In short, with the revision to the New Continent Arms Limitation Treaty officially passing a vote in the Galactic Civilization Council, the nations with colonies on the New Continent were finally free of their restraints.
Of course, only Earth and the Galactic Empire had actually assembled large forces beyond the star gates. As for the Alliance, although it had begun mobilizing its own forces, its nearest colonies were more than twenty thousand light-years from the vicinity of the battlefield, with vast stretches of unexplored space in between. There was simply no way to travel there.
So if the Alliance wanted to send its forces over to help, it could only take the long way around from its home territory, through the Gate of Glory and the Southern Heavenly Gate.
On this point, Alliance President Terik Tatos, who had only two years left in office, declared on television, "The Free Stellar River Alliance is a responsible galactic power. We are absolutely willing to fulfill our obligations as a member of the Galactic Civilization community. We have now dispatched the Seventh, Ninth, and Fourteenth Fleets as a joint formation. As long as the Empire and the Commonwealth are willing to open their borders, we are ready to enter the battlefield at any time. Let us join hands! Let us fight shoulder to shoulder to the death and eliminate the public enemy of galactic civilization!"
His public image had always been that of a passionate, righteous middle-aged man. It was said that Commonwealth Defense Committee Chairman Nishita had modeled himself after him. In any case, the fiery old man's televised appearance—looking ready to stand his final watch and burn away his last drop of blood for the future of the galaxy—had indeed stirred up many soldiers and civilians.
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