The dean was slightly taken aback.
In a national war, the defeated side doesn't suffer any substantial loss, but there is a temporary punishment—the vitality of the defeated side is weakened for a period, after which it will recover.
This temporary punishment wouldn't have been much of an issue, but right now, with the Seven Archdemons invading, it's extremely deadly!
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Meanwhile, the invading forces on the Hero's Continent were frantically conducting land grabs in various regions of the Hero's Continent.
After the Heavenly Dao unified the various invading armies, a plan to quickly assimilate the occupied territories was proposed, stating that whatever country builds fortification facilities in a region, that region will belong to that country.
This threw every country into a frenzy of land grabbing and construction in the occupied zones, fearing their territories might be snatched by other countries.