“New weapons are expensive. Don't we have a massive amount of obsolete stock? Lend it directly to those countries. I don't want to wake up in a few days and hear that their capitals have fallen,” the standing officer said, glancing at the person seated to the left of the head of the table.
“The treasury can mobilize some funds, but at most, we can produce 100,000 sets of individual equipment to transport to the northern countries. I heard your Army Department has enough weapons stockpiled from every era to arm millions. It's not like they're just rotting there, right?”
“Thank you for your generosity. I will go report this to His Majesty immediately.”
The officer turned with a smile and left the council chamber.
A mosquito followed him into the deeper parts of the palace, but unfortunately, it touched a magical barrier and died instantly.
“Tsk, getting more intelligence is proving to be quite difficult.”
Xia Jin's intelligence infiltration was impressive, but using tiny insects to enter more classified areas was still a major challenge.
Moreover, she had discovered a suspicious point: most religious buildings were even harder to enter.
The entire Empire did indeed believe in the Goddess of Dawn, and a small number of priests possessed a more powerful force known as divine arts.
According to the analysis of the brain bugs, divine arts were actually just a higher form of magic.
“An interesting power.”
To organize the civilians within the controlled areas to support the war effort, a projection of Xia Jin, identical in appearance to her true body, arrived at the royal palace of Clear.
She met with the currently selected new rulers and stated her requirements.
“Find a way to migrate 20,000 technicians to the territory of the Orc Empire.”
“The Orc Empire?” Hearing this name, the official standing below looked up in confusion.
Looking at the young girl leaning lazily on the throne, he could not sense at all that the girl before him was actually the supreme ruler of the entire Kingdom of Clear.
Amelo, standing below, cleared his throat. “Princess... no, Her Majesty the Queen previously mobilized an army of hundreds of thousands to bypass the northeastern Border Forest and annihilate a massive empire composed of orcs. What she means is that the Dawn Empire is currently expanding its military and preparing for war, pressing us at every step. The people of the Clear region cannot just sit and wait for death. In addition to a stable front line, we must build safer military factories in the rear. We might even recruit orc mercenaries to form a powerful legion and prepare for a final showdown with the Dawn Empire.”
After these words were spoken, Xia Jin glanced at him with great satisfaction.
It seemed necessary to perform a deep modification on Amelo to turn him completely into one of her own bugs.
“The Orc Empire... I have heard of such legends. As expected of Her Majesty,” one official below immediately flattered her.
“The Zerg have already fought the Imperial Navy at sea. Our navy is completely lagging behind. Fortunately, the Zerg air force is powerful and does not rely on sturdy large ships; they can take off as long as there is a platform. Therefore, the subsequent development of Clear should focus on the shipbuilding industry. As for cannons, I think the technology imported from Kelu is quite good. Furthermore, the Orc Empire has a vast territory. If possible, the entire orc domain can become our reserve production base.”
To save resources, the Zerg were only responsible for producing combat vessels and would not consider landing ships.
All landing vessels would be produced by the factories within their own territory.
The people below quickly received detailed orders and requirements.
After saying everything, Xia Jin said, “I authorize Ellie to be in charge of this matter.”
“Yes.”
Ellie immediately responded.
This was all for show to outsiders.
Most people in the Kingdom of Clear had not yet had the chance to undergo Zerg modification, and she did not plan to modify them yet.
Now that war was about to break out, these people were all labor; she couldn't let them go to waste.
...
Actions in various places under Zerg leadership were extremely efficient.
Orders were quickly sent to all regions via magical communications, and a large number of elf bugs went to assist.
That evening, many civilians learned about the migration plan.
The officials specifically emphasized the Empire's wicked deeds, concocting stories that the “Dawn Empire is wantonly slaughtering our subjects.”
Subsequently, the Zerg began to hunt down all individuals or organizations that believed in the Goddess of Dawn.
Belief in the Dawn Church was treated as treason.
Tens of thousands of swarms went to towns and villages to hunt down missionaries from the south.
This action by Clear could be considered dropping all pretenses.
Since both sides were already fighting at sea, there was no need for any reservations regarding subsequent actions.
Once all the various orders began to be executed, the entire Zerg territory began to grow tense.
Thousands of elf bugs arrived in various places to issue conscription orders.
In fact, before the Empire took the initiative to attack, the Zerg would absolutely not strike first. Because the longer they waited, the stronger the swarm became, so Xia Jin was not in a hurry at all.
Some secondary artillery was mobilized to local units in various regions, and hundreds of thousands of laborers were mobilized. They built defensive fortifications everywhere and planted magical mines that would explode.
Ultimately, about 30,000 technical workers and thousands of mages sat on the backs of bugs and headed for the territory of the Orc Empire, preparing to establish shipyards and develop magic weapons there to support the front line.
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