The news of Tiandu's fall not only caused a sensation in the Poluo Province but also sent shockwaves through the Sticky Community Building in City of Dawn.
The most interesting part is that this disgrace wasn't brought to light by the Alliance but by the Empire's self-proclaimed "good relations" with the Bugra Free State.
The relationship here is somewhat convoluted, but it can still be clearly explained.
Since the Free State had always maintained good relations with the Army, and the Empire was an "ally" of the Army, Duke Garava always treated the Free State's representatives as his own brethren.
And the businessmen of the Free State happened to be notoriously fond of silently amassing wealth.
They never chose their clients in business but only looked for profitable deals. Hence, it was naturally impossible for them to expose the Empire's secrets actively, instead quietly hiding behind the Army and Alliance, secretly exploring the market of Poluo Province.
