(Upon first activation, the kingdom’s temporary military readiness efficiency increases by one hundred percent, the Celtic Barbarian Race’s readiness by three hundred percent, and the Germanic Barbarian Race’s readiness by five hundred percent.)
(Our generals and soldiers are always prepared for foreign military expansion.)
(Young generals and soldiers aspire to earn merits and will seek opportunities for war even without a justified cause!)
The vast national war machine has started moving on its own!
This was Duncan’s first reaction upon seeing this mark. Once the ideology becomes unified, the entire Britain Kingdom is stepping toward militarism. This is the typical outcome of excessive military technology development. Or rather, Duncan is partly responsible for this; the notion of being invincible has fueled a fervor for military expansion. Neither the Celtic nor the Germanic Barbarian Races enjoy quietly farming. With such powerful force, why not conquer other lands?
This tendency is slightly dangerous but still within acceptable limits. The ideology of militarism is common in history.
Agressive nations will perish, forgetful nations will face peril.
Our ancestors taught us long ago. Currently, Britannia is in such a state, with soldiers brimming with energy, eager to achieve fame in battle.
"It feels like even without me, Britannia, as a war machine, already possesses the capability for external expansion."
This is the powerful inertia of history.
Duncan is now the one steering this war machine, but once it fully starts, the inertia of the nation will still propel the war machine forward with a rumble.
Lincoln.
A ship somewhat resembling a Viking pirate vessel braved the waves and reached the coastline here.
Soon, a band of dozens of pirates began to land.
Britain had long placed many defensive sentinels along its coast. It wasn’t long before a sentinel noticed abnormalities on the coast and immediately reported to the Britannia Sea Defense Corps.
Roland is now a Centurion in the British Imperial Guard.
After meritorious service in the last conquest of the Kingdom of Camelot, he was promoted. Unfortunately, the Sea Militias couldn’t participate in the Scottish campaign, so he was assigned to fortify Lincoln.
"How many of them are there?"
Upon hearing of the Saxon pirate landing, instead of fear, Roland was excited: "Approximately how many armored pirates?"
The sentinel, a short young man, recalled and said: "About sixty or seventy, two pirate ships."
"Around a dozen are armored."
Roland quickly calculated the strength of both sides, then turned to his deputy and said solemnly: "Does beheading pirates count as military achievement?"
The deputy nodded immediately, with a slightly excited expression: "Yes. Two pirate heads count as one level of beheading."
"If they’re armored pirates, it directly counts as the beheading of an armored warrior."
"Seized warships could even be exchanged for additional rewards."
"They can also count towards military merits, directly exchangeable for land in Yorkshire, all of which have been initially cultivated."
Get them!
The military achievements are right in front of us.
Upon hearing the deputy’s words, the Britannia Sea Militias present became somewhat excited, and some had already begun to equip themselves with weapons.
But Roland remained cautious, pondering for a moment before saying: "Boisen, notify the nearby stationed regular troops."
"We’ll ambush them first."
"They must be planning to raid the coastal fishing villages, and we can lay an ambush nearby."
The entire Hundred-man Squad of the British Imperial Navy swiftly took action. Despite being less equipped than the enemy, their morale was extremely high, and everyone was eager to fight. Almost as soon as the message reached the nearby stationed troops, a hundred-man squad from the British Legion quickly rushed to support, apparently afraid the enemy would escape.
These are military merits! Heads! They must not be lost!
Almost the next day, Duncan received the battle report from the Imperial Guard.
A Saxon pirate band had been annihilated, over thirty people captured, two warships seized, with only about ten casualties on their side, which counted as quite an achievement.
Just as the Dimension Space mark stated.
The young warriors crave merits; they do not want to miss any opportunity.
Even across the sea, in the future French territories, where Kvito was recruiting exiles, some thoughts arose, as the recent shift of young laborers to Great Britain had displeased many Frankish chieftains, who seemed to intentionally want to stir up trouble.
Kvito is just waiting for them to stir up trouble!
Once the massive war machine of a nation operates under the concept of national identity, even Duncan would encounter many unforeseen events.
Many yearn for a justifiable cause for war.
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