The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Regardless of the truth, most people in the empire at this time have sensed that a turbulent undercurrent is converging towards the border.

After losing a warship and a precious heir, even if Aarons really had nothing to do with the incident, the Duke of Booker's family would never let him go.

I'm afraid that a war between nobles will break out soon.

——But how can an honorary noble without territory fight against a feudal lord with great wealth and resources?

……

a few days later.

"I don't have a lot of manpower right now, but that's for ruling the territory. If we're just talking about fighting, I already have more than enough manpower."

After possessing a strategic weapon that could easily sink an aerial battleship, Aarons was no longer afraid of ordinary threats.

"If the other party wants to send high-end combat forces to decapitate me, then the people around me can handle it. And if the other party intends to defeat me head-on with numbers, I also have many means of long-range attack."

Most of the border territories were plains, and large troop groups would only become targets for artillery fire. And a small number of high-end combat forces could not break through the defense circle around Aarons.

Unless Duke Booker can completely cut off Aarons' financial resources, he will have no chance of winning the subsequent battle.

"But this is impossible. I have basically monopolized the trade and transportation between Cardia and Collins. If he wants to cut off my source of income, he must first be able to close the border."

The most important thing is that Aarons’ economic source is not just normal trade and transportation. In fact, with the cooperation of the Fourth Legion, he has already controlled the smuggling channels between Cadia and Collins.

All the tariffs that the two countries should have paid to the empire have gone into his pocket - so it is difficult for the Duke of Booker to defeat him economically now.

"So if you want to defeat me in this place, you need more than just a Duke family."

"Brother-in-law, I know you are really powerful now... but what if the Cadians cooperate with Duke Booker to attack here?"

"That would be a real war. The Empire will not let the Cadians take this territory. If Duke Booker brings in the Cadians to deal with me, there will be many people who will help me deal with him."

After discussing the current situation with the third prince Roland, Aarons also sorted out many problems.

The issue mentioned by Loran is actually very crucial - if Duke Booker did not choose to fight Aarons, but let the Cadians invade the border territory first, then Aarons would most likely be attacked from both sides.

At that time, Duke Booker could take the opportunity of sending troops to resist foreign enemies to launch sneak attacks and plot against Aarons from behind.

"But what you said is indeed a problem, so I have to go back and discuss it with others."

"The emperor can't help you with anything... I contacted them a while ago, and I heard that the emperor seemed to have fallen ill a few days ago and is now recuperating."

Armand VII did not have much power, and even if he was healthy, he could not provide much support to Aarons. So Aarons could only use the existing resources at hand to deal with this crisis.

"Well, I'll think of a way anyway... How are Els and Merry doing at your place? Are you not bothering the girls anymore?"

"Of course not. That jerk Els has already reached level three a few days ago. Now I can only watch them show their affection in front of me... I'm so pissed off!"

“…There’s nothing I can do about this.”

Considering that Roland really needed some friends of the same age, Aarons specially sent Els and Mary to him.

But even with this arrangement, the young couple showed no signs of changing their minds...so it can only be said that Roland's charm is not enough.

"Okay, I'll go back first. Oh, by the way, please help me check which of the honorary nobles who participated in the Battle of Zhengrong are related to the Duke of Booker's family."

"No problem, brother-in-law, don't worry."

Aarons certainly didn't intend to sit there and wait for the opponent to attack - in order to eliminate the hidden dangers, he had to pull out a few nails first.

……

"Master, are you worried that the Cadians will attack here first?"

"Yes, if Cadia invades first, we will have to use our resources to fight them first."

Unlike the infighting among the nobles, if Cardia really attacked the Empire, it would be a full-scale war between countries.

By then, even if Aarons had powerful combat power and dangerous weapons, he would most likely be overwhelmed by the national-level power.

"Our resources are indeed insufficient. Even if we work at full capacity, we still cannot defeat the Cadians."

First of all, the production of carbon-uranium artillery is not that simple. Some key materials required for the components can only be imported from Collins.

As the main raw materials for carbon-uranium shells and the high-yield bombs carried by the Night Raven require the blood of special monsters, the monthly output is actually not ideal.

Although the issue of "whether or not" the technology is available has been solved, "how much" there is still depends on whether there is an adequate supply of raw materials - and in this regard, Aarons' current small workshop is definitely not as good as a country.

"There really is no perfect solution to this problem. You can only have the Fourth Legion strengthen the defense of Cadia, and then try to eliminate the Duke of Booker's family before the Empire is invaded."

"If Duke Booker intends to forbear, we must find a way to force him to go to war... so I need some advice."

"I see. I will discuss this with the others at the evening meeting."

Even Xia Ye doesn't have a good solution, which shows that this problem is indeed very tricky.

If Duke Booker was the traitor who was secretly colluding with the Cadians, then he would definitely choose to endure it first, and then stab Aarons in the back after the Cadians invaded in large numbers.

And even if he wasn't a traitor, his battle with Aarons would likely give the Cadians an opportunity to invade.

"Either eliminate the threat from one side as soon as possible, or find a way to make them consume each other..."

"It's impossible, Master. We are not yet strong enough to actively attack one of them."

The idea is indeed beautiful, but the reality is often cruel.

Aarons also knew that God would not always grant people's wishes, so he had to develop a plan as soon as possible to deal with various situations.

"By the way, that old lady Jiang Yue asked me to tell you that if you have time after you come back, please go to the research room... She seems to have made something new that is related to your safety."

——Because the weakest link in the entire system is himself, Aarons has never dared to be too arrogant.

If he had a defensive item like the ancient scroll, then others wouldn't have to worry too much about his safety.

"Really? I'll be there in a minute."