Northern border of the Empire.

The fortress city of Luhan.

The fallout from the trade war with Lenslet wasn’t limited to commoners alone.

“My dividends… My stocks…”

“The Emperor has clearly gone mad!”

The imperial nobles and clergy, who had secretly sent agents to invest heavily in Northern stocks through the High Castle, felt like they were dying inside.

The stocks they had poured significant investments into had turned into worthless scraps of paper overnight due to the trade war.

“Brothers, is there no news from the North?”

Among them was Cardinal Marcus, who had personally visited the High Castle …