San Antonio, an ancient and powerful super empire, a strong candidate for the strongest country in the continent.
His territory is huge, including the golden plains, the hometown of the orcs, the vast mountains in the south, and even the wetlands near the river. It can be said that it is rich in products and has a large population.
In a big country, he is relatively moderate to foreigners, and because the land is too vast, there are large gatherings of aliens, dwarves, and dwarves in the border areas of mankind, and the potential for war is extremely amazing.
Their successive royal families are also extremely open-minded and have a strategic vision, which is different from the consistency and toughness of the past powers such as Bayer, Oran, Solo Federation, and Ciro. They prefer to use strategy to solve problems.
But compared to the elves who always hit their feet, their diplomatic strategy is quite smooth.
For example, in the north, they supported the Kingdom of Casoran (Principality), whose grand duke also has the status of a nobleman of San Antonio, which is equivalent to building a city wall to defend against orcs in the north, and also inserted one in the north. nail.
When they found that the integration of the Northland could no longer be stopped, under the pressure of other great powers, they simply gave up on Casoran, and even recalled the generals and San Antonio nobles who were still in the Northland.
In terms of strategy, this is undoubtedly extremely correct. It should be a good thing to shrink their defensive positions before the jihad, and the northern orcs do not need to be defensive, but they can abandon the extra "limbs" without hesitation, but It also proves the wisdom of decision makers.
At the beginning of the jihad, they also launched several foreign wars and embezzled several small countries, but when the crisis of the jihad was determined, they did not hesitate to spit out the territories of those small countries.
With the largest population, the largest exporter of food, the strongest industrial potential, the largest economic market, in every respect, San Antonio has a candidate for the top spot in the world.
But over the years, one incident has greatly weakened San Antonio's national strength.
Civil war, in addition to it, what else can weaken the national strength faster.
The former emperor Hanter II died suddenly and the real prince Winston and Princess Maria fought for three and a half years. In the end, there was no winner.
The increasingly severe situation made them finally choose to shake hands and make peace. If I remember correctly, San Antonio is now divided into two parts by the golden waterway and the golden plain. The upper part belongs to Prince Winston. The next part is that of Queen Mary.
Nominally, Queen Mary is the only orthodox, but her decrees can only be effective in 40% of the country and 35% of the people. Prince Winston is the first prime minister of the empire, but in his territory, everyone Treat him like a king.
It is worth mentioning that Prince Winston is also the leader of the Knights of the Empire. At least 70% of the Knights of the Empire are loyal to him, while Queen Maria is the most powerful demon warlock in the world. The swarms and faculties are also the largest spellcaster corps in the continent.
The people originally hated Queen Maria's status as a demon warlock, but in the bloody wars of these years, the demon queen used countless demon heads to prove that she was not the same as the abyss. She used the power of the abyss to defeat the abyss, the effect very good.
And the most incredible thing for me is that Maria is still Ayer's envoy, that is to say, she is deeply loved by Ayer, the former god of death, and can even borrow Ayer's power, which makes me a little incomprehensible.
I once asked the god of death in the underworld, but I didn't get an answer, and Ayer didn't plan to introduce it to the underworld side. When someone asked, he always laughed mysteriously.
It's just that Maria can still borrow strength from Ayer now, it's like being treated like a daughter... In private, there are indeed boring rumors of illegitimate daughters, but no one takes it seriously.
Closer to home, now the entire San Antonio is being invaded by a coalition of trolls and demons.
In Queen Maria's territory, the main enemies are the Balrogs and Flame Trolls who came out of the Sapphiron Mountains. The volcanic belt there has become a sea of fire in the abyss, and the ignorant polluters and burning demons are born from it. The demon sorcerer who "should be purified" has a poor relationship with the Church of the Holy Church and has no assistance at all.
The Amu Mountains are the territory of Prince Winston. There is already the first meat grinder in the mainland. The main battle group of the trolls is there, the Chief Muerkin is also there, and the Church of the Holy Church is built there. The line of defense was broken, but the Angel Chapter had already been destroyed three times, and even the fortress was lost.
In this background, knights and mercenaries who ignore their dreams go there every day, and countless mutilated bodies and corpses are carried off the battlefield every day. My arrival, the arrival of an ordinary human Paladin, there is no Stir up a wave.
"War? It's a long way off, little things at the border, San Antonio will definitely win the final victory."
"Have you heard, His Majesty Maria and Prince Winston promised that whoever achieves the greatest victory in the jihad will be the only owner of this land after the war."
Entering the capital of Kesdan, the original capital of San Antonio, what you see is not a panicked battlefield scene. The entire country has just woken up from the New Year, and the city is peaceful and prosperous.
Even a lot of San Antonio people thanked the demons and trolls for coming, at least, they got out of the damn civil war because of it.
Their self-confidence and disapproval are emboldened. San Antonio's strong comprehensive national strength is one of them, and the war has always been limited to the remote mountainous areas. The big nobles and big lords have not yet participated in the war, which also proves their confidence.
The first thing I did when I arrived in this city was to collect information from all sides.
It's not that my hands are itchy, and I want to go to the golden armored demon hunter, but the maps and information I got from the sun god Arroyo are too old. At least the maps and coordinates tens of thousands of years ago, early It is a thousand miles away from reality. I need to find relevant maps, history, and geographic information to find out the specific location.
In terms of complete materials, rich historical books, and there are other places comparable to the palace.
So, I went to the door very simply, just in time to meet Prince Winston here, to see what kind of person he is.
But I didn't expect that in San Antonio's palace, the first person I met was actually able to meet an unexpected object.
"You are… "
It was a kind-hearted old man, the glittering eyes of the holy light on his forehead, which made it difficult to see his face.
Although I haven't seen it before, his mugshots are all over the continent and I'm unlikely to be wrong.
"The Pope of the Church of the Holy Church? Carloma I?"