On the voyage home.
Liszt was brimming with ambition. The battle at sea had ended smoothly; Eagle Kingdom's naval power had been almost completely destroyed. The Azure Sea had once more become the Sapphire Grand Duchy's inland sea, free for him to gallop across without obstruction.
Maritime trade would become much safer as well.
Now, Flame Territory's trade in glass, white paper, and sea salt was gradually getting underway. With no Eagle Kingdom ships on the sea, smuggling trade between him and the Raging Wave Marquis would become exceedingly convenient—serfs had always been the trade goods Liszt anticipated most. The more population, the better.
Moreover, in this battle at sea, nearly all of Eagle Kingdom's shipbuilding craftsmen had been abducted by him.
A full ten thousand shipwrights would surely bolster Flame Territory's shipbuilding industry, providing the territory with more ships in the near future. Together with the captured sailors and captains, they could assemble a massive fleet in a short time, preparing for the migration of the territory and for the exploration of new islands.
"Population has always been the greatest constraint. In the future, I need to launch more battles like this naval war and campaigns like Pioneer Orders. While Eagle Kingdom is weak, I need to bite off several chunks of fat from them. Otherwise, even if I occupy an island larger than the Sapphire Grand Duchy, I still won't be able to develop it."
But when all was said and done, founding a nation was likely only a form of self-realization for Liszt. It was not as though he absolutely had to build the country into some perfect state.
As long as it could support enough dragons, that was enough.
After a brief burst of excitement, he summoned the Smoke mission.
"Mission: With A Ke's constant care,