Over the past year, the Aldo Kingdom had fought three wars at once, each one affecting the fate of the kingdom.
The first was the Northwest Legion's deep advance into the grasslands to wipe out the Orc Royal Court. Paul Greiman personally led two infantry divisions through the territory of the subdued Stonemason Clan, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and thrust straight into the heart of the grasslands. At the same time, the Expeditionary Force led by Baron Andrew advanced east from the Northern Three Territories, seized control of the water sources, and forced the tribes to surrender, attacking from both sides. In the end, the Orc Great Chieftain Alba was defeated and killed. The Orc Royal Court's power, which had occupied the grasslands, completely collapsed, and the kingdom's greatest northern threat—one that had plagued it for over a decade—was finally eliminated.
The second was the Royal New Army's campaign against Paradise Basin. The Veblen Family occupied the natural stronghold in the southeast and had once coordinated from afar with Giles, the rebel in the southern territories. It was the last openly separatist territory in the kingdom. During the war, the wizard Deke Doyle, formerly under Giles's command, defected to the Royal Family and presented a secret strategy—a practical Plague Curse that made the defenders fall ill en masse, breaking through the formidable fortress without spending a single soldier. The Royal Army successfully entered the basin, and the Veblen Family collapsed.
The third was the Watchers Legion's eastward advance into the Crimson Stone Desert. This oasis region had once been within Aldo's traditional sphere of influence, but when the kingdom's power declined, the orcs occupied the west while Gabella seized the east. Now that the orcs had been exterminated, the Watchers Legion took advantage of the momentum to conquer several western