'To the west of the empire, is the Red Eagle Business Alliance formed and managed by many business groups, although the Red Eagle Business Alliance is not a country in the real sense, but because the Red Eagle Business Alliance almost controls more than 20% of the business transactions on the entire continent, this business alliance with many problems on the surface actually has the ability to influence any country on the continent, and its security is of course guaranteed by this, after all, no one wants to get along with mercenary businessmen, It can be said that if the Red Eagle Business Alliance decides to withdraw from a certain country entirely, the country's economy will inevitably fluctuate greatly and even collapse completely. ’

'The Red Eagle Business Alliance is not large, only the size of two Jiamu counties, but there are more than 100 business groups in the alliance, and I heard that when they manage the country, they adopt a voting system, and any decision, as long as more than half of the representatives of the business group agree, then this decision must be recognized and followed by all the business groups, otherwise they may be expelled. Wei Mang obviously had a limited understanding of the business alliance, so he simply passed it over after saying a few words.

'To the north of the Red Eagle Business Alliance is the Tabziqi Empire, which also borders our Guyun County, which can be regarded as a strong partner for us, but in recent years, as more and more merchants shuttle between the two countries, the original Silk Corridor has slowly expanded and gradually begun to play a smaller role. Hearing the word Tabuzic, Rick couldn't help but think of the peerless beauty Kagazi who was in a relationship with him, it is said that the generation of the illustrious Violet family has no male heirs, only a descendant of Kagasi for a year, but the cousin of Kagazi. Seems to be much stronger than any man.

'South of the Red Eagle Business Alliance. It is a country of velvet that rarely communicates with us. Because we are separated from the Xiangrong country by the turbulent and vast Xiangjiang River, even if there is a large border, we have much less communication with the Xiangrong country, but I heard that Shangjing, the capital of the Xiangrong country, is a super giant city that is more prosperous than Boyingte. ’

In the southwest corner of the continent is the most mysterious Jingzhou, and it is said that the people of Jingzhou, both male and female, have to receive a brutal combat education from an early age. Because their belief is to fight, the strong will be respected. When Wei Mang said Jingzhou, Rick felt that Shui Zhuxiu, who was standing behind him, suddenly felt a little nervous, and seemed to be very sensitive to the word Jingzhou. ‘…… In recent years, wandering swordsmen from Jingzhou have often come to the Blue Moon Empire to see magical skills that are rarely seen for them. ’

'To the west of the Red Eagle Business Alliance, there are two countries that have been rivals since ancient times, Qin and Sidi, who are separated by a drunken horse river. ’

Rick smiled slightly, thinking of Long Yuyan, who had entered the Temple of War, the former immortal general of Sidi, a beautiful woman with the title of "Flower of Sidi". And her former guards, seventeen of them. It is Rick's side, led by Long Lan, the seventeen sword attendants.

In comparison, these countries in the west are all too busy to take care of themselves, and the absolute neutral business alliance with the Blue Moon Empire should not bring any immediate crisis or danger to the empire. Wei Mang said his analysis, with a somewhat confident expression.

Not necessarily! Rick said: "Once war breaks out, there can be no absolute neutrality, and commercial alliances seem to be fine, but in the eyes of a frontier warrior, such neutrality is undoubtedly a guarantee and a piece of fat." ’

Xia Huagongzi is right, but I didn't expect this. Wei Mang didn't know whether he was deliberately modest or pretending to be a pat on the horse, so he didn't even raise any opinions, so he continued..'Compared to the eyes, the most headache for the Blue Moon Empire at the moment are the countries in the north of the empire. ’

'To the north of the Divine Seal Fortress, there is the Wasteland Country and the Four Northern Kingdoms, and further north, there is the Karinkel Empire, since the founding of the Blue Moon Empire three hundred years ago, these countries have not given up their intention to invade, fortunately, there has been a Divine Seal Fortress that will never fall in the past hundred years, and all the plans of these countries will only come to naught. ’

Rick immediately remembered the recent turmoil in the empire, including the Fenghua City Incident and the Qingcheng Incident, it was obvious that these things were related to several countries in the north, Rick suddenly frowned, and asked, "In addition to the four northern countries, is there still a wasteland country in the north?" ’

'Yes,' Wei Mang replied honestly, "The Wasteland Country is in the northeast, the land is barren, but it is rich in medicinal herbs and ginseng, but the Wasteland Country and the Blue Moon Empire have been friends for generations, whether it is magic or martial arts, there is a lot of communication between the two countries, so in another sense, the Wasteland Country is actually an ally of the Blue Moon Empire in the north. In addition to the wasteland, there are four hostile countries in the north, among which there is the kingdom of Huka, and in the west is the galloping horse country and lark country rich in horses, and Feidoni, which is mainly agriculture and has the largest agricultural base in the entire north, but I heard that there is a mysterious forest in the territory of Feidoni, which is only less than two hundred miles away from Xiangcheng in a straight line, and there are many wild phantom beasts in the forest, but because the forest is too dangerous, and Feidoni has always been agriculture-based, and he is not very good at fighting, Therefore, such a huge forest has not been developed for a long time, according to my friend, if this forest can really be obtained, then the wild phantom beasts in it can almost form a phantom beast army. ’

'Wasteland Nation...... Alas...... 'Rick immediately thought of Stelle, who was a court magician in the wasteland country, remembered Mary, the queen of the wasteland who had stayed with Rick at Halles School of Magic, and then thought of the teacher Stella, who was in love with him but could not stay together due to the environment, and couldn't help but sigh again, Rick looked at Wei Mang, who had stopped, and ordered: "Don't stop, you continue to talk." ’

'The four northern countries have been peeking at the fertile land of the Blue Moon Empire, so they have long implemented a harassment policy on the border, and it is said that many horse thieves and bandits in Jiamu County are soldiers of these countries, and the last incident in Fenghua City also has a lot to do with the most powerful Hukka Kingdom among the four northern countries. ’

'Well, what about the Karinkel Empire? Rick asked unhurriedly.

'The Karinkel Empire has always supported the four northern kingdoms from behind, but on the surface, the Karinkel Empire has a fairly good relationship with us. Wei Mang said according to what he knew, "This is actually quite normal, because we are separated from the Karinkel Empire by a vast land and several countries. ’

Rick finally listened to Wei Mang's seemingly simple, but actually complicated introduction, and had a complete understanding of the entire continent in his heart, thought for a while, and asked, "So, the current Blue Moon Empire, how much of the territory of the entire continent is about the entire continent?" ’

Wei Mang never seemed to think about this question, and after thinking about it for a while, he replied, "Although I am not sure, it should be about one-seventh to one-sixth, and of course, our land is the most fertile. ’

'Days, only one-seventh of the mainland?' Rick interrupted Wei Mang's words very dissatisfied, and said depressedly, "In that case, why don't we start a battle with the outside world and expand our territory?" It only occupies less than one-sixth of the area, but all day long thinking about how to maintain its territory and security, how can it achieve great things? Rick said in a guff: "Now, here's your chance." ’

'Opportunity?' Wei Mang couldn't understand the meaning of Rick's words at all, and asked rhetorically, "What chance?" ’

Of course, it's an opportunity to expand and make yourself stronger! Rick said as a matter of course, "Actually, this time I was transferred to the Divine Seal Fortress, and Her Majesty the Queen wanted me to take all the land before the Divine Seal Fortress back to the existing land, not only to recover the previous land, but also to profit more land north of the Divine Seal Fortress." Rick said as he calculated, since the queen had given him all the land north of the Divine Seal Fortress, then of course he would have to use a qiē resource to make the outer territory bigger, because only if the territory is larger, there may be more taxes.

'Expansion...... Wei Mang's eyes first darkened, and then began to brighten again, and he said excitedly..'Yes, expansion, the first thing that a soldier thinks of should be to expand his territory. And many of the seven or eight middle-level officers who came with Wei Mang were already looking at Rick with doubts or reverence.

'If you want to expand, where do you think it's most efficient and fastest to expand from?' Seeing Wei Mang's rare positivity, Rick said casually, "I mean the north." ’

Of course, it is to recover Xiangcheng first, and then use Xiangcheng as a stronghold to occupy a large area of land in Feroni, and it is best to occupy the mysterious forest that is rich in wild phantom beasts. Wei Mang blurted out, as if he had thought about some such things for a long time.

'Oh? Why? Rick asked, intrigued.

'It's very simple, because among the four northern countries, Phaedoni is the weakest, and has always been agriculture-based, basically most of the time the attack of the four northern kingdoms of the god seal fortress, Phaedoni is responsible for the role of logistics and food supply, and now there are contradictions within the four northern countries, the kingdom of Huca has always wanted to occupy the land of Feroni, but unfortunately it can't find a reason, so even if we take Phaedoni, the other three countries will not necessarily send a large army to conquer, the most critical point is that even if a large army is sent to conquer, Phaedoni may not be willing, The word luring the wolf into the house, the four northern countries all care about it. ’

'Oh......' Rick looked at the crescent moon in the sky, thoughtful.

Unlike Rick and his party, who were chatting while burning a bonfire, Trea Singo, the second son of the Grand Marquis of Singo in Boyent, was slapping the table, angrily scolding his men, and scolding: "What the hell is going on, I have clearly figured out a way to deal with that hateful Xia Hua Permon, how could I leave Bo Yinge without even celebrating the Celestial Festival?" No, I'm going to find a killer to find them, and if I don't get rid of this Xia Hua, I won't give up. Several of the scolded men ducked away, unable to stand Treya's childishness and frivolous arrogance. (To be continued......)