The world was fair. In the once-in-a-century natural disaster that struck the Aslant Continent, the Alpha Kingdom was hardly the only unlucky victim.
Droughts, floods, earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, and a whole series of natural disasters kept unfolding across the continent.
From humans to other races, all were struck indiscriminately. No one could stay untouched.
Affected by the natural disasters, the Rebel Army, which had originally been contained, entered another period of explosive growth.
As every nation threw itself into disaster relief and suppressing rebellions, the rebels of the Falcon Kingdom were temporarily forgotten.
Still, amid their hectic schedules, representatives from several major powers met and exchanged their views.
In the end, they reached a consensus: intervention was necessary, but a Human Alliance conference could not be convened.
What they needed was to eliminate the negative political impact, not expand the rebels' influence. Once an alliance conference was held, history books would surely give the matter prominent coverage.
Then it would become difficult to erase this disgraceful episode. After all, every group had its rebels, and nobles were no exception when it came to people who enjoyed recording dark history.
To study the history of the Aslant Continent, one had to combine official histories with unofficial accounts. More often than not, the secret records left behind by old noble families were far more reliable than rumors circulating outside.
By the time the entire process had played out and the nations were discussing how to deploy troops, the Falcon Kingdom's rebels had already withdrawn from the Royal Capital.
Some rebel nobles whose identities had been exposed returned to their fiefs and held defensible positions, while others fled to sea with their entire families.
It looked as though the rebels knew they had caused a catastrophe and scattered in all directions.
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