71 The road to Kara's kingdom.

Duke Bastein's army crosses the Ypozeum Mountains at the rate of death. While they were on their way to the mainland, several gates blocked them, but the wall collapsed in vain before the power I had aided the Duke of Bastein.

Shortly after entering the mainland plains, the Bastein army was confronted by 70,000 punitive forces under the command of Earl Bernice. But they never stood a chance against the Bastein army. It's never easy to defeat the elite legions of Duke Bastein armed with new weapons.

Soon a frontal battle between the two factions upstream the Sinus River stopped them fresh in a single day.

When the mace artillery advance collapsed and the entire horseman army came to power in front of the 1,500 armed artillery armed with the Magic Grenade launchers I supported, the Marquis of Bernice had no choice but to surrender.

And after the full moon following the battle, the Duke of Bastein arrived in front of King Robos.

150,000 troops attempting to siege with 100,000 defenders. This battle, which seemed to flow to the fierce aspects, ended in less than twenty days. While preparing for the siege, the Eastern Gate Defense Commander, who was unable to withstand the continued artillery fire, opened the way by surrendering to the persuasion of Earl Malthus.

The Duke of Bastein then seized and executed the majority of the royal families, including King Robos, in total aggression, and declared the establishment of the Kingdom of Bastein to the world.

But the war was not over. The newly emerging kingdom of Bastein has plunged into a long chaos, with a large number of noblemen unhappy with Duke Bastein's rebellion rallying their forces.

Meanwhile, Kara waged a full-scale conquest war and quickly swallowed up the western Great Plains forces. They absorbed neutral forces in the western plains and incorporated 18 new castles into their territories, while 27 hostile castles easily captured the rest.

In particular, coastal city forces were very easy to target. They all had their own strong military force, but they could not defeat Kara who raised a strong force with only thousands of troops, and they were driven by joint operations and new weapons at land and sea.

In the end, Kara finished conquering the Western Great Desert while taking over Andrea Castle and, of course, ascended to a position where she could declare her kingdom.

“The most important thing to do is to develop the island of Jores. ”

I was dropping Padilla off and giving a speech. It was explaining her political direction going forward.

Padilla watches over Jores Island on the map I laid out. Although it's nothing compared to the vastness of the Great Desert, once you've developed the island, you'll be able to migrate all of the current Chicago people and acquire land and farmland.

“I know, because once we develop here, our kingdom will have more than twice the population. ”

I'm not wrong, but my true purpose is to take refuge in an age of destruction.

When that happens, the Chicago will be the first to perish. There was no place in the middle of the Great Desert where a large swarm of magic was occurring and there was no place to take the Chicago people.

However, the development of the island of Jores creates a safe haven for these Chicago people to survive for a long time.

“That's not all. The island of Jores is one of the centres of the future sea trade. Ships sailing all over the world must stop by. ”

“Like our Kara? ”

“Yes. That's why the Kingdom of Bastein is always coming after us. And, of course, other continental nations. So we have to be very careful. Build a coastal wall, and bulk mount camo sacks to attack enemy ships. So even if it costs a little money, I want you to fortify the entire island. ”

“Yes, I will try to make it the first general enterprise in the kingdom and develop it as soon as possible. ”

Fortunately, Padilla understands. In addition to a sanctuary, Jores Island was a very important island.

I took the next picture of Ramis.

“Ramis also sent the viceroy to develop. This place is just as important as Jores Island. ”

At the same time, Ramis was also a key source of trade and must be developed for the future. In order for Kara's citizens to escape to Jores Island, they must board a ship here.

“Do I have to fortify here, too? ”

“Well, it's a long way from the Prosians, so we don't need fortifications, but we need to increase our port facilities and shipyards significantly. We need a naval base to garrison the main fleet. ”

Padilla looks back at Jores.

“Wouldn't it be better for the main fleet to be stationed on Jores Island? ”

“No. Jores Island is too close to the continent. All ships could be attacked by enemy raids. Therefore, it is better to defend the island mainly from the coastline and have the main fleet from Ramis attack behind the enemy. ”

“Oh, yes. Okay."

Padilla easily supported my grand strategy. I trusted my military capabilities I destroyed the invading kingdom of Robos as well as defeating the Bastein army that recently invaded the Great Desert.

That's the damage of hundreds of people getting killed. In fact, because of this war, I was quite famous as a famous strategist within the continent.

I draw a straight line on the map.

“And we need a road network that connects the city to the city. At least we need roads from Kara to Ramis, roads from Kara to Polkin Gateway, and roads between coastal cities. ”

“That's a lot of money. Can't we just use the traffic network we have right now? ”

Absolutely not. Stable evacuation of large-scale refugees requires paved roads, not rough soil floors. We have to take the wagon to burn the old man. In this age of destruction, the elderly and children who cannot behave will all die.

Of course, if you say it's inevitable, it's inevitable, but if you can save it, you might as well save it.

“Camels aren't enough to move around in large quantities of supplies. We need a way through the cart. If you don't, Kara will collapse as soon as the age of maritime trade comes. It's just a country town. Of course, we could move the capital to Ramis. ”

“Yes, I will. ”

It was Padilla who was in favor. Kara here was her hometown. I never wanted to move the capital.

I was troubled, staring at the road network. To be honest, paved roads are not enough.

No matter how many paved roads you build, it takes you a month from Kara to Ramis here. At the speed that troops and caravans move. The majority of refugees will probably be caught up in a horror attack.

We need a transportation network that can move faster and in bulk.

“And I put a bounty on it to come up with ideas for new transportation. ”

“What kind of transportation? ”

“We need to be able to move large amounts of manpower and supplies, and we need to be able to move long distances quickly. Hang 10,000 leafs of gold right now. ”

Padilla opens her eyes wide.

“10,000 leafs? ”

“That way, you won't be racing, either. Transportation must be taken very seriously. Kara's future depends on it. It's death or life. Okay?”

“Yes.”

Fortunately, Padilla accepted. Well, she's the richest woman in the world. About 10,000 leafs of gold could be the blood of a new foot.

“We need to refine the grapes again. ”

“How?”

“You're making mace out of bronze, right? ”

“That's right.”

“But bronze is so precious, we need to make it iron. Build a Lab to build one. ”

In the age of destruction, mankind constantly tried to make mace guns with iron. Iron was easier to obtain than bronze, moderately light, and strong. But time was running out and I couldn't finish it.

If we were to develop iron weavers, we would be able to deal with a large horde of magic much more effectively. We can mass-produce better weavers.

“Yes.”

“And we need to develop new weapons. Kara has a small population. The only way to defend this land from the Kingdom of Bastein is with good weapons. ”

“I know. I didn't want to, but I was going to. ”

In the previous wars, the mace and Mage launchers made a huge contribution.

The artillery made it easy to attack the castle without heavy casualties, and brought first line innovation in military strategy to a military-armed artillery unit armed with magical grenade launchers.

The whole world has been working on developing mace guns and magic grenade launchers. With these weapons changing the paradigm of war, it was necessary to adapt to an era in order to survive.

Padilla seemed to be paying attention to this. She has experienced the past war and has witnessed how a new weapon has greatly altered the face of war.

“Shut down all mercenary guilds throughout the country. ”

You disagree with Padilla's lack of convincing this time.

“But, Grand Duke, If I don't have a Mercenary Guild, who hunts for magic? ”

“Do it in the country. Essence is now a national military strategic resource. Do not let the Mercenary Guild control the essence resources. ”

The Great Desert is wider than any continent. The area of the Western Great Desert was enormous, as it was close to the Prosia continent.

So a lot of magic objects appeared, but Kara didn't really have much essence. This is because most of them were sent to other continents through the Mercenary Guild.

“But the mercenary guild is going to have a bad reaction. ”

“Tell them to resist. The nation must protect the people's safety, not the mercenaries. You saw it in the last war, right? Did the mercenaries protect Kara? It was guarded by chicago warriors and their people. But Orc mercenaries are hired by the state. They know loyalty. ”

“Yes, I understand. Then I'll do as you say. ”

Padilla nods without a moment's hesitation. I was emotionally proactive in my opinion.

In fact, she also had a lot of grudges against mercenaries. In the last war, all the human mercenaries stood by Robos.

There were only dozens of human mercenaries on Kara's side back then. However, there were 17,000 people in the Kingdom of Robos.

If Kara had given me less money, I would understand. Even though I offered more compensation, the mercenaries went to Robos without hesitation. To rob Kara.

How are we supposed to trust these kids? It's much better to get rid of them and raise an army of their own.

The only mercenaries Kara could care about were a few Human mercenaries and Orc mercenaries who protected her loyalty this time.

“And we build a lot of schools. ”

“The Royal Noble School? ”

“Build it. Build massive schools that teach students without compromising identity. Ah, compulsory education, I hope. Make sure they go to school. ”

“Why?”

It's simple. These children are warriors and soldiers who will fight a large horde of magic during the age of destruction. We need to educate these kids in advance so they can fight the magic.

“Kara has a small population. If the invasion comes from a continental country, all the people will have to fight back. That's why we need education. ”

“Oh, like the last war? ”

“Yes, that's right. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

Padilla took it easy again. The last war was won because all of Kara's people fought together. Of course, the majority provided only labor, but there were also quite a lot of people who went to war directly.

“And be sure to include language, history, mathematics, teaching, Mana Engineering and Mado Engineering in your education. We also have an educational institution that specializes in children with extraordinary talents in Mana. ”

“Yes, but what else? ”

I shrugged.

“The rest is up to you. You're Kara's master. ”

“But you're the king, aren't you? ”

“So don't get involved in politics any more. Snakes with two heads don't live long. That's why I put you in charge before. I'm merely advising or taking precautions, and Kara prefers you to rule. Okay?"

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · · ·. Yes.”

I just said the policy I wanted and fell behind. Politics is a daily problem.

I've been in politics for eight years, except for the last two years. Here, my father was a great politician, called the Iron Fist, and his brother Joseph was the greatest political prodigy of all time.

In the meantime, since I'm stuck here, I'm sick of the politics of dough. I've seen a lot of things in politics that I really don't see.

King Robos, who was recently wrongfully killed, went in that context as well. But I killed him because I was still me, and if my father was in that situation, I would have uprooted the Kingdom of Robos. King Robos is dead, as well as Duke Bastein and Marquis Fabious.

I approached the window and looked up at the distant sky.

‘The people must be strong to survive the age of destruction any longer. ’

I think the people should be strong because the people who actually stopped the magic in the age of destruction were the people of Minho. Heroes are just the vanguard, and most of the people who fought in the battlefield were the people.

That's why many of the policies I proposed to Padilla are tailored to the people. In order for mankind to survive the age of destruction, we must strengthen one by one.

< The way to Kara Kingdom. > End