A/N: We'll have a short interlude before we enter the last leg of the adventure arc, which is the seaside area~
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Althea did not like war, and it certainly didn't feel good to declare it because she wanted resources.
However, that resource was not owned by anyone, and it would truly bring Alterra to another level.
If Alterra were powerful and if communication lines were smooth, then not just their lifestyle but their safety would take several steps up in one go.
If the Metteo Town lord were a decent bloke, she would have proposed a normal trading partnership with them rather than jump into a war. However, the Lord, his family, and most of the leading noble families were known abusive trashes, and from what she learned, some in person and some through reports, that they had caused a lot of suffering.
