Chapter 1203: Princess, Boldly Move Forward
After Shanamia finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent. It could be said that aside from Xiao Ran and Shanamia, everyone else was merely there to fill seats and make up the numbers. They had neither the opportunity nor the standing to speak, because this was a negotiation that was bound to succeed. The only difference lay in how the terms proposed by both sides could be made more reasonably acceptable to each other.
The finer details were what the others attending the meeting would need to handle. Only after Xiao Ran and Shanamia had settled the general direction would it be time for everyone else to begin their disputes and negotiations.
After nodding, Xiao Ran held out an open hand toward Shanamia. "Five hundred. I can grant you a limit of five hundred Knights Order slots and formally recognize the establishment of the Frie Royal Holy Knights Order. Of course, those five hundred slots refer only to the number of units. I believe five hundred units will be enough to ensure Frie's safety. As for everything else, I trust that the soon-to-be-established Earth Defense Force will have the strength to guarantee your security."
"Not enough." Shanamia gently shook her head, her demeanor soft and mild. "Five hundred is not enough. Setting aside the Earth Defense Force's troops, the armed forces retained by the Federation and DC alone exceed five hundred—they have several times our numbers. If everyone receives the same treatment, that would be unfair to Frie."
"I can agree to President Sir's request to disband our conventional military forces, but the Knights Order represents the Frie royal family's pride and conviction. In the future, it may also become the force protecting all of Frie. And aside from the Knights Order, the