Reynold finally broke the silence. He said to the chairman with a nod, “The war on the void continent doesn’t look good. It seems we’re ready to abandon it?”

The chairman smiled faintly but didn’t reply, only gesturing for Reynold to continue.

“Since we’re planning to go from a resource-battle to a bloody battle, the calculation of accomplishments should also be adjusted accordingly. Princes should only oversee the bloody battle and not be responsible for the outcome.”

The chairman said, “That’s true.” He gave it some thought before saying, “People like Princess Haimi used to be Holy Son Edward’s opponent in the past bloody battles, but human experts mature much faster than us. Maybe we should differentiate a bit?”

Reynold replied indifferently, “Bloody battles are a tradition we maintain to train our youngsters. We’ve already set up a perimeter, are we going to pick weak opponents for them as well?”

The chairman laughed. “You’re right, I was overthinking it. I accept your viewpoint.”

Shaska and Amiro nodded toward Reynold, indicating that they agreed to his suggestion.

Reynold turned to Medanzo and Habsburg, opening a blood-colored...