Dili looked around at the many aliens seated nearby and asked curiously, "Are we going to negotiate just like this?"
Hu Baili smiled. "We of the Insect Race never completely wipe out our enemies, and we hide nothing from our friends, so..."
Dili nodded. "That certainly gives me a new respect for the Insect Race. All right, I'll speak openly, too."
"First, we share information about divine artifacts and refrain from seizing each other's artifacts. Whoever obtains the most will command us during the decisive battle."
Hu Baili nodded without the slightest hesitation. "That's quite fair. We can agree to that."
Dili continued, "Second, if one ally comes under attack, the other must provide unconditional support."
Hu Baili again nodded without hesitation. Dili glanced at him, suddenly feeling that this was going a little too smoothly.
"Finally, our side will take the lead in planning military operations!"
Those words instantly sent the previously silent conference room into an uproar, especially among the galaxy leaders Zhang Fan had brought from the Erl Universe.
Huobao of the Nagang People instantly exploded, practically roaring, "Are you asking to die?!"
Hu Baili shot Huobao a glare and said calmly, "Sit down!"
Hu Baili turned back to Dili with a smile. "Ambassador Dili, do you think that's an appropriate demand?"
Dili said dismissively, "Of course. Our forces are far stronger than the Insect Race's now. Surely you don't expect the Insect Race to take the lead?"
Hu Baili asked steadily, "May I remind you that your Vanguard Fleet of several million ships was wiped out by fewer than a hundred thousand of our warships?"
"Well..." Dili had no answer.
Hu Baili continued, "And looking further back, wasn't it the Insect Race that led the previous battle and saved the entire Vitter Universe? Didn't Taita simply