At this moment, the duke and duchess had also seen off a group of people, and their expressions had turned grim.
That group had come from several neighboring countries.
Their envoys had stated outright that, no matter what, the princess could not be allowed to marry the Beast.
Even if they had to publicly break the agreement, they could not allow another controller of "sorcery" to lay hands on royal power.
Otherwise, while they could not directly send troops to attack because of the "Nia God Envoy," the surrounding countries would join forces to "exclude and blockade" them, ensuring that their entire nation would be trapped and ultimately destroyed.
Though they had not stated the latter outright, the attitude they displayed had been clear and resolute.
At this moment, the king had not expected these people to be so united.
Friction between duchies was commonplace.
Today, you swallowed one of my ten-person villages; tomorrow, I occupied one more of your springs.
They might even go to war over a single fish.
Under such circumstances, the upper nobility would not easily enter the fray themselves, but they rarely cooperated sincerely either.
Instead, once they seized an opportunity, they would call in the guards to invade, completely swallow the other country, and turn its rulers into nobles without land.
Under these circumstances, the king had originally thought that at most one or two duchies would be dissatisfied and come attack him.
That way, there would still be other duchies acting as buffers, and he would not have to face enemies on every side.
But he had not expected that even though the Shepherd had received a divine oracle and become a divine envoy, these people could unite so tightly.
On the same day, at the same time, with the exact same speech.