Under the Prophet's gaze, the river of time surged onward.
As time flowed, a year had passed since the brief probing clash between the nations above Half-Moon Lake in Canaanmore, and the direction of the continent's situation had become increasingly clear.
During that several-day standoff, Pure Grand Lord Savaga and Landkeeper Axel briefly exchanged blows, while Great Khan Ankatuo vaguely confronted Everlasting Wind Aviliwen for some time. No one knew the final outcome, but it was clear that no one had been satisfied in the end.
Afterward, due to the weakening of Canaanmore's faction that favored the Azure Heaven Royal Court, the alliance between the Empire and Canaanmore became even more solid. Continuity Party leader and Grand Assembly president Yafda issued a joint statement with the Empire's eldest prince Carlos, accusing the Azure Heaven Royal Court of colluding with certain rebel elements within the Pillar Party to disrupt relic exploration, intending to create a major security incident and attack a group of young heirs, including the Empire's eldest imperial grandson.
The Azure Heaven Royal Court's response was, "Pig-men eating soybeans—farting nonstop," and it accused the Continuity Party of launching an extremely bloody internal purge, claiming that they had instigated a Half-Moon Turmoil comparable to the Empire's Dark Moon Turmoil of old, then pinned the blame on them.
In truth, the Azure Heaven Royal Court was telling the absolute truth.
But the problem was that only a failed coup was called "turmoil," while a successful turmoil was called the "Half-Moon Transformation" or the "Half-Moon Operation."
Words were powerless. Frequent military movements appeared along the border between the Empire and the Azure Heaven Royal Court. One of the Empire's three Fifth Energy Level powerhouses, Governor Bai Ji, who had remained silent for a long time, set out for the first time in