Two months later, Velin received an order from the Fourth Legion. The Fifteenth Army would set out on March 7, with its temporary station located in North Forest City, Naxus District, Ansa Kingdom—a port city with a population of roughly 200,000.
Setting down the order document in his hand, Velin picked up the map to his left and spread it flat across the desk.
Ansa Kingdom
In less than two months, the Expeditionary Army had occupied Ansa Kingdom's Naxus District, Mountden District, Whale Fat Bay District, and Calid District. The combined land area of these four districts exceeded 1.1 million square kilometers, amounting to a quarter of Ansa Kingdom's territory.
The Second Legion and Third Legion were now leading the offensive. The First Legion had been pulled back to rest and was currently collecting the "compensation" owed to them within the occupied territories.
"The administrative divisions actually follow a district-province-county structure. That seems a little familiar."
Each district in Ansa Kingdom covered between 200,000 and 300,000 square kilometers.
Each district governed six to eight provinces, with every province spanning roughly 40,000 square kilometers.
Each province governed four to five counties, each covering around 10,000 square kilometers.
Below the counties were noble territories, controlled by a count or marquis along with the viscounts and barons enfeoffed under them. It was somewhat similar to the administrative system used by duchies in the Main World.
"The Second Legion and Third Legion have only been up there for less than three days. That means the Fourth Legion won't reach the front lines until early May at the earliest. What a long wait."
As for why the Expeditionary Army had sent the Fourth Legion into the Nangexia Continent of the Metagea Plane ahead of time, the reason was simple: to acclimate them to the Different