The rulers around the divided valleys are certainly worried, it can't be fake. Over the past six months, Gaven has established a good reputation among the ordinary people here, especially for his selfless flood rescue efforts, which have further enhanced his reputation, preventing all the valleys from directly uniting and keeping the conqueror army at bay.
In summary, troubles are foreseeable.
For other divided valleys in the valley, resorting to force is absolutely unacceptable. Once it's done, it will play right into the hands of the Sambian merchants, who will crown him as a tyrant and invader, re-enacting the scenario they targeted Lord Lashan with—external Sambian merchants, the dark intelligence network, and the Komeer Kingdom united, internally inciting and manipulating the divided valleys to unite and crush it in the cradle.
