In early August of the Radiant Calendar year 9757, the North Ixi Kingdom annihilated more than 1.5 million troops of the Angoya Empire's northern expeditionary force and fully occupied the Yahewan City-state Kingdom.
After the news spread through the Iliya Expeditionary Force, everyone knew that the offensive against the Angoya Empire was about to begin.
Since January 1, 9753 of the Radiant Calendar, this expedition had already lasted fifty-six months.
The expeditionary army of the Apfeng Kingdom, which worshipped the Goddess of Harvest, had breached the Tadand Free Kingdom, the Dolrunla Chieftaincy, and the Laming Kingdom, with its spearhead pointed directly at the homeland of the Vilas United Empire.
The God of Courage's army had conquered the Xilig Grand Duchy, the Adel Kingdom, and the Buriana Empire, forcing the Kangwo Duchy and the Aberta Free City-state Alliance into submission. It had now shifted into a defensive posture, preparing to consolidate the occupied territories before expanding westward and northward.
At the Iliya Kingdom Expeditionary Army Command in Nax City, Duke East, commander of the expeditionary army, Duke Moravia, the expeditionary army's chief archmage, and Saintess Anastasia of the Ilia Kingdom's Church of Life sat around a round table and began the day's discussion.
"The Titon Kingdom's royal family secretly dispatched an envoy across the Ansa-Titon Sea. They wish to convert the entire nation's faith and become believers of the Goddess of Life. What do you two think of this?" Duke East placed a gold-trimmed letter of state on the round table and spoke slowly.
Duke Moravia sat serenely in his hovering chair, his thoughts already far from the meeting room.
Saintess Anastasia gently raised her hand, and the letter of state from the Titon Kingdom flew into her grasp. When she opened it, the first sentence was a respectful greeting. Clearly,