Changpan Star Gate had long been controlled by the New Song Kingdom.
For this reason, the New Song Kingdom of old had clashed with the other Three Kingdoms of the River Disk Area many times, even going to war with them.
Only after achieving final victory had the New Song Kingdom been able to use Changpan Star Gate to rapidly amass enough wealth and strengthen its national power, truly establishing the foundation of its dominance over the Changpan River System.
A strategic asset this important could never be relinquished, no matter the circumstances, so long as the New Song Kingdom had not fallen!
That was a simple fact.
Even though the New Song Kingdom was currently in utter chaos.
Changpan Star Gate still bustled as it always had.
Starships from within the Changpan River System and from several other systems continued to pay hefty transit fees, frequently passing through Changpan Star Gate and conducting trade within the New Song Kingdom, a nation that embraced mercantilism.
This brought in substantial tax revenue for the New Song Kingdom, while also generating immense profits for its many merchant guilds and individuals!
It helped explain a saying that many people in the New Song Kingdom still repeated after the civil war began: "War is war, business is business."
Not just the New Song Kingdom.
Any country that acquired Changpan Star Gate would surely bring it under its absolute control, allowing no other power to meddle in its affairs.
Yet under these circumstances, Wang Jujun and Princess Qingluo had secretly informed the Black Stone Kingdom that they had gained control of Changpan Star Gate...
How could anyone believe that so easily?
"From what we know of Jujun and Princess Qingluo, they're certainly not the sort to make empty claims.
"If they were able to send