He had already had no choice, and now the other party had offered terms he simply could not refuse.
Even with only a cursory glance, Onoki could recognize how precious this scroll was.
Once he completed the training and mastered the power within it, his strength would make an unimaginable leap in a short time, reaching an entirely new level.
After bidding Xia Le a respectful farewell, Onoki backed away and left.
He knew perfectly well that their brief conversation meant the Land of Earth was now bound to the Land of Rain.
The two nations now shared a common destiny. Whatever changes the future brought, they would stand together.
Meanwhile.
In his office, Fugaku frowned as he studied the map carefully, deciding the course of the coming war.
The Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfalls.
In terms of territory, neither nation differed greatly from the Land of Rain, but their overall national strength was far inferior.
Thus, if they truly mobilized the entire nation's forces, taking the Land of Grass would not be difficult. All the more so because the Land of Waterfalls had already established secret contact with them.
But after thinking it through carefully, Fugaku felt that limiting himself to subjugating a single nation was still too narrow-minded.
"If we're going to fight, we'll take them all!"
"We'll seize a vast territory in one stroke!"
"Otherwise, if we only subjugate the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfalls, launching a second war won't be so easy!"
"The other Five Great Nations won't simply stand by and watch!"
A sharp glint flashed through Fugaku's eyes.
"The rise of a great nation will upset the balance of the entire world."
"If I were in their place, I wouldn't watch quietly either. Besides, more and more merchant