>>5888460You're thinking about this in the sense of even exchanges which is flawed, I don't need a large field army with modern guns. I just need to drown you in the bodies of thousands of zealots with swords and crossbows. I can afford to lose a few hundred thousand people, can you say the same for yourself? Your Population is low and your unrest is high, who do you think will hit their breaking point first?
And honestly at the end of the day, what's it matter if I don't have evidence? It'll still be easier for me to convince MY people that the Arishivo did it than it is for YOU to convince them the underworld that's left Cassandra alone dediced to bomb her. Again specifically when she's just likely hanging out with the Crabmen, I can throw the refugees under the bus.
Send your human spies, I'll bribe them with way more wealth. Send your Crabmen saboteurs, I'll drown them in bodies. Send your Asbestos let's salt this Earth together until there's nothing left.