'Concession'

As an envoy, John had already learned quite a lot. He knew that Lord Xuan Ye held a lofty status and possessed tremendous strength. Even the high-level civilization that had invaded them before had been dealt with.

But he had no real concept of just how powerful he was.

Now, however, the other party was using the entire Milky Way Starry Sky Conglomerate, all its directors, and practically every advanced civilization in the Milky Way to bring pressure to bear.

The sudden pressure left him uncertain of how to speak or what choice to make.

He was terrified that one wrong word would drag the civilization, which had finally begun to recover, into the Endless Abyss.

Perhaps Lord Xuan Ye was incredibly powerful, with influence that was even comparable to the Galactic Central Empire.

But the situation before them did not involve a single opponent. It could very well provoke a mass attack.

"I can't make this decision. I need to return and ask for instructions first, but I hope you can release our colonized people first."

After gritting his teeth, John still decided to demand the return of his people.

He did not know what the Stark Merchant Guild's so-called etiquette training involved, but there was no doubt that their status as near-slaves after becoming a colony meant that the training was extremely oppressive and that their days were surely miserable.

"Heh... How laughable. What qualifications do you have to make such a demand of me?"

The vice president was still planning to settle the matter with a single decisive move. He did not want any further complications.

As long as he could force John to change his answer and promise something, it would not matter even if they had to release the people, hand over the entire star