After the debate between Li Wei and Priest Phillips-which could also be described as a one-sided grilling-most people in the Empire accepted Li Wei's views on demons. The Holy Maiden's reports made that clear. Five days had passed since the debate, yet the black mist had not advanced an inch.
The conclusion was clear: as most of the Empire's people changed their understanding of demons, the seal Emperor Arthur had established began working again.
Unfortunately, according to the Holy Maiden, so many demons had already escaped that even restoring Emperor Arthur's seal to its original state would not destroy them. In other words, the Empire still had to march in and wipe them out.
And marching in naturally required weapons.
So-Li Wei once again invited Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Louise to the parade ground.
"Hehe, Sir Li Wei, what interesting things are you planning to show us this time?"
Compared with before, the Queen was in an excellent mood. As the ruler of a nation, she understood better than anyone just how much security these long-range guided missiles offered a country.
Although the Queen longed to restore the Empire's glory and reclaim its territory, several thousand years had passed since Emperor Arthur's days of conquest. Many of the lands that had been uninhabited in his time now had countries of their own.
The Olucci Empire was an excellent example, and the Duchy of Seth was another. That was also why the Empire was not particularly concerned about the Sasha Alliance attacking the Duchy of Seth-if the Sasha Alliance annexed it, the Empire could naturally claim another piece of land after defeating the alliance.
The Queen was not arrogant enough to believe she could unite the entire continent. She knew perfectly well that, after so many years, winning the