Upon receiving Rocky's command, Uncle Wil immediately ran towards the bridge and then followed his instructions to send out a communication to the other party.
However, a long time passed without any response after the message was sent out.
Of course, such a result was within expectations, because one could imagine that the other side must be completely baffled upon receiving the message from Rocky!
The fleet in front of them, including the City of Fury, was simply there to take Zuluo home, and they had set off before Rick issued his final ultimatum to Rocky, which undoubtedly represented Rick's confidence.
In his view, whether Rocky agreed to his compensation demands or not, his son would always be taken back. The worst imaginable outcome for Rick was that Rocky would not agree to his terms, but at the very least, he would certainly release Zuluo.
In theory, this should indeed be the case, but there was a precondition, which was the absence of Athena!