The war had run its course, leaving everyone with a pile of surplus weapons and equipment, the impending arms market was bound to slump.
Deprived of lucrative arms trade, the mines and arms dealers who previously expanded production capacities would be faced with a tough decision - either drastically reducing capacity or transforming their industry.
An answer that was clear at a glance, Hudson couldn't believe that others couldn't see it. He could foresee that as the market plunged into depression, the arms tycoons from the kingdom would flood into the civilian market.
The kingdom's domestic market had nothing worth fighting for. There was an unspoken agreement among them all - everyone managed their affairs within their own spheres of influence, predatory pricing beyond one's boundaries was an unsound strategy.
The major market in the north was the prime target for all.