Within a single day, Huaxia had contacted the world's ten leading powers and put forward its Earth Federation Plan.
The leaders of those nations had decidedly mixed feelings upon hearing the news.
On the one hand, they knew perfectly well that Earth was now exposed to an alien civilization. An interstellar war might break out at any moment. If Earth could not speak with one voice before then, the aliens would probably beat them until they screamed.
At the same time, however, they were reluctant to surrender the power they already held.
The preference for being a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big one was not exclusive to the people of Huaxia.
Even now, these leaders had to consider Huaxia's reaction whenever they made a decision, but they still had complete control over their internal affairs.
Once they became part of a federation, many decisions would probably no longer be entirely theirs to make.
Mixed feelings aside, they understood better than anyone what decision they had to make.
Well, in truth, it was no longer theirs to decide. Given the current situation, the fact that Huaxia had raised the matter essentially meant it had to go ahead.
Huaxia had not said so explicitly, but the leaders who contacted them had spoken with great firmness. That already said plenty.
By and large, the National Leadership of these countries had agreed to Huaxia's proposal. All that remained was to discuss the details and secure as many benefits for themselves as possible.
Now that they saw Huaxia had already begun deploying spaceships, their original decision became even firmer.
As for those who thought Huaxia was building spaceships to fight for supremacy over Earth? Ha! How naive! Huaxia could already dominate Earth without building any spaceships.