The Private Armies and the Military

The changing times.

The changing situation.

The changing world.

All of these things, which could influence the overall direction of the world and the future lives of most lifeforms, were undergoing changes of varying degrees because of Hector Colon's actions—or, more accurately, the actions of the Rebel Faction, the Stability Faction, and the Neutral Faction.

Once matters had reached the point where even many civilians were gradually noticing that something was wrong.

As higher-level beings.

The various forces, large and small, rooted in different regions across the world, could naturally detect even more irregularities.

Especially after noticing through their own intelligence networks that the armies of many departments within the End Empire were making highly targeted moves, they could sense even more clearly that the truth hidden behind the matter might be serious—serious enough that it had to be taken seriously...

They were forces whose strength was far inferior to that of the empire's official authorities.

In fact, many of them could not even make it onto the stage most of the time.

Once they offended some major figure, their entire families might be wiped out on the spot. They could only occupy a corner of the world, acting as local overlords and tyrants in their respective territories.

Although their power and strength were not particularly impressive.

Their ability to sense danger.

Had always been somewhat outstanding...

This fully demonstrated that every person had their own path, every snake had its own way, and every mouse had its own hole...

Everyone had their own routes of action and intelligence networks.

The various irregularities revealed at present had left many people rather troubled, making it difficult for them to understand the exact situation.

But among them, the more vigilant individuals had instinctively begun shrinking their spheres of influence and stockpiling