"War."
Ins spoke the word calmly and slowly.
"Huh?" Wei Jinna was briefly stunned. She looked at Ins in confusion, unable to grasp the meaning behind her words. "War?"
If the events related to K over the past few years were compared together, this one had been the least filled with "smoke and fire."
Although the Nolanka Group's Mercenary Group and the Kwott Group's Mercenary Group had confronted one another, they had ultimately never gone to war.
It was utterly incomparable to the battles that had taken place when the Consortium besieged Ilan City, Mint City, and Dawn City.
"The fiercest wars are often hidden in silence," Ins said slowly, seeming to understand her confusion. "Although the previous battles were extremely intense in certain areas, from the Consortium's perspective, they were not true wars."
She continued, "In those incidents, only one or a few Consortiums were actually involved. They could only be considered localized conflicts."
"Wait," Wei Jinna froze slightly and spoke in confusion. "Those could only be considered localized conflicts? Then what is a real war...?"
She vaguely guessed something, but she did not dare voice it for the moment.
"The Consortium's recent defeats have made them realize the threat posed by the forces led by Dawn City," Ins said, not forcing herself to continue along Wei Jinna's train of thought.
"The forces led by Dawn City?" Wei Jinna paused.
"More precisely, they are a group of forces led by Dawn City, connected through the Nolanka Group's commercial trade network, and united by radical reforms," Ins looked at Wei Jinna and explained further.
"This includes cities such as Winter City in the northwest, Rock City in the north, Ilan City in the central region, and Saint Jon City in the south."
She continued slowly, "These cities have already formed