The first informal meeting between the three sides ended just like that. Jin and Goodman's appearance had seemingly only been meant to sound out the situation for their respective countries before the formal talks began. Raising their demands in a less formal setting was perhaps also intended to put some pressure on UNION.
As for the rest, although the Tri-Nation Allied Forces were on the verge of falling apart, they had not officially disbanded yet. Moreover, given the strength Celestial Being had demonstrated, neither the Humanity Federation, the AEU, nor even Xiao Ran's UNION dared underestimate them. Under the current circumstances, it was still very necessary to temporarily maintain this joint operations force.
However, due to the enormous losses suffered this time, the force also had to be expanded again. How much each of the three major powers would need to contribute, whether the Command Authority needed to be reassigned, and so on—these were the second major reasons Jin and Goodman had come here, and the matters these people truly needed to handle.
When the meeting ended, Xiao Ran did not make any promises to the two of them. Jin and Goodman were not in a hurry either. After all, in their eyes, this allied force was the precursor to a true unified military. If UNION withdrew, then there would naturally be nothing left to discuss.
After Lieutenant Colonel Rodia led Jin and Goodman away, Xiao Ran turned to Graham, who had remained seated without saying a word, and asked, "Graham, what do you think?"
Graham frowned and said, "From a purely practical standpoint, establishing a unified military seems inevitable. With such a force, the ties between the three nations will become even closer. In a sense, many conflicts may truly disappear because of it, bringing Celestial Being's goal one