"Marshal, here is a summary of the major events from the past few days."
The Continental War had reached this point. While the international situation did not necessarily change by the day, it certainly produced a major headline every few days.
At first, Caesar IV had kept convening meetings to discuss matters. But after experiencing enough of them, he gradually became numb to it all.
Aside from events that would immediately affect the Kingdom's interests, the rest only needed to be copied and distributed to the Kingdom's upper ranks.
Hudson frowned as he looked over the report in his hand.
The five grassland nations had become four. If nothing unexpected happened, they would soon become three, then two... and eventually none.
Even with the Alpha Kingdom pressuring them through the Human Alliance, the grassland nations' resistance remained weaker than expected. The time left to the Kingdom was running short.
Bad news always came one after another. The Duchy of Cantlu in the west had clashed militarily with the Elves, and a major war could break out at any moment.
The plea for aid had already reached the Alpha Kingdom. The Kingdom had not convened a meeting to discuss the matter, so it was clearly not planning to send reinforcements.
The Duchy of Cantlu could only blame its bad luck. It was too far from the Lord of Dawn and too close to the Elves.
The pain would only be temporary. If the Elves struck, they would surely use thunderous measures. This trouble ought to disappear soon enough.
Where there was bad news, there was good news.
The Frankish Kingdom had intensified its offensive against the Half-Orc Kingdom, advancing the front another hundred miles.
The Church had also begun erupting recently. Perhaps it intended to vent the humiliation it had suffered