Ye Chao stopped walking and asked in confusion, "Mr. Verdigris, do you have a question?"
Verdigris fell silent for two seconds before softly asking, "When did you conquer Alvin...?"
Ye Chao broke into a radiant smile. "That isn't classified information, so of course I can tell you all. However, I don't think the fellow in my hand is qualified to hear what we're discussing. I'll throw him out first, then we can talk..." As he spoke, Ye Chao suddenly exerted force. The conference room's sensor door opened automatically, and Bob screamed as he flew backward through it.
Afterward, Ye Chao clapped his hands as casually as if he had tossed out a piece of trash. He walked over to Bob's seat and carefully wiped down the chair Bob had occupied, as though Bob had been filthy. Once he had cleaned it thoroughly, he sat down without hesitation. Looking at the hostile expressions of the envoys, he smiled. "As your new ally, shouldn't you all give us a round of applause to welcome us?"
"Ally? Mr. Ye Chao, it seems you think rather too highly of yourself. Just because your Zerg defeated Alvin, do you think we will recognize you as having equal status to Alvin?" Verdigris appeared to be the most opposed to the Zerg.
Ye Chao countered, "Would the Gusilov civilization declare war on another emerging Level 5 civilization for the sake of a civilization that has already been destroyed?"
Verdigris glared fiercely at Ye Chao but did not answer. In truth, everyone in the room had already shown their concession by watching Ye Chao throw Bob out without stopping him. No one would speak for a dead man. And now, Alvin was that dead man!
Sam, the envoy of the Gusta civilization, who had remained silent until now,