Across countless cities and households, people online and offline discussed similar questions. They did not know the true relationship between the Federation, DC, and Satellite Integration, but that did not stop them from understanding that Earth was now under alien invasion, and that only Satellite Integration was truly standing on the front lines to resist.
The Federation's stance on resisting the aliens was obvious. Otherwise, Federation forces would not have appeared in so many places within its territory that had come under attack, nor would it have dispatched a fleet to intercept the Void Envoys. Though that fleet was still on its way, it at least demonstrated an attitude.
But under the broadcasts guided by Xiao Ran, that attitude was subtly overlooked, while Satellite Integration—and Xiao Ran himself—were brought into focus.
The Federation did indeed have the will to resist the aliens, and it was also the attitude held by most people within the Federation. Of course, a small number harbored other thoughts, but they could not affect the bigger picture. As for resisting and destroying the aliens, the Federation had the will but lacked the strength. Its insufficient power was the greatest problem it currently faced. The former Ace Unit, the Special Training Squad, had practically been crippled by half. Some had joined DC, while others were still being held by DC, fighting as prisoners.
At this point, the Federation simply did not possess a true Ace Unit. The entire force once assembled by the Steel Dragon and Flying Dragon had been captured by Satellite Integration. There were rumors that those people were now piloting DC mecha in battle. In any case, the Federation no longer had any genuine ace force, and its ace warship was reduced to nothing but the hollow shell of the Flying Dragon.
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