Volume 5 Chapter 14 (1/2)

But compared to being angry and dissatisfied with the western army, what Xu Yi cared more about was the Sack Kingdom’s reason for doing this.

Killing five beastmen tribes, this would greatly affect the beastmen on the Black Rice Wasteland, but Xu Yi couldn’t see any meaning to this for the Sack Kingdom.

It was impossible for the Sack Kingdom to do this for no reason, so why would they risk fighting the western army and breaking through the fortifications to slaughter five beastmen tribes that didn’t affect the Sack Kingdom at all.

However, Xu Yi couldn’t see the meaning of the Sack Kingdom’s actions this time.

If it was based purely on the result, the ones that suffered the most from this other than the beastmen tribes was the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.

Because of this matter, the ten thousand beastmen workers the Frestech Chamber of Commerce employed didn’t feel good. It affected their efficiency and it slowed down the production of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce during these days.

But Xu Yi didn’t feel that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce was this important to the Sack Kingdom for them to take such a large risk to attack them.

So the only other explanation was that the Sack Kingdom was trying to estimate the strength and defenses of the western army on the Black Rice Wasteland through this.

Perhaps the Sack Kingdom will invade from the direction of the Black Rice Wasteland before entering the Lampuri Kingdom to the west.

But if the Sack Kingdom was thinking this, it seemed to Xu Yi that they were just fantasizing.

Since Seveni took the throne, the Lampuri Kingdom and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce started working closely together. In just two years, the Lampuri Kingdom had completely changed.

According to the stats, in just last year, the Lampuri Kingdom’s grain yield reached six million and eight hundred thousand tonnes. It sweeped the previous record of five million and nine hundred thousand tonnes, becoming one of the countries with the highest grain yield in the surrounding area.

The Lampuri Kingdom could not only easily feed their people, they could store a large amount of grains, as well as export a large amount.

Just based on the amount they exported last year, the Lampuri Kingdom had gained six hundred thousand gold coins.

But compared to exporting magic machines, the income from exporting grains was nothing.

According to the stats, just last year, the Lampuri Kingdom’s magic machine factories which they built with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had produced seven million units of household magic machines.

Other than the two million and six hundred thousand that was digested in the kingdom, the remaining close to five million household magic machines were all exported through various channels to the Rudson Kingdom, the Drake Duchy, the Mirando Duchy, and other countries. It had created a terrifying income of over six million gold coins for the Lampuri Kingdom.

From these two sources of income, the Lampuri Kingdom’s finances had received a shocking two million in tax revenue.

With the various other taxes that came from inside the kingdom, the kingdom’s finances had gained over three million gold coins.

So in just last year, which was the first year Seveni took the throne, the Lampuri Kingdom’s finances experienced a terrifying growth, reaching over six million gold coins.

This shocking revenue, it was the first time it had happened in the hundreds of years of history for the Lampuri Kingdom.

Having money made things easier.

The Lampuri Kingdom’s finances were always lacking, so they couldn’t spend much money to invest on critical things like the military. That was why the Lampuri Kingdom was suppressed by the Sack Kingdom and couldn’t fight back.

But now that the Lampuri Kingdom’s finances had greatly increased, the Lampuri Kingdom could invest in their army with their money.

Last year, the military funding went from the pitiful less than three hundred thousand gold coins to one million and three hundred thousand! It had increased by a total of a million!

With this large investment, the main armies under the royal family were equipped with brand new equipment. Moreover, they purchased large amounts of military magic machines from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.

In the northern army, this was even more clear.

The fully equipped northern army had fought with the Sack Kingdom’s Hungry Wolf Regiment several times, winning by a large amount each time.

The northern army was now guarding the Muerto Mountains and the Sack Kingdom didn’t dare take a single step forward. There was no need to mention them invading the Lampuri Kingdom like before.

Because the military strength of both sides were reversed, Xu Yi was confused why the Sack Kingdom had suddenly moved against the beastmen of the Black Rice Wasteland.