The negotiations had concluded.
As the Supreme Leader of the Nova Imperium, Rael ultimately agreed to reach a preliminary cooperation agreement with Arthur. The condition was that they deal with the increasingly powerful threat of Thanos and his army.
Rael—or rather, the political system of the Nova Imperium—was completely different from the Western political system on Earth, which was led by the United States.
Since he knew that Arthur's Blood Ravens Fleet possessed the absolute power to destroy Xandar, as well as every planet and facility within the Nova Imperium's territory, he absolutely could not provoke Arthur.
Besides, Arthur had saved Xandar and was nothing like the unreasonable Ronan. Therefore, agreeing to Arthur's proposal for cooperation was currently the best decision for the Nova Imperium.
In other words, without sufficient strength, they could only accept the fact that they would be bullied, accumulate power in secret, and eventually break free from Umbrella's control once more.
But...
Before negotiating with these people, Arthur had asked Cortana to request the electronic file of the Confidentiality Agreement from his father, William, and had already received approval.
Thus, the moment the negotiations ended, cooperation was reached, and the Confidentiality Agreement was signed, the Nova Imperium, the Colonisers mercenaries, and the so-called Guardians of the Milky Way Galaxy would never have another chance to accumulate power in secret.
After dealing with Ronan and the Dark Aster and having Rael, Yondo, Quill, and the others sign the Confidentiality Agreement, Arthur learned Thanos's current movements through Gamora and Nebula.
Arthur first used quantum communications to contact William, who was on Earth, and had his father dispatch a team to Xandar, officially beginning Umbrella's involvement in every aspect of Xandar.
William had originally been busy handling people's livelihoods at the White House. Upon learning that Arthur had once