The 10 billion sold Earthlings collapsed once again. Diana's choice at that moment sparked intense political, academic, and public debates lasting for years until the moment Earth joined the League of Intelligent Beings as an independent entity.

Eric: "What does this mean? Isn't restoring freedom a good thing? Earthlings are truly strange."

Johan: "With Earth's current situation, restoring freedom is no different from returning to primitivism; anyone could occupy it again. But being a colony means being under Jupiter's protection and receiving various technological and economic assistance. Formulating favorable terms to limit interference, and then restoring freedom after reaching a certain stage of progress, is evidently more sensible."

Jack: "...You think too much."

Johan: "That's why I'm the captain and you two aren't."

Eric, Jack: "..."

Johan: "Making such a decisive decision so straightforwardly, the future princess consort should not be underestimated. The Empire, what will the future hold..."

Teo didn't pay attention to the discussions among his subordinates. He removed one glove, revealing a ring with the royal emblem, shimmering with an eerie glow. The prince solemnly placed it on Diana's finger, and the ring instantly resized to fit perfectly:

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"This is a token, I will come to marry you in a month."

Diana felt a bit embarrassed; it seemed improper to accept such a valuable gift so soon after meeting (she had just accepted a whole planet). Not reciprocating with something would go against the tradition of reciprocity. So she handed the bag she had been holding to the prince:

"These are potato chips, you can eat them right away."

The translation device paused for 2 seconds before translating the sentence as 'An offering in return, forever to be cherished', and the prince excitedly accepted it.

Thus, a famous unequal treaty in the history of the universe was signed.

As a high-level sentient being of the universe and a cultured member of the royal family, Teo clearly couldn't immediately whisk away his fiancée back to the mother ship (although he really wanted to). He left behind Johan, the captain, and Jack, and upon returning to the mother ship, he redeployed the aerial defense forces and urgently summoned the royal guard team from the home planet. At this moment, Diana's safety was more important than anything else for the development of the entire species.

Eric: "Why am I excluded from the team protecting the princess consort? My combat strength ranks in the top twenty of the empire at least. I will appeal to the military court!"

Johan: "Sorry, your control over the fluctuation of your aura ranks beyond a thousand, and the fragile princess consort would perish under the shockwaves when you can't control your sarcasm."

Eric: "Damn it, below D-level! Why do the royal family always choose difficult women! Either too strong or too weak!" (Sarcastic shockwaves continue)

Teo Hagensen: "(Cradling the precious potato chips delicately, his face flushing with excitement) I find her delicate and petite, truly adorable... What's with those expressions, my grandmother was hexapodiform, but she is humanoid! (Proudly) "

Eric: "...Captain? Where did the prince who said 'you can try to resist' go?"

Johan: "The second set of genetic programming has begun. 'Only when you truly understand what they have sacrificed for the empire, will you truly obey and be loyal to them,' this is the famous saying of the first generation of the royal guard captains."

Eric: "Poor royal family..."

Jack's record: On X date, Prince Teo luckily found his 'destined one,' a beautiful and intelligent Earth female. Members of the guard vowed once again to be loyal to the great royal family, to defend the safety of the princess consort at all costs, may the ancestors protect the prosperity and strength of our race...