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Chapter 678 - 678 8 Development Meeting_1

678: Chapter 8, Development Meeting_1 678: Chapter 8, Development Meeting_1 After sending off Duke Aefero, who had initially agreed to a deal, Hudson began to worry.

Maxim wasn’t the smartest, but his shortcomings were mainly in life knowledge and cognition, not to the point of being a complete fool.

Using potions to control him might work once or twice, but if he did it frequently, Maxim would undoubtedly start noticing something was wrong.

The main issue was that the current aphrodisiac potion for giant dragons didn’t last long enough to complete the breeding plan.

The kingdom was already behind other nations in forming a sub-dragon legion, and to catch up quickly, they needed to bring more female beasts for mating.

Even if the combat power of the giant dragon was formidable, it wasn’t able to face hundreds or thousands of female beasts in a short time.

Even the Real Dragon King would probably buckle under this kind of pressure.

As a member of a vested interest group, Hudson still felt a strong sense of belonging to the Alpha Kingdom.

If the kingdom fell behind in this round of military change, a significant price would have to be paid to make up for it in the future.

If they didn’t strive to catch up now, they would be like the fool who insisted on pure infantry route when cavalry was being widely adopted.

Given the kingdom’s research and development capabilities, Hudson was sceptical whether their technology, such as magic crossbows and Demon Crystal cannons, could catch up with the continental top power.

Even if they did catch up technologically, mass production would still be a problem.

Relying on the Dwarf Kingdom for the import of core components was the most deadly flaw.

Top continental powers such as the clergy and the Frank Kingdom also needed to import some components, but they could make some themselves.

Even if the cost of producing it themselves was higher than buying from the dwarfs, the fact that they had production capability made a difference.

The southern countries initially had more Alchemists and were further advanced in technology.

What could the kingdom use to catch up in short period?

The gap wasn’t just in these aspects.

Including the magic modification of transport vehicles during wartime, the technology also came from the major southern countries.

The only advantage of the northern countries was their robust and fierce local customs, but in the extraodinary world, these advantages seemed negligible.

Anyone with a brain would know how miserable it would be to resist the extraordinary troops of various nations with mere flesh and blood.

The arrow hits the bird that pokes its head out.

As the main general who stood out in this war, if the kingdom were to engage in a large-scale foreign war, especially a war where the enemy is strong and we are weak, Hudson would most likely be leading the troops.

In this case, he would have a stronger responsibility and no way to shirk it.

This wasn’t a joke.

Otherwise, why would the kingdom offer him such high treatment?

If certain things were not prepared in advance, it would be too late to cry when they happened.

Luckily, the continent is still in a general period of balance.

The existence of different races restricts the infighting of the human race, and the major powers have no intention of starting a major war for the time being.

The brainwashing work for the Red Dragon must begin.

Otherwise, when the kingdom gathered the female beasts, and he hadn’t dealt with Maxim yet, it would be awkward.

Hudson never doubted the sensitivity of kingdom aristocrats to the military.

As long as the royal family took the lead, everyone would definitely choose to cooperate.

The nation was a joint-stock country; those who had money would put in money, and those who had beasts would bring beasts.

The magical beasts that were bred, apart from those reserved for the kingdom’s standing army, everyone could also get a share.

As for creating a magical beast legion by themselves, not that Hudson looked down on anyone, but none of the major families in the kingdom had the strength to do so.

Of course, the relationship network of the aristocrats was complicated, and it wasn’t impossible for some to get a magical beast mount from the king.

But the probability was very small, at least at this stage it would be difficult for a large number of war beasts to flow out.

Even if it were possible, the price would be no less than supporting the kingdom’s own development.

…

Atop the Holy Mountain, Shelter VII was worried as he looked at the newly minted continental map.

The clergy had made a heavy loss in provoking the Orcs to invade.

Alpha Kingdom was indeed hit hard, but it was far from the anticipated downfall.

“Didn’t you say that you had succeeded?

Why is Caesar III still alive after so long?

Are your plans to let him live until he dies of old age?” Shelter VII asked angrily.

As long as Caesar III was alive for one more day, the plan for the Alpha Kingdom couldn’t be carried forward.

It would be useless to provoke internal conflicts, and with Caesar at the helm, there could be no chaos.

The original partner, the Orcs, were on their last legs and barely survived in the gap.

The northern nobles, who had high expectations to cause chaos in the Alpha Kingdom, had to kill themselves, and the clergy didn’t know how to help.

Now that the war was over and the situation in the Alpha Kingdom had stabilized, Caesar III was still alive and well.

Given the current situation, it probably wouldn’t be long before they recovered from their weakness.

At that time, this staunch anti-clerical kingdom would likely cause trouble again.

In Shelter VII’s eyes, Charles III and Caesar III were the largest heretics on the continent.

These two heretics were hard to deal with and even the clergy wouldn’t dare to make a move on them casually.

“Your Majesty, the situation may have changed.

The Alpha Kingdom is ultimately a great nation and has some foundations; it’s normal to have some treasures that can extend one’s lifespan.

Caesar III might still be alive for now, but his body had broken down a long time ago.

There were limits to extending his life using treasures.

Perhaps in two or three years, we will hear the news of his death from illness.

In a sense, this delay might be a good thing.

If Caesar III dies too quickly, everyone will associate his death with the assassination.