Government was in motion, and so was civil society. The capital market reacted the fastest, with prices of strategic materials constantly climbing in the futures markets while the stock market was experiencing both highs and lows.
Every enterprise engaged in overseas trade, without exception, saw its shares plummet, replaced rapidly by a surge in the defense sector.
To protect their own interests, capital magnates engaged in overseas trade swiftly mobilized, launching a massive anti-war campaign across Europe.
Especially in the smaller European countries, almost the entire population participated by submitting petitions to the embassies of the Anglo-Austrian two countries, urging them to calm down and resolve issues through negotiation.
Unfortunately, it was all in vain, as both the Shinra and Britannia war machines had been set in motion and were not something that could be easily stopped.
