Inside the Imperial Palace's Main Hall, Xu Jiawei remained silent for a long time.
He slowly sank back into his seat, his eyes filled with bewilderment. No one knew what he was thinking; his mind seemed to have wandered beyond the heavens.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Only after an unknown length of time did the repeated calls bring Xu Jiawei back to his senses.
"Dean." Xu Jiawei turned his gaze toward Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe said, "Your Majesty, this is no time to sit in a daze. I think you should issue orders and respond."
"How should I respond?"
Xu Jiawei asked instinctively.
Yan Shaozhe answered, "By gathering your army and attacking the Sun Moon Empire directly, of course. Send word to the Dou Ling Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire as well. The Three Great Empires are all in the same boat: when one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. If war breaks out, neither of them will escape unscathed."
"Attack the Sun Moon Empire directly? But we aren't ready yet..."
Xu Jiawei hesitated deeply.
That was indeed the truth.
To them, the Sun Moon Empire was a colossal beast. They might shout their slogans loudly in ordinary times, threatening war with the Sun Moon Empire at every turn, but when the day to actually wage war arrived, none of them had any confidence.
The Sun Moon Empire's ability to take on the Three Great Empires single-handedly back then had been no idle boast.
That was solid, genuine strength.
The thought of having the Star Luo Empire initiate a war still made him flinch inwardly.
"Your Majesty, at a time like this, how can you still hesitate? If you don't attack them, they'll deal with you soon enough. Besides, with Shrek Academy helping you, it's not as