Prophecies about the future.
The battle with the red dragon.
That building similar to the one from his previous life.
Mel rubbed his forehead. Fortunately, the future was not unchangeable.
He finally understood why the Demon King had chosen him. If a person's future were predetermined, they would surely go mad because of it. The former Demon King must have seen the future of the demon race.
When the future could not be changed, someone like him, who could turn the future into an unknown, naturally became the best candidate.
"It seems I'll have to force a war and directly suppress the Gard Empire with Legendary-level strength."
As long as he annexed Gard, he would gain the population and farmland needed to support industrialization. Although he did not have enough people to occupy it and might leave behind hidden dangers, there was no better option in the short term.
Besides its population and plains, Gard also had a railway running through its cities that could be used. Only by completely unifying the Central Continent would he have a chance to wage war against the Kingdom of Krun in the west.
The Central Continent actually had a smaller population than the Kingdom of Krun on the western continent, because the Central Continent had been ravaged by war for too long while the Kingdom of Krun had remained uninvolved. Besides, preserving such a vast population in a slave-owning nation was simply a waste.
After returning to Hess City, Mel issued orders to prepare for an attack on Gard.
Saik, the legion commander, was the one who seemed hesitant instead.
"My lord, our current resources are insufficient to sustain a major war. Too many resources have been invested in industry."
"No. Give me three thousand men. The nature of war can change now."