Londinium in Victoria, in the world of Arknights, had become an utter mess. Although Rhodes Island had intervened, its limited strength made it little more than a drop in the bucket. Things were simply too chaotic, and Shen Fei had chosen not to concern himself with it out of sight, out of mind.
Of course, that was also because he had no justification to intervene. Talulah had no interest in the place, after all. If Talulah had suddenly taken an interest in it, he would have sent her straight to the throne of Victoria's Empress. If it had been Reed's sister, she would have acted long ago.
As for Siege, Shen Fei had no connection with her, so naturally he would not go up to her and place her on Victoria's Empress's throne. Besides, Victoria had become such a mess entirely because Siege's predecessors had brought it upon themselves.
Victoria had once been ruled by two kings: the Lion King and the Red Dragon. Then, for the sake of power, the Lion King had exterminated the Red Dragon's bloodline, leaving only Talulah's father to escape. Even then, he had refused to give up. The chief reason Talulah's father had later died was because of this.
Unfortunately, the Lion King had not expected a mantis stalking a cicada to be followed by an oriole. Later, Victoria's powerful grand dukes had slaughtered the Lion King's bloodline until only Siege remained. It truly was karma coming full circle.
What followed was even more absurd. Since none of the grand dukes would submit to another and all feared that someone else would take control of Londinium, they invited Theresis of Kazdel to serve as regent. Theresis then turned the tables, ravaged Londinium, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
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