Si Ma Zhenzong's remarks, both deflecting and counterattacking, directly seized on Sun Weitang's earlier mockery and dragged both him and his civilization into the mess.
He made Sun Clan Civilization bear an additional portion of the losses for Si Ma Civilization.
Yet he took all the good reputation for himself.
This left Sun Weitang so furious that smoke practically rose from every orifice.
"You..."
He abruptly rose to his feet, intending to refute Si Ma Zhenzong and deny that he had ever agreed to share the compensation for the losses.
But before he could speak, the Decision Makers and commanders had already erupted into cheers.
For a moment, thunderous applause and deafening cheers filled the hall.
Every Decision Maker and commander shouted their thanks to Sun Weitang.
Meanwhile, Sun Weitang could only swallow his bitterness in silence, unable to voice his grievances.
He could only awkwardly wave in response to the crowd around him.
What else could he do?
Could he really step forward and flatly deny that he had said he would bear the massive losses caused by the failure of this mission?
Sun Clan Civilization had originally sought to compete with Si Ma Civilization for power and status.
And competing for that power and status inevitably required the support of the nearly two thousand other civilization members.
If he stepped forward now and denied what Si Ma Zhenzong had just said,
it would be like pouring cold water over the excited Decision Makers.
At the same time, he would be handing that bastard Si Ma Zhenzong a knife and an opportunity.
Not only would this greatly diminish those Decision Makers' favor toward him and the civilization behind him,
but Si Ma Zhenzong would undoubtedly seize the chance to win their sympathy.
Then all those foolish idiots would side