The defeated army wandered for nearly twenty days before fleeing back to the Byron Kingdom.
Only then did the Old King of the Byron Kingdom learn of their defeat. At the same time, he received reports that his son had died in battle and that General Dunbar, the High-ranking General they had invited, had chosen to surrender.
This nearly killed the already frail Old King.
Only then did he think of Princess Xier's advice.
Known Civilization had yet to develop. If the Byron Kingdom had offered assistance then, it would have been like delivering charcoal in the snow.
But now, the Byron Kingdom had thoroughly offended Known Civilization. Two invasions were no different from the hatred of killing one's father and stealing one's wife.
Once Known Civilization fully developed, the first target it would put to the knife would surely be the Byron Kingdom.
The more the Old King thought about it, the more anxious he became.
Before long, the Great Black Mountain Empire would likely learn the outcome of this invasion as well.
When that time came, if the Great Black Mountain Empire sent people to demand General Dunbar's return, how was the Byron Kingdom supposed to face it?
Even at its most glorious, the Byron Kingdom had possessed only one High-ranking General: General Hemer.
Yet the Great Black Mountain Empire had at least seven or eight High-ranking Generals.
If the Great Black Mountain Empire used General Dunbar's matter as an excuse to issue the Byron Kingdom a declaration of war—
The Byron Kingdom would inevitably be destroyed.
The Great Black Mountain Empire had coveted the Byron Kingdom's territory for a long time. It had merely lacked an opportunity.
And at this moment, who else could save the Byron Kingdom?
The Old King thought it over and over, yet