Previously, the major powers had fought one another both openly and behind the scenes, while the smaller countries had survived in the cracks and even reaped a few benefits.
But now these twelve major powers had formed a federal government. They were making a serious move!
On Earth, who could stop these countries if they acted together? The handful of countries left over?
These countries might have been small, but their leaders were no fools. They soon worked out most of what was happening.
Ultimately, it was not complicated, because Huaxia had no intention of resorting to schemes or tricks.
Or rather, this was an entirely open strategy.
Huaxia intended to openly push Earth toward becoming a federation.
With Shen Bing, a unique figure in both Huaxia and the world, lending his support, the outcome had been all but settled from the moment the news broke.
Sure enough, within half a day, the various countries received invitations from Huaxia, expressing the hope that they would join the federal government.
These countries were at their wits' end, too. What else could they do? Join, of course!
And so, this momentous event that would change the course of human civilization moved forward smoothly. The resistance it encountered was negligible, amounting at most to a few keyboard warriors making noise online. It did no real harm.
Of course, establishing the federal government was not simply a matter of getting every country to agree. A tremendous amount of work remained.
The most important task was determining the supreme governing body.
Although the Western countries advocated a parliamentary system, with each country's seats determined by its economic output and population, Huaxia ultimately rejected the proposal.
That simply would not work. Although Huaxia's economy had grown considerably and was now indisputably the largest in the world,