A settled outcome calms the storm

Time flew by, and soon it was nine in the morning on August 30.

Observers from various countries and members of the news media gathered in the assembly hall of the former Jibei Province Municipal Council, waiting for the Investigation Group to announce its findings.

On this day, the eyes of countries around the world were focused on this place.

What dissatisfied many foreign journalists, however, was that only senior figures from a handful of prominent media outlets and newspapers were allowed into the venue to attend the entire proceedings. The rest would only be notified of the results afterward, prompting a wave of protests.

Unexpectedly, no one took their side this time. Countries around the world seemed to share a tacit understanding on this point, and no one cared about their demands. In the end, they could only abandon their protests and wait resentfully outside for the meeting's results.

This was because matters involving the great collision and the world ring could not be disclosed to the public. Ordinary journalists could only be given limited information.

In fact, the "truth" as they understood it was simply that the Jibei Province Government Affairs Hall had dissolved the Municipal Council, breaking the political system of joint governance between the Great Shun Republic's Central Authority and local administrations that had stood for over ninety years.

They were concerned about whether this would lead to internal unrest in Great Shun. As a major world power, any internal problems there would inevitably affect other countries, perhaps even alter the global balance. Its neighbors, in particular, would be the first to feel the impact.

To the general public, meanwhile, the Investigation Group was known for maintaining world order, resolving local disputes, and upholding the established system formed after the Great Alliance. Many people believed that