Utopia

And he thought about it himself. In order to fight against Duke Morat, who had the strongest military and financial resources in the entire Kahn Empire, Viscount Golson had colluded with other eight countries and some small forces to fight together.

But everyone also knew that these guys would definitely not do their best. On the contrary, they would definitely try every means to get benefits from Duke Morat or themselves.

For example, they would ask the little emperor for an official position, become a minister, enjoy some power, etc.; or give themselves a piece of fertile land, so that they could have more gold coins in their pockets.

Just thinking of the gold coins... I have to say that it is not only him, but also the swords and daggers that everyone paid a lot of money to buy from the dark elves. Because there is no craftsman in the Kahn Empire who can create a better product than the dark elves' weapons, not to mention that the performance of the dark elves' iron weapons is really too excellent. So excellent that everyone who holds the dark elves' swords and spears has to record them specifically just in case.

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After all, the bronze sword that the founding emperor praised highly could no longer continue to "conquer the world" as the emperor said. On the contrary, under the single-edged sword sold by the dark elves, the bronze sword of Gladius was cut in half like a reed. Even if the square shield they were used to using still had a certain degree of defense, the problem was that their shields were made of wood, and their resistance to cutting under the sharp blades of the dark elves was not guaranteed at all.

At the same time, the worst thing was that everyone liked to set fires. If ordinary shields were not treated with fireproofing, the fire arrows shot would make the shieldmen know what it was like to be braised.

What's more, the dark elves had an even more terrifying thing, a weapon called a crossbow. The existence of the crossbow made the archers of the Kahn Empire feel the pressure of life and death, especially the use of the crossbow was too convenient, and the arrows fired were above the bow in terms of power and range. So much so that the Ascetic Church ordered that the people of the empire were prohibited from using such "cursed evil things" to fight.

Of course, the Ascetic Church did not just say it, but even sent special forces to fight the dark elves. But according to his investigation, even if the troops of the Ascetic Church could kill one dark elf, they would have to pay the price of at least twenty warriors.

In general, regarding the current situation of the Kahn Empire, he dared to say one thing, that is, whoever has more dark elf weapons and equipment will have more advantages on the battlefield.

However, compared with Viscount Golson's contemplation, Duke Morat, who suffered another defeat, was extremely anxious.

Because his subordinates reported to him something that made him uneasy, that many soldiers in the young emperor's army were very young but had very superb fighting skills.

"Father?"

"Do you know the reason?"

"The young emperor's healing spells saved the lives of many soldiers who should not have survived, so the young emperor's troops suffered less loss than ours, and as long as the wounded who have been tested in battle return to the team, the combat effectiveness will be significantly improved."

As the eldest son of Duke Morat, his first confidant and heir, the tall and mighty and cold-faced Barrett Ackerman Morat said, once there is a spell user who knows healing spells in the army, it can make the army very powerful.

Unknown to them, the first overlord of the human world in the Old Continent, the Iron Fist Empire, has used this point to keep the combat effectiveness of its troops from being significantly reduced due to heavy casualties, thus ensuring the Iron Fist Empire's super overlord status in the Old Continent. At the same time, the Iron Fist Empire is a country with automatic firearms for the entire army, and its combat effectiveness is stronger than other countries in the Old Continent.

Including the Kingdom of Negan, I don't know how many countries are conducting all-round learning in military and even political systems.

So after Brett's words, Duke Morat himself was also very entangled. Because his relationship with the Ascetic Church was really not very good. If the Ascetic Church did not need a special force to deal with the dark elf merchants who resold "cursed objects", he might not have any communication with the Ascetic Church in his life.

Even if he had been a member of the Ascetic Church a long time ago, but... the Kahn Empire is like this, how many believers still remember that they are believers and need to fast on the fifth day of every week?

You know, some people are so hungry that they chew tree bark and grass roots. Sometimes he can't stand it and directly capture these people for his troops to do farming, chicken and fish farming and other work.

Although this will definitely cause people's disgust and even armed resistance, leaving these refugees to fend for themselves will only produce two results.

One is to become a member of the zombie army, and the other is to find a secret place to become a combat force of a certain force.

Whether the former or the latter, he doesn't want to see it. Moreover, his purpose of controlling the young emperor before was to ensure the unity of the empire, not to hope that the empire would be raging with flames of war. After all, an empire raging with war everywhere is actually not good for the people of the Kahn Empire.

Short-term rapid gains are never as good as long-term stable and small gains. Everyone should know the truth that small amounts add up to a lot, sand piles up to a tower, and water flows for a long time.

"Alas. Barrett, am I... am I old?"

"Father?"

"I didn't even think highly of a little emperor. I felt like a failure when I thought about it. After this year, Barrett, you will inherit my duke title. I didn't do a good job on the surface, but I don't believe that I won't do a good job on the undercover."

Duke Morat, who was thinking of retiring, began to talk to his eldest son earnestly, even though he knew that he had not yet reached the age to leave the world. But he also understood that it was time for his eldest son to come out more. At the same time, his retirement would also allow many villains to come out, and he didn't believe that he couldn't deal with them.

In fact, this move of his was actually a common method used by nobles in the Old World. The father retired to protect his son and see if any ignorant thing dared to jump out and die casually. Especially in some countries that implement the system of primogeniture, it is actually more terrible for the father to live in seclusion behind the scenes than to show off his power in front of the scenes.

There were even some powerful guys who could make their opponents wonder whether they were dead or alive, and they would tremble and inquire about the wind for more than ten or twenty years before they could come out to act reluctantly. As a result, by that time, such villains would naturally be caught and severely punished.