Countermeasures!
The air grew thick and hard as countless thoughts raced through everyone's minds.
Whether they liked it or not, several enemies were continuously testing their bottom limits.
They did things that they, as Penelope's most trusted officials, would never let go of.
They called their citizens.
And for sure, if they closed an eye to this matter, politically, it would also have bad impacts down the line.
But at the same time, they had to approach this matter cautiously, all the while preparing for the worst.
That's right.
War would be the worst-case scenario... But that didn't mean that there weren't other scenarios that they could control and force the situation into.
With a well-thought-out plan, as well as several hidden moves, they can secretly take charge of this matter as well.
The only good thing was that if a war did break out, they had their brothers and sister empires who promised to aid them out via the alliance.