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Chapter 779
Flynn spoke very well, like a saint.

It seemed that Flynn did not want to expand his sphere of influence, but for the sake of the Grand Duchy of the River, so he had to do it out of pain and sent troops to the Grand Duchy of the River.

But in fact, whether it is Flynn or the imperial emissary, including the envoy's return to the higher echelons of the empire.

Everyone knows that, in fact, Flynn just wants to expand his sphere of influence.

And, Flynn did exactly that.

Through lightning dispatches, a large number of brave men settled in, and now the entire Grand Duchy of the River has been completely reduced to a protectorate of the Iron Hill Kingdom and Flynn's sphere of influence.

Flynn knew that this kind of behavior would never be tolerated by the empire, so Flynn also planned to make some related preparations after sending off the empire's envoy.

A war of unprecedented scale is coming with a high probability!

In fact, it wasn't just Flynn who knew he might be retaliated by the Empire.

Even the Duke of Balgruf, one of Flynn's main noble lords, came to Super City on purpose to warn Flynn of the empire's movements.

In Flynn's office, Duke Balgruf said to Flynn: "Lord Protector, I heard that your military operations in the Grand Duchy of the River have achieved quite brilliant results."

"In just a few days, all the lost territory of the Grand Duchy of the River has been regained, and the army has successfully entered the underground world, where several outposts have been established."

"From the current point of view, the dungeon there...is called the Sunshine Dungeon, right? They shouldn't be able to resist the army of braves."

"I believe that the follow-up news will come soon."

"It may take another month at most, and the underground world in that area will be completely emptied, making the Grand Duchy in the River a safe country again."

"It's really gratifying and congratulatory, a glorious record worthy of praise!"

Flynn knew that Balgruuf had come to him not to congratulate him on his military success, but for something else.

So after thinking about it, Flynn even rushed to answer: "Haha, indeed, but I know you definitely didn't come to me for this matter. Do you want to talk about the empire?"

Balgruuf nodded and said, "Yes, based on what I know about the empire, after our Tieqiu Kingdom has basically controlled the Grand Duchy of the River, the empire will definitely interfere."

"It's not speculation, it's about to happen."

"When I was young, our Tieqiu Kingdom organized a military operation and sent the army to the territory of the Grand Duchy of the River."

"And this incident was later warned by the empire."

"They will absolutely not tolerate other countries, especially those with a certain strength above the middle level, easily expanding their sphere of influence."

"Because only one empire is allowed to exist, they will not allow other countries to rise up and become their threat."

Balgruuf solemnly warned Flynn to be careful and pay attention to the movement of the empire.

Although he currently doesn't have the exact information that the empire must have already taken action, but based on so many years of experience, it is almost inevitable that the empire will act against Flynn.

But upon hearing Balgruuf's kind reminder, Flynn just smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, my dear friend, I'm not such a young man anymore, I'm also very clear about the consistent style of the Empire."

"Sounding high-sounding, huh, huh, hypocrisy!"

"Actually, I've already started preparing."

For Balgruuf, his friend, as well as his staunchest ally and supporter in the Iron Hill Kingdom, Flynn didn't need to keep anything.

He took Balgruuf to his latest map of the Ironhill Kingdom, and then began to describe his defense plan.

Pointing to the southwest direction of the Iron Hill Kingdom on the map, Flynn said: "After the great changes in the world, the topography, neighborhood relations, and geopolitics of the entire world have undergone profound changes."

"In the past, I thought this change was random."

"But now, according to more and more information, that great change in the world was not random, but followed certain laws."

"If there really exists in this world, the main god or higher existence that manipulates the entire world."

"Then we are actually pawns on their chessboard. Chess players will not completely mess up their own chessboard."

"Random? Nonexistent."

The great changes in the world are not random, but follow certain laws. Everyone knows this, and there is no need for Flynn to say it. Balgruuf himself also knows it.

Of course, as a leader Flynn, it is very normal to say a few nonsense at the beginning.

After talking nonsense, Flynn continued: "Actually, I have been studying the geopolitics between the Tieqiu Kingdom and the Empire for a long time, including military offensive and defensive exercises. I have conducted many deduction."

"Look, in the southwest direction of our Tieqiu Kingdom, there is a flat river, and there is no terrain that is convenient for defense."

"It is precisely because of this flat terrain that the empire has sufficient confidence to quickly suppress our Tieqiu Kingdom."

Duke Balgruf also nodded, and sighed: "Hey, yes, although we are not directly bordering the Empire, there is the Grand Duchy of the River and two other small countries in the middle, but the sum of these two small buffer countries is not enough for the empire. Swallow it in one gulp."

"If the empire really wants to impose sanctions on us, or even send troops to attack us."

"The buffering effect of these small countries is completely unnecessary."

"The army of the empire, especially the elite and invincible imperial cavalry, can go directly into our country on the great plain of Mapingchuan."

"It is impossible to resist the advance of the empire on the border."

"The main reason is that the terrain is not good! If our Tieqiu, like some other local powers, has natural dangers that can stop the invasion of the army."

"Well then, you can negotiate terms with the empire."

"After all, although the empire is huge, it is also a rotten giant. If a large-scale army is dispatched to fight a protracted war, the empire's finances will not be able to bear it."

"Everyone knows that the empire has never been a monolithic empire united from top to bottom."

"Unfortunately, it is difficult to stop the empire..."

"At least, it's very difficult to single-handedly block the empire."

(End of this chapter)