters like the Space Guild, they would of course help whoever wins. Now that the Harkonnen family is finished, they will certainly rush to make friends again and please the old man Leto!

The Harkonnen family and the Atreides are still enemies, and Leto will definitely be very satisfied with the "gift" of the Space Guild.

If the Atreides family sits on the Golden Lion Throne, the Space Guild may be able to continue to do its own business in the Galactic Empire because of this flattery.

Even if it is the worst, there is hope for a lighter sentence!

"No, we must not sit and wait for death!"

The fat on Barron's face was trembling. He knew what a shameful and miserable end it would be if he fell into Leto's hands.

He had to escape. Only by escaping and returning to the family camp and not being caught by Leto could he continue to maintain his current baron treatment.

At this time, Peter, who had regained his composure, nodded and spoke to soothe Baron's nervousness: "Yes, sir, I will arrange an escape ship for you right away."

...

Half an hour later, Peter stood alone outside the heavy iron gate, calmly looking at Baron Baron inside, and spoke in an angry and panicked voice.

"Peter! What the hell are you doing? Didn't you agree to help me arrange an escape? Why are you doing this now?!"

It turned out that the escape that Peter promised to Baron did not happen. He chose the same self-rescue plan as the Space Association, that is, to betray Baron Baron and find a way out for himself.

It is better to die one person than a group of people.

In this desperate moment, it should be effective to take the leader out to take the blame.

"I'm sorry, Baron."

Peter stood outside the gate, listening calmly to the restless sounds inside. The complex emotions of fear and guilt made his expression a little distorted and weird at the moment.

Peter's face was perfectly reflected in his heart.

For the Harkonnen family, as a staff member and a doorman, Peter has always enjoyed the benefits of the vested beneficiaries.

In normal times, Peter would definitely not betray Baron Barron, but now the Harkonnen family is doomed, and there are enemies everywhere who are staring at Barron, the old beast.

Peter does not want to die for the Harkonnen family, and he does not want to sacrifice his life for Barron.

He is just in the Harkonnen family to make a living, and it is really not worth it to risk his life.