The reason Zhou Bai sighed like this was because she realized that the Royal Capital, San Sebastian City, was manipulating the different regions far more than she had imagined.
The last time, she just roughly understood her own area's situation, but now looking at several other regions, her guess was accurate—the Royal Capital was supporting certain territories to restrain the Four Great Cities.
Among the Four Great Cities, the Western Sterling City had the best relationship with the Royal Capital due to their marriage alliance. However, Sterling City also got along well with several other territories, making it seem like a fence-sitter on the surface. Therefore, near Sterling City, there was Ultado City, whose Lord was a member of the Royal Family, so right now Sterling City and Ultado had a relatively close relationship.
