Dai Wuchang was, after all, the king of the Starfall Kingdom. Now that he had spoken in such a tone, the ministers naturally dared not offer further counsel.
They all knew there was no room left for discussion.
Dai Wuchang had his own plans, too. He was making a high-stakes gamble: choosing a side.
No sovereign could resist the temptation to expand his territory, and he was no exception.
Rather than remain meek and timid among the small kingdoms, he might as well join the more promising side. There were bound to be benefits.
Nearby, someone hesitated to speak. It was Dai Wuchang's younger brother, Dai Xiaoyao.
Dai Xiaoyao had once cultivated at the Sunken Sand Dao Sect in the Western Region of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, so he knew how deep the dynasty's foundations ran.
He had recently visited again and discovered that the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty had grown even more prosperous since the Railway Train was completed.
Moreover, the dynasty's City Guard Army was not even a force meant for storming enemy strongholds, yet its equipment and overall strength were enough to crush those of other nations.
What, then, of its army groups, whose soldiers loved war as dearly as life itself? Other nations forced their men into military service, but the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty was different. Anyone without real ability could not even get in, and everyone waited eagerly for war so they could win glory and forge careers.
Most importantly, Dai Xiaoyao had met Li Chen, the Emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.
In truth, he harbored some resentment toward Li Chen, because Li Chen had taken away the woman he loved.
But credit where credit was due: in Dai Xiaoyao's eyes, Li Chen was unquestionably a hegemon of his age. He acted with the force