In the other world, women only slow me down.

Rurikawa is responsible for communicating with the outside world and creating a grand image for the kingdom, while privately, Maria uses cruel and vicious means to gain benefits for the kingdom.

In just less than a week, Maria paid off all the huge debts she owed from gambling and brought huge economic benefits to the country.

"Okay, you can figure it out yourself."

Lynch seemed very open-minded about Maria's suggestion, but he still reminded Maria:

"I have only one request for your investment."

Maria was stunned, and recalled what Lin Qi had said before, so she immediately replied:

"I remember that. Don't worry, 50% of the kingdom's fiscal revenue will go toward military spending."

No matter how Lynch implements economic policies and develops industry, his ultimate goal is to deal with the future Demon King's army.

Or rather, that's why.

Lynch would choose this overly radical development approach that only cares about the present and not the future.

But at least for now.

Lynch's kingdom continued to develop rapidly. By attracting investment from other countries and the trade deficit created by the continuous export of high-quality and stable products from the factory, a large amount of money poured into the surrounding kingdoms.

It is no exaggeration to say that Qi Siwu is a master.

Lynch is madly sucking the blood of the countries around him to feed himself.

Some knowledgeable people in other countries have indeed realized the potential dangers, and finance ministers of some countries have tried to curb the deterioration of the situation by restricting imports and encouraging the development of domestic factories.

But with little success.

After all, Lynch has money, people, and technology.

Lynch had no idea how he lost.

What's more, the saying that meat eaters are vulgar is sometimes not just empty talk.

Plus, this is a magical world in itself.

The impact of Lynch's industrialization did not actually affect the lives of princes and nobles too much. They even lived better than before. The only ones who suffered were the lowest class of people who originally made a living by handicrafts.

The big shots continue to play music and dance every day.

But many people have become unemployed, have nothing to do, and live on the streets.

The most serious of these was undoubtedly a kingdom called Krubaya.

Chapter 3: It would be a shame if the Ji Knight didn't fall a little (k)

"Lin Qi, when will you let me go back?"

The pink-haired knight angrily questioned Lynch who was sitting on the throne, and could hardly suppress the urge to draw her sword.

Claudia.

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Known as the best swordsman in the Kingdom of Krubaya, he has undergone rigorous training since childhood and has honed powerful sword skills. At a young age, he has reached the level of a senior swordsman, is loved by the people, and has a bright future.

A week ago, Claudia and her knights came to Lynch's kingdom to conduct diplomatic activities and learn advanced industrialization experiences.

But what she didn't expect was.

In the first few days, Lynch treated Claudia and her knights with courtesy, and took them to visit the factory and understand the policies.

After spending a few days together, Claudia developed a great liking for Lynch, the elegant, calm, young and promising regent.

But in the following days.

Lynch's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. Not only did he suddenly arrest all the members of the Knights Templar, but even Claudia herself was put under strict imprisonment.

The huge contrast between the two made Claudia extremely angry.

"Um... I'm sorry, Claudia, but I'm afraid you can never go back."

Lynch looked at Claudia in front of him with an indifferent expression, but his tone seemed full of regret.

Claudia's eyes widened as she asked in disbelief:

"What do you mean? Detaining an envoy from another country, do you know what this means? Are you trying to start a war with us, Krubaya?!"

"Do not."

Lynch shook his head and said to Claudia:

"During the time you were visiting the factory, a coup d'état took place in your kingdom, and Minister Berghast was crowned king. You... and your knights have been deemed traitors and are wanted by Krubaya."

"Wha...what?"

Claudia shook her head in disbelief.

"This is impossible!"

Lynch shrugged indifferently, with an expression that said, "Believe it or not."

The Belgast he mentioned was the Prime Minister of the kingdom. He had coveted the throne for a long time but had never found an opportunity.

The biggest obstacle is Claudia and her knights, who almost represent the highest combat power of the Kingdom of Krubaya. With them around, there will never be a chance for a coup in Belgast.

And it just so happened.

Lynch became the regent and implemented a series of reforms, which shocked neighboring countries and caused them to come to visit and learn from him, giving Belgast this opportunity.

He sent someone to secretly contact Lynch and reached a cooperation with Lynch.

As long as Lynch can hold Claudia back and prevent her from returning to the kingdom, Belgast will completely open up the country's foreign trade business, allowing products manufactured by Lynch's factory to flow into the domestic market without imposing additional tariffs.

"I certainly have no reason to refuse, right?"

Lynch said this as he looked at Claudia who was in shock below.

Maybe this is the other world.

He really couldn't understand why Belgast, in order to gain power, would not hesitate to give away his country's highest combat power to others at the very beginning.

However, this does not do any harm to Lynch, and is even all beneficial.

The most obvious thing is that a large amount of money flowed out of the Kingdom of Krubaya and gathered in Lynch's kingdom, adding new fuel to Lynch's industrialization process.

Secondly, the Kingdom of Krubaya borders Lynch's kingdom.

If the current situation continues, it won't be long before the economy of the Krubaya Kingdom collapses completely.

At that time, whether continuing to use economic means or directly sending troops to attack, it would be easy to obtain the territory of the Kingdom of Krubaya, or even directly annex it.

In military terms, there is a term called strategic depth.

In short, it is a geographical space capable of strategic movement.

The greater the strategic depth, the more you can use the available space to block, disrupt, and deal with advancing enemy forces. You can also use more tactics to create the most favorable combat conditions for yourself.

Even in the event of a defeat, a large buffer zone would allow the army to have time to catch its breath, regroup, and repair its troops, and the command would also have time to consider new combat plans.

To achieve the goal of "trading space for time".

Especially when facing the Demon King's army, strategic depth becomes particularly important.

A larger land area means that more and richer resources can be obtained.

Wood, ore, coal...

These resources can be transformed into new products to continue economic expansion, and can also be made into necessary weapons and equipment to enhance their own military strength.

The original land of the Lynch Kingdom was not large.

Once the front line fails, there is basically no possibility of a comeback.

This is also the most obvious disadvantage of a small land area.

But now, an opportunity to annex a neighboring country for free is right in front of him. Lynch naturally cannot give it up for the so-called justice, morality or other inexplicable things.

"asshole!"

Hearing that her country was about to fall into despair, Claudia couldn't help but curse.

anyway.

She must return to Krubaya immediately to save her country.

“Give it up, Claudia.”

But Lin Qi just shook his head slightly and said to her in an extremely indifferent tone:

"There's absolutely no way I'll let you go back until my plan is fully implemented."

"hateful!"

Claudia frowned, a fierce gleam in her eyes.

Now, there are only her and Lin Qi in the palace, and the nearest guards are standing guard at the palace gate.

in case……

If he could hold Lynch hostage, he might still have a chance to save his country.

As Claudia thought about this, her hand involuntarily grasped the hilt of her sword.

"Are you sure, Claudia?"

Of course, Lynch would not ignore Claudia's little action, but he just shook his head slightly and said to Claudia:

"I had originally planned to annex Krubaya and then let you, the princess of the original kingdom, return to govern. If you draw your sword now, you might... never have the chance to return."

"Even so, I will never compromise."

Claudia shouted angrily, instantly drew out the sword in her hand, and launched a fearless charge towards Lynch.

"Your courage is commendable, but...you are foolhardy."

Lynch just waved his hand lightly, and even though he didn't have a sword in his hand, a sharp sword energy still burst out from his hand.

Ding--

The sword energy collided with Claudia's long sword. Claudia felt a sharp pain in the palm of her hand. The long sword in her hand flew away and her whole arm became numb.

"How...how is it possible?"

Claudia looked at Lynch in disbelief and murmured:

"How can you be...a legend?!"

Claudia started practicing swordplay at the age of five, and it took her fifteen years to reach the level of an advanced swordsman.

Even so, she is still hailed as a swordsmanship genius that appears once in a century, and is expected to reach the legendary level and stand at the pinnacle of human swordsmen.

But the Lin Qi in front of her looked only a few years older than her, but he had already reached the level she had always dreamed of.

Claudia simply couldn't accept the huge gap between them.

"Maybe it's because I'm a genius."

As Lynch spoke, he opened his system panel.

【Claudia Costanz】

[Strategy degree: 0%]

[Occupation: Swordsman]

[Special Reward: Power of the Seven Sins - Jealousy: You will be able to imitate the abilities used by your last opponent, even those unique to your bloodline. After fighting your next opponent, the previous ability will be automatically lost.]

Although there is only one reward for conquering Claudia, Lynch finds the power of the seven sins very interesting.

Since jealousy exists, then the other six deadly sins should also exist, right?

If I gather all the power of the Seven Sins, will I become the new Demon King?

not to mention.

It would be a shame not to let such a beautiful knight fall into depravity.

"Claudia, before you drew your sword, didn't you ever think about why I dared to stand before you like this?"

Lynch walked down the stairs step by step and walked towards Claudia who was lying on the ground helplessly.

Behind him, his evil wings gradually spread out, and his slender tail swayed gently behind him.