Charlotte had only acted on a sudden whim, but he had not expected this whim to work so well.
He quickly gained a foothold along the coastline of the Mason Kingdom!
However, the Emilia could not come ashore, which led to...
Once the plants along the shore had been cleared away, the Holy Light Divine Kingdom became the main force in "digesting" those sinister plants.
Charlotte turned the Holy Light Divine Kingdom into a golden ring, brought it onto land, and released it again. Without him or the other Saint Ranks needing to lift a hand, the Holy Light Divine Kingdom could automatically "clean up" several square kilometers of ground nearby. After Charlotte transformed that cleared land into a labyrinth, he repeated the process. Before long, the Holy Light Divine Kingdom could clear another few square kilometers of land. Though this method was somewhat clumsy, it was genuinely effective. The Saint Ranks following Charlotte, however, soon began groaning bitterly.
After "recovering" a harbor, Charlotte quickly called a halt to the work.
Saint Ranks were Saint Ranks, after all!
They could not possibly be used as laborers.
Besides, he had a better solution. Chopping down trees did not actually require workers as powerful as Saint Ranks.
When Charlotte announced that the tree-cutting would stop, the Saint Ranks under his command erupted in cheers. They held a banquet that very night and reveled until dawn.
The next day, when everyone rose, they saw an enormous fleet upon the sea, its sails stretching like clouds!
Charlotte had transferred ten thousand soldiers from the West Wind Knight Regiment from Mecklenburg, along with thirty thousand support personnel. What Charlotte looked forward to even more was that the fleet had also brought a newly manufactured batch of Land Dreadnoughts and Centaurs.
Charlotte had long since sought