After the initial anger passed, all that remained was laughter they could no longer hold back.
A large group of leaders had gathered in the Sea of Stars Community's secret online conference room.
These leaders came from empires that had not yet surrendered to the Great Khan.
They had already formed a secret alliance to resist the Great Khan's invasion.
At that moment, every alien leader capable of facial expressions wore the exact same smile of release.
A chat channel hovered before the leaders, and every so often, someone posted a VV meme of someone struggling to keep a straight face.
Words could convey meaning, while pictures could convey emotion.
Words paired with that expression, caught between composure and cracking up, best expressed what all the nations were thinking.
United Nations of Earth, you really never disappoint.
The leaders exchanged glances, then all laughed, letting their anger go.
Xi Yan was not sitting with Sidney. Instead, he had an arm wrapped rather affectionately around a short, plump, yellow, soft-bodied creature.
A starfish.
It came from the Starfish Republic, with tender, delicious flesh that would be perfect for canning.
The starfish leader looked at the chat window before them and let out a shrill laugh, utterly oblivious to the faint malice emanating from Xi Yan.
Setting the matter of the starfish aside for now, the leaders of the various nations had reached a consensus on art.
They were so speechless that memes were the only response they could offer the United Nations of Earth and the Great Khan.
Sure enough, art transcended the boundaries between intelligent species.
In a corner, the Artist Collective's representative tapped rapidly at the screen, saving those memes one by one.
Abstract art was still art!
"It's finished!"
An artist suddenly stood up, immediately drawing the other