"You've been by my side all this time. You should have lived through the most chaotic period over a year ago," Soren said to Yu Le. "Back then, Xia Ya had dozens of small factions acting independently, and His Majesty was merely one of them.
"These small factions attacked each other and constantly issued contradictory orders, nearly bringing the entire Alliance to a halt. Nor did they ever stop meddling with the military. Sometimes, it even led to absurd scenes. For example, one faction might order the military in the morning to attack another faction. Before the military could respond, that other faction would order the military in the afternoon to attack the first. Then a third faction, a fourth faction, and countless others would join in. Even if the military refused to budge, they would still be thrown into complete chaos.
"Now, with the new His Majesty ascending the throne and the remnants of those small factions being eliminated one by one, things seem to have improved. But the problem is that our new His Majesty does not seem to be a ruler who considers the Alliance wholeheartedly. Looking at many of his actions in the long run, they are harmful to the Alliance."
With a soft sigh, Soren said seriously, "Take this order to send troops to Shalin. It is clearly unwise. Xia Ya has remained in chaos for three years, while Shalin has developed at a terrifying pace. Atlantis City in particular is no weaker than any city on this continent. Sending troops against such a city, whether or not they can successfully enter it, will have consequences far beyond what we can imagine.
"Besides, I do not know where in the Northern Wastes Shalin found a group of natural-born warriors—the Sparx Race. But the courage they