They even suspected that, in fact, more than a hundred years ago, after the war with the Supreme Forest ended, the Bell Federation had reached its peak and then began to decline.
Later on, it was merely relying on its accumulated resources and powerful military to barely sustain itself.
Kael's eyes darkened slightly; it was because of this suspicion that he adamantly insisted on developing his own territory.
Only by strengthening the territory under his control would he feel a sense of security.
Even if... even if in the future, the Duchy of Ingilan or the Bell Federation, despite his interference and influence, still followed the same script and headed towards destruction...
As long as his core territory remained intact, even if other places turned into dead zones, the peril wouldn't immediately spread to the border regions.
