Munitions Empire

Chapter 538 504 No war in the north

Far away in the Imperial City of the Empire of Nanla, within a luxurious palace, Mo Kangsen gazed resentfully at his son-in-law, who was also the Emperor of Nanla.

This time, he had come to deliver a telegram from the Great Tang Kingdom to Nanla XVI. He had already read the content of the telegram and knew just how important this message was.

Nanla XVI had just finished reading the telegram, which wasn't long in content, but the message within was enough to irritate him.@@@@

His Empire was currently at war with the Laines Empire; however, the Laines' situation was more passive, and it appeared that he might gain some advantage from the battlefield soon.

But it was exactly at this moment that the damnable King of the Great Tang Kingdom sent a telegram, requesting him to show some face and make peace with the Laines Empire.

For an Emperor, Nanla XVI felt that this talk of 'showing face' was an outright insult to his intelligence!

In the face of national interests, aren't personal relationships just child's play? What Emperor would change national strategies because of private friendships or kinship?

You must know that the Empire of Nanla had shifted crisis and conflict to their advantage in this war, reaping substantial benefits. Now that he was about to gain yet more from the Laines Empire, how could he possibly stop so easily?

Why? Huh? Why should he, the Emperor of the Great Tang Kingdom, change his will just because of a few light words in a telegram? Did Nanla XVI not care about his dignity?

Yet, at least on the surface, Nanla XVI couldn't really lose his temper; he indeed had to give face to this King of the Great Tang Kingdom he had never met.

There was no choice; he had once been saved by the other party, who had timely delivered medicine that truly saved the dying Nanla XVI.

The face of a life-saver must be given, no matter what, but national matters required different considerations.

Nanla XVI felt that if Tang Mo were to visit the Empire of Nanla, he would definitely treat him with the highest honor and could even disregard the King's status, deigning to treat Tang Mo as an equal.

Be it beautiful women or treasures of inestimable value, he would not be stingy; should Tang Mo ask for it, he would not hesitate to even gift the gems from his crown.

But personal relationships are personal relationships, and now the Empire of Nanla was at a critical moment of rejuvenation and rise! How could he give up such an opportunity because of a telegram?

"Mo Kangsen... what do you think... I should do?" Having put down the telegram in his hand, Nanla XVI turned to his father-in-law.

Mo Kangsen felt a bit awkward, scratching his cheek with his hand before carefully replying, "Your Majesty, sometimes, sentimental bonds do sound more comforting than interests..." Find your next read on My Virtual Library Empire

"Sound more... comforting?" Nanla XVI truly hadn't expected his father-in-law to say such a thing.

No wonder he was puzzled, for in terms of capability, Mo Kangsen, with his seven parts dandy and three parts mediocre, had not much to shine at to leave a deep impression on His Majesty the Emperor.

That is to say, the entire Northern Region of the continent would restore peace in a short time, and if the Empire of Nanla continued to wage war against the Laines Empire, it would waste the precious opportunity to restore trade and develop peacefully.

In fact, after expanding its territory to the north, the Empire of Nanla had also reaped some benefits. If it withdrew from the war at this moment, it actually wouldn't be at a loss.

In a sense, if what Mo Kangsen said were true, and peace in the Northern Region could indeed be restored quickly, a ceasefire might be even more beneficial to the Empire of Nanla.

After all, expecting the Laines Empire to collapse under the pressure of fighting on two fronts and then conceding interests would require a great deal of time, like wagering on the cost of war.

How long the Laines Empire could last, or how long the Great Tang Group, willing to finance Laines to undermine the Empire of Nanla, hoped the Laines Empire would hold out, was beyond the Empire of Nanla's control.

If no war dividends were obtained and losses could not be compensated by victory, the advantages that the Empire of Nanla had gained would all be in vain.

Emperor Nanla XVI fell into deep thought, weighing the pros and cons. He contemplated how long the Empire of Nanla could last if the Great Tang Group truly began to support the Laines Empire.

In the end, he concluded that actually, the Empire of Nanla couldn't hold out for long. Once the war dragged on without hope of victory, everything the Empire of Nanla had swallowed up to now would backfire on the Empire of Nanla.

It seemed that the other party's plea for mercy was actually just giving him, the Emperor, a way to step down with dignity. On the surface, he could even claim that he had repaid the favor he owed for his life... With this thought, Emperor Nanla XVI felt as if he had indeed gotten the better end of the bargain!

After a momentary daze, Emperor Nanla XVI unexpectedly felt some gratitude towards Tang Mo. Then he picked up the telegram again and looked over the text on the paper.

Following that, he raised his head and instructed Mo Kangsen, "Bring the Ambassador from the Great Tang Kingdom here, I have something to say to him."

Mo Kangsen knew that he had fulfilled his task and hurriedly stood up to leave the room, his increasingly corpulent body barely squeezing through the door.

Watching Mo Kangsen's departure, Emperor Nanla XVI sighed. How wonderful it would be if that undying Prime Minister were dead—Mo Kangsen was so much easier to deal with compared to the old man.

Meanwhile, just as Emperor Nanla XVI was summoning the envoy from the Tang Kingdom, a shocking piece of news suddenly spread, jolting Brunas' stock market and beginning to impact the futures market.

Having gained an advantage, the Suthers Kingdom, after annexing a neighboring country, suddenly declared they would exercise restraint in the future, halt all acts of war, and ensured that for the coming year, they would not declare war on any nation unless attacked.

Upon this announcement, the stock market in Brunas surged, and everyone began to celebrate, believing that the war might finally come to an end!

Then, just a few hours later, the Ice Cold Empire also declared a cessation of all hostilities. This news set those following the war abuzz with excitement.

To everyone's astonishment, negotiations between Gales and Poplar, and Poplar and Songmu, suddenly commenced. Although no one knew how long the talks would last, the news of the negotiations was undeniably out there.

Even more astonishingly, all three countries simultaneously announced a cessation of all military operations during the peace talks. The war in the entire Northern Region of the continent, within a single day, came to an abrupt end like that.