But it was not only the Earth Force, PLANT, Orb, and the people of Earth who were anxious. Within the Earth Sphere, another faction had noticed the tremendous changes on Earth and was equally anxious and furious. They had painstakingly scattered the seeds of life, yet before they could reap the fruits themselves, so many vile people had crossed the universe to snatch away what was originally theirs. That faction was Free.
Glandon Goz, Free's actual ruler, was also utterly enraged. But with the situation still unclear, he had only dispatched a small special unit to act in secret, intending to reap the benefits once the various forces on Earth had fought each other to mutual destruction.
However, Glandon could never have imagined that while he was setting his sights on Earth, someone had already begun preparing an operation against Free.
Inside Patrick's office, Xiao Ran, Siegel, and Patrick were seated, while Lacus stood quietly to one side, listening to their conversation.
"Deploying the new units now won't be a problem, and neither will cooperating with the Earth Force. But there are many factions within the Earth Force. Patrick, you must be clear on whom to cooperate with. Admiral Mikoto in space would be a good partner. Aside from constantly putting out fires on Earth lately, I have also been keeping an eye on people within the Earth Force who are trustworthy and worth cooperating with."
"Under the current circumstances, continuing with the old plan of dismantling the Earth Force will only create more chaos, unless we can wait until things stabilize somewhat and I personally move to wipe out Earth Force headquarters. I told you before that I could do that, but because your own strength was insufficient, you rejected that approach."
Sitting in his chair, Xiao Ran spoke