A year was not all that long. Xiao Ran needed time to deal with Frie's affairs, especially since finding Radam and the Infinite Empire would also take time. So, he could fully accept the one-year timeframe Patrick had proposed.
And once the war began, it would undoubtedly be a major war. They would be facing three forces at once: Glatters, Radam, and the Infinite Empire. Even if Xiao Ran's Burning Legion could handle the top combatants of all three factions, a special civilization like Radam, which roamed everywhere, could not possibly be searched for and tracked down by the Burning Legion alone.
Giving them a year would at least allow Orb, PLANT, and Ironclad Dragon to produce some warships and units capable of Space Jump. That would greatly ease the pressure the Burning Legion had to bear. Even the Salf Alliance needed time to let their people catch their breath and replenish their units.
With the one-year timeframe confirmed, the next matters were more specific and complicated. How much each side would contribute, how many supplies they would invest, what they would do after taking Glatters—an entire series of matters needed to be discussed.
As for the final decision on how to deal with Glatters, everyone agreed that Glatters would become Earth's new colony and be integrated into Earth. As for the status of the Glatters people, that would depend on later circumstances. Still, after discussion, they felt it would be best if they could coexist as equals.
On the other hand, no one present even raised the question of whether they could completely overthrow and take Glatters. It was as though the matter had already been settled. But considering the combat power of Xiao Ran and Master Asia, along with the fleet Xiao Ran had brought and the elite