In such an era of crises and conflicts, the ruling authorities of various countries have felt the pressure of security and have no choice but to invest more financial allocations to expand the armed forces and innovate armaments.

In the Arcane Era, the air combat mode with the floating city and the tower in the clouds as the core needs to be supported by legendary spells and a large number of magic crystals, in this new era where most of the legendary spells are lost and the magic crystal resources are extremely scarce, and all countries are exploring more cheap and efficient air force construction solutions, and the revival of airships seems to point out a feasible path, but so far, only a few magic military giants such as Alberton Weinstein of the Asshan Empire are trying to improve airship technology, and there is no practical application.

At present, most of the air forces of various countries maintain the ancient tradition, using magical beasts such as pegasus, vultures and griffins as mounts to form a small but fine knight order, such an air force has a very poor endurance, and must be provided by ground bases or sea carriers to provide logistical support, and can only be used as a tactical force under the army and navy, and cannot undertake strategic tasks alone.

Only the kingdom of Kolas, which has been founded for less than two years, is unique, and has made its air force independent from the beginning of its founding, and has almost devoted all its strength to building the air force. The treatment of officers and men of the Far East Air Force is even higher than that of the officers and men of the army and navy of the same level, and the research and development and application of air force equipment is advancing by leaps and bounds.

The newly entered service "Shenghua" and "Destiny" embody the highest level of military airship technology in this era, but it is useless to have beautiful paper data, and His Majesty Rudolph still has doubts about the performance of the two new airships in real combat, so in a letter to his son, he put forward an idea: a combat exercise will be held before the New Year, in which the Far Eastern Air Force will play a leading role.

Although the exercise cannot be compared with the real actual combat, it still has a certain reference value for testing the real level of a unit. Roland, the crown prince, also holds the title of Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the Kingdom of Koras, and of course supports his father, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, in the military exercise plan.

In his reply to His Majesty the King, Roland raised a concern: military exercises to mobilize the army and mobilize the masses cost a lot of money, and as the New Year approaches, the various financial expenditures of the Korras government have generally exceeded the budget without surprisingly, and the large-scale military exercises carried out with the burden of fiscal deficits in peacetime may attract criticism such as "working the people and hurting money".

Of course, military exercises must be carried out, but Roland suggested finding a "big money" to jointly conduct military exercises, and the young men of the Air Force worked hard to make the "money master" happy, and it was not a piece of cake to pull some sponsorship to make up for the military shortfall?

Roland sent the letter with the "McManus Magic Fax Machine" that he carried with him, and received a reply from his father in the evening of the same day. His Majesty Rudolph first criticized his son's mercenary mentality, and then praised him for coming up with a good idea, and asked him to convey his respect to the Vlads on his behalf, and to take full responsibility for negotiating cooperation with the Parnia authorities in military exercises.

It can be seen that His Majesty the King is also a short-minded and budget-conscious money fan, and he can see at a glance that the so-called "big money" in his son's letter refers to the wealthy Palnia royal family, and he does not hesitate to decently instruct his son to pounce on the thigh of the tyrant. There is no way, it is a sin to be poor these years, and to be rich is to do whatever you want.

Roland took his father's letter and conspired with Veronica first. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Parnia is also the number one "fan sister" of the Prince of the Far East, and she is naturally obedient and extremely well-behaved to her sweetheart, and according to Roland's instructions, she provoked the topic of the crisis in Mulberry Bay at the dinner table.

Veronica relays to her parents the evidence that Yudosia has gathered, all signs that the local nobles have secretly colluded with the Order of Naraku and are planning a rebellion aimed at splitting the Mulberry Bay region from Parnia.

The bad news caused the Vlads to lose their appetite immediately. The husband and wife looked at each other, and there were gloomy clouds in their eyes. The four wealthy families of Mulberry Bay have been entrenched in the local area for hundreds of years, and each family has raised private soldiers, and their combined power should not be underestimated.

If it's just a rebellion of the wealthy clan, it won't be a big trouble. Parnia currently has a standing army of 40,000, of which 10,000 are naval fleets and three army divisions, all deployed on the borders of the Twilight Valley to defend against the Order of Naro. The capital, Parniabor, is also guarded by an elite independent brigade, which can be called the royal family's "royal army", which is more than enough to suppress the rebellion.

The Vlads were worried that the Naroku Order would send troops to support the rebels, which would further complicate the situation in the Mulberry Bay area, and if the counterinsurgency operation did not go well and turned into a law and order war that broke out everywhere, the Mulberry Bay area would also become a festering wound, causing Parnia to continue to lose blood.

Such fears are not unfounded. What the Naraku Order is best at is to create chaos through terrorist actions, and turning the Mulberry Bay area into a "muddy quagmire" is exactly the situation that the black robes and Tamara father and daughter are most happy to see.

In the face of the complicated situation, Prince Carroll knew very well that he must quickly cut through the chaos and suppress the rebellion in Mulberry Bay before it became stronger, but there was no conclusive evidence of the rebellion of the wealthy families in his hands.

To send troops or not to send troops, the Vlads were in a dilemma.

Roland saw the couple's thoughts, and said quietly: "It is imperative to send troops to Mulberry Bay, but sending troops does not mean taking the initiative to provoke a war. ”

"But those who have a ghost in their hearts will think that this is provoking a war, and how can we explain it? You can't say that you are going on vacation to Mulberry Bay, right? Veronica retorted solemnly.

Mr. and Mrs. Vlad nodded their heads repeatedly, not at all aware that their daughter was playing a duet with Roland.

"The reason for sending troops cannot, of course, be a vacation, but it can be an exercise." Roland replied with a smile.

"Exercise ......" Prince Carroll's eyes lit up, "military exercises can indeed have the effect of deterring rebel forces, but wouldn't this excuse be too far-fetched?" ”

"If the Far Eastern government proposes to conduct an actual combat exercise in Mulberry Bay with the Parnia royal family, with the purpose of examining the cooperative combat capability of the Far East Air Force and the Parnia Army in a complex battlefield environment, do you think this seems more reasonable?"

Roland's suggestion was immediately accepted by the Vlads, who decided to take advantage of the exercise and issue an ultimatum to the local tycoons in Mulberry Bay - either sell the mine or submit to a criminal investigation for alleged treason.