Because of Xu Yi's return, the Candel Empire's offensive against the Mana Magical Kingdom had abruptly slowed, even grinding to a halt for a time. Yet the Mana Magical Kingdom had not seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Both sides seemed to have tacitly agreed to cease fighting.
Everyone knew perfectly well, however, that both the Candel Empire and the Mana Magical Kingdom were waiting for Xu Yi's response.
But almost half a year had passed since Xu Yi returned to the Sains Continent, and he had never publicly expressed any opinion on the war between the two countries.
The Xinfei Merchant Guild, too, continued to conduct its affairs according to its own plans, just as before, with no intention of becoming deeply involved in the war.
After this stable yet faintly unsettling situation persisted for a long time, everyone began to think that the Candel Empire might end the fighting out of concern for Xu Yi's stance. Instead, the Candel Empire suddenly launched another full-scale, ferocious offensive against the Mana Magical Kingdom, seizing an even larger swath of its territory in one fell swoop.
Countless people were stunned by the Candel Empire's sudden move.
Wasn't the Candel Empire worried that this would anger Xu Yi and prompt the Xinfei Merchant Guild to intervene in force?
Yet the Xinfei Merchant Guild remained unmoved, as though the matter had nothing to do with it.
As for Xu Yi... he had never even appeared in public, so naturally, hardly anyone knew what he really thought.
The Candel Empire therefore continued to intensify its offensive against the Mana Magical Kingdom. After another two months, the Mana Magical Kingdom finally could no longer hold out and chose to surrender to the Candel Empire.
Of course, surrender did not mean that the Mana Magical