Getting the major Level 5 civilizations to recognize the Zerg was no easy task, and Su Meier had truly rendered great service in this matter.
Before the meeting began, Ye Chao was secretly brought to Duncan's room. Duncan said that, for Su Meier's sake, he would support the Zerg—but the Zerg had to agree to one condition. Once the Zerg replaced Alvin as a Level 5 civilization, Ye Luo had to release Su Meier from his control and allow her to become an independent life-form.
Ye Chao agreed. Though he did not believe in Duncan's so-called love, Su Meier, important as she was, was ultimately only an Overseer. Erasing the Zerg information from her genes and freeing her from the Zerg's control would do no harm. On the contrary, given Su Meier's tremendous contributions, if she could truly receive good treatment from Duncan, it would be a decent destination for her.
Ye Chao's agreement thrilled Duncan. He was the one who had told Ye Chao about Taotie Operation. Under normal circumstances, the Zerg's rebellion would never have been recognized by the other spiral arms. As had been said before, this was a precedent that could not be set. But the once-every-five-hundred-years Taotie event forced them to compromise, because the scope of Taotie Operation had already surpassed the Gibraltar Galaxy itself. There was no fear that they would refuse to yield.
The facts proved that Duncan understood the civilizations of those spiral arms quite well.
After the Zerg's status was recognized, Ye Chao remained behind to continue discussing matters such as inter-civilization trade, whether the various agreements between Alvin and other civilizations could be extended to the Zerg, and, most importantly, the details of Taotie Operation and the selection of personnel.
Ye Chao would handle those matters. Ye Luo had faith