Thus, this time, the six lords incited a total of thirty-six islands under their command to jointly and openly petition for war. They angrily condemned the BIGMOM Pirates' shameless sneak attack in the past, their words impassioned and indignant. Everyone who heard them was enraged, and public resentment ran deep.
A wave of calls for war immediately swept through the Star Alliance. Those advocating war unanimously hoped to let the major powers know that the Star Alliance was no longer something they could bully at will. The Four Emperors had to be taught a lesson.
The anti-war faction argued their case, but they were soon unable to suppress the momentum of the pro-war faction, and their voices were drowned out.
The outside world was immediately thrilled. Watching the Star Alliance suddenly fall into inexplicable internal strife, the major powers secretly rejoiced. The Star Alliance's rapid rise during this period had left them all unable to lift their heads, especially the Star Alliance's "benevolent rule," which had created no small crisis within the major powers' own regimes.
Now that a crisis had finally emerged within the Star Alliance itself, they were overjoyed.
No matter how the Star Alliance handled this crisis, the major powers had nothing to lose. They quietly watched as the Star Alliance depleted its own strength.
If it fought, its opponents would be the Four Emperors—and two of them working together at that. Defeat seemed to be its only path. If it did not fight, the people within the Star Alliance were already wavering. It probably could not suppress the growing unrest.
The outside world quite consciously fell silent, waiting to see how Ronglin would handle this crisis.
Many had already begun making preparations. If Ronglin mishandled the matter, they would take advantage of the chaos and give