4 Base Building – 3 (2/2)

I also want a factory so that I can build some vehicles. So much to do in so little time!

(in the next day, in the beastman village, 3° person POV)

The scouts arrived in the predicted schedule. However, they did not divulge what happened at the Lonely Peak at all to not cause any panic. Their leader, the village chief Wolf, went back to his home to his cute daughters.

He opened the door of his house, yelling:

(Wolf): ”I'm home!”

(Suna): ”Daddy!”

His younger daughter immediately rushed to him. He crouched and laughed, hugging her and picking her up in his arms. He walked to the living room, where his oldest, Luna, is putting own a book as she seats in the sofa. She looks at him and smiles.

(Luna): ”Welcome home, dad.”

(Wolf): ”Thank you. Wow, you're reading a book instead of swinging a sword! The sun will raise in the north tomorrow!”

He said jokingly. Luna smiled smugly, saying:

(Luna): ”I'm sharpening my mind! With that, my sword will be even sharper!”

Wolf sighed. His daughter only thinks about training, and somehow, reading is now included on that routine. ”well, at least she's trying…” he thinks. As he watches his daughters, the scene of what happened at the Lonely Peak yesterday, and for a moment, saw his daughter suffering the same destiny as those monsters.

He smiled forcefully. He had to do something about it.

(Vladmir's POV)

I stand in front of my new army. Five hundred marines, one hundred firebats, one hundred doctors, one hundred Vikings and fifty medvacs. Several Supply Depots are scattered around the base, with several open spaces for future buildings.

I also have one hundred fifty spots to fill in my army. I must say, the buildings are massive, way bigger than the game lets you think. Mainly the Starport, it's fucking massive. Well, it's still cool anyway, and I'll keep it. I already have a sizeable army, and I can already start conquering.

I want to start conquering immediately, but the only targets are either the small village, that won't be useful even as an appetizer or the massive kingdom with high risks of losing everything before eve starting.

I need more time to grow… as well learn how to rule a city. These soldiers have undying loyalty and obsession with me, like I'm some kind of prophesized ruler, but the people of this world aren't. I look to the soldiers training moving around and making formations.

I'm feeling a bit hungry… I call off the training and send them to have lunch and go patrolling. I start floating, flying back to my command center. Recently, I learned how to fly using telekinesis. After all, I can lift more than ten times my own weight, this is a simple trick, flying around.

It isn't levitation, that's a far stronger power. As I fly back, I start thinking about how to enter in contact with those beastman. Should I do a pacific approach, or an aggressive takeover? Both have their pros and cons, and I'm tending to the pacific approach option.

It may be a bit more troublesome and taxing, but it will be a good practice. The perfect ruler is the one that is loved and feared. Loved by his people so he fears no betrayal, and feared enough so that his people wouldn't betray him.

According to Machiavelli, the perfect ruler has to be both of them, but since that is impossible, he should be only one of them. However, a feared ruler never has the true trust of his people, and his reign will be short, and a loved ruler grows complacent, and is more of a figure than a ruler, as his authority is based only in love, not respect.

However, a balance is the key. Therefore, an aggressive peaceful approach. Umm… difficult situation.