"Time is short, so I'll keep this brief."
Dai Weisi began his performance before he had even settled into his seat after coming through the door.
"The Spirit Hall Empire harbors the ambitions of wolves, swallowing up vast stretches of Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire territory one after another. To resist our common enemy and defend our homeland, we hope to join forces with the Heaven Dou Empire and discuss countermeasures..."
Ten thousand words omitted here.
In summary-
Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire had to cooperate, or their nations would fall!
"They seized two major mining towns from the Star Luo Empire? The Heaven Dou Empire had a similar experience, except that mine lay within a subordinate duchy, which later voluntarily seceded and joined the Spirit Hall Empire. So there wasn't much we could say. Was that what happened to you too?"
After hearing Dai Weisi's account, Lin Qian spoke as though in passing, pointing out what had really happened.
Just as he said, the Spirit Hall Empire had never sent out troops at all. It had even withdrawn large numbers of border garrisons as a show of sincerity, leaving them without a legitimate excuse even if they wanted to attack.
Dai Weisi had said that precisely because he wanted to drag the Heaven Dou Empire into the mire. If everyone attacked together and each took half the blame, wouldn't that solve everything?
I'm a genius!
With his rival gone and everything sailing smoothly for years, Dai Weisi's ego had already floated into the atmosphere. A single leaf blinded him to the mountain, and he didn't have a fucking clue where he stood anymore.
"In short, how we join forces against the Spirit Hall Empire is the question we must answer on this visit!"
Lin Qian remained seated