The conflict with the Blue White Society had seemingly resulted in heavy losses, but it was obvious that the other side had shown mercy.
The leaders of the various countries understood this, but they were still unwilling to simply compromise.
What did "noninterference in politics" and a detached, neutral order have to do with whoever had the bigger fist having the final say?
Even if the Blue White Society possessed the power to destroy the world, they still could not compromise just like that. What if the other side had ulterior motives?
Some countries wanted to stop the international conference and have a frank discussion with the other side, but because they could not agree among themselves, they ultimately failed to organize one.
Seeing that the various countries remained inactive and merely soothed their civilians by explaining the thunderstorm as a natural phenomenon, the Blue White Society knew that most of them were still unwilling to accept its conditions.
But it did not matter. The Blue White Society had never expected to attain in one stroke the status that the ancestors of the home Earth had earned through a century of effort.
The words "Blue White" in the society's name actually had no meaning at all. Rumor had it that the first president had simply come up with them on a whim.
During the term of the Fifth Generation President, someone in the Global Council suggested that the society change its name, saying that it was obscure and somewhat nonsensical, and could not properly express the society's authority and mission.
But after the Fifth Generation President said something, no one ever brought it up again.
He said, "This name was meaningless to begin with. Some people insist on explaining how the colors blue and white symbolize this or that, and