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

Although the only passage was blocked by strange magic, the Cadians did not give up their plan to attack the Empire.

However, this extremely persistent intention of aggression was not just due to greed, but was determined by the situation of the Kingdom of Cardia.

The north and west of Cadia are blocked by long mountains, while the south is a vast desert with no people. If one wants to trade with the outside world, apart from the imperial border territory which is only accessible by a valley, the only other option is the dangerous country in the southeast, the Kingdom of Dusk.

And because of this harsh geographical environment, although the Kingdom of Cardia is rich in minerals, it has almost no opportunities for foreign trade.

"We must open access to the northern port...at any cost!"

The people of the Dusk Kingdom were fierce, but their resources were not abundant. Even if they seized their territory, it would not solve the predicament facing Cadia.

Therefore, the only way to break the impasse is to cross the valley, occupy the area controlled by the Armand Empire, and open up the road to the northern trading port of the Principality of Corinth.

And fifty years ago, they did just that—but just thirty years later, the Empire crushed their hopes.

The military god of the empire used a sophisticated strategy to repel the coalition forces of the two countries and quickly regained control of the border territory. The air battleships that appeared later still frightened them to this day.

If it weren't for the inside information that the Empire was about to break out into civil war, the Cadians might still not have the courage to go to war with the Empire again... But now it's different.

"Brave soldiers, you will regain the glory of Cadia!"

——The chaos in the Empire did break out as expected, but the development of the situation did not go as smoothly as the Cadians expected.

For some reason, the legion guarding the border was not involved in the civil strife at all, but instead directed all its military forces towards them... A passage in just one valley was not enough to deploy all the troops to launch a large-scale attack.

The elite infiltration force that had spent a huge amount of money to negotiate terms with the Kingdom of Dusk and borrowed the route to enter the southern part of the empire had lost contact for some reason... This made the Cadian people, who were already running out of stamina, even more sad.

Then, there was the sudden destruction of the front-line positions, and the huge ice crystals that completely blocked the passage and could not be melted even by fire magic.

"Keep gathering the troops! Even if we are forced to climb the mountain, we must seize this opportunity!"

Although they didn't know what means the Empire used to block the passage, the Cadians still saw this as an opportunity - they gathered all available resources at all costs, preparing to launch another surprise attack when the Empire was careless.

However, no one knew that at this moment, there was an invisible bird in the sky, overlooking their every move.

……

[Vertical launch unit ready, start loading the "Bo Tao" short-range missile group. ]

"Ah, well...can you give me a list of weapons first?"

Since there was no plan for combat during this trial voyage, Aarons did not carefully study the ship's information and armament configuration.

But when he heard Zhuying's emotionless broadcast voice spreading throughout the ship, he suddenly wondered if he had given a wrong order just now.

I just wanted to test the firepower on a whim, I don't want to annihilate the entire Cadia army here!

[Marquis, the data booklet has already been placed next to you...]

"What! I didn't even notice!?"

[The first to eighth launch ports in the lower part are opened, the foggy invisibility state of part of the hull is lifted, and the countdown before launch begins——]

Following Jiangyue's suggestion, Aarons quickly picked up the manual and quickly looked through the relevant information. Only then did he finally understand some of the outrageous aspects of this ship.

Although the [Dawn White Bird] is nominally a doomsday fortress-type strategic command ship, it not only has two complete flight decks, but also sixty vertical launch units of different models and hundreds of magic close-in defense guns that can perform rapid projection.

In Jiang Yue's design, this ship can also accurately deliver a rapid reaction force of up to 300 people equipped with large combat machinery and vehicles to the ground, and quickly destroy the enemy's key strongholds or occupy important facilities under the cover of aerial firepower... This is actually more outrageous than the settings of some science fiction works that Aarons had read in his previous life.

"Wait... What are [Thundercloud], [Wave], [Storm], and [Wild Flame]?!"

[Ahahaha… those are the names that the princess gave them. They are actually a few types of dual-purpose air-to-ground weapons…]

"…Are you really planning on letting me conquer the world?"

Aarons had no idea what the women in his family were thinking - but the only thing he was sure of was that this ship was definitely not just used as a mobile territory.

If you really keep this thing fully stocked with ammunition and supplies, it could wipe out the military of even a small country all by itself!

[Countdown before launch, ten, nine, eight——]

"Let me see... [Bo Tao] is, when it reaches the target, it releases a large number of small warheads to form a large area of ​​spiritual power pollution, and then detonates the internal explosives to destroy equipment or kill personnel... Is the lethality limited?"

[That's right. The estimated destructive power of each micro-bullet is only about the level of a third-level magic. In theory, it won't cause serious damage.]

——But Aarons, who was unfamiliar with combat, overlooked a crucial fact.

[…Two, one! "Botao" short-range ground-to-ground missile, launch! ]

Aarons's mental power clearly sensed that several missiles, which were not very noticeable compared to the size of the aircraft carrier, flew out of the launch port.

But then he heard the disturbing additional explanation.

[But in an environment polluted by spiritual energy, people can't directly resist explosions, right? So it should be difficult for people who stay within the range of fire to survive. ]

"You should have said this earlier!"

Although Aarons was mentally prepared to fight Cardia, he had not yet made a detailed plan.

To what extent should the enemy be hit before they willingly give up resistance - Aarons wanted to test it first and then slowly adjust the attack plan.

But he underestimated the power he now possessed.

……

The Cadians, who were gathering supplies and personnel in preparation for another attack on the empire, had never expected that a disaster would strike out of nowhere.

The newly recruited soldiers are stepping up their training, while the supplies shipped from all over the country are being counted. In this assembly area a little far from the empire, almost all of Cadia's military forces have been concentrated here.

If all goes well, they will soon cross the blocked valley again and launch an irresistible attack on the empire.

"Hey, look at that... thing in the sky!"

"Fire? No, that's..."

——Death was like a torrent, pouring down from the sky in an instant.

As the suffocating red glow swept across the earth, causing everyone to lose the power they should have, the light of destruction exploded around them.

Human beings, who are supposed to be weak, realized for the first time their own insignificance.