The Alpha Kingdom's dispatch of reinforcements to aid its allies not only boosted the morale of the Five Nations Alliance, but also affected the Southern Continent.
Everyone was watching!
The third strongest human nation, despite beating the Beastfolk hard, still had the strength to divide its forces and support its allies.
Meanwhile, the first and second-ranked powers, leading a group of smaller nations together, had failed for so long to break through a single Dwarf Kingdom. Such a poor performance was impossible to justify.
The nobles of the Southern Continent nations participating in the war could not help feeling ashamed. The pressure fell directly upon the Ilibia Kingdom and the Frankish Empire.
Ilibia Royal Palace.
Affected by the situation at the front, Bordeaux VIII had not dared to hold any banquets lately, for fear that someone would discuss the Continental War in his presence.
Whether it was the Frankish Empire or the Ilibia Kingdom, either one could have torn through the Dwarf Kingdom's defenses by now if it had acted alone. Yet when they joined forces, they could not manage it.
None of the parties involved in the coalition army wanted to suffer losses. Every military conference devolved into hours of arguments, and they could only watch helplessly as opportunities slipped away.
Everyone was dragging everyone else down, yet the pressure had concentrated on several major powers. The general outside opinion was that they were slacking off!
Slacking off during the Continental War was hardly a good reputation. The younger generation of nobles especially could not stand it, and one after another they cursed the upper ranks of the government for being corrupt, incompetent, and inactive.
Outside the palace gates, a large number of young nobles had already gathered to petition. Some radical noble offspring had even begun shouting the