Beacons of War Everywhere

Sea Origin Calendar, Year 191, April 28, night.

Montevideo, capital of the Laplata Viceroyalty in the southern New Continent.

Boom! Boom!...

The evening had still been peaceful, but not long after night fell, violent explosions began erupting throughout the city. Like a bucket of cold water dumped over its head, they jolted the already sleeping city awake.

"For the glory of the 'Justice Angel,' fire!"

"The Lord of Gold's blessings shall span the entire world!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Amid strange insect chirps and fanatical roars, large armed forces led by "Profane Cultists" suddenly surged from every corner of the city like a tide, desperately assaulting vital departments from within—the City Hall, the viceroy's residence, the City Guard garrison, and more.

Unexpected, yet entirely reasonable, the war that had arrived as scheduled ignited first in the southern New Continent.

Like the Tulip Nations, the Eye of Wealth needed to support the homeland battlefield. It had to sever the umbilical cord continuously delivering nourishment to Sirius from abroad, making the three New Continent viceroyalties, separated from the Old Continent homeland by vast distances, their foremost targets.

This operation was not only meant to carve flesh from the Empire and bleed it dry, but also to restrain the Garratt Duchy in the north, ensuring that, faced with this rebellion on its doorstep, it would not dare divert its attention elsewhere.

If the Ancient God's Retinue found an opening, it would be perfectly natural for them to extend the flames of rebellion northward as well.

At present, Sirius's Laplata Viceroyalty and Mirong Viceroyalty were the primary directions of attack, while the turmoil within Cabral of the Chaotic Region was no less severe.

Though the Order of Mist had openly controlled only two cities for four years, it had long completed its arrangements throughout Cabral,