Li Chen's blunt words left S2K at a loss.
The astonished gazes fixed on him from all around made him feel even more embarrassed.
"Mr. Li Chen... I, I've never really considered that question."
"Oh? So you're unwilling to join Earth Civilization and become our true partner?"
"That... isn't what I mean, it's just that..."
Just what? Don't make excuses for yourself, and don't think about finding reasons to fob me off. You know what kind of person I am and what my temperament is.
"Willing means willing, unwilling means unwilling. Why are you hemming and hawing?"
Li Chen frowned and rebuked him.
"This..."
S2K looked incomparably awkward, rendered speechless by Li Chen for a moment.
He truly had never considered joining Earth Civilization.
He had always merely cooperated with Li Chen on relatively equal footing.
Now, Li Chen had suddenly spoken up and attempted to invite him into Earth Civilization's camp.
It had genuinely caught him off guard, leaving him completely unprepared.
"Looks like you really are unwilling. We never force people to do things against their will. Since you're unwilling, then after this cooperation ends, please leave, S2K."
Li Chen's expression turned cold, and so did his tone.
He issued an immediate eviction order with a deadline.
At that moment, Megatron curled his lip.
"My master is inviting you to join Earth Civilization because he thinks highly of you, S2K. At our current rate of development, we'll sooner or later become a Level 4 Peak civilization, or even a Level 5 Civilization!"
"Letting you join is already giving you face!"
Megatron was a rough man. Though he could occasionally be surprisingly meticulous,
when it came to insulting people, he truly did not consider their feelings.
Those words made S2K's projected face turn red, then white.
"S2K, you don't