Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

A week after Lanxi surrendered to the crusade, a shocking yet predictable piece of news was confirmed.

That is—Clark's president, Dickens Cecil, has become yet another president betrayed by his own people, following in the footsteps of former Lancy president Christy Brandon, who was betrayed by domestic rebels.

However, Dickens Cecil, the president of the Great Union who had been betrayed, didn't even have a chance to hide before he was riddled with bullets by the surrender faction that had launched a rebellion within the Great Union...

However, from another perspective, Dickens Cecil, the president of the Georgia Federation, who died on the spot from a hail of bullets, was actually much "luckier" than Christy Brandon, who was captured alive after hiding.

At least—Deakins Cecil, though riddled with bullets and his death was undeniably gruesome, didn't suffer as much pain as Christy Brandon…

It is said that Christy Brandon was tortured beyond recognition when he finally breathed his last.

The suffering he endured before his death is unimaginable...

Three days after news of the death of Glenn President Dickens Cecil, Glenn, which was controlled by the surrender faction, officially announced its unconditional surrender to the punitive organization led by Prun!

From this point on, the super war that swept across the entire continent of Xiluo and nearly plunged it back to the Stone Age, plunging it into an intractable state, finally gave people a glimmer of hope that the war was about to be decided...

The three-nation alliance consisting of the Great Union, Dunley, and Lanxi is now down to just the Dunley people struggling to hold on!

Although Dunley's war preparations before the outbreak of war were quite thorough.

Moreover, Dunli's war reserves were the most abundant among the three-nation alliance and even the entire Western Luo continent.

However, under this completely unruly and reckless destructive style of play, the Dunley's advantage was quickly lost.

Especially after the Dunli capital, Shengcheng, was turned into a "city of ruins" by the Pulun people, the Dunli people's advantage in reserves can be said to have vanished...

Now, with the unconditional surrender of its two major allies, Lanxi and the Great Union, Dunley is left in a precarious situation.

If nothing unexpected happens—this brutal war that turned the Western Continent into a "ruin continent" will soon come to an end with a "complete" victory for the extermination organization…

Prun President Violet Algernon even made a public statement ahead of time, declaring that the crusade would end the war within a month!

This is undoubtedly encouraging news for the survivors of this great war.

Ultimately, regardless of who wins this war, ending it as soon as possible is a good thing for both sides.

However, the price paid by the victors of this war was far greater than anyone had anticipated before the war began.

Now that the war has escalated to this point, everyone knows that the so-called victor is only a figurehead.

The price paid by the victor is no less than that paid by the loser...

What's even more frustrating is that the victors end up with a mess that's been ravaged and is beyond repair!

The best outcome for President Violet Algernon of Prun is that he successfully fulfills his promise and personally leads the people of Prun to become the undisputed sole overlord of the Western Continent!

But the continent of Xiluo that the Pulun people ultimately obtained was destined to be a primitive land that had been completely destroyed...

As of now, 80% of the city on the Western Route has been reduced to ruins, and less than one in ten people have survived!

The industrial base of the Western Luo Continent was completely wiped out...

Moreover, both sides used a wide variety of biological and chemical warfare agents on a large scale due to their indiscriminate and unregulated fighting style.

Among these are some highly polluting, long-lasting, and extremely deadly biological and chemical warfare agents.

Therefore, many areas of the ravaged Western Continent have become "no-man's-land" where life is utterly impossible...

Based on a relatively "optimistic" analysis, it is estimated that it would take the victorious side at least 100 years to rebuild the Western Continent into an industrialized society and restore its former prosperity and glory!

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Within the territory of Pulun on the Western Continent.

"Go back and tell your President Andrew that the only thing we can accept now is for Dunley to sign the unconditional surrender document, just like Lanxi and the United Kingdom formally announced their surrender!"

"Besides this, I can't think of any reason to accept your so-called 'peace talks' proposal."

"We should all know very well that there is no longer any question of 'peace talks' in this war!"

"This war will continue indefinitely until a victor is determined!"

"Moreover—I really don't understand what qualifications you have to propose peace talks to us now."

"Now, who on the entire Western Continent doesn't know that our punitive expedition, led by Pulun, is about to win the final victory in this war!"

"Your President Andre sent you here at this time to try and negotiate with us?"

Don't you yourselves find this behavior ridiculous?

President Violet Algernon of Prun looked with disdain, as if he were the victor, at the peace negotiator, Stanislav Ockham, who had been sent by President Pete Andrei of Dunley to negotiate with Prun on behalf of Dunley.

"Your Excellency, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me..."

Faced with Violet Algernon's contemptuous attitude, Dunley's representative, Stanislav Ockham, displayed an unprecedentedly humble demeanor.

Unfortunately, given the current situation in the Western Roman Empire—it's already a very rare occurrence that President Violet Algernon of Prun agreed to personally meet with Stanley Ockham, who came to negotiate on behalf of Dunley…

In fact, Stanislav Ockham, who was tasked with the peace talks, had no confidence in his trip to Prun.

Frankly speaking, neither Stanley Ockham, the peace negotiator, nor Peter Andre, president of Dunley, had high hopes for this peace negotiation.

This peace talk was essentially a desperate, last-ditch effort by the Dunley before their complete defeat...

Therefore, Stanislav Ockham now has only one task.

That is—to do everything in our power to secure one last, virtually impossible, opportunity for peace talks for Dunley…

"We've come here with the utmost sincerity!"

Stanislav Ockham carefully organized his words in fluent Prun: "As long as the President agrees to negotiations, we are willing to make the President feel our sincerity to the fullest extent possible!"

"The utmost sincerity?"

Violet Algernon shook her head dismissively: "Don't you think your statement itself is quite contradictory?"

"If you were truly sincere—then you shouldn't have come all this way to talk about some nonsensical 'peace talks' in front of me!"

"Instead, you should surrender unconditionally like the Lanxi and the Gelian people. This is the most correct and only way to express your sincerity!"

“Mr. President, what our President Andrei means is that if you can agree to our peace proposal, we will only retain a small area that allows us, the Dunli people, to live and govern ourselves.”

"Furthermore, although we exist as an autonomous state, we will recognize Puron's absolute rule over the Western Continent and are willing to become Puron's vassal state!"

"Now everyone understands that Prun's victory is unstoppable, and this is an established fact that no one can prevent."

Violet Algernon looked at Stanislav Ockham with sarcasm: "Do we need you Dunli to acknowledge our dominance on the continent of Siro?"

"What a joke!"

"Our dominant position in the Western Continent was earned through sheer strength!"

"We could have simply wiped out Dunli and made it a complete part of Prun, so why should we tolerate the existence of such an eyesore and worthless vassal state?"

"We are determined to have everything in Dunley!"

Violet Algernon scoffed, "After all that thinking, President Andre came up with this way to express 'sincerity'?"

"Trying to negotiate with us using what's in our pockets?"

"Is your CEO, Andrew, senile or has he been scared out of his wits by the current situation?"

"I have already declared—we will completely end the chaos in Xiluo within a month!"

"Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid to tell you clearly—from the very beginning, we, Pulun, have always aimed to establish a unified Western Continent!"

"Just like what the Qian people did in Qianzhou—from now on, only one country can exist on the Western Luo Continent!"

"That's our Pulen!"

"Tell me—under these circumstances, why should I agree to your utterly ridiculous peace proposal?"

"The Western Continent will no longer need any vassal states!"

"Because the entire continent of Xiluo will become part of Pulun!"

At this point, an irrepressible fervor shone in Violet Algernon's eyes: "And I—Violette Algernon!"

"The one who led Prun to accomplish this historic and magnificent feat..."

"Future generations will associate my name with Shen Moshen of the Qian Kingdom!"

"Shen Moshen single-handedly created the legend and miracle of Qianzhou!" said Violet Algernon with great excitement.

"Then, the one who created the legend and miracles of Siro is me—Vaolete Algernon!"

"Everyone will remember this name..."

Clearly, the thought of creating a unified continent of Xiluo filled Violet Algernon with immense excitement!

“Mr. President…” Looking at the excited Violet Algernon, Stanislav Ockham seemed to have found a breakthrough.

"I completely understand your ambition and determination to lead Pulun to unify the Western Continent!"

"I also know that if someone can truly establish a unified Western Luo continent, it would indeed be a remarkable feat for Western Luo, and extremely beneficial to the future development of the Western Luo continent..."

"As a member of the Western Continent, we also hope to see the Western Continent, which has been ravaged to the point of destruction, achieve a unified situation after the war has reached this point."

"but…………"

Stanley Ockham then changed the subject: "Since the president just mentioned Shen Moshen from Qian Kingdom, we must also mention the people of Qian Kingdom who are eyeing us covetously..."

"If it weren't for the external uncertainty of the Qian people, President's unification of the country would naturally be no problem."

"But Shen Moshen has never been a peaceful person..."

"Although the Qian Kingdom has repeatedly stated that it will not interfere in Xiluo's 'family affairs' in any way."

“But Shen Moshen has never been a person who keeps the rules or values ​​promises…”

"He is also a very ambitious and scheming man!"

"Although Shen Moshen has already unified the entire Qianzhou."

"But this person's ambition will definitely not stop at the Qianzhou Continent!"

"Therefore, the people of Qian Kingdom will most likely take advantage of this opportunity to reap the benefits..."

Seeing that Violet Algernon's face was growing increasingly grim, Stanislav Ockham forced himself to continue, "As long as the Great Qian Zhenguo Army intervenes in the war in Xiluo..."

"Therefore, the ultimate beneficiaries of this war will only be the people of Qian!"

"The Great Qian Empire under Shen Moshen's rule is definitely not a trustworthy entity."

"The 'land of gentlemen' of the past no longer exists!"

"If that happens—Mr. President's grand ambition to unify the Western Continent will likely be in vain..."

"Have you said enough?"

Violet Algernon, her face grim, interrupted Stanislav Ockham directly: "What do you mean by all this? What does it have to do with your so-called 'peace talks'?"

"Could it be that if we agree to peace talks with you, the people of Qian will no longer be eyeing Xiluo covetously?"

"If we negotiate, will the Daqian Zhenguo army not march into Xiluo?"

Upon hearing Stanislav Ockham mention the threat from the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, Violet Algernon's mood immediately turned from sunny to gloomy!

Violet Algernon was well aware of the threat coming from the Qian Kingdom.

Shen Moshen's enormous ambition is practically an open secret...

Given the current situation in Xiluo, it's quite obvious whether the Qian Kingdom will take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.

However, for the vast majority of the surviving Xiluo people, whether the Qian Kingdom would reap the benefits was no longer their concern.

After all, they are already considered lucky to have survived this great war to this point...

If even ordinary Siro people can see the problem clearly, then it's impossible for Violet Algernon, as the president of Prun, not to be unaware of it.

However, faced with this seemingly intractable deadlock, Violet Algernon had no solution whatsoever.

His only hope now is that the people of Qian Kingdom will keep their promises, and that Shen Moshen will keep his word...

It seemed the punitive expedition was about to achieve "victory" in this war.

All Violet Algernon could do was constantly numb and comfort herself.

And he kept reassuring himself—Shen Moshen had spoken so absolutely, the people of Qian Kingdom should keep their promise…