The Martial Unity

Chapter 2126 Strategic Outlook

If Rael decided to use Rui's breakthrough to the Apprentice Realm to its absolute fullest, then the stakes for both sides in the war skyrocketed. A greatly enlarged supply of Martial Apprentices meant that in the future, Kandria would greatly surpass all the other Sage-level powerhouses in the quantity of Martial Artists.

In other words, it truly was do or die at that point in time before the additional supply of Martial Artists made a genuine difference.

"Martial Apprentices cannot affect the strategic outlook of an all-out war."

Neither of them had any delusions in that regard.

"When the war will have escalated to its prime height, the only classes of Martial Artists that will be able to affect the strategic outlook of the war are Martial Sages and Martial Masters," Emperor Rael remarked, engrossed in thought. "More Apprentices will bring us no real benefits in the war but will alarm our enemies and make them even more desperate to attack and destroy us."

"…Are you saying that it isn't worth it?" Rui raised an eyebrow.

"I'm saying that in order for it to be worth it, I need to be damn certain that it doesn't get us destroyed."

would be trying to do that anyway." Rui frowned. "Might as well go all out. After all, if they are always going to use

merit in that." Rael stirred. "However, you're wrong. It can get worse. I hope I don't need to remind you that there is more to the continent than just East Panama. There are Sage-level powerhouses in all four corners of the continent. They might decide that the threat

at the mention of the possibility of

and the Republic of Gorteau. That alone was a nightmare, with almost no hope in an

was deeply skeptical of

"…It's tolerable."

Sage-level powerhouses is absolutely enormous," Emperor Rael remarked. "The distance between us and the other Sage-level powerhouse across the continent is even larger. In other words, it is deeply impractical for them to

in consideration of his father's words. "That makes sense. It's difficult to project power so far away from their territory. Only Martial Sages can cross such massive expanses in a reasonable amount of time without

actual travel time, while the drawbacks of the

world," Emperor Rael remarked knowingly. "No, they're embroiled in their own conflicts and local matters, which affect them far more materially and directly than anything happening in East Panama. Thus, I deem the probability low enough to be manageable as long as I keep an eye on the geopolitical

"Well, it's all

me a report on the limits and constraints of this ability of yours." Emperor Rael's gaze shifted to his

as long as you don't forget what I said before. I tend to spend an overwhelming majority of the day on training. I

you, my son." Emperor Rael's rich voice was reassuring. "Now then, why

borrow the manifold for gathering experience," Rui informed him. "You see,

things gained from experience that no amount of thought could ever hope to compensate