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Chapter 1064 - 1064 151 Transaction Under the Game_2

1064: Chapter 151: Transaction Under the Game_2 1064: Chapter 151: Transaction Under the Game_2 At the same time, the Kingdom also needed to station significant troops in the Near East to provide timely support to the noble lords in the border regions.

Within the Kingdom, there were only a handful of generals capable of coordinating the entire situation, and it was feared…

Governor Piers’ words brought the matter into the open, and it was just short of directly naming Hudson.

Coordinating the armed forces of the various nobles while also commanding the Standing Army of the Kingdom was a job that no one else could fill besides him.

Although it was a position of high authority, that did not make it an enviable job.

The border was so extensive, lacking even the most basic defense line, and the enemy could break through at any time—it was utterly indefensible.

No matter how capable the Commander in Chief might be at coordinating, he could not avoid frequent incidents.

Once or twice might not matter, but if the enemy breached the border hundreds of times, the Commander in Chief would surely be cursed to death.

The interests of the affected noble lords would be harmed, and they did not have the luxury to consider the overall situation; they would only think that the Commander in Chief was incompetent.

Clearly, this proposal was not orchestrated by Governor Piers alone, it seemed more like a compromise among the major factions of the Kingdom.

High prestige brought trouble.

Now all parties wanted to suppress Hudson’s growth.

If deceitful schemes were not playful enough, then it was time for overt schemes.

Hudson’s rapid rise was the biggest threat to the Dalton Family.

If they did not find a way to kick Hudson out, it might not be long before their leading familial status in the province was overthrown.

Having understood the intentions of all parties, Hudson continued to drink his tea without changing his expression.

He had already decided to feign ignorance if his name was not explicitly mentioned.

From the current situation, it was clear that he could not avoid stepping into the huge pit of the Near East, but there was still room for negotiation on how to proceed.

Ultimately, he had to work.

It wasn’t just about throwing someone into the position; he had to go willingly, and then everyone could rest assured.

The likelihood of the Kingdom gaining a stable foothold in the Near East was already low.

Electing to go into the Near East was more out of strategic necessity.

If the Commander in Chief could not devote himself wholeheartedly, there was even less hope.

Seeing the situation nearing a loss of control, Foreign Minister Earl Francis stood up and said, “The Near East issue is too complex; it’s difficult to come to a conclusion in a short time.

Let’s first discuss the international situation!

The Human Alliance had already adjourned, and the Alien Coalition had also temporarily declared a suspension.

The two alliances didn’t formally engage but coincidentally chose to end the war, using their actual control zones as boundaries.

The Southern Continent fell entirely into the hands of Our Human Race, the Central Continent lost nearly forty percent of our occupied lands, and Northern Mainland People’s control shrunk by three quarters.

Due to the impact of the war, the neighboring Human Kingdoms were only left with Moxi Duchy and the Black Forest Kingdom, severely compressing our strategic space.

This war saw the fall of thirty-one Human kingdoms, and we received five refugee governments, the most important being the East-West War Hammer Kingdom.

After several rounds of consultation, the East-West War Hammer Kingdom decided to merge, hoping that we could support their restoration!”

The Northern Continent suffered severe territorial losses, primarily due to the annihilation of the Prairie Seven Kingdoms, losing the vast Orc Prairie.

One Orc Prairie was equivalent to three Alpha Kingdoms, which substantially increased the number of territories lost.

Considering economic value and population, the Central Continent suffered the heaviest losses.

The fifteen fallen Central Continent countries had an official population of sixty million, but the actual number could easily double, or even more.

Not to mention the economic value—just looking at the fiscal revenue from these fallen countries, it was more than four times that of the Alpha Kingdom.

It is worth noting that the taxing capability of the two sides differed; the same economic scale under Alpha Kingdom’s system could double the tax revenue.

This is the power of peace; as long as there are no large-scale wars and lords do not extort excessively, the population growth rate is very high.

In fact, the population of the numerous fallen Northern Continent small countries was not insignificant.

However, their situation was not as favorable as those in the Central Continent, and they had to send significant troops to participate in repelling Orc invasions.

Their current dire destiny was, in a way, paying for their previous inaction during the last Orc invasion.

If the War Hammer Kingdom had not been crippled, and the losses of Moxi Duchy and Alpha Kingdom were smaller, the Ancient Heritage Alliance would simply not have been able to form.

Perhaps, upon weighing the paper strength, they would find that the cost of breaking through the Northern Continent was too high and the Elf Race would have given up directly.

A single misstep led to complete loss.

Now, it’s too late for regrets, and the governments in exile of various countries can only feel frustration in secret.

“The Warhammer Clan wants restoration; I think the Kingdom should avoid getting involved.

A verbal support would suffice; delving deeply would cost the Kingdom more money and grain than we can afford!

Moreover, it involved our ally, Moxi People;displaying such a sacrifice for the Warhammer People is utterly unworthy!”

Hudson naturally continued the conversation.

Others might think this was to ease the atmosphere, but only Caesar IV knew this was the result of insider trading.

According to the agreements between the Alpha Kingdom and the Elf Race, the War Hammer Kingdom’s territory was split into two, currently controlled by the Moxi People.

Eighty percent of the local resistance leaders had accepted noble titles from the Moxi Duchy, and the forces still supporting the War Hammer Kingdom were at a distinct disadvantage.

Worse, these supporters were split into two factions.

To consolidate forces for restoration, the exiled East-West War Hammer Kingdom government had finalized their merger.

Yet, this was still not enough; just these limited supporters were not sufficient to support the reestablishment of the War Hammer Kingdom.