Although those high-ranking Cabinet Ministers in the Empire were clearer about the current state of the Empire than anyone else, after the meeting resumed, Reinhardt still briefly went over the main issues, especially those relating to the core interests of the Empire.
All in all, it boiled down to economics.
To put it plainly, life had become unmanageable.
There were many reasons, such as the population of the Tiaoman-led West Continent Group being far lower than that of the Liangxia Empire, as well as not comparable to the Beigu Group led by the Newland Republic. Additionally, the overall technological level of the West Continent Group was inferior to the other two superpowers. Nonetheless, the crux of the matter still involved resources closely related to spheres of influence and the series of issues triggered by resource shortages.
