"Councilor Kate, the Zerg have only just replaced the Gibraltar Civilization. Although Gibraltar's upper ranks were either captured or eliminated by you, as a colossal force that had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, its foundations run unimaginably deep. As the saying goes, a centipede does not stop wriggling even after it dies. I believe these interstellar pirates must have been formed by remnants of Gibraltar!" Great Elder Fatis was indeed eloquent. With a few words, he pinned the blame on the supposedly nonexistent Gibraltar remnants.
Seeing Kate's expression change drastically, the Great Elder hurriedly continued, "But Envoy Kate need not worry. Since the Zerg have brought this matter before the council, we will certainly take it seriously. How about this? The major galaxies can build military ports around the outskirts of the Zerg Galaxy and form a joint force to assist the Zerg and protect international merchant vessels!"
The Great Elder spoke with righteous conviction, but the more everyone listened, the more something felt off.
Stationing a joint force around the Zerg Galaxy—wasn't that simply surveillance of the Zerg? The Great Elder clearly had an issue with them...
Since Kate and Kelo had become Zerg councilors, they were naturally sharp-minded. The moment they heard this, their hearts sank. The Great Elder's words were clearly not meant to help the Zerg, but to suppress them deliberately. Yet that was strange. Not only had the Zerg never infringed upon Saint Masente's interests, but at Saint Masente's call, they had taken over the Galactic Empire. They could be considered the number-one heroes of the Saint Masente Star Region. Where, then, did the Great Elder's hostility come from?
How could one allow another to snore beside one's bed? Kate and Kelo thought of the same saying at once. They exchanged a glance,