In the familiar virtual conference room, Lin Zhen, Lin Fan, and Aliya were sitting around the table.
Speaking of which, Aliya seemed to have evolved a bit after not seeing her for so many years.
Compared to the last time they met, her skin, which was originally as rough as tree bark, had become much smoother. Her facial features, which were still unclear, had also become much more refined.
If this trend continues, Aliya will most likely evolve into a human form, right?
Lin Fan couldn't help but think as he looked at Aliya's current appearance.
"Queen Aliya, you've caused a lot of trouble for our Federation this time!"
"Thanks to you, the Federation is now in quite a bit of chaos. I'm afraid it will take a long time for it to recover completely."
After the three sat down, Lin Zhen was the first to speak. His tone was full of anger.
To be honest, this was the most troublesome issue Lin Zhen had faced since he became the President. If not for Lin Fan, the entire upper echelon of the Federation might have been controlled by the Zerg race in a few years' time. From then on, they would have become the puppet civilization of the Zerg race.
This was not an exaggeration at all. It was very likely to happen.
Every time he thought of this, Lin Zhen couldn't control his anger.
"You called me here to talk about this?"
Aliya replied nonchalantly, as if she didn't care at all.
Of course, this was only what she showed on the surface. In fact, she was quite anxious.
The Void Predator's invasion of the Federation failed, and the Wills was facing a total collapse. All of this made her extremely anxious.
However, no matter how anxious she was, in this important negotiation, she couldn't let the other party notice anything.
As an empress whose logic was becoming more and more human, Aliya knew this very well.
"Okay, Aliya, stop pretending!"
"Right now, the Wills Supercluster is about to collapse, right?"
Looking at Aliya's fake calmness, Lin Fan chuckled.
This made Aliya's heart skip a beat.
Previously, from Eide, who was controlled by the Void Predators, Aliya only learned that the Federation used a long-range detection technology to know that the insectoids were at war with an unknown civilization in the Wills Supercluster.
However, it was light-years away after all. Even if the Federation relied on this technology to obtain a general idea of the situation, it was absolutely impossible for them to know the details of the battle.
But now, Lin Fan clearly knew the situation in the Wills Supercluster like the back of his hand. This made Aliya's heart tremble.
"Also, I know that if you continue the federation's intervention now, you will completely lose the Wilster Super Cluster in one year at most. Then, the door to the Kempinia Super Cluster will be opened!"
"At that time, the insectoids will probably face the crisis of extinction, right?"
"Therefore, are you sure you want to waste your time here? Why don't you be more honest and direct? "
Lin Fan's words hit Aliya where it hurt the most. However, Aliya did not know how to refute him.
Of course, Aliya was the queen of a race with high intelligence after all. After a brief moment of absent-mindedness, she quickly recovered.
"Indeed, you're right. If the current situation continues, the insectoids will most likely face the crisis of extinction."
"But … if the Kempinia Supercluster is occupied by these purgatory creatures, and you don't have me to help you buffer, then the Federation won't be in a good position, right?"
"Therefore, this time, we should help each other, and not the insectoids asking the Federation for help alone!"
* Clap … Clap … Clap … *
After Aliya finished speaking, a rhythmic applause sounded in the virtual conference room.
"Her Majesty really knows how to talk!"
"But I have to correct one of your misconceptions!"
"You're right. Without you as a buffer, the insectoids will indeed pose a threat to the Federation, but … that's just a threat!"
"You should know that the Federation has that thing, the thing that almost wiped out your race 100,000 years ago!"
"Therefore, even if you fail, we can learn from the Saint Vader Empire and blow up another hole in the Kempinia Supercluster."
"After all, this is not the Federation's territory. Even if the entire Kempinia Supercluster is destroyed, to the Federation, it will only mean that we'll lose a directional expansion point. It won't bring about a catastrophic crisis to the Federation, right?"
In fact, Lin Fan was right. Even if the Federation did not form a united front with the insectoids, it would not bring about a destructive crisis to their civilization. At most, it would only be a threat!
Therefore, the Federation did not have to form an alliance with the insectoids.
Of course, if it was only Ipnos' Purgatory Legio II, there would be no problem with this theory.
However, what Lin Fan was considering was the organization behind Ipnos and the true strength of this organization!
After all, no one knew if Ipnos' Purgatory Legion was the entirety of this organization or just a small part of it. Or rather, it was just a small part of it.
Therefore, the Federation still needed the insectoids as a buffer. Forming a united front with the insectoids to resist the invasion of the Purgatory creatures was a decision that Lin Zhen and Lin Fan had long discussed.
However, even if they had made preparations for this, it did not mean that the insectoids would not have to pay any price. The Federation would selflessly help them.
"Therefore, Queen Aliya, as I said earlier, be more honest and direct. Tell me what price the insectoids are prepared to pay for the Federation to take action."
Aliya felt a headache coming on. It was as if Lin Fan had closed all her doors.
Could they still negotiate properly?
However, this price left Aliya a little confused. After all, the Federation was a technological civilization, while the insectoids were a biological civilization.
These two civilizations were usually two parallel lines that would never intersect. Biological civilizations did not need what technological civilizations had, and similarly, technological civilizations did not need what biological civilizations had.
Thus, the question was, what price would the insectoids have to pay for these two fellows to agree?
After thinking for a long time, Aliya still could not think of what she could offer.
"Say it, what do you want?"
Since she could not think of anything, she would just kick the ball back to them and let them name their price.
"Alright, since you asked, we'll just say it!"
"We want …"