Augustus spoke up. “There’s nothing difficult about that. The root of Great Ming’s problems is that it has lost more wars than it has won, causing military expenditure to become an insatiable black hole for the imperial court. But with my Holy Knight Order guarding the borders…”0

He paused before adding, “…and with the aid of the Second Elder and the Sixth Elder, even if the enemies are backed by Annihilation worshipers, we should be able to quell them with ease and reduce the empire’s expenditure.”0

First Elder Oberon nodded. “I’m at ease after hearing your words, captain.”0

Fourth Elder Mastema interjected with a frown, “But even if the captain is adept at warfare, we’ll still need funds to get things into motion. The armies stationed at the borders need rations from the imperial palace, and we need...0