"Chancellor, the Department of Foreign Affairs has done its best. We even requested the Alliance to intervene for coordination, but we are still unable to secure better terms.
The news from the embassy indicates that the Frank people and the Iberians have used this war to extend their influence over multiple countries in the South Continent.
The economies of some small nations are directly controlled by these two factions. The Human Alliance seems to have tacitly approved of their actions."
After listening to Marquis Krasner's explanation, the expressions of everyone present grew increasingly grim.
The reason the Human Race has been able to coexist in multiple countries for so many years largely stems from the Alliance suppressing the ambitions of the larger nations.
However, this suppression is becoming increasingly ineffective as the power gaps among the Ten Great Kingdoms continue to widen.
