Chapter 242: Revised: Volume 4, - 27, Betrayal (7)
The entire Leray Federation was in a state of turmoil.
The standoff between the so-called Desic Empire’s exercise fleet and the 4th Fleet had shocked the entire human society. Every eye was on that barren and extremely dangerous Public Star System. In this powder keg, just a single spark could ignite a disaster.
The Fei Alliance responded swiftly. Within six hours of the incident, a conference call involving the heads of over a dozen medium to large countries had been convened. However, four hours of discussion later, not a single country could come up with a feasible solution!
Advancing was dangerous; retreating was impossible. Since the Narte Empire initiated a new round of the military race, the Western Alliance countries had been aggressive. Border conflicts were intensifying, and there were even reports that some Western Alliance countries planned to create an issue with at least three Fei Alliance member countries in the next six months, bringing long-standing unresolved territorial disputes back to the table.
The Leray Federation was merely an insignificant member among the various countries in the Fei Alliance.
But given the international situation, no one dared allow this small member to suffer in silence! The not-so-tight bonds among the Fei Alliance countries had to be firmly maintained at this moment!
Therefore, the Feiyang Republic, at the first moment of the standoff, had President Francis urgently summon the Desic Empire Ambassador to Feiyang. President Francis expressed serious concern over the standoff and hoped that the Desic Empire would take the bigger picture into consideration and not meddle in the conflict between the Gazalin Empire and the Leray Federation.
However, the Desic Ambassador, who had appeared courteous when presenting his credentials a few months earlier, was uncharacteristically tough and rude this time. He quickly interpreted President Francis’ words as a threat. He firmly stated that Desic had entered the Public Star System before the Leray Federation and produced a prepared, yet meaningless, document to assert that the exercise had been scheduled a year earlier. This was Desic’s business and did not require interference from others.
Thereafter, the Fei Alliance and the Western Alliance, the two major military blocs, argued vehemently at the Human Supreme Joint Council.