Having learned the lessons of the previous timelines, Meng Chao of this future chose to trust Lü Siya without reservation.
He handed all matters within Dragon City Civilization, including the construction of New Dragon Capital, over to Lü Siya.
This allowed him to cast aside the countless trifling affairs he had never been good at or interested in, focusing all his energy on military matters.
Lü Siya did not disappoint him.
With deft social maneuvering, skill at navigating every side, and, naturally, ruthless methods when necessary, she handled both Dragon City Civilization's economic system and the relationships between the Blue Alliance and the Nine Great Families with perfect propriety and effortless ease.
Thus, Meng Chao was very pleased to see a Dragon City Civilization several times stronger than in the previous timelines.
Such a prosperous and powerful civilization naturally brought more reliable logistical support to the front lines, allowing the Iron Torrent under Meng Chao's command to pour out firepower with even greater abandon.
—No Magic Tower could withstand three days and three nights of carpet bombing.
If one could, then they would bomb it for another three days and three nights.
Armed with the information contained in multiple future memories, Meng Chao had also fully learned from the mistakes of the previous futures, where he had been too eager for quick success, too concerned with conquering cities and seizing territory, while neglecting to build strong relationships with allies.
Since he had Lü Siya, an expert in internal affairs, at his side.
He decided to advance steadily and fight securely, neither fretting over gains and losses in any single city or stretch of land nor rushing into a decisive battle meant to settle everything in one stroke with the Holy Light Faction—regarding the latter, he considered not only the outcome