Chapter 835 (1/2)

Chapter 835: Vol V Chapter 195

In the face of valuable intelligence, the Republic of Northwest was certainly not the only country that would take action.

Way before the Republic of Northwest, the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs had already begun training new armies.

The origin of the northern army of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins was not something that was especially confidential. If this army was not mobilized, perhaps it could really be kept a secret for a period of time. But since it had been mobilized where it had even fought a few battles, especially after that bloody battle which carried some semblance of the legendary characteristic, all countries had come to notice this powerful army.

Investigating with the power of the state, it did not take long for the other countries to ascertain the origin of the northern army. Then messengers from all countries boisterously swarmed to Keane Hill, seeking to obtain its military strategy.

At that time, the situation was blown out of proportion. The Church of the Void Mask had to urgently mobilize its Legendary Masters to quell the unrest and resolve the problem. Among them, there was even Leon, the swordsman from the shore of the East Coast and Satan, the Wise Man of Purification. The stance of more than a dozen Legendary Masters gathered together was so imposing that it really seemed as though the sky had to lower down in humility. The messengers from the other countries, who were either overly anxious or simply there to stir up trouble, finally calmed down.

Since things were now peaceful and calm, they could all get down to business.

In the end, this business was closed as a good deal. Anyway, for the next hundred years, Keane Hill would not have any shortage of development funds. It also accumulated enough social connections and even took the opportunity to break free from the rule of the Thunder Lord and gained autonomy.

Although these were small matters to Wall, the influence they carried was in truth not that small. After obtaining Keane Hill’s military strategy, other countries started to train their new armies intensively. Among them, the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs made the fastest training progress, while the Orc Empire was the slowest.

The Kingdom of Light was practically a theocracy. The power of the churches of the various human gods deeply penetrated into various aspects of the state. Thus, it was very easy for the state to gather a large number of strong youngmen of clean backgrounds who showed utmost loyalty to the gods and the state for strict training. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs was a state that held its military culture in high regard. The people took pride in being enlisted as soldiers to fight and win battles. So it was also easy to gather qualified personnel for the army.

Of the remaining countries, the Mifata Federation and the Dhaka Commercial Association were progressing at a slower pace, but at least they were not considered slow, and the formation of their new armies was ardently underway. The Duchy of Thunder, the Kingdom of the Blue Moon, and the southern aristocratic party of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins fared worse. Their state system made it hard for the various lords to transfer strong youngmen from their territories to be trained as new armies. Up till now, they were all still in the midst of wrangling.

The elves of the Ancient Forest, the Orcs of the Orc Prairie, and the Lizardmen from the Great Marsh were the slowest. The ruling system of these three races were relatively lax and scattered to start with. Even if they wanted to establish an army that was “loyal to the country,” they simply did not know how to come up with one that could fulfill the proper concept of a state. The elven race was never one that seriously adhered to discipline, the Orcs only knew what a tribe was and had absolutely no idea what a country meant, the Lizardmen… they did not even have a unified regime!

Minus the fact that it was simply impossible for the elves and Lizardmen to train a new army, the Orcs were still trying their best. After repeated wrangles, the great aristocrats and the current Emperor of Orcs, Ilo, who was also known as “Iron Teeth,” finally agreed that the first army of the new army would be trained by personnel selected from the races of the werewolves, Dogmen, Catmen and Leopardmen. The reason was that these few races were quite similar in their physical build. The second army would be trained by the Bullmen who had always been known for their honesty and strength. The third army would be trained by the Rabbitmen, who made up such a large population that they could withstand death.

But even so, the progress of training was still very much a tragedy.