Chapter 320

The Kingdom of Lotte.

Inside Amabena's room in the castle.

"Your Majesty, according to my investigation, Wildea has produced the latest model of rifle. Although the number of Moonlight Knight Order is still small, the size of the regular army is rapidly expanding. Should we report this to the Augustus Empire?"

Duke Angiya said in a deep voice, "We must guard against Wildea's ambitions. Queen Elvian will not be content to remain a vassal of Augustus forever. And Wildea's new Avril, Avril, is a person whose talent is no less than Elvian's. With them around, I'm afraid it won't be long before Wildea breaks free from Augustus's control."

"Oh." Amabena lay on the bed, staring at the comic book in front of her, and reached for the pastries on the bedside table as she responded. "It's okay, let them jump around."

"But Your Majesty, if Wildea and Augustus go to war again, Arcadia will most likely intervene to help them. In that case, the Kingdom of Lotte will be caught in the middle and it will be in great danger."

"It's alright, let them run around." After saying that, Amabena seemed to feel that these words were not quite in line with her royal demeanor, so she added, "How's Aisha's training going?"

"Twenty thousand royal troops have already been trained, and nearly thirty thousand are in the final stages. In addition, there are fifty thousand newly recruited soldiers whose training is being arranged. According to General Aisha, the Kingdom of Lotte's army should be kept at one hundred thousand strong."

"Yes, very good, just do as she says."

"But Your Majesty, the expenses for 100,000 people are considerable. The money Lord Ryan collected from the various territories is almost gone, and the current tax situation is definitely not enough."

"Oh, I see. Wait a moment..."

Amabena reached into her storage bag, pulled out a book, and turned to a certain page.

"I've got it... The Prime Minister said that if we run out of money, we should focus on the economy, relax trade policies, and also... Here, take a look yourself, and implement it accordingly."

Angiya took the notebook, glanced at it, and then froze.

This is filled with Ryan's 'wise sayings'.

Seeing this, she immediately felt relieved.

If Amabena were to do it herself, it would be a disaster, but since this is Ryan's policy, it's bound to succeed.

Angiya had originally intended to ask about Wildea, but seeing that Amabena didn't seem worried at all, she suddenly felt that her worries were unnecessary. The King was clearly confident and might even have a backup plan.

Thinking of this, Angiya quickly went down to work.

Amabena continued reading the comics.

A backup plan? What's that? Can you eat it?

She hadn't even thought about Elvian's matter.

Because Ryan had instructed us not to concern ourselves with what Wildea was doing; let them do their thing, and let the Kingdom of Lotte develop on its own.

Amabena's laid-back management style clearly pleased Ryan. With Duke Angiya in the Kingdom of Lotte and the rising general Aisha in the outside world, once their armed forces are established in a year or two, their strength will definitely surpass that of most kingdoms in the Northern Continent.

As for Elvian, Angiya's investigation was indeed correct. Because she obtained Arcadia's technical data from Kachia last time, this Queen thought she was invincible again!

With the Moonlight Knight Order as their trump card, plus the regular kingdom army equipped with super rifles, even if their strength couldn't match Augustus', escaping their vassal status would be a piece of cake.

After all, Veldria is quite far from Augustus, separated by several countries including the Kingdom of Lotte, which is Elvian's greatest advantage.

It's important to understand that training ordinary soldiers is far cheaper than training Moonlight Knight; all you need is enough guns and cannons. And Augustus has to consider the threat from the Northern Federation if he wants to force an attack. Otherwise, relying solely on the Kingdom of Lotte? Ha! Amabena's brain is completely wasted.

Of course, Elvian has no intention of rebelling now. She is currently in a dormant phase, waiting until the Kingdom's army equipped with rifles reaches a certain size. At that time, with the addition of the Moonlight Knight trained by Avril, she can conservatively estimate that it will take at most half a year.

Once Ryan returns to the Kingdom of Lotte, she will immediately launch a coup, overthrow Ryan, and take over as the master herself!

Elvian got excited at the thought, but unfortunately her plan failed before it even got off the ground.

When Ryan emerged from the torn Chaos Space, he saw Elvian sitting in a room studying infantry formation combat techniques, as well as another analysis of the Iron Blood Legion's strength, which mentioned 'the advantages and disadvantages of the Moonlight Knight Order versus the Iron Blood Legion '.

Elvian was extremely focused, and with the witch K concealing her presence, she didn't even notice Ryan walking up behind her until Ryan hugged her from behind. At that moment, Elvian's body tensed up, and a flash of killing intent crossed her eyes.

Boom!

A terrifying Magic Power erupted.

But in the next second, he was forcibly suppressed by the witch K.

Elvian was startled, her body trembling uncontrollably as the icy aura seeped into her.

"Tsk~ Your Queen, it's been so long, yet your temperament remains as fierce as ever."

Hearing the familiar voice beside her, Elvian was completely stunned. Oh no, the data!

She frantically tried to pack her things, but Ryan from behind and held her tightly. Elvian had just taken a shower and was wearing a thin silver silk nightgown. When Ryan grabbed her, a soft, tingling sensation ran through her body like an electric current.

"You've already seen it all, what are you hiding? We're an old married couple, if you want to study the Iron Blood Legion, just tell me, and I'll get you the detailed information on the legion later." Ryan said with a smile, "And the Holy Blood Army too, you can have them all if you want."

"Lyan... Ryan, when did you get back?" Elvian asked, feigning composure, while secretly frantically channeling her Magic Power, trying to break free from the Magic Power restraints she was currently under. She had no idea what had happened or how Ryan had managed it, until the witch K behind her spoke up.

"Hmm... this is also your wife? How many wives do you have?" Witch K asked suspiciously.

"Not many, just a dozen or so..." Ryan counted.

"A dozen..." Witch K choked for a moment, "Forget it, I can't be bothered with your business. You should hurry up and deal with this; important matters come first."

Knowing what Ryan was up to, Witch K had no interest in staying to watch the live broadcast and turned to walk into the Chaos Space.

With her departure, the power of the domain vanished, and Elvian regained her freedom.

But a storm was brewing in her heart.

"Eighth Tier Supernatural Being?!"

"Bingo, you got it right, too bad there's no reward," Ryan laughed. "Queen Elvian, what have you been up to lately? Still thinking about rebelling against the Empire?"

Elvian's expression faltered, her eyes darting around. "Of course not, I'm just... just researching these things, gaining experience, so I can train the army for the Kingdom of Lotte. After all, you are the lord here, and I am your wife. I have an obligation to make the territory better, don't I?"

"Oh, I see. It seems I misunderstood you. Since you're my wife, and we've been apart for so long, shouldn't we do something together?"

Ryan's hand slipped through the gap between the buttons of the nightgown and went inside. Even though the nightgown had been removed, the feel was completely different.

Seeing Elvian's tense and unresponsive body, Ryan asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Your Queen, why aren't you reacting at all to our meeting? Could it be that you were lying to me earlier? So, Wildea still wants to rebel, doesn't she? Then I'm going to lose my temper."

Elvian bit her lip, knowing she couldn't escape her fate tonight. With a determined bite, she turned and slowly knelt down in front of Ryan...

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One day later.

Elvian, feeling utterly exhausted, crawled out of bed and saw Ryan sitting at his desk, engrossed in studying something.

"That bastard, how come he still has so much energy after all that running around all night?"

She couldn't understand how Ryan's strength had increased so much in such a short time.

Because it had been going on for so long, and was both intense, she, despite being a seventh-tier transcendent, had very little experience in this area. Moreover, Ryan had used the Power of Desire last night, which was causing her legs to tremble.

Not only were her legs trembling, but her mouth was also numb. She felt that it was impossible to make Ryan finish with her mouth. She had tried everything, using her tongue and sucking hard, but Ryan remained unmoved, as hard as steel, showing no signs of firing.

For a moment, she even wanted to pull Avril over to share the burden with her, but thankfully she persevered in the end, although now she feels like she's been completely worn out.

Elvian stared blankly at Ryan's retreating figure.

Although the documents on her desk hadn't been put away yet, Elvian had no heart to care about them anymore. She knew Ryan had definitely seen through her thoughts; after all, they were old rivals, and who didn't know who the other was?

But it doesn't matter. Avril has already been secretly building up her power, and her rifle technology has long been in production. Her situation doesn't affect anything at all.

"Hmm... Elvian, what do you think of rifles? How effective would they be in the Southern Continent?" Ryan suddenly asked.

Elvian was taken aback, then lowered her head and remained silent.

"We were only thinking about relying on the Holy Blood Army and the Iron Blood Legion before. Mortal armies combined with technological weapons are the main force. Otherwise, it will take forever to conquer the Southern Continent."

"Speaking of which, the rifle production line in Veldja is already set up, right? What's the approximate daily output? Let me do the math and see how many troops it can support."

Elvian: "???"

"I... I don't know what you're talking about. Wildea doesn't have such a thing."

Ryan turned around and chuckled, "Stop pretending. You told me everything when you were convulsing in bed last night."

"Impossible! I never said that!"

"Oh, you didn't say? You mean you didn't say anything?" Ryan shrugged. "If you won't tell me, then I'll just have to go ask Avril. Hmm, I'll use the same method I used on you last night on her."

"You! -- A demon!" Elvian trembled. It was over; Ryan knew her plan.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I came to see you this time to take you to the Southern Continent to broaden your horizons... oops, I mean, to expand your knowledge." Ryan revealed his purpose. "I've already laid a foundation in the Southern Continent, but it's not enough to fight against those church forces. You've got nothing to do here, right? Come with me to the Southern Continent."

"As for rifle production, I'll send some dwarves to Wildea later to help out and improve efficiency."

The matter concerning the dwarves has been handed over to Caslathdi, who lived up to expectations and successfully persuaded the dwarves to relocate.

As for the journey, crossing the Northern Federation is not a problem at all; Motis can even call a hunter squad to escort them back.

"What... what are you talking about? What Southern Continent? What Dwarves?"

Elvian found herself completely unable to keep up with Ryan's train of thought.

When did the Augustus Empire invade the Southern Continent? How come she didn't know?

And that Eighth Tier Supernatural Being from last night...

Elvian suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ribs. They hadn't been apart for long, yet Ryan seemed... it seemed... probably... far ahead of her already?

For the next half hour, Ryan gave Elvian a comprehensive analysis of the situation in the Southern Continent. After listening, the Queen fell silent.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

No idea.

I'm tired.

Forget it, I'll just lie down.

Having settled things with Elvian, Ryan then went to find Amabena.

He planned to have Wildea and the Kingdom of Lotte jointly invest in technological development, providing weapons and equipment for the conquest of the Southern Continent in the short term, and enhancing the strength of their own domestic armed forces in the long term.

Although mortal armies equipped with rifles are not very strong against superpowers like the Holy Blood Army and the Iron Blood Army, mortals still make up the majority. Even in the Southern Continent, a region dominated by churches, nine-tenths of the armed forces controlled by each church are made up of ordinary people.

Queen Daenerys showed a strong, positive, enthusiastic and capable initiative in accepting Ryan's return. Compared to Elvian's reluctant but obedient attitude, Amabena, who took the initiative to throw the Great Scholar at her, had a completely different experience.

Ryan was thrilled, but Witch K was speechless.

She couldn't understand how Ryan could get things everywhere he went. Had the Creator chosen the wrong person, bringing in the chosen one of desire?

Hmm, next time I go back to the Babel Tower, if I have the chance, I'll ask the Creator to make sure there aren't any mishaps.

Three days later, Ryan left the Kingdom of Lotte and returned to the Southern Continent with Elvian.

During these days away, the momentum of the Primal Church has not only not stopped, but has become even more ferocious.

Shally transferred a thousand Holy Blood Army from Augustus, which, together with the original troops, formed an army of over sixteen hundred men, who routed the major cities of the Kingdom of Loente.

Lorient was originally part of the Ring of Ring of Abundance. After the failed attack on the manor and the killing of the Seventh Tier Transcendent, the Church had essentially given up on the country. After all, they did not want to confront an Eighth Tier Supernatural Being directly before figuring out the situation.

So, Shally led the Holy Blood Army straight to the royal city, and estimated that they would arrive in the city-state in two days. It was said that the royal city had gathered 50,000 elite troops. 50,000 against 1,600, the advantage was in their hands.

Sesia then took charge of the city defense forces of Port of Misi and Hersola, along with the soldiers recruited during this period, and began to prepare for the aftermath of the Holy Blood Army's attack.

Basically, wherever the Holy Blood Army went, the cities surrendered without any doubt. Without the support of the Church, ordinary troops alone couldn't even break the skin of the Holy Blood Army. The arrows that came from afar were turned into excrement by the will of war once they entered the Holy Blood Army's range.

This method of utilizing the power of Chaos Space was acquired by Shally after she obtained the title of Holy Blood Angel, but she is not yet very proficient in it, and not all ranged attacks can turn into excrement.

After the Holy Blood Army breached the city and eliminated the main threat, the mortal army immediately took over the government. With this approach, the expansion of the Primal Church's power was incredibly rapid.

Lista had originally planned to take advantage of the situation and establish the Janus Church in the Kingdom of Loente through the partnership, but Adele didn't give him the chance at all, since the Janus army was not needed during the expansion.

As for the defensive battles against those churches, the Holy Knights put in a lot of effort, but all they got in return was a thank you from Adele. As for the reward? They'd talk about it after the war was over.

Lista was furious all night, and the next day he went to see Helen, since she was in charge of the matter. Helen replied that His Holiness the Pope had his own arrangements.

In truth, Sylvia didn't care about this expansion of faith at all. After all, what did Janus's faith have to do with her, Pope Janus? She only needed Helen to find a suitable opportunity to lure Ryan out; everything else was irrelevant.

Besides, the Southern Continent has been trying for so many years, but it still hasn't spread the faith, has it?

Lista wasn't concerned about the church; he simply wanted Helen to complete the task assigned by the Pope as soon as possible and leave this troublesome place. Otherwise, if things continued to escalate, what if Ryan really took a liking to Ryan?

That's why Lista spared no effort, but unfortunately, he couldn't do anything by himself.

When Ryan returned to the manor, the Holy Blood Army had already besieged the capital of Lorient. Thanks to the convenient teleportation of the Chaos Space, coupled with the war relic that could make them invisible, the Holy Blood Army was virtually elusive. Although the Kingdom of Loente was determined to launch a siege against the Holy Blood Army, and even the Ring of Abundance attempted to unite with other church forces to deal with this invincible army, they were only fit to eat the tail fumes of the Holy Blood Army.

As for those who spread rumors that the Primal Church is a cult, and used the Holy Blood Army's war power to slander the Primordial Church, Adele's explanation to the outside world is that the Primordial Church believes in the Creator, who created all things, and that the mere passage of war is also one of all things.

Tolerance? Understanding?