When the peace negotiations reached their final deadlock, it was still the All Nations Alliance that gave way.
After all, the upper echelons of the Aolei Empire were tough as nails, and they also had to consider public opinion, influence, and so on. Either compensate them, make concessions, then get the hell out, or keep fighting.
If they truly made the Empire surrender the conquered Dragon Mountain Range and its surrounding regions, then the Steam Faction could forget about continuing to stand firm in the Aolei Empire.
The All Nations Alliance, on the other hand, had always contained numerous internal factions. Moreover, not all of them had suffered losses; only the territories of some Empires had been occupied by the Aolei Empire.
Although the Aolei Empire obtaining the Dragon Mountain Range would indeed become a problem, that was a problem for the future. Right now, everyone wanted to rest and recuperate.
Thus, after a round of negotiations, the All Nations Alliance completely withdrew from what had once been Aolei Empire territory and acknowledged the Dragon Mountain Range and its surrounding regions as Aolei Empire territory.
Beyond that, there were numerous compensation policies, details that still required further discussion.
However, the broad framework had already been decided, and there would not be many changes overall.
Lu Xingshi's side also settled down. At the very least, no more assassins came to bother him.
Those assassins were like flies. They were not strong, but they would jump out to disgust you and make you irritated, all while believing themselves righteous enough to condemn you from the moral high ground.
Just thinking about it was ridiculous.
Without the harassment, Lu Xingshi finally felt at ease.
The days passed peacefully, one after another. Gatu did not return and instead remained in the Imperial Capital. The