Hearing Bai Xiaoxiao's analysis, Lin Bai finally understood the predicament Divine Martial Nation was facing!
Although Divine Martial Nation now occupied the vast territory of the Eastern Continent, its borders were almost identical to those of the Central Sacred Nation, the Central Sacred Nation had nevertheless painstakingly built itself up over countless years. Its foundations ran deep, the armies under the various Army Marquises in the Divine Capital were well supplied, and its military equipment was advanced. Every one of them had the courage to stand against ten thousand!
Bai Xiaoxiao gave Lin Bai several examples.
Take the Iron Sword Army of the Iron Sword Marquis Estate, for instance. Its elite corps numbered roughly ten million. Their armor was all forged from the rare Frostlight Divine Iron of the Barren Ancient Continent, while their sabers, swords, bows, arrows, longspears, and halberds were all crafted from Peerless Divine Iron—sharp and extraordinary!
In contrast, the Dragon Legion, Skyguard Legion, and General Chu's forces within Divine Martial Nation were all too poorly equipped. The main reason was that, back in the day, when the Eastern Continent submitted to the Central Sacred Nation, nearly forty percent of the divine iron ore mined by the various dynasties and sects of the Eastern Continent had been offered as tribute to the Central Sacred Nation. Although sixty percent remained in the Eastern Continent, after being forged and sold by those dynasties and sects, it had long since been scattered throughout the continent. Finding enough of it all at once was no easy task!
The Divine Creation Palace did indeed possess a considerable amount of divine iron, and all of it was top quality, but its reserves were extremely limited and could not support the consumption of an entire army.
Even if Divine Martial Nation obtained such a