Not just the Giant Dark Lord, but all the Dark Lords outside of the Sunset Empire were lamenting their unfortunate circumstances.
Ethan's gesture was akin to giving out free money, yet they were ironically deprived of the opportunity due to geographical constraints.
Ethan had his own reasons for doing so.
The ongoing conflict in Riverside was bound to evolve into a war of attrition.
As long as the Dark Lords caused chaos in the Sunset Empire, the pressure Ethan faced would gradually decrease.
A quantitative change would inevitably lead to a qualitative change.
As more Dark Lords launched attacks, a domino effect would ensue.
More and more Dark Lords would join the war, dragging the Sunset Empire into a quagmire of conflict.
Regarding the rewards issued to the Dark Lords, it was a carefully considered issue.