Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Emperor Roman, as the supreme ruler of a huge empire, has a great advantage.

He had no interest in commanding the front line. He was only responsible for issuing the ultimate combat objectives he hoped to achieve. As for how to achieve them, that was not his responsibility.

And precisely because of this, Roman's generals were given ample room to perform.

Coupled with the already leading equipment level and soldier quality, the plan to restore the glory of the Roman Empire was extremely smooth in the early stages.

The attack on the Principality of Orion can be said to have achieved a rare crushing victory in the history of Felin.

At present, nearly 20 square kilometers of territory have been occupied, and the battle reports delivered every day are all about great victories.

At this rate, it should take at most two months to completely occupy Orion.

With such efficiency, it can be regarded as one of the fastest wars of annihilation in the history of war.

It went even better than the original plan.

Orion was chosen as the first country to be attacked, on the one hand because the country was not considered a strong country on the continent and it was relatively easy to capture.

On the other hand, the resources there are abundant, not only are there abundant mineral resources that can be used for weapons production, but there are also abundant farmland resources.

Especially the land known as the Golden Plains, which is a major granary.

According to estimates, this one place alone, if properly cultivated, is enough to feed tens of millions of people.

Taking over Orion is the first step in the entire plan of the Roman Empire, and it is also an extremely important step.

This crucial first step is about to be achieved.

This morning, Emperor Roman received the first report of defeat since the war began.

The 1st Armored Division of the 4th Army encountered fierce resistance and suffered heavy losses when attacking Knox Territory in the Golden Plains.

In just one day, on the battlefield of Knox Territory, the Roman army lost 113 armored vehicles, 2245 people died, and 156 were missing.

Among the dead were a 120-member reorganized mage corps and a quasi-legendary ranger.

For this kind of special combat unit, the loss of one person cannot be counted as the death of one person, it is at least equivalent to the death of three tanks.

Despite such heavy losses, the tactical objectives have not yet been achieved.

Knox Territory was almost unscathed.

Perhaps less than ten cavalrymen were lost.

The casualty ratio was over 200, which can no longer be described as a disastrous defeat.

In war, when it comes to each battle, it is normal to have wins and losses, as long as the final result can be achieved.

But being beaten like this is somewhat hard to accept.

What was even more difficult to accept than the disastrous defeat was that Emperor Roman keenly caught a piece of information in the battle report.

Unprecedented aerial weapons appeared on the battlefield, and there was a high probability that those weapons came from Sutton.

Although he did not personally command the war, Emperor Roman received a complete military education.

He certainly knew the importance of air superiority.

For this reason, the Roman Empire retained several air combat knighthoods after the professionalization reform of its military.

This is because of the limitation on the number of mounts. Otherwise, we would have to put together an air combat division-level unit.

The general in charge of attacking Knox Territory also requested support from the air combat knights.

As Roman's rarest type of troops, the air unit was not put into combat immediately.

The specific method of attacking Knox Territory can be discussed later. What is more crucial is the attitude of Sutton, especially their current Protector of the Territory Drogo.

The elderly Emperor Roman paced in his study, deep in thought.

Was Sutton simply doing business and selling weapons, or was he planning to intervene in the war as a major power?

If Sutton took the initiative to go to war with them, the difficulty of this war would increase significantly.

What's even more terrifying is that Drogo, whose head is filled with unknown memories, what exactly does he want...

Thinking too much can sometimes make a person age faster than physical fatigue.

Since the war began, the emperor seemed to have aged ten years, from a well-maintained and healthy old man to a nearly burnt-out candle, with the only remaining flame flickering unsteadily.

One cannot help but wonder whether he could live to see that day even if the Roman Empire could achieve ultimate victory.

After thinking for a long time, he decided to let the generals at the front command the battle according to their own ideas.

Not only did they send out the Air Combat Knights, but the Demon Legion also provided support, and they were determined to capture the Golden Plains.

At the same time, the planned offensive against other countries should also be launched simultaneously.

The first phase of the Roman Empire's war plan is to take over all bordering countries as quickly as possible.

The former "traitors".

Launching battles on multiple fronts was a very dangerous decision, but they had to do it.

Time, time is of the essence. We must achieve as many results as possible before other countries react and unite to resist.

The next target is the Capetian Kingdom to the east.

The emperor approved all the battle plans formulated at the front.

When signing the document, he suddenly had a bad feeling that perhaps Knox Territory would be the key to Roman's failure.

Like that small needle prick that causes wound infection, high fever, a host of complications, and ultimately the patient's death.

Just after signing these, I received another urgent message.

Not from the front line, but from the Kingdom of Sutton.

"News from Sutton?"

"Yes," the attendant replied.

The emperor immediately checked the intelligence.

Sutton is about to hold its first arms exhibition and invites countries from the mainland to participate. Many of the weapons that appear at the exhibition will be available for purchase.

Seeing this, the old emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

Sutton doesn't seem to be targeting Lowman, they are really just serious about making money.

However, looking down, the old emperor's hand holding the paper began to tremble.

"In response to the Roman Empire's launching of an aggressive war and its behavior that seriously affected the mainland's business environment, Sutton will impose sanctions on the Roman Empire. For all weapons in the weapons exhibition, the Roman Empire can only purchase reduced-equipment models and pay an additional 50% of the selling price as compensation for damaging the business environment..."

"No one is so disgusting!"

The old emperor threw the paper to the ground. His skinny body and loose robe twitched like a bellows because of anger.

Even if you don't plan to sell it to Loman, why not just ban the sale?

Why is it that even though it is allowed to purchase a reduced-configuration model, one still has to pay 50% more?

How is it different from humiliating someone?
The Roman army did not attack Sutton, and even remade the original war plan, but they did not appreciate it.

Those who profit from the war have also begun to sanction those who started the war.

Is Roman going to be reduced to the point where he has to buy the reduced-equipped model even though the price has increased by 50%?
The old emperor didn't believe that Sutton could be that powerful, he absolutely didn't believe it.

If Drogo could take out something from his memory that was more powerful than a miracle, then he would accept it.

Otherwise, he believed that the Romans would definitely be able to find a way to fight back in terms of war.

It's just a "chariot" flying in the sky, so it's not necessarily invincible...

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The weapons exhibition is currently the top priority for the Kingdom of Sutton.

It is basically certain that this time, the income will be even less than what you got in the past ten years combined.

The value of arms is simply too high.

And it is a rigid demand. As long as you have a little lead, you must buy it if you can.

If one of the neighboring countries upgrades its military equipment, the other countries will have to follow suit.

As the saying goes, "If my neighbors store food, I store guns."

The peace between countries like Feilin is purely superficial. There is no generation gap in strength between them. It is judged that the gains from fighting are not as great as the losses, so a delicate balance is maintained.

Now Drogo would force them to reel in their wounds.

Compared to conquering other countries, Sutton has a better idea.

It’s so tiring to fight, and you still have to manage it after that.

Just make a lot of money from them. In order to hold this weapons exhibition, all the official departments of Sutton worked together, and even the king was the spokesperson.

It can be said that the king has completed his originally assigned job content very well, that of serving as a mascot.

Don’t complain about having no freedom. You will be supported for your whole life, and you will have no worries about food and clothing. Your work is nothing more than attending various activities.

There are countless people who long to exchange places with the royal family, but only the little brats in the royal family will think that royal blood is their "curse" when they reach puberty, and cry and make a fuss for freedom.

Figesin commented that it was "caused by not having a way of making a living on his own."

To solve this situation, Figlin "thoughtfully" added an internship period for the royal family, and all members of the royal family had to go out to work after they became adults.

It doesn’t matter whether you make money or not, what’s important is to experience life.

Of course, because of their royal status, the work they experience is naturally much better than the lives of ordinary people, but it can also be considered as entering the general public.

For those who have experienced it and still think that royal identity is a burden, Figesin has also opened a channel for leaving the royal family, which can be applied for after adulthood.

There are actually a few applicants who have just reached adulthood.

Figosin approved it with a wave of his hand.

At the same time, he made a bet with Drogo on how long it would take for these people to cry for their parents and want to come back.

Figesin bet for three years.

Drogo said she overestimated her relatives, and he bet one year, and it was below.

As for Drogo Benlong, he has not yet participated in the preparations for the weapons exhibition.

It’s not that this exhibition is not important to the Drogo Group, but he has more important things to do now.

Something that might break the theoretical damage limit of a mortal like Felin.

The legendary elf wizard El and the ancient brass dragon Barosaris put all their energy into the goal of bypassing the restrictions of the Goddess of Magic on forbidden spells, and using a collection of low-level spells to produce effects that are comparable to or even higher than those of forbidden spells.

And just recently, Drogo finally received news from El.

If there was no more news, Drogo would be afraid that the two of them would die in the laboratory.

According to them, the overall idea has been determined, the theory has been verified, and it can enter the actual manufacturing stage.

El and Barosaris's ideas can be said to be very peculiar.

They overturned almost all existing spell systems and no longer produced changes through a certain amount of elemental and magic power combinations.

Instead, it returns to the most essential part of the spell, the elements and magic itself.

Instead of using the reaction between elements of different attributes and magic, the attribute part of the element is stripped away, and only magic is used to stimulate the element itself, allowing the element to decompose, while accumulating a sufficient amount of elements to produce the maximum energy burst, and bypassing the restrictions of the Magic Goddess on the forbidden level elemental magic combination.

As for the specific and detailed principles, Drogo didn't understand.

But it seems to be quite similar.

So he asked El just one question.

"Can one shot level a city?"

El's answer was also very concise.

"If everything goes well, one shot should be able to flatten more than one city."

Drogo was very satisfied with this answer.

Regardless of whether it can be achieved in the end, the final pie is big enough.

Therefore, Drogo gave the manufacturing link all the support he could.

From that day on, many employees of the Zhuoge Group discovered that the senior personnel in the group, as if they had suddenly agreed on a date, had taken a collective "vacation".

First, Fulin took a vacation, and then she stopped teaching the junior class.

Then Chief Engineer Yuno, his mentor, and several doctoral student groups went on vacation.

Then Morris Jr. also took his team off.

This was the first time that young Morris had taken a vacation, as he usually treated his workplace as his home.

Then the top mages of the Mage Guild also disappeared.

Also "missing" were the most skilled goblin engineer teams.

Gradually, everyone in the group realized that Drogo was up to something big.

It’s a very, very big job.

Because along with the top researchers of the Drogo Group, many people from the Twin Towers City Research Institute were also on holiday, and there were even rumors among the Sutton Army that a regiment that had made outstanding achievements in the civil war and was originally stationed in the royal city had also disappeared.

It’s hard not to connect these things.

This couldn't be a vacation.

But no one knows what kind of job it is.

The confidentiality was kept extremely strict and no news leaked out.

What the employees don’t know is that in addition to these personnel, there is also a “supercomputer” involved.

The Soul Engineer, the original god born from the divine skeleton, was responsible for almost all the complex calculations of the entire project.

This is the most useful "computer" Drogo has ever seen. He doesn't even need to provide an algorithm. He just gives it the requirements and data and it will solve the algorithm itself.

Drogo seriously suspected that the soul worker, as a seemingly emotionless object, was actually very emotional, but was introverted.

Because His work enthusiasm in the process of creating the ultimate magic weapon is obviously higher than that in making games.

With the help of this god-level supercomputer, the manufacturing work went smoother than expected.

It took several years to complete the theory, but the manufacturing was almost completed before the weapons exhibition.

Of course, Drogo had no intention of putting this thing on display, and could only complete the test in a confidential environment.

The test site is on the sea hundreds of kilometers east of Drogon Island.

Here, Drogo finally saw the real thing.

It was totally different from what he expected.

It's just a small ring, very inconspicuous.

"Are you sure, finally, that this is it?" Drogo asked, staring at the small ring.

"Yes." El answered confidently.

"So where are those huge amounts of magic and elements you mentioned in your theory?"

Drogo didn't feel any super high magic on this.

"Neither. Magic will use the magic of the holder. Elements are everywhere."

"You mean, this thing has to be triggered by the holder, and then stimulate the existing elements?"

"Yes."

"Then the owner is doomed to die?"

Drogo didn't understand why the imagined long-range strike suddenly turned into a suicide attack.

"Of course not. Elements will protect the same source of magic power. The magic power of each caster is different..."

El went on to explain a lot, the short of which was that this thing couldn't hurt the caster.

"What do you call this thing?"

"The Supreme Ring."

"Are you serious?"

"of course."

A few dozen minutes later, Drogo watched the first use of the One Ring on Phelin.

Triggered by the designer El himself.

Many observers have different opinions on the scene caused by the Supreme Ring.

A new sun, the end of intelligent life, elemental tsunamis, a light that cannot be looked directly at, and more.

Drogo simply describes it as "the worst fish fry ever."

He was more concerned about another issue than the visual effects.

"Can this thing kill the magic goddess?"

The Soul Engineer did not answer. (End of this chapter)