Chapter 013: I Can Give You More

Wang Bo looked at Darth Vader, smiled slightly, and said, "Obi-Wan Kenobi, you should know him."

"Yes, I know him." Darth Vader nodded slowly. This name was all too familiar to him. "It seems there is a great deal of fate between us."

"You could say that." Wang Bo did not deny it.

After all, the other was also Obi-Wan's apprentice, and in a sense, he was Wang Bo's senior fellow apprentice.

"I admire your strength." Governor Tarkin interrupted their reminiscing and said to Wang Bo, "The Jedi Order has been destroyed. The destruction of the Rebel Alliance is only a matter of time. You may be able to kill me, but you cannot defeat the Empire. No one can defeat the Empire. Anyone who opposes the Empire will die without a burial place."

Governor Tarkin looked at Wang Bo, trying desperately to persuade him.

"In my view, staying on that side will only waste your life. You are young; you still have plenty of time. You should not die for the Rebel Alliance. You should join the Empire and fight for it."

Wang Bo laughed. "You want to recruit me?"

"Exactly." That was Governor Tarkin's intention.

"Do you think you can recruit me?" Wang Bo countered.

"I think I should try. I really don't want to see a promising young man like you throw away your life in vain!"

Governor Tarkin said slowly, "Since Darth Vader could, so can you."

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but clap his hands. "What you said makes a lot of sense; I'm very tempted. But..."

"But you refuse?" Governor Tarkin looked disappointed but not afraid. Instead, he prepared to sacrifice himself for the Empire. Since he couldn't persuade this young man, he decided to take him to the grave together.

"No." Wang Bo shook his head and said, "But I have a condition."

Governor Tarkin was taken aback. Did young people always speak so startlingly?

"What condition?"

"I want you to submit to me."

"What?" Governor Tarkin almost thought he had misheard.

Darth Vader looked at Wang Bo as if he were looking at a fool.

Wang Bo said calmly, "I am willing to join the Empire, but the Empire must be centered on me. That is my condition."

Governor Tarkin suddenly understood. "You want to be the Emperor of the Galactic Empire."

"Exactly."

"But the Emperor of the Empire is His Majesty." Governor Tarkin said.

Wang Bo smiled slightly. "Perhaps you have heard a saying."

"What?"

"I can take his place!"

Governor Tarkin's face was expressionless, but his heart was shocked like a giant wave. His gloomy eyes stared deeply at Wang Bo, as if trying to see through his soul.

This man was more terrifying than he had imagined.

Darth Vader asked, "You can take his place, but on what grounds do you take his place? Do you think anyone in the galaxy will support you as Emperor?"

An emperor without support is not an emperor at all, merely a loner.

Wang Bo smiled and said, "You can support me, and you can support me. Both of you can support me."

Governor Tarkin sneered, "The only Emperor I support is His Majesty Palpatine."

Wang Bo said slowly, "The reason you support him is simply that he gives you enough. But I can give you more."

Governor Tarkin laughed mockingly.

Wang Bo pulled out the Infinity Gauntlet, put it on, and activated the power of the Time Stone.

Governor Tarkin's face began to reverse at a visible speed. His white hair turned jet black and lustrous, and his aged face became youthful.

More importantly, his body was filled with energy, as if he had returned to his youth.

Seeing this, Darth Vader was utterly shocked.

Not to mention Governor Tarkin himself.

He clearly felt his lost vitality being replenished, his aged skin becoming smooth. When he saw his young face in the glass, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Wang Bo's voice came at the right moment. "What Palpatine gives you is nothing but power and status. But I can give you power and status, and more than that, I can give you youth. Can he do that?"

Governor Tarkin was stunned.

Wang Bo turned to look at Darth Vader and said, "If you can swear loyalty to me and support me as Emperor, I can not only heal your injuries but also regenerate your lost limbs and make you a normal person."

Although Darth Vader appeared to have all his limbs, he had actually suffered severe trauma, losing not only his body but also damage to his internal organs.

Thus, he had to rely on electronic devices to enhance and replace body organs to sustain life.

His pitch-black mask and body were not just a shell but also a life-support system.

As a disabled person, Wang Bo believed he must desperately long to be normal.

After hearing Wang Bo's words, Darth Vader fell into a dilemma.

Yes, he longed to be a normal person.

In fact, every disabled person wants to be a fully functional normal person, including him.

Wang Bo's words held a powerful temptation for him.

So after a fierce internal struggle, he chose to betray once again—betraying the Emperor of the Galactic Empire and deciding to defect to Wang Bo.

"If you can do that, I am willing to swear loyalty to you."

Wang Bo said, "A piece of cake."

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Darth Vader's ridiculous black mask and shell shattered into pieces, revealing a mutilated body covered in scars.

But seconds later, the wounds on Darth Vader's body began to heal, and his lost limbs regenerated at a visible speed. Within a few breaths, he became a normal person.

He stood up in disbelief, moving his hands and feet, feeling the omnipresent Force, as if reborn.

More importantly, he found himself growing younger.

It was as if he had returned to the time before he was injured.

"This is truly incredible." He touched his face and whispered.

Governor Tarkin, sitting to the side, nodded in agreement. It was indeed incredible. So he no longer hesitated and knelt on one knee before Wang Bo. "I am willing to submit at your feet, Your Majesty."

Wang Bo smiled slightly, put down the Infinity Gauntlet, and the light of the Soul Stone gradually faded.

Yes, the reason these two submitted so easily was not only that Wang Bo gave them youth and vitality but also because he secretly used the power of the Soul Stone.

Thus, the two men came under Wang Bo's command.

Otherwise, making them submit would not have been an easy task.