Abandoning the Dispatch of Troops

Inside the great hall.

As Reff delivered his report, Roland, seated upon the throne, wore an equally grim expression.

The Three Great Empires were truly too cunning. This move killed three birds with one stone.

Not only did it drain the strength of the two foreign kingdoms, the centaurs and barbarians.

It also resolved the hidden dangers of annexing the Eight Great Kingdoms through war. Once those five to six million troops from the former Eight Great Kingdoms all fell on the battlefield, any hope of restoring those kingdoms could essentially be declared extinguished.

Within two generations, their names would gradually vanish into history.

Finally, as long as the main forces of the Three Great Empires remained still, the elves, dwarves, giants, and even the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom would not dare act rashly or send troops to support the centaurs and barbarians.

Seraphim!

That was the first name that surfaced in Roland's mind.

He was certain that this plan had most likely come from that old schemer again.

"Your Majesty, requests for aid from the centaur and barbarian kingdoms have arrived. They hope we can attack the Arcane Empire from the north and relieve their pressure."

At that moment, Fili stepped out from the crowd and bowed as he reported.

"Send troops against the Arcane Empire?"

"They really dared to make such a request!"

Roland snorted twice in irritation.

Given the current situation, even if the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom sent troops against an Arcane Empire whose main forces remained unmoved, what difference would it make? Could it relieve the pressure facing the centaurs and barbarians?

Clearly, it could not.

Second, having just gone through a major war, the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom's major legions had suffered severe losses and desperately needed time to recover. Whether they even had the ability to