Chapter 178: Outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War

The time entered February 1904, and the situation in the Far East became increasingly complicated, with the whole region shrouded in a crisis of war.

The protagonists of the crisis were naturally the dominant Russian Empire in the Far East and the emerging Island Nation.

As a recently risen country, Island Nation has gained considerable land from a series of wars and incidents and has greatly expanded its own military.

However, mineral resources within Island Nation are scarce, and the small Korean Peninsula they acquired is insufficient to alleviate their resource problems.

Although Island Nation signed a mineral resource import agreement with Australia, the cost was at least double the market price to acquire valuable mineral resources.