56: This is all child's play!

“Fellow countrymen, I have gathered you here today to announce some of my decisions,” the Emperor said in a deep voice.

“Over these years, the Eastern Island has flourished, and its international standing has gradually risen.”

“We are a peace-loving nation, never antagonizing other countries, always self-sufficient, and dedicated to our own development.”

Before this speech, the Emperor had already reviewed a large amount of historical data of the Eastern Island in Songzhi Pavilion.

The nation of Eastern Island was once very weak; for thousands of years, it was a humble vassal of the neighboring great nation, Dragon Country!

Later, as times advanced, Eastern Island imitated and learned from the strong nations of this world, constantly seeking their guidance and support.

It was only in the last two years that it gradually improved, slowly gaining a foothold in this world.

Therefore, the people of this nation, like the citizens of Da He Settlement, possess a strong sense of inferiority and crisis, yet also an inherent pride.

People with such a mindset are extremely easy to incite!

“However, though I do not offend others, others seek to offend me!”

“Over these years, as we have developed, Eagle Country across the sea has constantly eyed us with covetousness, attempting to restrict us with various hegemonic sanctions! They intend to make us submit to their oppressive power!”

“Fellow countrymen, do you wish to remain under others' control? Do you wish to endure such humiliation?”

After the Emperor finished speaking, the citizens on the street began to discuss in hushed tones.

Some were worried and sighed, while others began to echo his words.

“No! We must be self-reliant!”

“We must be self-reliant!”

“The Eastern Island people are the most formidable nation!”

Seeing the people echoing his words, the Emperor breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself that these Eastern Island NPCs were indeed easy to fool.

“To be self-reliant, we must strengthen the nation through our military. In this world, only with advanced weapons and elite armies can we stand undefeated!”

“I have decided to implement conscription across Eastern Island starting today! I ask all young men to voluntarily join my Eastern Army to serve the military nation!”

“This is to prepare for potential wars in the future!”

It must be said that the Emperor was absolutely skilled at manipulating hearts and stirring up trouble.

His words ignited the people's enthusiasm, and they all became invigorated.

“Military nation!”

“Military nation!”

Shouting slogans, they even raised their hands one after another, eagerly enlisting.

Seeing this, the Emperor nodded with satisfaction, then whispered to Ito Hidekazu beside him:

“Ito-kun, you are to notify the leaders of the military bases to cooperate in completing the conscription. Also… begin training as quickly as possible.”

At this moment, Ito Hidekazu was utterly impressed by the Emperor before him.

He secretly glanced at the loyalty displayed in the dungeon's backend; the loyalty of these Eastern Island citizens had not only not decreased but was actually increasing!

Ito Hidekazu truly never imagined that these people would be so easy to deceive.

It seems that the upcoming conscription will also proceed exceptionally smoothly.

Once military strength increases, crushing Eagle Country will be just around the corner!

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Inside the Cliff Villa.

Lin Ye was drinking milk tea while observing the progress of the Raging Sea and Surging Waves dungeon.

When he saw the Emperor's series of actions, Lin Ye felt no shock whatsoever; in fact, his heart was as calm as still water.

This was because all of the Emperor's actions were within his expectations.

Sometimes history is astonishingly similar, and sometimes history is inevitable.

He smiled and shook his head, biting down on the tapioca pearls in his milk tea.

“Emperor… among all those challenging the Raging Sea dungeon, I'd call you the strongest.”

Setting aside his conduct, the Emperor, as a TOP20 on the Hero Ranking, indeed showed Lin Ye many unique qualities.

In terms of war philosophy and strategic planning, he truly surpassed most people on Azure Star.

“But it's truly a pity; your maneuvers are merely child's play in the face of Raging Sea…”

The Emperor's calculations would naturally be effective if the opposing forces had comparable strength.

However, if the disparity in combat power was too vast, then all such schemes and tricks would be meaningless.

The strength of Eagle Country in the dungeon was set according to the peak combat power of Blue Star's Eagle Country in the previous life, and because various weapons and military equipment could be manufactured without consumption, the dungeon's Eagle Country was much, much stronger than Blue Star's Eagle Country.

Meanwhile, although the people of Da He Settlement currently seemed to possess abundant war resources, they still remained at the Blue Star S1 level.

To use S1 combat power to fight peak Eagle Country?

Forget a tenfold numerical difference; even if the Emperor rallied all the people of Eastern Island to participate, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single snap of Eagle Country's fingers.

Such an immense technological chasm could not be bridged by petty calculations.

Furthermore, the Emperor's so-called war talent was indeed stronger than many other people on Azure Star, but only stronger than people on Azure Star…

Many combat philosophies on Azure Star were actually quite outdated.

The Emperor's recent actions, in fact, were only very basic maneuvers.

If placed in the Blue Star of the previous life, it could be said that anyone who had even slightly read Sun Tzu's Art of War would have done better than him.

“Calm down, Emperor,” Lin Ye yawned widely.

“A grand gift from Eagle Country is about to arrive!”

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Seven days had passed in the dungeon without realizing it.

During these seven days, everything on the Emperor's side progressed smoothly.

The people of Eastern Island voluntarily enlisted; in just seven days, four million new recruits were gathered!

At this rate, it wouldn't even take half a year; perhaps in just another week, nine million people could be conscripted.

Meanwhile, Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Iga Ryuji's progress was also smooth; their special forces, by time estimation, should have basically reached their destination.

Now, all that remained was to await good news from them.

In the garden of the Edo Imperial Palace.

The Emperor was playing “Shogi,” a game invented by the Dahe Clan, with Ito Hidekazu.

Both of them looked refreshed and in good spirits.

“Your Majesty, at this rate, our victory over Eagle Country will be just around the corner,” Ito Hidekazu still did not forget to offer a few compliments.

“Ito-kun, do not let your guard down. Our war with Eagle Country has not yet begun! We do not know the full extent of Eagle Country's strength.”

As they were speaking, the Emperor's phone suddenly rang.

But the Emperor didn't think much of it; in his understanding, this should be a leader from a military base calling to deliver good news.

He directly answered the phone.

A grim voice came from the other end.

“Emperor Takakawa!”

“Your current actions have already broken the friendship between your nation and Eagle Country!”

“You are extensively conscripting within your country, attempting to develop militarism! At the same time, you are widely slandering Eagle Country domestically and inciting national hatred; such behavior has severely violated international conventions!”

“Please immediately cease these illegal actions! And submit a fine of one trillion to the United Nations International Court of Justice! Otherwise, you will face severe sanctions from Eagle Country!”