No negotiations!
No compromise!
No communication!
They would destroy the original social structure in the most thorough and brutal manner possible, uprooting the ruling class and all vested-interest groups.
The high-ranking officials of the nation behind the Organization simply could not understand any of this.
After all, in their eyes, the essence of this world revolved around interests.
If the price paid for something far outweighed the benefits gained, then even a war had to be ended as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, opposition would only grow until it culminated in an unprecedented defeat.
Yet the Expeditionary Army's actions went completely against that logic.
On one hand, relying on powerful sea transport, they continuously delivered supplies from the rear to every coastal port, completely disregarding profit and loss throughout the process.
On the other hand, this army would rather destroy the production capacity of the occupied territories and forgo the original profits and substantial taxes than preserve the old ruling structure.
Could all this really be nothing more than revenge for the Organization's frenzied experiments on the island?
The elderly general did not think so at all.
In his view, launching a cross-sea war lasting several months or even a year with the extremely limited resources and military strength of a small island would inevitably have a tremendous impact on the lives of the civilians in the rear. They might even struggle to fill their stomachs.
Furthermore, merchants, bureaucrats, and nobles should have openly or secretly expressed dissatisfaction with this war, perhaps even sabotaging it behind the scenes.
After all, similar problems arose whenever his own country remained at war for a prolonged period.
At such times, the most rational approach was to hold peace talks and end the war in a relatively dignified manner. Even paying some price for it