Yes, annexing a country.
That was the first thought that came to Dawn's mind after he learned the details of the Kotal Kingdom.
In terms of strength, the other side had never won a battle between the two nations.
Yet this resource-rich country was riddled with wounds like a sick man. It looked powerful, but was actually incredibly weak.
So how could he seize a country? Thoughts kept turning in Dawn's mind.
At some point, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky like mist, gradually growing heavier with time.
Raindrops the size of beans kept falling, as heavy as Adolf and the others' moods.
No matter how confident they were in the war, they still had countless worries about its outbreak and the soldiers who would fight in it.
Dawn was worried as well, but his vision reached further. In this invasion, he saw a "cake."
What seemed like a complete disaster to others was more like an opportunity to him. The prerequisite for seizing that opportunity was defeating the Kotal Kingdom.
If they failed, they could only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat and wait for the World Government to step in and mediate. After all, Ishtar's influence as a major grain-producing nation was still considerable.
But if they could win this war, it would be a tremendous opportunity.
An opportunity to annex Koltar!
The Ishtar Kingdom was already a major grain-producing nation. Thanks to the diligence and ambition of generations of kings, it had grown increasingly strong. Not only did it wield enormous influence over neighboring nations, but it also maintained close ties with the Navy.
But this also placed an invisible restriction upon the Ishtar Kingdom: it had to maintain the image of a friendly nation—at least for now.
Before they had firmly established themselves