The Liancourt Rocks were a group of two islands and rocky reefs between Universe Country and the Eastern Isles. Universe Country claimed them as part of Ulleung County in North Gyeongsang Province, while the Eastern Isles claimed them as part of Okinoshima Town in Shimane Prefecture.
Occupied first by the Eastern Isles and later by Universe Country, the Liancourt Rocks had long been disputed territory. The two sides had clashed over them several times.
Although the Eastern Isles refused to acknowledge it, Universe Country had controlled the Liancourt Rocks since the last century. It had built permanent docks there and sent large numbers of destroyers, frigates, and aircraft to patrol the surrounding waters and airspace, barring fishing boats and warships from the Eastern Isles.
Usually, Universe Country's navy patrolled the Liancourt Rocks only once every two weeks to a month. Today, however, it had mobilized in full force. More than a hundred vessels patrolled without pause, keeping every ship and aircraft away.
That was because today, they would attempt to use the magic recorded in the Seven Secret Doctrines of the Earth on the Liancourt Rocks.
"Rest assured, Mr. President. We've taken safety precautions. Even if something goes wrong, it won't affect the mainland. Please don't worry."
After hanging up, An Jeong-hun turned to Kwon Jeong-yang beside him. "Jeong-yang, if I'm right, this is a magic book from Huaxia. But how did it end up in American hands? Could American agents have stolen it from Huaxia?"
"Whatever happened, Universe Country is the one that benefits. Poor Huaxia. They may not even know American thieves took their most precious treasure. And poor America—it has no idea that after all the trouble it went through to get the magic book, our hackers performed an act of justice and took it away with