On October 4, 1459, the Black Mud Castle treaty was signed, the Empire and the Royal Court ceased hostilities.
The vampires promised not to seek land beyond Windmill Land, being satisfied with acquiring it.
Henceforth, the two nations ceased fighting, turning swords into plowshares, and restored their old friendship.
Many ignorant citizens upon seeing this naturally cheered, bringing a slight resurgence in commercial trade during this time.
However, smart individuals from the middle and higher classes sensed something amiss from the clues.
This didn't seem like peace, but rather like two giants retreating to gather strength after a mutual blow.
The ants under these giants might suffer the consequences.
When Mitney relayed the news along with Lorenzo's letter to the Holy Alliance, Horn secretly went to Xia Lvcheng to meet with a mysterious figure.
Almost immediately the next day at noon, Horn ordered all Battle Commanders on leave to report back to duty.
