1st June 1698.
Agni noticed a few inconspicuous reconnaissance boats on the distant shores, but he did not pay any attention to them.
He knew that the war was of great importance to the Bharatiya Empire, but it was much more important for the Kingdom of Egypt, the Kingdom of Israel, and the United Greek socialist republics. Although the loss in this battle would be a heavy blow to the Bharatiya Empire, it was just that. A heavy blow. But for those kingdoms closely linked to the Bharatiya Empire, however, it was a disaster of extinction.
One might ask, 'Your Highness Agni, were the Kingdom of Israel, Egypt, and the United Greek Socialist Republics not doing well even before a direct naval connection to the Bharatiya Empire was established through the Suez Canal? Then why suggest that the decline of the Bharatiya Empire would mean the annihilation of these three allied Mediterranean states?'
