In the conference room, Bert repeated everything Lin Fan had said without hiding a single detail.
However, there was not much commotion after everyone heard it.
After all, few of those seated here were fools. They had long understood that their federation and the Human Federation could not remain equals forever.
What surprised everyone instead was that Lin Fan had offered them two paths.
In their original assumptions, humanity's attitude should have been simple: submit or die!
After all, as one of the Four Great Civilizations that had ruled the Milky Way for tens of thousands of years, such thinking had seeped deep into their bones.
Yet they had not expected that both paths Lin Fan offered would allow their civilization to continue existing, making the choice difficult.
After all, both paths were extremely tempting!
The first path was to follow the Federation in conquering the universe while continually stepping into higher-level civilizations. The implications were obvious.
The second path, while permanently restricting them to a Level 5 Civilization, would still leave them as rulers of an entire galaxy.
As long as they did not leave that galaxy, the Vera Federation would remain at the top of the pyramid, able to keep its proud head held high.
"I knew this would happen!"
Watching the hundreds of people below discuss things for ages without reaching a conclusion, Bert sighed and muttered to himself.
He had expected this outcome long ago.
In truth, everyone strongly leaned toward the first option—if not for the necessary condition of becoming a subordinate civilization of the Human Federation.
As he had said before, a Level 5 Civilization that had been proud for tens of thousands of years would not lower its head so easily!
"Silence!"
Seeing the people below growing increasingly noisy, Bert shouted loudly!
"I