"Don't worry. You'll have your chance to put your talents to use."
Rowan gave his rather extraordinary younger sister an affectionate look and reassured her.
"But this has to be carried out in stages. We also need to prepare troops and provisions, so there's no need to rush. If you really want to help, you can start by training troops for me!
A considerable number of seasoned soldiers and officers who have fought demons and all sorts of evil creatures are returning from the Sinvira Battlefield. I'll assign those veterans to you. Absorb their combat experience and ideas on army organization as quickly as possible, and build a new magical army suited to Leiner!"
"Training troops... That works too."
After a moment's thought, Luo Guang agreed.
"What? East Lainer wants to launch a campaign of conquest and reunify the world?"
"This is outrageous! Are they planning to overturn the territorial divisions established by the suzerain state and attack us?"
"Where does that leave us?"
As the news spread, it naturally stirred discontent in the West Lainer Kingdom, the Black Dragon Dynasty, the Red Sand Legion, and the other factions.
To them, Rowan's declaration bordered on outright rebellion.
Without hesitation, they lodged complaints, asking their overlords in Atrelin to uphold their interests.
But everyone soon discovered that Rowan's decision to act at this particular moment was anything but reckless.
He had seized the opportunity presented by Atrelin being too preoccupied with its own problems to exert control over Leiner.
Meanwhile, Roland was still here. He had not crossed the Star Sea to embark on his journey of ascension, and thus still wielded sufficient influence over both Atrelin and Lainer World.
Although he was a mage of Atrelin nationality, his ties of school and bloodline undoubtedly inclined him more toward Lainer