Magic Mech Wars Steel Torrent-Chapter 93 Returning to the Kingdom, a Genius?

Sulian left that dilapidated city, Vocecalm.

At night, braving the cold wind, snow, and ice on the mountains, he returned to his own country.

The footprints he left in the snow along the way were very deep.

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The next day.

In the Posio District, in the Arl Duchy.

At this moment, Sulian was strolling through the streets of the city in the Arl Duchy and wasn't in a hurry to go back.

"Hey, have you heard? It seems that the king thinks Prince Esha has earned too much and wants to take back his territory and the authority to operate magic-powered vehicles!"

"How is that possible? Prince Esha used his own money to build the railway and the magic-powered vehicles. Does the king want to take them back just because he sees that they can make money? If this goes on, what will the other nobles and princes think?"

"That's right! I heard that Prince Esha said that in ten years, he will increase the profit he gives to the kingdom from 20% to 70%. His sons and grandsons won't be able to inherit that excessive business operation rights."

"Yeah, every time when paying taxes, I heard those lords say that Prince Esha even voluntarily paid a bit more."

"If such a prince's territory is to be taken back, I guess I'd be so angry that I'd sell all the technology abroad to get my money back."

Such discussions could be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Obviously.

Public opinion and rumors had completely spread.

Sulian nodded slightly in satisfaction. The reason why he stayed in the Arl Duchy for a while was to see how the public opinion and rumors were spreading in other regions.

Judging from the current situation, even in the Arl Duchy, which is quite far away, there is such a high level of discussion. Although Duke Alfred has contributed to this, it is enough to prove that the topic is attention-grabbing enough.

"Hmph! What do you know?"

At this time, a disdainful voice came.

"Eh? Little Carpenter, you're running out again instead of learning your father's craftsmanship properly?" The people around immediately laughed.

The source of the disdainful voice was just a fifteen-year-old boy dressed in ordinary clothes.

"What's there to learn about carpentry? I'm already a junior warrior now. Joining the army is the best choice!" The boy said.

The crowd just smiled.

"Hmph! And you really have no insights at all. The kingdom really can't take back Prince Esha's territory and the transportation rights of magic-powered vehicles now, but it doesn't mean they don't have such thoughts. It's very likely that they will take action against Prince Esha before ten years a

re up!" The boy looked very insightful.

"This kid is talking nonsense again." Someone shook their head helplessly.

The expressions of the others were similar. Obviously, they were all used to his situation.

"Hmph! Believe it or not, it's up to you." The boy was very angry.

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At this moment, Sulian, still wearing a mask, walked through the crowd.

"Why will they take action within ten years?" Sulian asked directly.

Everyone was taken aback. But seeing that the person who came was also a child, and even younger in appearance, even though he was well-equipped, they thought it was just a "hobby" among children.

"Of course, it's because the prestige and money he accumulates will soon exceed the control of the kingdom," the boy said.

"Oh? What's the reason?" Sulian continued to ask.

"You want to hear it?" The boy was a bit confused.

You know, rarely did anyone listen to him talking about these things. All the adults thought he was talking nonsense, and all the children or his peers thought he was daydreaming.

"I'm curious," Sulian said.

"Forget it. Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you."

"The reason is simple. Because Prince Esha now has an extremely terrifying ability to amass wealth, and based on this, he has carried out a large-scale agricultural reform in his territory. All the manor owners and nobles have been driven to do business, and all the commoners have been driven to fac

tories."

"And the most terrifying thing is that whether it's the manor owners and nobles or those commoners, they are all very happy with Prince Esha's decision."

"They support Prince Esha very much. Just by a simple comparison, they know that returning to the rule of the kingdom is definitely not as happy as being the subjects of Prince Esha."

"Money and prestige are completely enough to give rise to a powerful army!"

The boy said with great insight.

What a perceptive boy. The kingdom has indeed realized this, which is why I took the lead in spreading rumors and public opinion.

However, his answer...

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"Haha! Little Carpenter, you're just boasting. I guess the population of Prince Esha's territory is less than a million, right? Excluding half of the old and weak, and then excluding half of the women, there are only 250,000 people left. Do you think how many soldiers can be recruited from these 250

,000 men?"

"Even if we count it as 100,000 or 150,000, it's still not enough for a well-equipped army group to kill."

"Not to mention the knight mechas that ordinary people can't handle at all. One knight mecha is enough to occupy a village without knight mechas!"

A man laughed.

This is a very normal way of thinking. Because in the eyes of ordinary people, the Frostblade Cavalry, which is as tall as five meters, made of special alchemical metals all over and is completely invulnerable to swords and guns, can charge in and out seven times when facing an ordinary army of thou

sands of people!

Without knight mechas, there is no combat power to speak of!

This has been the consensus of the army since the creation of "Darita"!

Knight mechas are the mainstream of war!

And Prince Esha, under the situation where alchemical metal materials are strictly restricted and it's impossible to smuggle high-level magic power cores on a large scale, simply can't manufacture powerful knight mechas.

"But there's plenty of time!"

"With Prince Esha's current financial resources, even if he only manages to get one high-level magic power core every month, even if it's a second-hand one. Then he can have sixteen in a year, and in just five years, he can reach the number of eighty."

"During this period, if he finds a way to get some raw materials or directly buys some alchemical metals, it's completely possible to assemble one or two hundred third-level knight mechas in ten years!"

The boy expressed his thoughts.

The people around were slightly taken aback. It seemed that what he said wasn't impossible.

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"The kingdom has thirty formal army groups, with a composition of 12,000 soldiers and 350 knight mechas of various models. Even without counting the other military units, the military strength of the formal units is 360,000 soldiers and 10,500 knight mechas of various models."

"This is the foundation for our kingdom's stability for hundreds of years. What can Prince Esha use to shake it?"

Sulian asked directly. With his well-equipped appearance, it seemed reasonable for him to say such words that didn't match his appearance as a child.

"The premise is that all the army groups will obey the orders of the kingdom at that time!" The boy said confidently.

Sulian's eyes narrowed slightly.

This kid is quite interesting.

"Your speculation seems a bit unreasonable, doesn't it?" Sulian retorted.

"Indeed, but I believe there's a possibility! Because among the people who want to become regiment commanders and generals in this country, besides the noble families, I'm afraid there are only ambitious people who want to do something! So if someone leads them, they will definitely be likely to fol

low!" The boy seemed even more confident.

It was obviously just a speculation, but he spoke as if it were the truth.

"Tsk, the little carpenter just likes to daydream. Even if there are a few such people, are all five generals and thirty regiment commanders like that? That's ridiculous."

"And you, little guy, don't listen to the little carpenter's nonsense. You'll be led astray."

"That's right."

The people around were full of mocking words and completely didn't believe the child's speculation.

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『Finally met one.』

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The corner of Sulian's mouth under the mask couldn't help but curve into a smile.

It has been ten years since he was reborn through time travel. He has always been paying attention to whether there are such geniuses around him. Unfortunately, not to mention such geniuses, even the geniuses related to scientific research, he has to go to the academy and try his best to scout for t

hem. He hasn't met a single one by pure chance.

Today, he finally met one, and he almost felt like crying.

If there hadn't been one, he really would have started to doubt whether there were any geniuses in this aspect in this world.

Fortunately, there is one now.

As for what level of genius this kid is, he'll know once he takes him back!

"Your family is in the carpentry business, right? I happen to need some furniture. Can you take me to meet them?" Sulian directly threw out a silver coin and said, which was considered a regular reservation fee.

Tsk, I have to say that silver products are really something. Just by briefly touching them with the hand, it causes physical discomfort.

"Meet them? Oh, okay." The boy nodded.

Since there was business, he still had to accept it.

The crowd was also a bit disappointed.

"Hey, I thought you, young master, really liked listening to that nonsense. You should have told him earlier if you wanted to find a carpenter." Someone said.

"I have plenty of time. It's not bad to listen," Sulian said with a smile, and then turned to the boy and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." The boy nodded.

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They walked through the street and left the place where the discussion was going on.

Soon...

They walked out of the city gate.

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"Is your home outside the city?" Sulian asked knowingly.

"Stop pretending. You deliberately said 'meet them' but didn't say who to meet. And if you really want to order furniture, with your equipment, it's impossible for you to just randomly find a little carpenter who's bragging by the roadside, right? I know that noble merchants really like to order fur

niture from specialized business associations." The boy snorted.

"So this is a place to talk?" Sulian retorted.

At this moment, they had come to a place about a hundred meters away from the city gate and were under a big tree off the main road.

"If you can use soundproof magic, then this is the place," the boy said.

What an interesting kid.

Sulian directly cast the soundproof magic. The boy with battle qi could also feel that it was a third-level one.

That is to say...

"Damn! You're actually a magician?" The boy was also very surprised.

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"Are you that surprised?" Sulian smiled.

"A bit. Aren't you from the royal family? In our kingdom, at your age, those with such magic talent seem to be only from the royal family," the boy continued to guess.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Suman Lyndel, and I'm indeed from the royal family as you said," Sulian said directly.

"Suman... Lyndel? Wait! Could you be..." The boy had an impression of this name!

The only grandson of Prince Suman Esha, Suman Lyndel!

"Damn it! You're not going to kill me to silence me, are you!?" The boy immediately became vigilant.

Just now, he had predicted Prince Esha's "entire plan"!

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself first? If your name is nice, I might spare you," Sulian said jokingly.

"Uh..." The boy was at a loss.

Could this be a valid reason?