Collateral

Under such circumstances, the appearance of the animulae made everyone's hearts itch. The Western Alliance only resisted for a short time before they compromised. The Western Alliance issued a serious protest to the Eastern Alliance. They protested the Eastern Alliance's refusal to invite them to participate in the auction. Their diplomatic speech was very dignified. They said that the animulae and exuviation belonged to all mankind. The Eastern Alliance obtained the animulae, so since they decided to hold an auction, the Western Alliance should be qualified to participate.

The Eastern Alliance gave an even more ingenious response. The official reply from the Eastern Alliance was that the Western Alliance did not acknowledge the Eastern Alliance's reconnaissance findings and tacitly agreed that the animulae obtained by the Eastern Alliance were fake. Therefore, to avoid disputes, they did not invite the Western Alliance.