Consensus Reached

On the other hand.

August 20.

Under the military pressure jointly exerted by Western countries, Z Country's leadership, forced by the circumstances, agreed to share "Extraterrestrial Technology" and to drive the development of the entire world.

Seeing Z Country yield, M Country and the others cheered and embraced one another as if they had won a major victory.

But the next moment, they could no longer smile. Instead, internal arguments broke out.

Z Country had agreed to share "Extraterrestrial Technology," but not without conditions.

On the contrary, Z Country set thresholds for technology transfers, dividing countries seeking extraterrestrial technology into four tiers, with limits on the number of slots.

First-tier countries: Z Country would transfer all technologies and share all technological achievements in every field, but there was only one slot.

Second-tier countries: Z Country would transfer some advanced technologies and share advanced technologies in certain fields, but there were only ten slots.

Third-tier countries: Z Country would transfer technologies one or two generations behind the cutting edge, then upgrade or downgrade their tier based on their capacity to absorb technology and their development status. There were twenty slots.

Fourth-tier countries: naturally, these would be the recipients of obsolete and discarded technologies. Though these technologies had already fallen behind and been phased out, they could still propel those countries forward, bringing leaps in development and improving the world's industrial structure in low-end industries. As for slots, there would be no numerical limit. Any country friendly toward Z Country could apply to join.

Without question, the moment this tiered system was announced, the leadership of M Country and the other nations erupted in outrage.

A massive wave of public debate followed.

"F Country does not accept Z Country's tiered system. F Country demands that Z Country share Extraterrestrial Technology with all