Li Wei quickly thought of a solution. He picked up the Radio and contacted the Eye of the Sky.
"Lieutenant Horn."
"Here, sir. What are your orders?"
"Fire a few shots toward the Royal Palace in Cront."
"...Sir?"
For a moment, Lieutenant Horn seemed unable to make sense of Li Wei's order.
"You mean we're attacking the Royal Palace in Cront?"
"Just fire a few rounds. Use high-explosive shells. Let them land wherever, as long as you don't hit the Royal Palace itself."
Li Wei saw nothing wrong with his order. The Empire and Cront were indeed at war, and Cront was an enemy nation. Attacking an enemy nation was perfectly reasonable. Besides, what proof would they have that the Empire had launched the attack?
"You can leave once you're done."
"Yes, sir."
As always, Li Wei's orders left Lieutenant Horn scratching his head. But he had worked with Li Wei for a while now and knew that, strange as his orders were, they always produced good results in the end. So he asked no further questions and quickly ended the transmission.
A moment later, several muffled booms came from the sky.
"Boom-boom, boom-!"
It was like thunder out of a clear sky. Most people would perhaps raise their heads in surprise and look toward the source of the sound. Naturally, they could see nothing, so they would simply classify it as one of those strange, inexplicable things that happened in everyday life but had nothing to do with them.
Then they would put it out of their minds.
For some people, however, that was not the case.
"BOOM-!"
The shells whistled down and exploded on rooftops and grounds within the palace complex. The sudden noise and tremors startled William II, who was in the Royal Court. Immediately afterward, the