"Interesting!" Mike stared at Draco for several moments, then smiled and asked, "As a smart person from Boglodotia, do you know what's wrong with this planet?"
Deep down, Mike wasn't a brutal person, so he wasn't truly prepared to destroy a planet.
Therefore, he decided to give Boglodotia another chance.
Moreover, Mike used his Mind Reading ability to see that the Boglodotia native before him was a very interesting individual.
Unlike other Boglodotia warriors who were keen on war, Draco was surprisingly a "pacifist."
"For any civilization, relying solely on war and plunder for development is not the right choice…" Draco replied, "Although Boglodotia is resource-poor, as long as we vigorously develop technology and make rational use of every inch of land, this planet can still sustain all of us."
"I once tried to persuade Davis to abandon war and plunder, but I failed in the end."
"Warmongers die by war; this is the inevitable outcome of all things. Therefore, we have no one to blame but ourselves for the retribution we face today."
"I only ask that after you eliminate us wicked ones, you spare the innocent civilians on this planet."
If Commander Davis was the hawkish faction on this planet, then Draco, who knew how to reflect, was the dovish faction.
"Suppose I were to make you the leader of this planet. Can you guarantee that the Boglodites will learn to reform themselves from now on?" Mike asked again.
The Cosmic Guardian Team was, after all, merely "passers-by," so to change the customs of Boglodotia, a "smart person" was needed to lead.
Clearly, the person Mike chose was Draco.
"If I… if I become the leader, I will do my best to restrain my people, teach them self-sufficiency, and prevent them from invading other planets." With a turn of events, Draco realized this was an opportunity, and his expression couldn't help but show excitement, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Of course, this was not just his opportunity, but also the chance for this planet to be preserved.
"You traitor! Heaven bestowed upon us Boglodites the 'plunder' talent, proving we are born for war. Yet now you want our warriors to abandon war…" Davis, sensing things were going awry, glared at Draco and shouted, "What you're doing will make you a sinner of Boglodotia— and leave a bad name for ten thousand years!!!"
"No, Davis, you're wrong. War will only bring sorrow and destruction to this planet. My proposal, on the other hand, is precisely for the good of our planet. The history of Boglodotia will prove that I am right…" Draco retorted to Davis.
Seeing that these two dissenting Boglodotia natives were about to start a debate, Mike stopped Draco and then used his Power of Faith to immobilize Davis.
Once a person's mindset is formed, it's very difficult to change; let alone a few arguments, even discussing for three days and three nights wouldn't yield a result.
Therefore, Mike didn't want to waste time here.
"From this moment on, you're the leader of this planet. But before that, I think you need to replace your Commander with a more suitable one." Mike looked at Draco, granting him authorization.
However, the other party still needed to offer a "pledge of allegiance."
"I understand." With the opportunity right before him, Draco steeled himself.
He looked apologetically at the former Legion Commander Davis, then transformed his right hand and bit off Davis's head in one gulp.
The scene was quite bloody…
"The Abyssal Kylothian's ability is not bad." Mike praised lightly, considering Draco had passed this test.
He then continued, "I give you three days to integrate the legions on Boglodotia and remove anyone within the legion who disagrees with you. During this time, the sixty members of the Cosmic Guardian Team will assist you."
…
The transfer of power and the establishment of a new order, both were full of bloodshed.
Within three days, with Mike, this mysterious powerhouse, overseeing things, and with the help of sixty fully armed Cosmic Guardian Team members, Draco successively purged many war fanatics from the legion.
Ultimately, relying on a group of like-minded individuals he had previously gathered, he took over the entire legion without much trouble.
Next, the ideological transformation of the legion's warriors would be a long process.
Of course, the subsequent matters had little to do with Mike. At most, if this experimental transformation was unsuccessful, he would have to repeat the same process when he returned next time.
"You all worked hard. You now have a week to rest. After that, we will head to our next target—Kyloth." Mike occupied a large building on Boglodotia, welcoming the Cosmic Guardian Team members who had completed their first phase mission.
Strictly speaking, attacking Boglodotia was indeed the Cosmic Guardian Team's first official mission since its establishment.
There were no casualties to speak of, but facing a vast number of legion warriors, K and the others were indeed very tired.
They simply couldn't compare to a certain leader who would slack off whenever he had a chance.
"Mr. Mike, Draco asked me to relay a message to you. He wants to erect a statue of you in the legion square, and he'd like to know your opinion." The next day, the alien dog Frank came to the building where the Cosmic Guardian Team members were resting and found Mike.
The alien dog Frank had strong social skills; in just a few days, he had already become familiar with many Boglodotia natives.
Especially his relationship with Draco, which was very harmonious.
He truly lived up to his reputation as an alien dog who had been an alien rogue.
"Of course I have no objection to someone erecting a statue of me, but go tell Draco that my statue must not only be imposing but also not too ugly." Mike said, fully aware of the implications.
Draco erecting a statue was nothing more than an attempt to leverage Mike's prestige to suppress certain ambitious individuals within the legion.
However, Mike was not someone who would take a loss.
His "hard work" in establishing the Cosmic Guardian Team was certainly not simply for charity or maintaining cosmic peace.
The fundamental driving force was nothing more than Power of Faith or Corruption.
Yes, to subdue all races in the universe and thereby collect energy from them.
And erecting a statue in Boglodotia's square clearly benefited Mike's energy collection.
After all, negative emotions like fear and dread were also good supplies for Mike.
Seven days later, with his statue only roughly built, Mike led the Cosmic Guardian Team members away from Boglodotia to their next destination.
And although Mike was no longer on Boglodotia, his legend remained.
As the statue was erected, the Boglodotia warriors continuously contributed negative (fear, dread, etc.) energy to Mike.
As for the ordinary civilians on Boglodotia who simply wanted to live their lives, they unexpectedly contributed a continuous stream of Power of Faith to Mike.
Over the next few months, Mike replicated the operation on Boglodotia, successively leading the Cosmic Guardian Team to visitKyloth, as well as Akilon and Darren, among others.
For evil planets, the Cosmic Guardian Team naturally continued to strike hard. During this period, Mike even intervened several times when the Cosmic Guardian Team couldn't handle a planet.
As for those good and orderly planets, Mike would also go and establish peaceful and friendly relations with them.
Thus, several months passed, and Mike and the Cosmic Guardian Team's reputation grew increasingly prominent in the outer galaxy.
At this point, after harvesting a vast amount of alien Corruption Value and Power of Faith, Mike's Mythic Level finally broke through Mythic Level 5, surpassing Satan and God, who remained on Earth, in one fell swoop.
In terms of individual combat power alone, he had become the strongest in this universe.