The secret report Nick and Fafier were reading was actually very simple. It recorded only one incident.
It mentioned that a few days earlier, the navy of the Debite Kingdom, which controlled an important maritime passage, had been attacked by the Elven Fleet. Caught unprepared, it had lost half its main force!
Not only that, the navies of two nearby kingdoms had also been attacked and suffered tremendous losses.
Although the news did not concern their own kingdom, the incident was so shocking, and could potentially lead to such serious developments, that it still drew the attention of the merchant association's personnel.
As soon as they heard merchants discussing it, they used Magical Letter Transmission. After only a few exchanges, they safely delivered the news into Fafier's hands.
Now, Fafier and Nick stared at the letter, both looking grave.
"The demon calamity has only just ended. Is war between the Elves and humans about to begin again? An attack on this scale is definitely not something that will simply blow over," Fafier said, offering a brief assessment.
Nick agreed wholeheartedly with Fafier's assessment. "You're right. We must make all our defensive preparations in advance. We still don't know why the Elves did this. Was this operation driven by a feud with the Debite Kingdom, or was it simply retaliation against humanity?"
"We need to prepare for the possibility of a surprise attack. Although we're still a long way away, we should first notify Sukar and Shakat to get ready, then go see Romon and report this to him. What do you think?"
"Yes, let's do as you suggest." Seeing that Fafier agreed, Nick went outside, summoned an attendant, and told him to fetch a carrier pigeon.
Meanwhile, a note was quickly written, and the carrier pigeon was brought in.
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