Swarm Network

The Ninja Magistrate's army set out. Unlike a ninja's high-speed pace, they marched at an ordinary human's ordinary speed.

Except for the baggage train and cavalry, all the other soldiers traveled on foot.

Since they weren't conducting a surprise attack, stealth wasn't necessary. They took the straight roads built by the Land of Fire.

Especially since the transportation network wasn't particularly developed, the conditions on these dirt roads were far from good.

Unlike ninja marches, which usually took hidden paths, dangerous roads, or shortcuts.

The Ninja Magistrate couldn't travel along roads like these and usually had to travel light.

Therefore, after a forced march lasting a day and a night, they could cover only a little over a hundred kilometers.

For a ninja, that was merely a little over an hour's journey on foot.

And that was under good road conditions. In reality, they couldn't maintain a high-intensity forced march for an entire day and night. They needed to set up camp, rest, light fires, and cook. Reaching the nearest city would take at least another week.

A forced march of three hundred li would already leave an army at the end of its strength, unable to break through anything. This was a great taboo in military affairs.

When it came to rapid maneuvering and swift flanking movements alone, the comparison immediately showed the enormous gap between ninjas and ordinary people.

However, these shortcomings could be effectively avoided.

First, build roads. Second, use vehicles for transportation.

For example, underground high-speed tunnel troop carriers.

Mimi had long since drawn up plans for this project. The Tunneling Insect had been created for this purpose as well. However, with the more efficient method of summoning-based transportation, the project had never been fully launched. The tunnel had been built, but only a small section.