Generally speaking, where one person gained, another lost. When one side rejoiced and held celebrations, the other was often left defeated, dejected, frustrated, and dispirited. Even in so-called "win-win" situations, there would inevitably be people on bad terms with both sides secretly turning green with envy, perhaps even drinking alone at home out of jealousy.
But this time was different.
The death of the God of Conspiracy truly delighted every power, every faction, and every organization in the world.
The grand celebrations lasted for roughly a month. During that month, even many places that had originally been at war temporarily returned to peace. Some previously fierce conflicts eased in the wake of the celebrations, many wars achieved ceasefires, and even the Kingdom of Thousand Springs, which had long been bent on attacking the Dwarf Kingdom again, took the opportunity to announce the start of peace negotiations with the Dwarf Kingdom.
Naturally, the Kingdom of Thousand Springs had lofty-sounding reasons. The God of Conspiracy was dead—such a joyous occasion had to be properly celebrated. On such festive days, how inappropriate it was to talk of slaughter and warfare! Why not seize this opportunity to discuss peace and cooperation instead?
With the help of the Orc Empire, the Dwarf Kingdom's strength had increased enormously. Even though Sui Xiong was no longer lying before that Dwarf Kingdom fortress as its "city wall," the Kingdom of Thousand Springs was no longer confident it could win this war with ease.
War, when all was said and done, was still about gaining benefits. If there were no benefits to be had, if the gains were too small to make up for the losses, or if the gains were great but the losses even greater, then a war would be difficult to sustain.
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