Chapter 16 Coping
The Titila Fortress was originally a country that was built by iron. Over the past period of time, General Rana has strengthened his defenses by day and night, making the already strong defense measures three points stronger. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is indestructible and solid.
Vared admiring the defensive measures arranged by General Rana along the way, and secretly sighed in his heart that this general was indeed a good-looking one. The open and dark castles on the hilltops were intertwined and were built according to the mountains. Dozens of magic attack devices were arranged just right, enough to form a cross-fire network against enemies attacking in any direction. Only generals who are truly familiar with mountain defense operations can do this arrangement.
"If you want to use troops in the Endless Mountains in the future, General Rana is a good candidate." Vared thought to himself. As soon as he arrived at the command room on the upper level, he saw General Rana's eyes were red, covered with blood, and his hair was a little messy. He was holding a military map centered on the Titila Fortress and looking hard.
It seems that although Valed gave him a shot of a cardiotherapy and told him the current stalemate between the Dwarf Kingdom and Green Skin. It may not necessarily be possible to draw many troops to launch an attack, the general was still worried.
When the general heard the noise, he saw that it was Valed coming in, he barely smiled and said, "The outpost battle has been like this these days, and it is all thanks to your command of the Count. It is worthy of the general who has been praised by Asta and is a talent that is rare in a thousand years."
"You are polite, General. I'm here this time, and there is a new situation to discuss with you."
After hearing what he said, General Rana became serious and asked Valed to sit down and calm down. He heard Valed encounter the armored train of the Chaos Dwarf during patrol, and rushed out straight from the ground to start. He told General Rana the whole thing.
At the beginning, General Rana was quite excited to hear that a powerful country like the Chaos Dwarf intends to form an alliance with Sirvania and jointly deal with the Dwarf Kingdom. But soon, the general figured out something was wrong.
From Vared telling him about the current embarrassment in the Dwarf Kingdom to the appropriate Chaos Dwarf. These two are linked together, such a coincidence... the other party's motives and methods of committing the crime can be guessed. General Rana is not a stupid person, so he immediately felt it. This matter is probably the conspiracy of the Chaos Dwarf.
General Rana was not like Valed. On the surface, the sun was shining, but in his stomach, he was a sinister hero. He said whatever he had thought about it. He quickly told him what he had thought about it. Valed nodded with consent and said, "Indeed, I thought so too when I came back all the way." It seemed as if he had just known it.
"So Earl, what do you think this matter should be handled?"
When General Rana heard Vared say this, his thoughts that this matter was a conspiracy was a little firmer. However, the general was just a general after all. He was in charge of the on-site command and planning the situation. However, he had no idea when he had touched such an important political event.
By heart, the promises of the Chaos Dwarf were indeed very attractive. This promise was also confirmed with the black iron weapons abandoned by the Chaos Dwarfs that Vared brought back.
However, except for the military supplies that can be delivered immediately, other areas such as territory, mines and wealth must be cashed after defeating the Dwarf Kingdom. The empty checks and shadowless things. General Rana was also reluctant to fight against the old world power of the Dwarf Kingdom for these shadowless things.
"First, let me tell Sylvania about these situations. However, for whatever reason, I think we should increase our troops around the northern border. The defense project also needs to be strengthened, and there is also..."
"What else?" General Rana asked immediately after hearing Valed say halfway.
"And that's right... Although the Titela Fortress is solid, it is a great fortress I've never seen before. But I think it seems a bit insufficient to just this point. If two or three fortresses can be added around Titela in the northern defense zone to form a whole, the power of the garrison will be greatly enhanced."
Hearing Vared say this, General Rana felt a little embarrassed: "It seems that Titilla was abandoned by the dwarves and could be transformed into such a fortress, but this is the only one, and there is no other semicolon. Earl, your proposal is good, but..."
After hearing General Rana said this, Vared couldn't help laughing: "The new fortress does not need to be as strong as Titilla. General, you have lived here for decades. Have you even forgotten how to build an ordinary fortress?"
When Valed said this, General Rana blushed and laughed at himself: "Yes, I have lived in this dwarf ravine for a long time, and I have even forgotten these things..."
After hearing what he said, Vared quickly persuaded him, it was nothing more than that the general was just over 400 years old and was in his prime. In the future, the northern defense zone will use troops in the Endless Mountains, and you will rely on you. After saying this, General Rana's face looked a little better.
The two of them continued to discuss, and Vared said another concern:
"This mountainous area was originally a dwarf's territory. There were many abandoned tunnels underground. Even now, there are countless tunnels under the mines we control, which are as well-connected as a maze. What I am worried about is that the dwarfs use these tunnels to attack us. Another point is the armored train of the Chaos Dwarf."
Speaking of this, Vared said the power of the Chaos Dwarf's armored train: "It seems that such a powerful machine has a strategic value that is probably comparable to that of a dragon or a big demon. Its mobility and suddenness are much stronger than that of a dragon and a big demon. The most important point is that it is a machine."
"Machine? What's wrong with the machine?" General Rana, who had just agreed with it, was careful about the armored train of the Chaos Dwarf, asked.
"Because it is a machine, there is a possibility of mass production. If you transfer to the wartime production system and invest all the country's industrial production capacity into military production, it is possible to create more large quantities of iron-armored trains in a short period of time.
At the same time, because it is a machine, there is a possibility of repair after being destroyed. Unlike creatures, if they die, they will die. And because they are machines, there is a possibility of infinite improvement. Their variation and adaptability are also much stronger than that of creatures... because they are machines."
Vared this way, and at the end of the conversation, he unknowingly off topic: "I never thought that there would be such a race in this world. They built huge machines. They used machines to produce machines and replaced human labor, thus increasing productivity to an outrageous level. And they had infinite possibilities and extremely violent combat power... This race is the Chaos Dwarf.
I really can't imagine that when the countries of the Old World were in chaos, they actually completed industrialization silently. They established a powerful country with evil, metal and machine manufacturing as their pillars. This country is different from other countries in the Old World because we know almost nothing about it...
Did you know? After adding this variable, many of my plans and strategies have to be considered again. Even if there is an extra feather on the balance, it will be tilted to one side. What's more, it is such a terrible empire."
"You, you said so...a war against the Chaos Dwarfs?"
After hearing what Valed said, General Rana's brain was a little confused. As for what Valed said, he vaguely felt the terrifying power that could change an era, and he instinctively felt fear. The despair and slight hysteria that Valed exuded when he complained also made him feel difficult to breathe.
"How is it possible..." Vared laughed out loud: "We have no direct territory bordering with the Chaos Dwarves. There are no disputes in interest for the time being. Even in the war against the Dwarves Kingdom, we are likely to become allies. Do you think I have any reason to declare war on them? The whole Sylvania will not agree."
"So, then you mean..."
"Of course it's learning." Vared said: "The other party wants to form an alliance with us, and the other party has a request for us. We just have an opportunity to learn from each other. Their large machinery production technology, their armored trains, their industrial production system... we can learn all these things and turn them into our own use. Learning - if you fall behind others, you have to study hard, and this is not embarrassing."
"I think, I understand what you mean." After hearing what Valed said, General Rana finally understood Valed's attitude towards the Chaos Dwarf - it doesn't matter whether it is an alliance or not, and the promised wealth and territory are not important. Even the Chaos Dwarfs may even desire the ultimate conceptual arming, and the Doomsday Anvil. What Valed wants is the science and technology mastered by the Chaos Dwarfs.
"I have decided that I will go to the Empire of Chaos Dwarfs to take a look. At the same time, I will also let more vampires go there to take a look." Vared said: "Of course, before this, I will arrange all the things that Sylvania and Earl Castein have been assigned. You can rest assured."
Despite saying that, General Rana felt that Valed was already eager to try it out. Seeing his excitement, he seemed to want to fly to the empire of the Chaos Dwarves now and see what these evil, genius, and superb skills of Chaos Dwarves looked like... (To be continued...)
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