Chapter 71 The System master (part 1)

The opening of the crates would need to wait as the next morning there was something more important that needed to be done.

As the three ladies were getting excited at the prospect of opening so many crates, they received an incoming communication from the student.

Andrew discussed with the three ladies about simply explaining the situation to her and they all agreed that it would be better and less problematic if they told her the truth and convinced her to surrender.

-Ladies what's going on?

Why didn't you contact me yesterday?

The student asked.

-Sorry about that, we were busy.

Lanarine answered.

-We were going to contact you later today, but since you contacted us, let's get this over with.

Iliana chimed into the conversation.

-What are you talking about?

The student asked confused.

-She is talking about surrendering yourself to me.

Andrew said taking the command chair.

Till now he avoided getting into the camera.

-Why is he talking like he is in charge?

The girl asked, surprised and even more confused.

-Because he is in charge, when I got here while he was in the regeneration tank, he was ready for me and activated my chip.

After that, he took us all down one by one.

Now you are the only one left and after discussing the matter, it was decided to tell you the truth and ask you to surrender.

Lan explained.

-You mean that all of you are on his side now?

The young alien could not believe what she was hearing.

-All of us, aside from Aelita, are now implanted with slavery chips, so it's not like we have much of a choice.

Iliana said.

-I don't want to be a slave.

The student shuddered at the thought.

On her planet, slavery was a normal thing and she witnessed how badly the slaves were treated more than once.

-I'll give you the same treatment as the rest of the ladies here.

Andrew said.

-You will not be tortured, forced to do anything dangerous, abused, or forced into becoming a sex slave.

You will need to be implanted with the chip, but its control level will be set to 1, allowing you to retain most of your freedom and independence, unless you prove to be untrustworthy.

Other than that, you can do whatever you want and use all the modules available on my station.

Your station won't be destroyed, and after transferring the most important modules, it will become one of the substations gathering the resources.

Andrew presented the conditions he was willing to offer.

-And if I decide not to surrender?

The girl asked, not wanting to be a slave, no matter what he said.

-Then you will at most buy yourself some more time, but in about a month, I will start building my fleet.

Once I have enough ships to do so, I will send them to you, but then there won't be any conditions, it will be surrender or death.

The human stated.

-Then why tell me this now when in a week I would be arriving at your station?

The student asked, not understanding his motive.

-Because I don't see a point in hiding it anymore, you are the last stationmaster in this system, who is awake and not under my control, and you have no chance to oppose me in any meaningful way.

Andrew was only stating the fact, but it was hard for the girl to accept reality.

-I have another option.

She said suddenly.

-And what would that be?

The human asked surprised.

-I can leave this system the same way Lanarine left hers.

The girl said, making Andrew burst into laughter.

-What's so funny?

She asked irritated by his laughter.

-Well, you can do it, but then you are gambling with your life, betting everything on a chance that whoever buys you, will treat you better.

However, the way I see it, it's a much safer option to simply agree to my terms than risk it all just to escape.

Not to mention that you would still become a slave, the difference is that I won't be your master, and you won't have any friends, wherever you end up being bought.

Andrew explained, dismantling this argument in a way that even she had to admit that it was a stupid idea.

-Alright, you have a point.

But I do not want to be a slave.

The girl said.

-If you have a better solution, I'm all ears, and before you say that you will simply submit, then it's not the recommended option.

Andrew said and proceeded to explain the differences.

-So the only viable option is the slavery chip, then you can decide if you want to help or you can simply go to cryosleep.

He said, after explaining everything.

-I need some time to think about it.

The student said a moment later.

-Sure, but don't take too long.

In the meantime, you can talk with the ladies whenever you want.

Andrew said.

-Also, take a look at this, I think it will be interesting.

He added and sent her the chatlogs and video calls between Runir and Tarina.

With that, the comms channel was closed.

-Do you think she will agree?

Aelita asked, from her usual spot at the engineering console.

-I have no clue, but if she has even a bit of common sense, she should see that this is her best option.

However, she has an aversion to being a slave, so this might complicate the situation a bit.

Andrew shrugged.

-It's not like she has a choice in the matter, if not now then she will become a slave when you get the fleet.

Iliana said, stating the obvious.

-She can also try fighting, but like you said, she has no chance to win, no matter what she tries to do.

Lanarine added her opinion.

-There is another option, I just hope she won't figure it out.

All three ladies looked at him surprised.

-She can always try to take us down with her.

Andrew explained.

-Not like it would have any big chances of success, but it is an option we can't afford to overlook.

-I don't think she is a suicidal type and that would be a suicide, considering the amount of firepower this station has.

Ilia said, after thinking for a moment.

-Let's just hope that she will accept my terms without a fuss.

That way, the system will be conquered within the next two weeks.

The human said, hoping that this would be the case.

-Aelita can you design a small recharge station for drones?

He asked, changing the topic.

-I can but why do you need one?

She asked.

-I think it's time to collect the sleeping ladies, I can't conquer the system without subduing them.

-And what will you do if they want to remain in cryo sleep?

Ilia asked.

-If that's what they want, then I have no problem with granting them this wish.

He answered.

-But first, I need them to be implanted with the chip, then they can do whatever they want.

-Can't you simply conquer their stations and leave them in cryosleep?

Lanarine asked.

-It doesn't work that way, I need to subdue the stationmaster to take control of their station and for that, they need to be awake.

Or I can just kill them and be done with it, for that I don't need to send the drones, all it takes is a few railgun shoots.

-No!

All the ladies shouted at the same time, Terrified, that he might choose the easy option.

-Calm down, If I wanted to do it, they would already be dead long ago.

Andrew was amused at their reactions.