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Chapter 497 - 497 83 Reinforcements _2

497: Chapter 83, Reinforcements _2 497: Chapter 83, Reinforcements _2 Scolding doesn’t solve any problem.

After venting emotions, reality still has to be faced.

The grand defeat on the front line resulted in the failure of the plan to destroy the Moxi Duchy.

Continuing the original plan is now pointless.

If it were a cavalry, one might consider using the Moxi Duchy as a passage to invade the Orton Duchy and make a stab at the Warhammer Kingdom.

However, the infantry dispatched by the Bearman Imperial Court can’t repeat this strategy.

The odds are, by the time the large army starts its march, it would be surrounded by the Human Alliance.

The field engineers corps of the expeditionary army, which originally destroyed the roads, has now returned to recuperate and no longer digs potholes all the way.

It is clear that the enemy is now unafraid of their approaching, and possibly even waiting for them to come.

Without an alliance’s support, the small amount of troops dispatched by the Bearman Imperial Court can’t withstand the Human Alliance attack.

“Pass down my order, have Bruno and his team return!”

The Bearman Emperor reluctantly ordered.

“Cavalry”.

The Bearman Imperial Court needs a cavalry capable of tough battles.

The ancestral demon elephant cavalry is indeed mighty, but the problem lies in the scarcity of demon elephants.

Unlike warhorses that can be bred and produced in bulk, demon elephants are famous for their low fertility.

After reaching adulthood, they give birth once every five or six years, and young elephants have to be trained for more than a decade before they can enter the battlefield.

Ever since the famed demon elephant cavalry corps perished at the hands of the human race, the Bearman Imperial Court has been trying to reassemble them.

After countless hardships, a few demon elephants were captured.

After decades of development, the elephant herd has reached over three hundred in number.

To recreate the glory days of thousands of elephants galloping together, who knows how long they have to wait.

The lack of war elephants has rendered the elephant cavalry merely decorative.

To genuinely make a significant impact in a large battle, you need at least several hundred war elephants to influence the outcome of the battle.

Undoubtedly, for the Bearman Imperial Court, this is an impossible task.

The elephant herd still needs to reproduce; they cannot deplete their resources.

The fifty-plus war elephants stationed inside the Imperial Court Big Camp are insufficient for an attack.

After all, this is the Extraordinary World, where there are many things that can threaten war elephants.

High-ranking knights, magicians, large magic crossbows, and magic crystal cannons can inflict fatal damage on the elephant infantry.

Until they reach a certain scale, the demon elephant cavalry can hardly exploit their power.

Similar endangered troops are also abundant among the races of the continent.

Moving the demon elephant cavalry here, in addition to showing off, is more about undertaking the task of defending the camp to avoid repeating the tragic “Horses Trampling Bear Camp” incident.

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Watching the Orc Army retreat and those borrowing territories to do so too, Hudson, who doesn’t have any battles to fight now, suddenly finds himself idle.

Perhaps due to the stimulus of war, the administrative speed of the Moxi Duchy bureaucrat has become much faster.

The battle merits and rewards that might have been debated for several months were resolved with a concrete plan on the seventh day after the end of the war.

Without any surprises, apart from replenishing a part of the consumed military equipment and resources, only a small amount of cultivation resources were rewarded.

Most of the rewards were “war bonds”.

The real reason was more complex than Hudson had anticipated.

Although the Moxi Duchy had sold many bonds, the actual amount of gold coins they received were not high.

Most of the gold coins were immediately used for trading strategic materials once received.

Even if there was a surplus, the money was abroad and had not been transported back.

As a result, the Moxi Duchy, in theory, is rich, but the actual treasury is so poor that not even a rat would find something to eat.

Without cash on hand, they can only use bonds to reward the meritorious.

This was a special privilege given considering that the expeditionary army was a guest army.

For the domestic army, everything is first recorded in the account.

It is evident that there are clever people within the Moxi Duchy government who know that bonds should not be issued indiscriminately.

Having nothing to do, Hudson can only visit around and socialize.

Although he doesn’t like these social obligations, for the sake of networking, Hudson chooses to accept the reality.

“What, the reinforcement from the Human Alliance is on its way?”

It is not his surprise, but the time is too early.

Since when has the Human Alliance been so efficient?

“Your Excellency the Earl, there’s no need to be too surprised.

Those who come early are merely the experts dispatched by the various powers.”

All of them were stimulated by the longevity method.

After the alliance meeting reached an agreement, experts from various powers were sent here.

Based on the intelligence we gathered, the number of experts who came this time is much more than what the Alliance Council requested.

Particularly the clergy, it is said that hundreds of ascetics have come.

Nearly all the strongmen on the brink of the end of their lifespan across the entire continent have gathered here.

With so many powerful figures gathered, the Bimon Emperor’s good days are soon to end.”

Upon hearing the explanation from Prince George, Hudson immediately understood.

Against the prospect of longevity, all considerations of gain or loss must yield.

Especially for those strongmen whose lives are nearing their end, when faced with such an opportunity, they would surely make a serious attempt.

However, to attract so many people to participate, simply relying on a rumor of immortality would certainly not be enough, there must be more evidence that has circulated.

Vaguely, Hudson felt that this seemed to be a big conspiracy, with someone manipulating things behind the scenes.

“Your Highness, could the rumor of the secret of immortality be true?”

Hudson tentatively asked.

Two people of different social classes, becoming friends and sitting here chatting casually, were purely a result of circumstances aligned by interests.

As Prince George, he has his own concerns.

Under normal circumstances, when the king falls ill, it should be his turn as the crown prince to oversee the situation.

Regrettably, the nobles within the kingdom do not trust this youthful crown prince, including members of the royal family, they are all unwilling to support him to take control of affairs.

Allowing the minister to temporarily hold the reins for a short term is indeed not a big issue.

However, if this were to continue, the scenario of “a powerful minister with a weak monarch” would easily arise.

It is easy to delegate power, but difficult to retake it.

The current ministers are well behaved and have shown enough respect to the royal family, but the future is uncertain.

While they probably wouldn’t rebel, it has happened on the Continent of Aslante where the major nobles have stripped power from the king.

To avoid being stripped of power in the future, Prince George must build his prestige.

Given the current complex situation, there is almost no chance of making any political moves.

The key to breaking through the predicament lies in military matters.

The lessons from Crown Prince Caesar, however, directly blocked Prince George’s path to achieve fame by commanding the army.

If the front line cannot be broken through, then it can be bypassed from the side.

Leading troops into battle is too risky and no one will support it, but surely it’s alright to ride on the coattails of others’ military merits!

The undefeated Hudson quickly came into the sights of Prince George.

Although efforts to lure Hudson to change sides failed, it did not prevent the two from becoming friends.

Compared to a group of old men, the two of similar age naturally had more things in common.

“Whether the longevity method is true or not, I cannot be sure.

But the Bimon Emperor has managed to live to this day, indeed by using a method of longevity extension.

This news has been confirmed.

It is said that given the Bimon Emperor’s current condition, he could still live for another five hundred years.

An eight hundred year lifespan is almost on par with the elves.

Even if used by the human race, and we have to cut that in half, a four hundred year lifespan is still longer than that of the sanctuary powerhouses.

Especially for those powerhouses, once they have such a long lifespan, the probability of further enhancing their cultivation is bound to increase.

Breaking through the sanctuary, or even reaching above the sanctuary, could all be possible.

Anyway, according to the arcanists, there will be continuous life transitions through constant cultivation, and the lifespan of humans will continue to increase.

The specific situation is not well recorded in the royal family’s collection of books; most of it is hearsay, and it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false.

The only evidence found in the historical records points to those ancient epic heroes, many of whom lived for more than three hundred years.

However, many accidents have occurred in the transmission of these myths and legends, causing the content to potentially distort.

Especially the severe impacts of the Millennium Catastrophe.

Almost after each catastrophe, the situation on the continent would undergo dramatic changes, and the civilization of many species would be greatly damaged.”

Prince George’s answer left Hudson at a loss for words.

This child’s biggest hobby is exploring these strange and peculiar things, and he lacks genuine devotion to the divine spirit.

If this were the era of church dominance on the continent, someone like him publicly advocating heretical thoughts would certainly be put on the stake.

But it is now an era of royal power.

Just as Caesar III dared to confiscate the church’s property, and Charles III could question the legitimacy of the Pope, George’s dissemination of arcanist theories is nothing of concern.