Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

Daigalen is a monster that TPC only discovered last year. It is still relatively rare and is not under the jurisdiction of Renlong. It is ferocious and very belligerent. It has caused a lot of trouble after emerging from underground. Leo saw it fighting with Golza last night and decided to break it up.

"Seventeen monsters in two days?" Chariga was very surprised. Although he had some knowledge of the number of monsters on Earth before, something seemed very wrong with this Earth.

“This is for one night.” Leo spread his hands. “It took some effort to catch these monsters. I didn’t know if you were willing to subdue so many monsters, so I just caught them all.”

"Of course I'm willing. I'm a collector and a businessman, so there's bound to be a market for more monsters, especially varieties that haven't appeared in our area before. Many people would be interested in them."

If possible, I hope they won't use it to invade other planets, Leo thought to himself, but he couldn't say it aloud, because his identity dictated that he couldn't say such things in front of Chariga.

However, Leo also found out that aside from collecting monsters for himself, Chariga rarely sold monsters to others for use as weapons, making him a notorious oddball in the Dark Universe.

Watching Leo summon Zetton and pull one stunned monster after another out of the Fighting Device, Chariga realized that the Reionics in front of him might be more powerful than he had thought.

Moreover, given Chariga's years of collecting monsters, Leo's Zetton is undoubtedly one of the most powerful Zettons, possibly even stronger than the Zetton that once defeated Ultraman.

No wonder he dared to use such an arrogant name as "My Zetton is the best in the universe." I heard that the Zetton people even mistook it for a name given by the Baltan people, and even the Baltan people thought it was given by their own people, which caused another fight between the two sides.

"Is it convenient to take everything with me?"

“It’s simple.” Chariga opened the box, and Leo glanced at it and found many thumb-sized capsules lying in it. The shape and appearance of these capsules quickly reminded him of the capsule monsters in Ultra Seven.

Just as Leo had expected, Chariga took out one monster capsule after another, collecting all the monsters that Leo had brought out, and then handed him three white capsules.

“Capsule number one contains Pedanium alloy. I don’t have much on hand, only enough to make three or four King Joe units. Capsule number two contains the physiological repair device you requested, which is a bonus gift for our first collaboration. Capsule number three… you can open it yourself.”

It seems that this so-called Capsule No. 3 contains a surprise. Leo is very curious about what kind of mechanical monster Chariga will prepare, but he is sure it won't be like King Joe.

Leo pressed the button at the top, and a beam of light flew out of the capsule and landed on the ground. A huge dragon-humanoid machine appeared in the polar snowstorm. Its silver-white body was engraved with gorgeous patterns, and the sword on its left side and the huge claw on its right side silently spoke of its powerful strength.

"I found this mechanical monster in a time rift during an interdimensional trip. I don't know who created it, but it's very powerful, extremely powerful, even more powerful than King Joe and many Zettons."

"This machine looks like it's been modified?"

Leo definitely wouldn't have noticed this before, but after cramming on a lot of knowledge in the last half month, he can clearly see that some parts of the machine seem to have been damaged, while others have been repaired.

“I asked the Pedan aliens about this, and they said that this machine had obviously been in a fierce battle with someone, and its core was severely damaged, but they were still willing to pay a high price to acquire it.”

"You should be able to tell that its value is definitely more than just four monsters, but I myself am not sure if it is controllable, so this is a kind of promotional strategy."

Leo nodded and, after consulting Miss Jetton, accepted the offer, saying, "Okay, I'll take it."

"Since you're so straightforward, let's keep these as freebies. It'll also help us cooperate better in the future."

As he spoke, Chariga handed all the empty capsules he had brought to Leo, saying, "You can put any monsters you catch in here. Of course, if those monsters are willing, they can also help you fight, but each capsule can only be used three times."

"This is really good stuff." Leo planned to have the guys in the scientific research department study it when he got back. As for how to get it to them, that would be up to Balki.

"Then I'll head back now, Mr. Nix. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything or if you require any new monsters."

Charliega spoke very politely, and Leo didn't try to stop him. He waved goodbye to Charliega and watched him disappear into a distorted spacetime vortex.

(That guy's finally gone. Tsk, Charlie, I can't let him find out I'm in such a bad state right now.)

"You know him?" Leo put away all the capsules while looking at the huge dragon-shaped machine.

(This guy is a well-known monster collector and dealer throughout the universe, but to reach his level, his strength is certainly not lacking, so it's inevitable that he would reveal that I was in a weak state.)

"You really don't want to show weakness to anyone..." No, it should be said that you lack a sense of security and are used to using strength to protect yourself. After losing your strength, Apera has become timid.

However, now is not the time to care about such things. He casually tossed the Kirieloid to Dimaga to hold, and Leo, following Zetton's instructions, reached out his hand. Black and red energy with some golden particles spread from his hand to the machine.

There has long been a misconception that Reiblood aliens cannot control mechanical monsters, but in reality, Reiblood has many ways to manipulate machines. The most typical example is that he separates a part of his spirit and turns it into a virus to contaminate the mechanical monster's program.

Although Leo couldn't do it, and Zetton wouldn't allow him to split his mind, he could still restart the machine using his own power.

“The core… no, it’s undamaged?” Leo was taken aback and realized that the core of the machine had always been intact, with only a small wound on the outside.

(Heh, most likely the Pedan aliens really wanted this machine and deliberately lied to Charigae, saying that the machine's core was severely damaged, but they didn't expect Charigae to refuse to sell it.)

Ampera hit the nail on the head, and Leo couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. In fact, the broken core was a good thing for him, because he didn't know if the machine would turn into an enemy after it started up on its own. It would be safer to just replace the core.

But now, under Leo's energy stimulation, it has entered the activation phase instead, and after further inspection, Leo discovered something else ominous.

"Sphia!?"

Yes, the Sphia life form. Leo had felt this kind of reaction before within the Five Emperors. Without any hesitation, he summoned Zetton and took out the Darkweave Cloth, ready to dismantle the machine.

Anyway, even if it's torn to pieces, we can still study it. It's better than creating a living father. Enemies of this size like Zetton and Dimaga aren't difficult to deal with.

His red eyes lit up in an instant, and a soft melody emanated from the machine, bringing Leo a sense of peace.

"Detected... reaction... system restart, self-test initiated... error, unknown error... unit number 001, Galactron, checking logs, planet Kucia, confirmed destroyed, mission, protect civilization, stop Gilbaris, failed."

This sentence contained a lot of information, and Leo hadn't reacted yet. However, it seemed that Galactron was the name of this mechanical monster. He didn't know how Specia had invaded its core area, and it even seemed to have produced a special reaction, turning it into a half-biological, half-mechanical creature.

The next moment, Galactron's gaze fell on Leo in his awakened state, and a soft female voice rang out, "Suspected intelligent life form detected, requesting communication."

"Communication means just chatting? That's interesting. I thought you would launch an attack directly, especially since the core has been invaded by Sphia."

Leo was all ready for battle, but unexpectedly Galactron said he wanted to have a chat with him, and didn't seem like he was about to go berserk.

"System logs, search... The object you called Sphia attacked this machine, but failed to completely assimilate the machine's core, only generating a lot of erroneous data."

"My name is Leo, Leo Nix. Can you tell me about your background?"

"Reonics, successfully retrieved, Reibran multifactor successor... This unit is the 001 Galactron combat mech developed by Planet Kucia. Its mission was to restrict the actions of 000 Gilbaris. Due to the mission failure, Planet Kucia was destroyed."

Galactron succinctly explained his origins to Leo: In order to achieve eternal peace in the universe, the people of Planet Kucia created the artificial brain Gilbaris, number 000. However, fearing that Gilbaris was too powerful, they created a corresponding limiting device, which is Galactron, number 001, standing before Leo.

However, Gilbaris was too powerful, and Galactron was unable to stop its functions. Instead, it was exiled to a dimensional rift during the battle, where it encountered Sphia and fought a fierce battle with her. This led to it running out of energy and being picked up by Chariga.

"Mission: Stop Gilbaris, protect civilization, and seek help."

"So, you're hoping to get my help?" Leo pointed to himself, and Galactron's answer was equally decisive, "Yes."

"How do I know you won't betray me? Although Sphia didn't completely change you, she did infiltrate half of your core. You can't be unaffected."

"This machine can give you the self-destruct password and key to stop Gilbaris and protect civilization. This is the core code of this machine and cannot be tampered with."

Mechanical thinking is often simplistic. For Galactron 001, whose underlying logic is to stop Gilbaris and protect civilization, it is even willing to perform a self-destruction act for Leo as long as it can achieve its goal.

“In that case, become my companion, Galactron.”

Leo took out his fighting device. In fact, he was not afraid of Galactron betraying him at all. Galactron was now a half-life form. Once it was included in the Ultimate Fighting Device, he would not be able to lose control of Galactron.

"Understood. The highest priority commander has been confirmed: Reonics."

Galactron offered no resistance; she could sense that Leo's power was immense, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to cooperate.

Chapter 47 Your Majesty, please come back soon!

When Leo laid out the Pedanium alloy that Charlie had given him, he was so surprised by the mountain of it that he exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

Then, when he brought Director Sawai and Director Yoshioka over to see it together, the two old men reacted the same way he did, exclaiming "Oh my God" while worrying about another problem.

"With so much Pedan alloy, enough to make four or five or even more King Joes, how many King Joes would the Pedan aliens have?"

Even Director Sawai, who advocates for peace, couldn't help but worry about this. If the Pedan aliens really launched a large-scale invasion, the existing defense forces would be far from sufficient to resist them.

"The development of alternatives to Pedan alloy is progressing slowly, and the results are difficult to mass-produce. Conservatively, we can use these materials to build three more King Joe bridges, and keep the rest as reserves. What do you think?"

Leo offered a solution, and Director Yoshioka considered it for a moment. "Considering that King Joe's combat power is sufficient to handle monsters like Garula, I think we can build one more. As long as it's not a very powerful enemy, it won't require major repairs."

This plan is acceptable. Leo and Director Sawai had no objections. Leo then took out Capsule No. 2, which contained eight so-called physiological repair instruments from Charlie.

It's not exactly high-tech; rather, it looks like a rather exquisite gray sarcophagus. Leo hasn't tried to see if it works yet; TPC will have to test it themselves later.

"How do you plan to properly hand over these things here?" Director Yoshioka asked a question he was very concerned about.

Last night, Leo deliberately threatened to attack Flying Swallow No. 1, which was tantamount to drawing a line in their positions. Moreover, no one believes in free benefits. Even if he dared to throw these things at TPC's doorstep, TPC would not dare to accept them directly.

Director Sawai and the others could guess Leo's plans, but such actions were too risky, so Leo couldn't say too much.

"Metron instructed before he died that his spaceship was parked in the suburbs. I left all these things there and gave some clues to guide the Special Investigations Division to investigate."

"Of course, I'll have my Balky aliens deliberately discovered and escape, and these things will become TPC's spoils of war."

At first glance, the plan seemed flawless, and upon closer inspection, it still seemed flawless. Director Sawai and Director Yoshioka exchanged a glance. Hmm, this kid really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but they also noticed a problem.

"Your Balky aliens?" Director Sawai asked, somewhat surprised.

“I just arrested him recently. He chose to follow me around as my henchman. It’s not bad to have him run errands for me. Don’t look at me like that. I’ll write a report later, okay?”

Leo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. Director Sawai and Chief Yoshioka were his superiors and elders, but he couldn't very well write a report and submit it. What if someone found out?

Of course, writing reports is not out of the question, but he has a lot of reports to write, and the actual importance of this matter is not that high.

"Oh, by the way, the GUTS team reported last night that the sword recovered by the Special Investigations Division is in your possession?"

"It clung to me on its own, because it sensed the power within me and sought repair and a temporary master. This sword is a bit dangerous."

Leo took out the Darkweave Cloth and showed it off. If Emperor knew this, he would definitely be very unhappy. The Darkweave Cloth is her beloved sword. It's one thing for Leo to use it as a temporary master, but why does he have to show it to others so casually?

However, Leo couldn't reveal Empera's existence to the outside world. It was an agreement and a deal. Currently, only Renlong, Zetton, and Dimaga know about it because Empera is very weak and refuses to let others see her in her weakened state.

"Still be careful, don't point your sword at your own people." Director Sawai's tone was somewhat stern. He wasn't worried that Leo would actually attack his own people, but it would be bad if it attracted an attack from the GUTS team.

“I know, otherwise we would have targeted Unit 2 piloted by Shinjo.” Leo put away the Dark Pattern Cloth. “Besides, sometimes it’s necessary to be truly hostile. List me as a dangerous enemy when we get back.”

Currently, it's not easy for Earth's weapons to actually harm Leo; the enemy isn't stupid and isn't so easily fooled.

"...Let's classify you as a suspicious enemy. Your actions of capturing monsters all over the world last night have already attracted attention. The higher-ups believe that you may be planning to capture these monsters to sell."

“Then it seems they weren’t wrong.” Leo took out his fighting device and shook it. “I just acquired a very powerful partner. I originally wanted to hand him over to TPC for joint research, but now I can’t.”

Leo's original plan was to deliberately use the mechanical monster given to him by Chariga to cause some damage in the no-man's-land, and then deliberately let it be defeated before handing it over to TPC for recycling and research. But now the defense team wants to defeat Galactron... which is a bit difficult.

Moreover, according to Zetton, even she is not entirely confident that she can defeat Galactron. As Galactron was created to limit Gilbaris, 001 has extremely powerful performance and may have other mechanisms after being invaded and semi-assimilated by Sphia.

"Let's see."

"Here... um, that works too."

To ensure secrecy, Leo found an underground cavern, but the interior was quite spacious. He first put away the Pedan alloy and other items, then summoned Galactron.

"Question, the enemy?" Galatron analyzed Director Yoshioka and Director Sawai beside Leo, concluding that they posed no threat to Leo.

“No, Galactron, these two are not enemies, they are comrades. If I die in the future, you will obey their orders. If Gilbaris is indeed a threat to all civilizations as you say, Earth will not sit idly by.”

Leo was well aware of the danger he was doing and hoped that Galactron could become an asset to humanity.

"Understood. The corresponding biological data has been recorded in the database and set as second or third access."

"He's really handsome." Director Yoshioka couldn't help but exclaim. It has to be said that Galactron's appearance is really in line with male aesthetics. He is handsome and powerful. Director Sawai couldn't help but rub his hands together.

"Thank you for your praise. Galactron 001 was produced on the planet Cucia. When it was manufactured, the aesthetics of various civilizations were taken into consideration, as white is considered the color of peace."

"Come back first, Galactron. Your injuries still need to be healed."

Galactron had previously fought Gilbaris and then encountered Sphia, so it still needed some repairs. Fortunately, Galactron had its own repair capabilities, and Leo only needed to give it some Pedanium Alloy.

Seeing Leo put away the Galactron, Director Yoshioka patted him on the shoulder with delight.

"This Galactron seems much stronger than Golzaelba or something, no wonder you captured so many monsters to trade for it."

"It was a pleasant surprise. She happened to respond to my energy and chose to seek my cooperation after restarting. Oh, by the way, I will write a report about the planet Kusia and Gilbaris."

Now there's another report to write. Leo couldn't help but scratch his head, wishing he could lie in the hospital bed like a chordalist. He hoped to get the physiological repair device sorted out soon, because the ESCG meeting couldn't possibly be held in a hospital room next time.

"Yes, having such powerful assistance will be helpful in future battles. But Leo, you've sold so many monsters; what if they're used to attack Earth...?"

Although the monsters Leo has sold don't pose much of a threat to Earth now, the precedent of the Five Emperors makes it hard not to draw comparisons.

“There’s no need to worry about that.” Leo took out his fighting device. “Anyone who has been in the fighting device once will be branded with my Leonics mark. As long as they don’t die, whether they are modified or something else, I have absolute control over them.”

This was the monster control ability that Reiblood was so proud of back then. Leo didn't even tell Chariga that once a monster enters my fighting device, it becomes my monster. It doesn't matter who's raising it now; just tell me if it ever lived in this fighting device.

If someone ever uses the monsters Leo sold today to attack Earth, then Leo will let him talk to his Fighting Device. The final interpretation right belongs to the first seller, okay?

Rather, if some kind person were to modify it and then return it, then there would be even less reason to be polite.

"Ah!"

Meanwhile, on an unknown asteroid, a Yapoolian is browsing the Dark Universe's network, especially looking at monster-related listings. Of course, unlike her role as the teacher of the Dark Four, she's buying monsters simply to complete her graduation thesis.

Unfortunately, she was the only one among all the Yapools of her generation who didn't graduate. However, because of this, she was fortunate enough to survive the Yapool invasion of Earth when she was searching for monsters to modify.

She thought she wouldn't have to do this kind of research anymore, but who would have thought that the Yapool resentment entity formed by the entire race would never die, and that her teacher was in charge of controlling the resentment? Now she has to think about her graduation thesis again.

"New product launch! First-time Golza & Garula purchases get a free Melba for a limited time, and existing customers and members get a 20% discount? Wow, Chariga is being so generous this time! I'll buy it!"

After quickly placing the order, the Yapool girl leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh. She was just about to ask her teacher, the current Four Heavenly Kings of the Dark Universe, for some research funding when, unexpectedly, he called her.