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"Expand the army."

"The army is our strongest and most powerful guarantee for victory. Only by expanding the armed forces of our various districts can we compete with Casimir's people."

"…There are strict regulations on the number of private armed forces in each jurisdiction."

Although he was somewhat moved by Chen Qi's proposal, Browfield suppressed his excitement and asked a very critical question:

"Even if we have reasons, excessive military expansion will be seen as treason."

"——Who said we can only expand our military?"

However, Chen Qi just smiled slightly when he heard this. Facing the blank gazes of the earls, he explained softly:

"In order to suppress internal violence and strike demonstrations, can't we add some police and guards?"

"After all, the strike and demonstrations are getting more intense. If we don't want to use private armed forces to suppress them violently, we will definitely need the coordination of the police and guards."

"These people are not counted among the number of private armed forces, right?"

"Besides, as far as I know, Lord Woerner, who has inherited the throne of the Elector, is still a young man. It won't be difficult for the earls to give him a false answer, right?"

There is also this trick?

Seeing the four earls nodding in understanding after a moment of confusion, Chen Qi's smile widened a little.

After all, there is no military commander who does not want the army to be expanded.

The expansion of the army represents a tense situation, which means that the treatment of the troops will be improved and that their chances of winning military merits will increase.

The greater the power a person can control, the higher his status will be - the nobles who come from the military are most aware of this.

And what comes next is Chen Qi’s real purpose.

"And my territory has several nearby mobile cities, the largest steel production plant, and a series of factory assembly lines for supporting and repairing weapons."

"As long as you place an order for the equipment and weapons that the four earls need, I can produce them for all of you as soon as possible and ensure that they are delivered to each of your soldiers."

"Also, in order to ensure coordination among our various jurisdictions when war comes, I think our armies can be brought together for unified training."

"Well... there's no problem with the first few things, but this unified training..."

The four earls looked at each other and felt that Chen Qi's considerations made sense, and that he handed all the plans and programs to them, which could be said to be perfect.

However, when it came to unified training, the four earls looked extremely embarrassed.

After all, unified training of the army would mean that they would lose the military power to defend their territory in the short term. If Chen Qi took the opportunity to detain their army, they would really be annexed.

But for the sake of the nobles' reputation, they were too embarrassed to speak so clearly. In the end, Count Graufeld, who had the most seniority, had to speak.

"We don't need Earl Qi to worry about this."

"Don't look at our age, but we have not given up on the ability to train soldiers. Even if we don't cooperate with each other, my army alone can annihilate Casimir's group of glowing ponies."

"——Of course I believe in your ability, Herr Count Graufeld."

However, Chen Qi, who had already guessed this, smiled slightly, looked directly at Graufeld's sharp eyes without fear, and said calmly:

"But perhaps, after you have seen my army, you will change your mind?"

"Gertrude."

"exist."

The next second, Chen Qi's tone immediately became serious, and Gertrude, the earl who was completely on the same level as Chen Qi in the eyes of several people, stood straight like the best soldier the moment Chen Qi spoke.

"—I'll give you ten minutes to have the stormtroopers assemble in front of the beer hall."

"Yes!"

Without any question, Gertrude ran out of the tavern immediately after receiving Chen Qi's order.

Before the four earls could come to their senses, Chen Qi smiled kindly again and greeted them:

"Please, my four lords, come with me to the balcony on the second floor to admire the military posture of my stormtroopers."

"I believe that you will not regret it."

"--good!"

While everyone was hesitating, Graufeld, who was intrigued by the scene before him, was the first to stand up and followed Chen Qi towards the second floor with big strides.

"I want to see what your stormtroopers look like!"

……

Soon, Chen Qi and others arrived on the second floor.

On the not-so-spacious balcony, they saw Gertrude. She raised her staff and cast a spell toward the sky, which created a mysterious rune in the dark sky.

As the runes gradually dissipated, they soon heard footsteps coming from not far away...

"Da da da……"

The sound of synchronized and rhythmic footsteps came from all directions. After a while, they saw that teams of tall soldiers in neat uniforms began to gather in front of the beer hall in an orderly manner.

It didn't even take ten minutes. In just six minutes, 500 stormtroopers, all alert and with their uniforms neatly arranged, stood in a familiar formation, awaiting orders.

But Chen Qi did not rush to give orders. His eyes were always on the four earls who were already stunned.

The silence lasted for three or four minutes. During this time, none of the stormtroopers in front of the beer hall made the slightest sound. They let the cold wind blow across their cheeks, remaining indifferent.

Finally, Chen Qi took action.

"Long live Leitania!"

"——Long live the Earl!"

"Snapped!"

500 hands raised high responded to Chen Qi in unison, leaving the four earls on the balcony completely stunned.

It's not like they haven't seen such well-trained troops before, such as Casimir's Silver Spear Pegasus. Their ability to work together opened the eyes of the nobles of Leithania.

Although the Leitanian nobles would not admit it, they knew in their hearts that Leitania could not train an army like the Silver Spear Pegasus.

After all, the level of the armies under different nobles varies greatly, and the nobles of Leitania prefer magic rather than the army, so they are naturally not so strict about the quality of the army.

But now, when the four earls looked at the stormtroopers below the stage, who could tell from their appearance that they were definitely a strong army, they had to admit that they were moved!

Although such a team has only 500 people, it is definitely enough to serve as an elite force and penetrate the weak points in the enemy's formation!

But what if they had one thousand, five thousand... or even ten thousand such soldiers? !

Thinking of this, the four earls couldn't help but breathe heavily, imagining how invincible they would be if they could have such an army.

And at this time, Chen Qi spoke again at the right time.

"——Four Lords, I want you to see something."

As he spoke, Chen Qi finally diverted the four people's attention from the stormtroopers to himself, and then spread out the painting in his hand in front of them.

Soon, the four counts saw a picture with a mysterious symbol in the middle, which was covered by a circle of white paint and a large amount of red, and looked like a flag.

"This symbol... seems to be the one that Count Gertrude released in the air..."

"Yes."

Chen Qi nodded, agreeing with everyone's guess, and then explained the meaning of the symbol to them in a vivid and emotional way.

"This is a logo I designed for the military."

“Red represents blood. Our power, dignity and survival must be won through bloody battles.”

"White symbolizes the purity of our Leitanian thoughts."

"And this 'symbol'... represents the mission that our struggle will inevitably win!"

"Gentlemen, do you know what our military represents when all of this comes together?"

Facing the four earls whose eyes revealed confusion and intense excitement, Chen Qi uttered the word word by word.

“——Invincible.”

The moment Chen Qi uttered these words, the air on the second floor seemed to become hotter and hotter. The breathing of the four earls became heavier than the other, indicating that their hearts were beating wildly because of Chen Qi's words!

"You should have read my books, my Lords, and you should understand that I am a pure man."

"I love Leitania, so I hope she can become strong, under the leadership of a...strong person."

Facing the four people who were already excited, Chen Qi could no longer suppress his ambitions. He stared at the four people with sharp eyes and said to them in a low and intense voice:

“I hereby grant you my consent.”

"This is by no means our limit. The army needs to be expanded. Leitania will need your support even more in the future. We need more soldiers and warriors like you!"

"An unprecedented war awaits us ahead. I will train every soldier into a warrior of steel."

"And you will lead these iron warriors to fight bravely for Leitania on the battlefield!"

"History will remember our achievements! Let us be immortal!"

"Eternal..."

Finally, at the moment the words fell, the four earls had made their decision.

They decided who the "king" they should be loyal to is!

They raised their hands without hesitation and responded to Chen Qi with voices even more fanatical and excited than when they swore allegiance to Leitania when they joined the army.

"We, understand."

"——Long live His Excellency Qi!"

Chapter 21 Chen Qi’s chance to be promoted to Elector?

"It's snowing... Has another year passed?"

"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, have we already ruled Leitania for a year?"

In the Twin Towers, the Black Queen, dressed in elegant military uniform, quietly watched the snow flying all over the sky outside the window.

Only by looking at the entire Trilinterme covered in white snow could she briefly break free from the anxiety of government affairs.

"It's been a rough year, hasn't it?"

As sisters created together, the White Queen naturally understood the Black Queen's annoyance.

In other words, it is precisely because the White Queen is better at government affairs that she understands what the Black Queen is worried about.

"A year has passed. Thanks to Qi, our control over the nobles has finally begun to take effect."

"They finally couldn't stand the constant harassment of strikes and demonstrations, and were willing to make some compromises with the citizens in the territory... We finally got back some of the concessions we made to the nobles in order to ascend the throne."

"Although this process is long, perhaps it will take ten or twenty years for us to slowly regain control of Leitania, it is better than doing nothing."

"——But is that remnant willing to give us ten or twenty years?"

The Black Queen's words brought the White Queen's thoughts back to reality.

Obviously, compared with future plans, the Black Queen is more worried about the troubles that are becoming increasingly out of control.

"You mean, Qi?"

"Who else but him?"

The Black Queen's tone revealed an ill-concealed murderous intent. Even though she and Chen Qi had not met even once in a year, she harbored a deep hostility towards him.

Among them, of course, there was the Black Queen's disgust with Chen Qi's long horns, which were the same as those of the Witch King.

Although reason told her that Qi could never be the Witch King's descendant.

But the long horns made it difficult for the Black Queen to control her emotions, and she regarded Chen Qi as a major threat.

The real reason why the Black Queen hated him so much was Chen Qi’s recent actions.

Chen Qi joined forces with several earls to carry out revenge-oriented military, political, and economic reforms in their respective jurisdictions. As time went by, it was naturally impossible to hide this from the Twin Queens.

Almost everything Chen Qi did was a crazy test of the Black Queen's sensitive nerves.

"You've also read the book he wrote, right? That guy never hides his ambitions at all."

The Black Queen paced back and forth and said angrily:

"Establishing a dictatorship, militarizing Leitania, developing military industry, expanding the army, and taking back Syracuse and Bolivar..."

"I think he wants to be the second Witch King! He will start wars everywhere like the Witch King and bring devastating disasters to this land!"