The crisis at Base Six was suddenly resolved because nobody was fighting over Ji Xinghe's mecha anymore.
All the repair personnel in the mecha maintenance area had returned to normal working conditions. Some people who were worried about their slacking off were pleasantly surprised to find that, quite the contrary, they worked harder than before.
Different people have different views, but this change was keeping some folks restless.
Jackson took his squad and departed, advancing through the ongoing dust storm towards Base Three for the final battle. Though Base Three's destruction was inevitable, the Federation had to inflict as much damage as possible on the Empire during this last showdown.
Neither the squads of the special-level mecha warriors, Harris and Qin Tong, nor the Xinghe Squad, left. They stayed at Base Six to continue the fight.
