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Chapter 880 - 880 86 The Stirrings of the Haas Theory_3

880: Chapter 86, The Stirrings of the Haas Theory_3 880: Chapter 86, The Stirrings of the Haas Theory_3 “Does the Alpha Kingdom really dare to cut off the shipping routes?”

Philip the First asked in astonishment.

It was the period of the continental war when all the major forces were united to fight against the Different Races; stabbing an ally in the back was a big taboo.

According to past practice, even if someone was to undermine others, it was done covertly, and no one had yet dared to cause disruption overtly.

“Your Majesty, the Alpha Kingdom has never said it would cut off the shipping routes, but they have sent people to remind us that the sea has been rough lately, and Ghost Ships have been appearing.

If we do not accept their terms, perhaps what follows will be rampant piracy, plundering our transport teams.

According to intelligence provided by merchant ships, the Alpha People have indeed assembled a massive fleet to search for traces of Ghost Ships.

At the same time, several pirate groups that were initially active along the coast of the Alpha Kingdom are moving their activities northward, potentially aiming for the waters off New Harbor.

Our fleet is too small to be a match for these pirates.

The Kingdom’s maritime lifelines could be cut off at any time.”

Doni said with a troubled face.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

Compared to the Alpha Kingdom, the Franterune Kingdom is just a weakling, and in terms of overall strength, it is roughly equal to just a large province of the Alpha Kingdom.

Even with the support of the continent’s first superpower in the background, that is still distant water that can’t quench the immediate thirst.

If they directly fall out, the Frank Kingdom might not be able to intervene before they are destroyed by the Orcs.

Accepting the proposal of the Alpha Kingdom means their strategy to preserve strength has failed.

Even if they withdrew their main forces, they would still inevitably continue to clash with the Orcs.

“Your Majesty, we must carefully consider the proposal of the Alpha People.

The continental war has reached a stalemate, and the stimulated Orcs have already increased their attack intensity.

Looking at the current situation, the warfare might reach New Harbor in the latter half of the year; our evacuation plans must be launched as soon as possible.

If possible, we should resolve the current crisis through negotiations.

Perhaps we could consider asking the Frank Kingdom to mediate.

Time is too rushed; we also can’t manage to evacuate all our nationals.

It might be a good choice to leave those we were already going to abandon to the Alpha People.

The Department of Foreign Affairs can try to gauge their appetite.

It might be worthwhile to pay some price to secure our evacuation.”

Gotell said through gritted teeth.

As Minister of Defense, compromise is not his intention, but the Orcs were not giving them any leeway.

Even though negotiations were conducted covertly, and they agreed to abandon most of their territory, the Orc Empire was not willing to let them off.

If stalling for time failed, then they could only clash head-on with the Orcs.

To support their allies a bit longer, they had to send troops to help.

Though Alpha Kingdom intended to use them as cannon fodder, similar actions had already taken place on the Prairies.

The first kingdoms to fall, the Xilong Duchy and Omega Duchy, hardly had their armies evacuated when, during passage through a neighboring country, they were forcibly conscripted.

Officially, it was called a temporary loan, but everyone knew this was a case of borrowing without returning.

If they weren’t certain they couldn’t hold their ground, probably the refugees of both countries would have been divided up completely by others, not even leaving them a single hair.

With a sudden slap that could break a table, an infuriated Philip the First immediately cursed, “Damn Alpha People, they are just a bunch of robbers!

I have noted this feud!

Let them wait, we will definitely…”

After venting his anger and calming down, Philip the First looked towards the horizon and said, “Have the Department of Foreign Affairs contact the Alpha Kingdom; we can make some concessions.

Tell the Alpha People, as long as they ensure the safety of the shipping routes, we will give them the refugees from the Xilong Duchy and Omega Duchy.

For other countries’ refugees who enter the Kingdom, we can also hand them over.

However, they must send their own ships to fetch them or arrange for the refugees to leave by land; we don’t have spare transport capacity for them.

If the Alpha People’s determination to keep us is firm, and negotiations fail to resolve the issue, the Department of Foreign Affairs must also hold them steady to buy time for the evacuation of the Kingdom Aristocrats’ families.”

…

Scenes like this continued across the Five Countries of the Prairie.

However, everyone faced different situations, and if they wanted to evacuate by sea, they had to go through Franterune Kingdom.

Having learned from the fates of the Xilong Duchy and Omega Duchy, everyone now guarded against their allies, very concerned about being backstabbed during their evacuation.

The actions of the Alpha Kingdom deeply chilled them.

It was one thing to give up some Serfs, as the speed of the Orc Army’s advance left them no capacity to evacuate everyone.

But keeping the Noble Lords as cannon fodder was intolerable.

There is nothing else to say, such matters must be escalated!

With negative examples in front of them, it was essential to make a big deal to force the Alpha Kingdom to compromise, otherwise the outlook was grim.

As letters seeking aid departed, the dynamics on the continent were stirred up once again.

The Prairie, out of everyone’s sight for many days, once again attracted the gaze from across the continent.