“I will now report on the forces we can mobilize.”
“Yes, please do.”
＜Ringo＞ was about to give a force report for Commander (Eve), also to share information with Amadio. However, since all that was needed for Amadio was to transmit the data, this was more like a social gathering with some small talk.
“First, there are the reconnaissance satellites for information gathering. Currently, we are test-operating a total of 27 satellites.”
‘Satellites, huh…? Is that all you have?’
“It’s because the information gathering on Threat Creatures… oh, I mean Monsters… is incomplete, so we’re being cautious. There are even species that can reach the satellite orbit with their attacks…”
‘……Huh?’
It was a sudden tangent, but it was a good opportunity to tell Amadio that there was something (probably a plant) that was shooting down Wyverns and Ray Cannons.
‘Seriously, you guys are really enjoying this fantasy world, aren’t you?’
“Hey, don’t joke around! We’re desperate here!”
Eve retorted at Amadio, whose face was twitching. However, Amadio was also creating a country by altering history, so he couldn’t really talk.
‘Alright, alright, I get it. I already thought those Monsters were a nuisance, but not to that extent. Seriously, what’s with a single life form that can attack up to satellite orbit? Is that some kind of cheat?’
“I agree with that…”
“That’s why we’re keeping satellite deployment to a minimum. Six GPS satellites, eight resource exploration satellites, six reconnaissance satellites, two space surveillance satellites, and five Gravity Measurement Satellites.”
The number of satellites was small, but it was a different story if they had been launched in just a few years. Amadio, who had checked the history of ＜The Tree＞, made a pathetic face.
‘How on earth did you manage to do so much in such a short time…?’
“For better or worse, there was nothing around us… If we had appeared in the Demon Forest, we would probably have been finished. Well, I guess we were lucky.”
‘I guess so. Alright, we can talk about that later. Right now, we’re confirming the forces for the Prawa Theocracy攻略.’
The forces currently landed in the Prawa Theocracy are as follows:
Three Land Battleships ＜Jötunn＞.
1,640 Multi-legged Tanks operating simultaneously. 202 units as defense forces for Yakari Port and its surrounding areas.
56 Multi-legged Ground Carriers. 10 units each for the Jötunn, 26 units around Yakari Port.
Numerous Multi-legged Attack Aircraft. 800 units each for the Jötunn, 4 units each for the Multi-legged Ground Carriers, and a total of 2,230 units in the occupied villages and towns.
840 anti-personnel Drones, 145 anti-ground Drones.
35 Doll Machines (Communicators), 140 Bipedal Escort Units ＜Primates＞, with 4 units each.
A total of 6,840 Security Robots ＜Sheriff＞ for maintaining public order in each village and town.
‘Seriously, you’re throwing out ridiculous numbers.’
“We’ve kept it to a minimum. We plan to increase production before invading the Holy Capital, so this is just for now.”
Moreover, the giant transport ship ＜Midgard＞, protected by a fleet including Naglfar-class and Hringhorni-class ships, was shuttling back and forth between Fortress Two (Black Iron), diligently transporting forces and materials.
The forces would continue to increase from now on.
“For now, we’ve seized the relay city ＜Ganey＞. We’ll build a base in the suburbs here. Currently, there are three Land Battleships gathered, which is an excessive force, so we’ll leave a guard force and dispatch the three ships to suppress the surrounding area.”
‘Those guys won’t get any rest then…’
“It’s also to put pressure on them and make them concentrate their forces in the Holy Capital. The invasion will resume in three days.”
They would dispatch forces east and west, centered on Ganey, and completely capture the southern part of the Prawa Theocracy. This was expected to take about three weeks.
Also, as the occupied area increased, the forces would triple in size. To stabilize the local command system, they planned to build a Fortress in Ganey and establish a new stationary Strategic AI.
‘After that, what I’m concerned about is this Gigantia. Is that an aerial force?’
“Ah, that. The Aerial Carrier ＜Gigantia-class＞ and the Aerial Escort Ship ＜Titan-class＞. We currently have two units, but we plan to add two more units.”
‘I’m grateful that your country had the sense not to come here with those.’
“We have that much sense, at least. Besides, honestly, I’m a little worried. Do you want to see the Wyvern battle? Honestly, I’m worried about the striking power against the same number of Wyverns.”
＜Ringo＞ sent Amadio the recorded information of the Titan-Wyvern battle. Amadio, after viewing it, let out a big sigh.
‘…If we move too much carelessly, it will attract Monsters.’
“Yes, that’s right. We don’t know what’s buried where. It’s like dancing a tap dance in a minefield.”
If they carelessly broadcast radio waves, Wyverns would come, and even though it was far away, ＜The Reflector＞, that ridiculous monster, was waiting.
In the first place, the Mountain Boar that they fought in the Forest Country (Lebresta) had enough defense to block the Railgun’s bombardment, and multiple similar individuals had been confirmed to be active.
“That’s why, especially if we’re going to move north, we need to build up our forces sufficiently. We also want to deploy aerial forces, so we need to prepare the runway.”
‘I can understand why the Repuytari Kingdom’s response is half-hearted. If they’re dealing with something like this, they can do whatever they want with human countries, huh?’
Amadio muttered, probably remembering the trade negotiations and such.
“It’s not like we were responding carelessly. As you can see, we can never have enough resources. If they just send transport ships and fill them with resources to return, we welcome it.”
‘Your perspective is too different. Well, you have an idea of where the Lodes are, right? In my opinion, the Afrasia United Kingdom also seems to have a considerable amount of buried resources, but are you going to pour them into this?’
“Finding a new Lode and securing it is what gamers do, right? Besides, it’s also necessary to decentralize production bases.”
‘Well, I agree with that.’
Amadio declared that he would follow their policy on that matter and changed the subject.
‘By the way, I want to ask this sooner rather than later. How do you intend to deal with the Repuytari Kingdom in the future? I can cooperate now. I can even make them a vassal state.’
Amadio said that, but ＜The Tree＞ didn’t find vassalization appealing.
“That’s the thing. Honestly, incorporating human nations as units is inefficient.”
That was the truth.
It was possible to educate the people and enable them to produce resources.
But in the end, they couldn’t surpass the efficiency of machine groups controlled by AI.
‘Well, yeah… I guess so. No, well… I guess so.’
Amadio could only give a wry smile at the true feelings of the Commander of ＜The Tree＞.
“However, I can’t bear to abandon them, and since it’s a country that Amadio-san established, I think it’s okay to give them a boost. It seems like there’s no possibility of them becoming a threat in the future.”
The player Amadio Salmon was incorporated into ＜The Tree＞’s forces. That Amadio had a country with tremendous power, and Amadio was immortal. Basically, unless a coup d’état occurred, Amadio would continue to reign as the de facto top.
In that case, the Repuytari Kingdom could be considered a friendly country for the time being.
“There’s no merit in occupying and doing something about it. At least, not at this point. Well… we can provide technology. It seems like we’re already guiding some of them, but it’s okay to increase that with insider privileges.”
‘Ah, um, I’ll put that on hold for now. No, I also have my own entanglements, and there’s no immediate talk of doing anything. For the time being, we’ll expand the volume of trade.’
“Okay. By the way, what about Burnstone? Should we increase the number?”
‘That, huh? Well, we can increase it… By the way, how do you mine that?’
“Ah, that. We don’t know the principle yet, but it seems that it calms down when it’s exposed to water…”
Amadio-san had not yet experienced the irrationality within irrationality, the overwhelming violence by individuals.
The Reflector, the giant monster showdown sounds fun.