Given the centuries of history between the Lampari Kingdom and the Sark Kingdom, it was hardly surprising that the Lampari Kingdom had declared war on the Sark Kingdom.
Ever since the two nations were founded, the Sark Kingdom had repeatedly invaded the Lampari Kingdom over the centuries. Although it had never truly crushed the Lampari Kingdom, it had inflicted terrible devastation and countless humiliations upon it.
Now, several years of development in its domestic magic industry sector had greatly improved the Lampari Kingdom's finances and substantially strengthened the nation.
With the wholehearted support of the Xinfei Merchant Guild, its army had also equipped itself with large quantities of military magic machinery, greatly increasing its combat power. As a result, the Lampari Kingdom had won every clash with the Sark Kingdom in recent years by an overwhelming margin, completely reversing the balance between the two nations.
Under these circumstances, it was perfectly understandable that the Lampari Kingdom would take the initiative to declare war on the Sark Kingdom and seek justice for centuries of humiliation.
What puzzled many people, however, was that both the Lampari Kingdom and the Xinfei Merchant Guild backing it had previously reached out to the Sark Kingdom, expressed a willingness to cooperate, and worked with it in numerous areas over the past three years.
All the available information suggested that cooperation between the Lampari Kingdom and the Sark Kingdom had been going quite smoothly. They had even been continually strengthening and deepening that relationship.
Since they had already established a good working relationship, why had they suddenly turned hostile?
Moreover, the timing of the Lampari Kingdom's declaration was particularly delicate. It came precisely when the Sark Kingdom had gained a clear advantage in its war against the Angelia Kingdom, with the entire White Bear Legion already invading