However, Bloodfall Base had first brought back the Zombie Antidote, and then Academician Warren himself had intervened. For the sake of the antidote, the formula simply had to be provided.
On the other hand, Central City's medicinal reserves were not that plentiful. Since Bloodfall dared to demand the formula, they must have come prepared. Forget Crystal Cores; Central City required that a portion of the finished medicine be returned to them.
With Academician Warren's involvement, The Central Government didn't make an outrageous demand. The negotiator who returned from Bloodfall Base was Ian Hughes. Seeing that the terms were still within the bottom line Paige Summers had set, he readily agreed after some consideration and signed the contract.
As for the matter of base mergers and self-governance.
For his own sake, and for Nora Lowell's, Shawn Monroe was remarkably effective. He quickly convinced Kiera Walsh and several other key figures.
