When Lin Qi had just entered the room, Mr. Truman had not yet finished the work in his hands.
He was signing an application from a World Development Committee Member State. A Small Country wanted to contribute to the cause of international peace as well.
They intended to support this war with everything they had—full-scale support! Troops, labor, and even money! Of course, there were no such fools in this world, willing to give everything without asking for anything in return.
They wanted something, and what they wanted was technology, development, and a future!
They needed to catch up with the current international industrial mainstream. Only then could they produce goods that would help advance the cause of peace.
They could also use those products to arm their own soldiers and reduce the burden on other countries. This involved a series of things, including heavy-industry aid and the introduction of technology.
The Federation would help them make the leap from backward industry to mainstream industry, help them build assembly lines, and give them a certain degree of industrial independence.
In return, they would work hard for the Federation and help it shoulder part of the military pressure.
Applications like this were especially important at a time like this, because many Small Countries in the World Development Committee, along with some neutral countries, still believed that this war was merely a conflict between the Federation, Gefra, and the Peng Joe Military Group.
It had not yet spread across the entire world, so they foolishly stood on the sidelines, watching without considering whether they should enter the fray.
This was not a war between one or two factions. It was a war to determine who would dominate the world in the future!
Many people could not understand this. They only thought that