The joint military exercise between the AEU and PMC was merely a strategic move by the AEU to continue developing solar energy from the Sky Ladder Orbit, catch up to the Humanity Federation and UNION's progress there, maintain a three-way balance in space just as on Earth, and use PMC's strength to further its own development.
But to Celestial Being, this military exercise was nothing less than a provocation. Once the AEU gained PMC's power, it would certainly no longer remain as restrained as it was now. Its expanded strength might give it greater confidence and disrupt the current balance.
As a private military company, once PMC joined forces with the AEU, its business—which had declined due to Celestial Being's intervention—would flourish again. With the AEU backing it, PMC might become the AEU's foreign legion and grow even stronger.
Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, Celestial Being had to intervene. Although Miss Huang understood that the AEU's eventual alliance with PMC, or even its absorption of PMC, could not be prevented, Celestial Being still had to make its stance clear. They could not stop PMC from joining the AEU, but they could at least eliminate PMC's armed forces and likewise restrain the AEU's military development.
Xiao Ran's mission was to eliminate the AEU and PMC's air power, as well as their heavy ground firepower. Whether AEU or PMC, the machines they used were vastly inferior to the Third Generation Gundams. Combined with the gap in Piloting Skill, this intervention mission ended in Celestial Being's complete domination over the AEU and PMC.
From the beginning of the intervention until the five Gundams departed after its conclusion, the entire area was littered with wrecked AEU and PMC machines. Countless fireballs sent thick smoke billowing into the sky, while the ground