Meanwhile, in the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, the zhou king and his minions tried in every way so that the news would not spread.
And without success, because when the news reached the people, they began to protest, asking for the beloved princess of the Chinese to be rescued.
The internal and external situation of the Zhou Dynasty was complicated. but if the king did not act, it would be much worse.
So he prepared a naval force of 20 heavy warships, more than 50000 royal soldiers equipped with bronze weapons and armor.
By the calculations of the strategists, it would take 2 months to reach the princess.
Through a spy infiltrated in Persia, the Chinese discovered that she was in Crete.
Seeing what was happening, the Tibetans prepared to attack the Chinese in a moment of weakness, the Indians also looked greedily on the gigantic Chinese territory.
And while it seemed that everything was going well, a horde of tribal warriors marched towards the Persian territory in Egypt.
The fights in Crete continued, with much less determination and efficiency, since after Sarpi had been arrested, no one had his courage, nor his guts.
Casualties on the Persian side, however unbelievable, were three times more than on the Cretan side, who with the support they received from the Athenians of the Perseus family and the Macedonians, were frequently ambushing the Persians. The viziers responsible for occupied Crete were growing weary of constant reports of attack from the Cretans.
The food of cities allied to Polymartius was running out. The available manpower was becoming scarce, to the point that men over 40 were being "invited" to join the forces of war.
At the bottom of the ocean, the blue paste that made Sarpi a man-shark began to be expelled in large quantities to the surface of the water.
And this water was in a lake, near Lappa, one of the city-states allied to the Count.