"Damn it! That guy must be trying to scare us!"
"Yeah! We all know he's trying to scare us! But the question is, do you dare take that gamble?"
"We don't have any chips to wager! Don't forget, we came here to seek reconciliation, not to press the self-destruct button."
"I don't think he'd dare drop that many nuclear warheads on the North American region! As long as we refuse to back down, his attitude will definitely soften."
"Wouldn't dare? Are you blind? Several of the Atlantic Federation's largest and most prosperous cities have already been destroyed by nuclear blasts! That included two financial centers and one manufacturing center!"
"But if we give in, are we really going to betray Mu La Flaga and his family? You must know, these people are one of us! Once certain precedents are set, there's no turning back."
"At this point, do we have any better choice?"
"In times like these, someone has to make a sacrifice."
"I agree!"
"I object!"
For a time, the Atlantic Federation's negotiating representatives argued in a chaotic uproar inside the hotel where they were staying.
Bringing Mu La Flaga and his family over from North America was no small matter.
Quite the opposite!
It touched upon and violated the bottom line of internal competition among the capital groups.
Just imagine it: if they could sell out Mu La Flaga and the family behind him today, then tomorrow, would someone sell out others in exchange for better terms?
Once something like this set a precedent, the consequences that followed would be extremely serious.
But just as these people argued without end, the communicators they carried suddenly let out piercing alarms.
Immediately afterward, a visibly tense middle-aged man appeared on the electronic screen.
He even skipped the greetings and