His words caused a swell of confidence to emerge from the citizens of the Kandrian Empire, who began clapping in a thunderous applause with approving cheers.
Indeed, the Emperor of Harmony's track record with victory was spotless. He fought and even won a war that should have been completely lost against the three other Sage-level powerhouses of the Panama Continent and had protected the Kandrian Empire many, many times in ages of great peril and tumult.
However, he had partly lied.
He knew war was inevitable from the moment Rui did what he did. Negatron matter was simply too priceless and precious. It unlocked the distant universe and brought it within reach, giving them access to virtually infinite resources.
If he were in the place of other nations that had been categorically excluded from the list, he would probably wage war too. You could not just allow your competitors to simply get away with monopolizing a priceless asset.
