The Extreme Empire!
The appearance of rifling once again instilled a high degree of confidence in the people of the empire. Just then, an overseas trade route was opened.
A country from across the ocean found 009, the maritime fleet of the Golden King.
He recommended a species called the Rare People to 009, and then sold them to various countries in the outer seas at high prices.
The world order has changed once again, with the Outer Sea Continent experiencing an unprecedented population explosion in 150 years!
The Golden King returned to the Central Continent with a ship full of jewels and advanced technology from overseas, and began a circular trade.
During this period, the Golden King was the first to cooperate with Li Yuan's Ocean Empire, offering up divine artifacts as a gesture of goodwill and obtaining a pass to the seas, which was the foundation of everything.
Meanwhile, due to the explosive growth in population, the demand for food in overseas continents has also begun to increase at a rapid, linear rate!
With a large population and limited food, food became a new problem for overseas continents where agriculture and animal husbandry were underdeveloped.
Before the Golden King could even begin to sell them seeds and livestock, the overseas continents had already found a way to solve their food problem.
That is war!
And the first to launch the war was 009's Empire. Yes, they once again took the lead in starting a war.
Although this war lasted only thirty years, it was during these thirty years that they transformed from a small border country into a nation that occupied the richest central land in the Outer Sea Continent.
In 151, the Empire swiftly defeated the Kingdom of Gargoyles 032, which had been relentlessly pursuing them, through a blitzkrieg.
009 obtained the first crown on the Outer Sea Continent, but he did not stop there.
As he traversed the land of the gargoyles and continued his journey, he encountered unprecedented and immense resistance.
The combined forces of the three countries held him firmly by the neck, rendering him completely immobile.
In the 164th year of the Imperial Calendar, the Sequence 012 Lord of Flesh and Blood joined the war, merged with the Empire 009, broke through the blockade of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and officially stepped into the central heartland.
That same year, rifling cannons made their debut, easily breaching the gates of the 035 Rat King.
In the 165th year of the Imperial Calendar, the army marched straight in and captured the Rat King. In the same year Sequence 014 Priest merged with the Empire.
The Rat King begged 009 for mercy and eventually joined the Empire's alliance.
All members of the Chaos Splitter have returned to 009's ranks, forming an unprecedentedly powerful alliance!
However, on their way forward, they encountered a formidable foe: 030, the Liar Eater, who told a colossal lie, claiming to be the God of Power, and that all who believed in him would be granted supreme power.
The Lies Become Truth, and 030 gained a godlike army.
The moment the Empire declared war on them, he showed 009 what power beyond technology was, and in one fell swoop, he overthrew three of the Empire's cities.
The citizens and army of Kingdom 030 believed that the Imperial Allied Forces of Kingdom 009 were nothing special and just as vulnerable.
Unfortunately, that battle became their only victory after they went to war with the Empire.
In the 170th year of the Imperial Calendar, a coup broke out within the Kingdom of 030.
At this moment, 009 launched a fierce attack, not only recapturing the three cities but also advancing all the way to the capital of the 030 Kingdom.
They fought 26 battles along the way. Because of the chaos in the central government on the 030 side, the army was in disarray. The Empire 009 won all 26 battles.
Just as he was about to annex the Kingdom of 030, the internal strife within the Kingdom of 030 ended.
Because their people have finally realized that they are being invaded and that if the internal strife continues, their country may be destroyed.
Once 030's kingdom was stable, they began their counterattack.
But just when 009's momentum was already established, multiple countries launched a simultaneous attack on him, coming from all sides.
They recognized 009's power and decided to launch a joint crackdown!
They succeeded, but failed to drive 009 out of the central heartland.
The war ended in 180, and the empire established itself in the central heart of the Outer Sea Continent.
However, the Chaos Splitter who were allied with 009 were affected. Their territory was divided up, their land area was reduced by more than half, and they all ended up clustering around 009's side.
What followed was a twenty-year period of peace, during which 009 did not initiate another war, but other countries started fighting amongst themselves.
Meanwhile, 009's empire was constantly reflecting on its failures.
The empire's flag features two black dragons back-to-back, breathing fire outwards, representing the empire's endless expansion.
The countries that were incorporated into the empire also changed to the empire's flag.
In the year 200 of the Imperial Calendar, the Empire ushered in a massive and incredible reform!
With the existing royal institutions still in place, they actually established a special power agency called the Staff Department!
During wartime, the Staff Department held greater power than the royal family and could directly command and deploy troops in various regions.
This plan was proposed by the king.
He established Central Command Envoy and implemented a new bureaucratic system, allowing capable individuals, regardless of their background, to enter the Staff Department and advise the empire.
Subsequently, temporary command structures for divisions, regiments, and platoons during wartime were established, and a policy of mandatory conscription was implemented, with the entire population mobilized for war when necessary.
All citizens must receive basic military education and skills in using firearms and other firearms.
They constantly reflected on their previous failures and continuously improved, which is how they gradually got to where they are today.
The year is now 230 in the Imperial Calendar, and 009 has once again launched a war!
Passing through the Gate of Eternal Life, the king, who was over 150 years old, stood on the platform, cleared his throat as he looked at the neatly arranged army formations, and then began his speech.
"Citizens of the Empire, the 50-year peace has ended. Other nations on the continent regard us as demons and attempt to drive us off the continent."
"For decades, they have been trampling on our bottom line at the border; they want to wipe us out."
"But they failed to do it, so they were destined to have regrets."
"We will rekindle the sacred fire and spread its flames to every corner of the continent, until all life except ours is reduced to ashes!"
"We will use a torrent of steel to establish a new order on this chaotic land. We will declare to their departed souls that we are the true masters of this continent!"
"They're right, we are demons, we are beasts, we crave war, we crave blood. How can this little bit of death fill the joy in our hearts?!"
"Soldiers of the Empire, go mad! No need to suppress the beast within you any longer, unleash it!"
"Beasts of the Empire, sharpen your claws, tear off the heads of your enemies, and earn your glory! This is a killing contest!"
Long live the Empire!
"Long live the Empire!!" xN
All the soldiers shouted in unison, "Long live the Empire!" No one shouted "Long live the King!" Here, there was only the Empire and the nation.
Because 009 is extreme fascism!