Chapter 534: An unexpected treasure
After the Dawn Sage had made his preference clear, Kerlorel finished explaining the rest of the plan, noting that specialists would make ongoing adjustments as it was implemented.
In fact, every country had been developing proposals concerning the Otherworld. Analysis and planning had never stopped, covering everything from direct military force to assimilation and infiltration. Some were not necessarily inferior to the Germans' proposal; the teams behind them were simply still refining them and had not yet submitted them.
Although Germany had fallen behind in many areas, it had poured considerable effort into this plan and successfully seized an early advantage.
More importantly, although almost every country in the world was now part of a strategic alliance, enjoying a historic honeymoon period of genuine global unity, the core powers-Huaguo, America, and Russia-still competed with one another.
The global deployment strategy for operations in the Otherworld was a crucial issue. Each wanted its own plan to form the core, but each also knew the other major powers would not back down.
Seen in that light, supporting Germany's plan was the better option.
Ultimately, the benefits would still depend on strength, while implementation would mainly fall to the Dawn Association, renowned for its fairness and impartiality.
Besides, Germany's plan really was exceptionally well crafted. On both the strategic and technical levels, the various countries understood the importance of infiltration on the psychological front, which could establish a favorable, stable environment for development early on.
Even if the world on the other side was extremely backward, no one wanted to get bogged down in a war so easily, nor did they want to "destroy resources."
Thus, the officials attending the meeting, who maintained close, real-time contact with their governments' senior leadership back home, began frequently raising detailed questions