Columbia, the youngest nation on Terra, was young but no weaker than established powers such as Ursus, Victoria, and Yan. Over the past decade or so, it had fought frequent small-scale wars with neighboring countries. Its presence could be seen in Kazimierz, Minos, Sargon, Sami, Bolivar, and elsewhere.
One of Bolivar's three major factions was a puppet government backed by Columbia.
Columbia had originally been a colony under Victoria's rule. However, during the war of the Four Emperors, it found an opportunity to break away from Victoria and declare independence. It then developed at an astonishing pace, and within a few decades, its national strength had caught up to powers like Victoria and Ursus.
Its technological development in particular had been remarkable. It had originally inherited Victoria's technology, but had now surpassed Victoria and built an army comparable to Victoria's steam armor.
Naturally, it had Terra's several highly advanced technological companies to thank for that, since their headquarters were all in Columbia: Rhine Lab, Thor Industries, Blacksteel Worldwide, Volvot Kochinsky, Beach Umbrella Company, and so on.
But as time passed, Columbia's period of rapid growth had ended. Internal contradictions had begun to emerge, and given time, it would likely become another Victoria.
"Young man, do you know where this is? This is Columbia, not your Chernobog."
In the top-floor conference room of an exquisite building in Columbia's capital, a middle-aged Liberi seated at the head of the table calmly watched the figure sitting across from him—Shen Fei.
They were naturally in Volvot Kochinsky's headquarters building. Among Columbia's many companies and corporations, Volvot Kochinsky had the deepest cooperation with the Military. Strictly speaking, the company was the Military's white glove.
The many incidents Volvot Kochinsky had stirred up in various places—such as the previous Originium Dust operation and supporting a certain