Chapter 1572: Chapter 59: Another Poor Person is Born_2
To be precise: it was fought together with the Dragon!
Everyone present had sparred with Magnus privately.
One-on-one duels, no one was his match, and with that Giant Dragon whose strength reached the Dragon King, they were even more unmatched.
Of course, like most Dragon Knights, Magnus had very little control over his mount Dragon.
It was common for it to embarrass him in front of others.
It’s said to be because the contract time was too long, taking up too much of the Dragon’s life, causing his mount Dragon to remain single.
Every time the Giant Dragon’s mating season arrived, it was peak time for embarrassment and disagreements.
A typical experiential life case!
Similar unlucky Dragons emerge every few hundred years.
The contracted person had too good talent and very good luck, progressing rapidly in breakthroughs, resulting in the indefinite extension of the contract cycle.
No matter how good the relationship is, spending a long time together inevitably leads to boredom.
But despite the conflicts, the feelings from spending hundreds of years together were still there.
As a Peak Strong, his own safety was guaranteed, and the mount’s freedom was also very high.
Going out on a spree for decades was not uncommon.
They belonged to those who could bicker among themselves but maintained a united front against outsiders.
This duo of a man and a Dragon directly earned Magnus the reputation of being unbeatable among the Human Race.
With a stare from such a strongman, Alpha the First felt chills down his spine, instinctively knowing that if he kept causing trouble, he would surely get beaten.
This was different from the Hudson he had encountered before, who was also a top power on the continent, but Hudson had the constraints of a sovereign-subject relationship.
Even though Hudson was a retired King, he had to be given adequate respect.
Magnus was entirely different; he was not a subject of the Alpha Kingdom and had no subordinate relationship with Alpha the First.
If words did not agree, he would indeed take action. Being beaten under such circumstances was pointless as no one would stand up for him.
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The small episode ended, and the Human Alliance meeting was successfully held.
Without external interference, representatives from all sides cast their sacred vote according to their own positions.
Ultimately, with unanimous approval, the start of the Human Race’s counterattack was declared.
Blood Moon Defense Line.
Upon receiving the edict from the Human Alliance, Hudson did not hesitate, immediately convening a swearing-in meeting.
“Marshal, isn’t it bad for us to keep delaying?
The Black Forest people are in a hurry, their battle situation is quite tense, and the Gutland Province is at risk.
If we do not send troops, resulting in the collapse of the Black Forest people’s front line, it would cause problems for the Human Alliance, making it hard to manage.”
Governor Piers said with some concern.
For the Nobles, honor was a second life. If matters escalated, it would definitely affect their reputation.
Governor Piers was already old, seeking stability in politics, and did not want to stir up trouble anymore.
“Your Excellency Governor, do not worry!
We will not be too late to send troops after the Black Forest representative arrives.
In previous times, the Kingdom was too quick in sending troops, leading some to take the Kingdom’s contributions for granted.
Although other requests can be ignored, the ownership of the Hundred Mile Corridor and future trade cooperation between the two countries must be negotiated first!”
Hudson said with an unchanged expression.
Daring to play this aggressively was not due to youthful recklessness. There was no need to wait until now to make things difficult for the Black Forest people.
The choice to “loot a burning house” at this time was actually due to confidence.
Even if the Gutland Province fell, Hudson was confident he could clean up the mess for the Black Forest people.
Helping to solve the trouble and then causing a fuss would be overdoing it. Continuing to escalate it to the Human Alliance would mix in elements of biting the hand that feeds.
As long as the Black Forest Kingdom’s upper echelon was not foolish, they would not stir on such issues.
Not only should they not stir, but they must provide the best treatment for these reinforcements; otherwise, they would find no help in future troubles.
The Southeastern Province was stable, but the Black Forest people could not hold on.
Expanding the army and preparing for war does not immediately translate into military strength. Specific soldier training and logistical support must be resolved.
The Noble Lords who followed the Kingdom’s orders to seriously engage in reserve training were okay, at least learning a little from military instructors.
Those who outwardly complied but secretly resisted were unfortunate, only able to copy from memory or directly use old training methods from their ancestors.
Troubling on the wrong path, the more effort, the more problems arose.
How likely it was for soldiers to develop combat power was only known after going to war, but many Serfs in training were exhausted to collapse.
To the high and mighty Noble Lords, the lives of Serfs were unimportant as long as they could gain a strong army, and some cost was worth it.
Each expanding and preparing for war was manageable, the Lords could resolve it themselves, but problems arose as reinforcements began to gather.
The biggest feature of a fully militarized system was the large number of soldiers.
An army of hundreds of thousands could be extracted casually from any province, and logistical support faced severe tests as reinforcements began to gather.
Theoretically, as long as Nobles along the route provided provisions, the Kingdom Government would settle accounts with local Nobles after the war.
Unfortunately, the Black Forest Kingdom lacked a proper logistical system and corresponding settlement system.
Once the armies from all regions gathered, the logistical challenges were unprecedented, even more severe than the last continental war.
After all, in the last continental war, they did not mobilize as many troops, and the rate of ordinary soldiers’ provision consumption was also far lower than that of the current forces.