As Su Ran successfully resolved the conflict with the Winter Tribe Alliance and steered his nation toward becoming a maritime superpower, Lin Yue remained behind the scenes, keeping a keen and watchful eye on the unfolding situation. In the quiet of her study, she would often sit in deep contemplation before a series of detailed maps, tracing the lines of mountains, rivers, and seas as if they were the vital pulses connecting her intimately to this land.
To the south of Su Ran’s nation lay the Xinglan Island Nation, an archipelago nation boasting scarce natural resources yet serving as a vital nexus for maritime trade due to its unique geographic position. However, as Su Ran’s nation expanded its influence across the seas, Eric, the ruler of the Xinglan Island Nation, perceived an unprecedented threat.
Eric was a meticulous and fiercely ambitious monarch. He knew that if he were to safeguard the status of the Xinglan Island Nation—let alone achieve expansion—amidst these shifting tides of power, he had to first curtail Su Ran's naval supremacy. Consequently, he summoned the realm's shrewdest strategists and fiercest pirate chieftains to plot a colossal conspiracy.
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