After the M'tok Union fell, there was no reason to continue the war. All three empires recalled their frontline fleets to rest and refit.
Peace returned to this region of space. With the Criminal Enterprise destroyed, a Human Empire with vast territory and abundant resources had taken its place, while its two alien allies had also made considerable progress.
A new order had now been established in this sector.
The Interstellar Human Military Junta, the Zirick Cooperative, and the Nier Guardians continued their wartime tradition, maintaining friendly international relations.
In fact, the three nations had unwittingly formed a friendly interstellar alliance, with all three consciously or unconsciously promoting economic cooperation and regional security.
Although the three nations' summit meetings were no longer held every month, they still took place several times a year at least, and had even expanded to include secret gatherings of senior officials from each nation.
During these meetings, the leaders discussed closer cooperation or simply strengthened their personal bonds, using their friendship to maintain friendly relations between their empires.
Without a doubt, this friendly trilateral relationship would last a long time. At the very least, it would not change before the three supreme leaders passed away.
Neither the Psionics User Xi Yan nor the long-lived alien turtle Krogg had anything to worry about. Ironically, the giant birdman Senka Vanye had the shortest lifespan of the three.
Of course, even after he was gone, a powerful external factor would still drive friendly cooperation between the three empires.
That was the Determined Exterminators still lurking to the west!
The XT-489 Extermination Unit was still eyeing them hungrily from the west. The sight of three organic empires had sent it into a frenzy, dreaming of invading and exterminating them.
With such a powerful alien threat present, the three empires