Chapter 301 The situation in the empire needs to be balanced! The black gloves of the giant enterprise!

Baron Barron was silent for a while, but he soon realized the key point, that is, there is actually no fundamental benefit or disadvantage relationship between the Harkonnen family and the Global Corporation.

This interstellar battle is essentially aimed at destroying the royal family and their lackey Harkonnen’s forces, making it easier for the executive of the Cosmos Corporation to become the God-Emperor.

But lackeys can also find new masters!

Moreover, after today, the Atreides family will surely grow stronger. Since Leon will become the new emperor, doesn’t that mean he also needs a lackey to continue to control the Atreides?

The political landscape of the empire requires balance.

Over the years, the Harkonnen family has played the role of a standard villain in the empire, helping the royal family to check and suppress various families.

Facing the rising Atreides family, Barron didn’t believe that Leon had no intention of balancing the Atreides!
Immediately, Barron turned around and shouted excitedly to Song Zhaomei: “I can also talk. I can also support the Universal Giant Enterprise and support the executive of the giant enterprise to ascend the throne of the Divine Emperor!”

“I am the patriarch of the Harkonnen family. There are many people in the empire who obey me. With my support, other families and ordinary people will follow suit and support the giant enterprise.”

Barron’s words were to show Song Zhaomei his own value. In terms of ability and appeal, he was no worse than Duke Leto. Except for his character, he was not weak in anything else.

Duke Leto was somewhat surprised to see Barron’s quick reaction. He really underestimated the old dog’s political awareness, as he found a way to redemption so quickly.

At this moment, Li Ang, who was far away at the headquarters of the Wanjie Base, laughed out loud. If it were an ordinary person, after hearing such a story, he would just surrender in confusion and wait for death on the spot.

But Barron grasped the main contradiction and showed his value to Song Zhaomei. With his character and courage, he is fully worthy of the role of the villain.

[This guy is indeed not simple. No wonder he can be in charge of the Harkonnen family and be the leader of the revival for such a long time. He is a powerful figure. ]

Listening to the evaluation given by her boss Li Ang, Song Zhaomei asked in a low voice whether she should accept Barron’s request for mercy.

[No hurry, keep asking, ask more questions.]

Li Ang smiled and said that he actually had a favorable impression of most of the villains. Many times, the reason why these rebels lost was not because of their poor brains or poor plans.

It was just a lack of luck.

In this “Dune” universe conquest operation, Leon not only needs to get the Atreides family out of crisis and start to rise, but also needs an opponent to restrain the Atreides.

The Harkonnen family is Leon’s predetermined choice, but whether it can succeed depends on the old man Barron’s mental means and whether his attitude can satisfy Leon.

So far, Barron’s attitude has been quite good, and Leon is willing to give him a chance to survive.

“Yes, I understand.”

After finishing the conversation with Li Ang, Song Zhaomei looked at Baron Baron again, but she did not respond to Baron’s surrender. She just remained silent and signaled Duke Leto to continue questioning.

When Leto saw Song Zhaomei’s look, he couldn’t help but feel secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that the Universal Corporation had no intention of keeping the Harkonnen family!

Without the control of the Harkonnen family, Atreides can truly be said to be a fish in the ocean.

Barron saw that Song Zhaomei ignored him and thought that he had no chance of survival. After racking his brains, he said to Leto:

“Let me go, and I will give you the planet of Jadi, including the location of the Harkonnen family’s treasure that only I know. I will tell you everything.”

Planet Jeddi is the only bargaining chip Barron has. Apart from the family treasure and that developed planet, Barron has nothing else.

But in the face of Barron’s plea, Leto shook his head and smiled, “I think you are really confused. The current planet Jeddi no longer belongs to you. As for the treasure, I have plenty of time to slowly look for it.”

“You don’t have to tell me.”

Baron Barron was choked when he finished speaking. Although he was very unhappy, he knew that what Leto said was right and he had no reason to refute it.

“I just have one question for you now.”

Duke Leto moved a little closer to the other party, looked directly at Barron, and said in a serious voice: “Where is Dr. Yue’s wife Wana?”

Although Leto did not agree to Dr. Yue’s request on the surface, he was still thinking about helping his former retainer for the last time, so he specifically mentioned this sentence.

“Is this the question you want to ask? Hehehe…”

Baron Barron laughed. He had thought that Leto would judge him for his crimes and force him to surrender or execute him.

As a result, he asked such a simple question. It seems that his life still depends on the decision of the giant global enterprise behind the scenes.

In just a moment, Barron has realized that although Leto seems to be in a prosperous situation on the surface, he is actually quite controlled by others. As long as he can play around with the interests of giant companies, he can survive!
The interests of the giant corporations require a family to control the Atreides family and check and balance Duke Leto. Baron must let Leon see that he has such ability.

Soon, Barron had a new strategy in mind.

“That woman is in my hands, but she is living a life worse than death now.”

Barron sneered, “She was transformed into a mechanical spider by my nephew Laban. He cut off her hands and feet first, and then used spices to control her to become my plaything. I have to say, that woman is quite obedient.”

“Whatever you ask her to do, she will do it obediently. She is proficient in playing all kinds of instruments and singing. She is really a fun thing to play with!”

Barron said with an intoxicated look on his face.

Hearing this, Leto immediately realized that the Laban that Barron was talking about was his brutal nephew nicknamed the Beast. No one who fell into his hands had a good end.

But now, Laban had been blasted into pieces by the people of the Space Guild, so it could be considered a tit-for-tat.

At this time, Duke Leto took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner anger. He stared at the other party fiercely and asked:
“So, you never planned to return Dr. Yue’s wife to him from the beginning.”

Barron seemed very indifferent to Leto’s questioning. He showed his despicable and shameless style and said with a smug smile:

“Yeah, he’s Dr. Suk, who knows if that guy is really willing to help me.”

“Capturing that bitch Wana is not really a trick, it’s just a normal move. I didn’t expect Dr. Yue to be so powerful that he actually shut down your shielding field.”

Barron’s casual words immediately made Leto’s face darken. He was indeed disgusted.

Why can a conspirator’s disgusting tricks destroy a loyal retainer and stab his own master at all costs!

This feeling is like the girl who is your perfect moonlight is suddenly kidnapped by a yellow-haired boy outside the school, kicked and kicked, becomes pregnant, and finally drops out of school in disgrace.

Everyone was mocking and talking about her unruly behavior, but he was the only one who remembered her in the sunshine, the smile she gave him, and every little detail of the past.

Although Doctor Yue was not a high-ranking and trusted official in the Atreides family and could not participate in military and political affairs, he was no less a family member in other aspects.

So when Leto learned about Dr. Yue’s betrayal, he felt very uncomfortable and depressed.

Barron saw Duke Leto’s emotions from his fleeting look of disappointment. He immediately took advantage of the situation and tried to break Leto’s defense:
“Hahaha! That fellow named Doctor Yue is really obedient. I can fool him with just a few words. I should let him poison your whole family.”

“I’m sure he will do that!”

Villains like Barron, who always do bad things, know how to poke a person’s pain points, and his words can always accurately hit everyone’s inner weaknesses.

The reason why Barron dared to be so humiliating in front of Leto was because he was sure that the other party was not the real mastermind behind the scenes, and it was not his turn to judge him.

As long as he can show the Universal Corporation his ability to discipline Leto and make him lose his defense and become angry, then his chances of survival will be greater.

There is always someone who can defeat you. Among all the major families in the empire, only I can be the opponent of Duke Leto. Others are not worthy at all!

As expected, upon hearing this, Duke Leto’s defense instantly broke down. He slammed the table in anger and shouted, “Enough!”

Now that he had gotten the answer he wanted, Leto had nothing more to ask Barron. If he had to ask, Leto would only ask how the other party wanted to die.

But he didn’t have the power. After all, Barron was Leon’s captive, not Leto’s. It was not his turn to execute Barron.

【You go up and have a chat with him. 】

After seeing Barron’s rhetoric, Li Ang couldn’t help but admire that Barron was a good villain. He was extremely talented in manipulating people’s minds.

After hearing Li Ang’s instructions, Song Zhaomei came out. She looked at Barron, who was sneering, and said bluntly:
“Baron Barron, you are a smart man. Since we are all smart people, let’s talk in a smart way. On behalf of the Universal Corporation, I can forgive your sins.”

“You can be free again.”

“But what you have to do is, of course, obey the orders of the giant company unconditionally. Can you do that?”

Seeing that the recruitment stage he had been looking forward to for a long time had finally arrived, Barron was extremely excited. He nodded hurriedly to indicate that he could do it, as if he was afraid that Song Zhaomei would go back on her word.

“Of course, I am willing to obey all arrangements of the world giant company and be absolutely loyal!”

Barron glanced at Leto, who was disgusted beyond measure by him, and his heart was filled with joy.

He knew that this boy was just a pawn, and he had to continue to let this villain like him pester the Atreides to waste their time.

“Well, the first order from the Megacorp executive is that you cannot kill Peter. He must continue to stay with you for use.”

Song Zhaomei knew that Peter was the Mentat of the Harkonnen family and was well aware of the distribution of Harkonnen’s resources and industrial conditions.

Keeping him around would allow the Universal Corporation to have a clearer understanding of the Harkonnen family, making it easier for the Corporation to take over and uniformly distribute the interests of the empire.

The role of Mentat is equivalent to replacing the complex calculations of computers. They know all the affairs within the family clearly, from finances to personnel transfers, all the information is in their minds.

Of course, letting Peter continue to stay with Baron Barron is also to disgust him. Those who lead others to betray should also bear the feeling of being betrayed.

As expected, upon hearing this, Barron’s face suddenly froze. He had just been thinking about eating that kid Peter alive after he got out.

But Song Zhaomei’s words directly blocked this path. Letting a Mentat who had betrayed her continue to work for her, isn’t this simply disgusting!
This disgusting feeling is like marrying a 35-year-old divorced woman with two children, who also demands a dowry and a house from me, and two of the children are “Haier Brothers”, one white and one black.

However, even though he was so disgusted, Barron still agreed without hesitation.

Compared to his own life, he could still accept this personal grudge.

Seeing Barron, who was so frustrated that his face turned red, but was able to bend and stretch, Leon became more interested in Barron. The Harkonnen and the Atreides family were really a pair of natural nemesis.

It would be a good idea to keep it, so that I don’t have to worry about the Atreides getting too arrogant.

Although the world’s giant companies have the Joint Intelligence Bureau and the Intelligence Department to monitor the personnel and other forces in various universes at any time, the effect of surveillance is often not as good as maintaining a balance.

Only a balanced political structure can ensure sufficient stability.

Once the Atreides family becomes powerful, supporting other small families is an inevitable decision. In this case, it is better to keep the Harkonnen family to play this role.

“Well, the second request is that you fully cooperate with the Atreides family’s unification efforts and recruit other families to submit to the Universal Corporation.”

“You do whatever you are asked to do.”

Song Zhaomei’s order was a way for Duke Leto to vent his anger. Leto could order the people of the Harkonnen family around at will, even if they were just cannon fodder.

Obviously, this request was also Leon’s intention to intensify the conflict between the two families. Species like humans are actually the least afraid of tossing and consumption. Leaving the Harkonnen family behind would be a good way to wear down Atreides.

In addition, after this battle is over, the world giant company will definitely make a concerted effort to completely integrate the Dune universe.

But other families are still immersed in the dream of grabbing territory and becoming emperor. Leon also needs the two major families of Harkonnen and Atreides to join forces to wake up these excited and ambitious people.

If these families can be forced to surrender as soon as possible and support Leon to become the God-Emperor, the time it takes for the Universal Corporation to unify the Dune universe will be greatly shortened.

This can reduce many unnecessary casualties.

Baron Barron naturally agreed to this request without any psychological burden. After all, he was not working for the Atreides family, so he would not feel sad even if many of his men died.

Seeing that Barron performed well throughout and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the giant company in integrating the “Dune” universe, Le Ang didn’t say anything more.

Although the Harkonnen family’s style of doing things is indeed a bit disgusting, they are really obedient. Whatever Emperor Saddam says is what they do, and Baron Barron has no complaints at all.

Compared to an old scoundrel like Duke Leto who relied on the Lansgard Federation to seize royal power, Barron’s stains were completely insignificant.

What’s more, giant companies always need some disgusting people to do disgusting things, and those in power will never have too many tools like black gloves.

After questioning Barron about other matters, Song Zhaomei and Duke Leto temporarily left the room and came to the corridor outside.

Although Leto was now extremely furious with Barron and wished he could roast the fat man and feed him to the dogs, he did not dare to question Leon’s handling of the matter.

Leto knew that Leon did this just to keep an opponent watching him. Leto had no way to deal with this. He could only behave more honestly than Barron to lead his family to a better life.

After all, the Universal Corporation did not break its promise to him. Leon really intended to push the Atreides family to the top family in the empire, and even made the Harkonnen family their younger brothers.

As long as the Atreides family does not rebel or backstab others, they will basically be able to sit firmly on the top spot among the major families. Duke Leto is quite satisfied with this.

no Zuo no Die.

Since you can be admitted successfully by just following the instructions, no normal person would have much motivation to rebel. Between the stable year-end bonus and the high-risk of starting a business, anyone who is not stupid would know which to choose.

At this time, Hawat on the side remembered something. He took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Duke Leto, and said:
“Sir, this is a handwritten letter from the head of the Space Guild. I have checked the letter and you can read it with confidence.”

Looking at the exquisite and gorgeous letter paper, Leto nodded, then asked Hawat to open it and read it in front of Song Zhaomei.

“Yes!”

Immediately, Hawat repeated the contents of the letter. The letter written by the Space Guild was nothing more than his help in arresting Baron Barron and begging for mercy from the Atreides Family.

I hope Leto will spare them for the sake of their friendship.

Leto was so angry that he wanted to laugh at the words of these fence-sitters of the Guild. If they really wanted to join the Atreides, they should have brought Emperor Shaddam here as well.

What’s the point of keeping Baron Barron? It would be better to do me a favor and kill this evil beast with one knife.

Duke Leto threw the letter on the ground with disdain in his eyes. What was the big deal about sending a letter to Baron Barron? The dog emperor Shadam was the key figure.

If they could capture Emperor Saddam, the power of the Galactic Empire would change hands, and it would be of no use even if a member of the Harkonnen family escaped.

From Baron Barron’s own account, Leto had learned about the current situation of the Harkonnen family. In order to fight this battle, they had burned all their property and owed a lot of money to others.

Even if the Harkonnens escaped back to Jedi, they would not be able to regroup for a while.

But the Colino royal family is different. Even if the Sadoka Legion is wiped out, they can still organize a large ground army with their strong political appeal.

This will inevitably have an impact on the integration progress of giant enterprises.

The Guild kept Baron Barron and tried to show goodwill to the Atreides family, while at the same time it let Emperor Shaddam go and encouraged the royal family to make a comeback.

Leto wanted to chop off all these typical double-dealers. Moreover, the Guild had relied on its technological advantages in interstellar travel to defraud the Atreides family of their money in the past.

It’s a pity that it’s not up to him, the Duke, to make the decision on the liquidation of the Space Guild. The final fate of this group of people can only be decided by Leon.

(End of this chapter)