After handing the prisoners over to the nearest garrison and returning Alexander and Cael to the Royal Academy, Lucen headed straight back to Ironhold.
War with Inevir was about to begin. It had arrived later than it had in the game, but it had arrived all the same.
'With the guns, artillery, trains, and airships, the current power of Norvaegard is greater than before... Yet, despite all that, I think we can make more improvements. Seeing as, unlike in the game, the people of this world are much stronger. So what I have might not be enough.'
Lucen was already thinking about how to improve their military. At present, ordinary soldiers possessed weapons capable of dealing with lower-ranked mages and aura users.
A concentrated volley could break weaker magical barriers, while even an aura user would eventually be overwhelmed if enough bullets were fired in their direction.
However, the situation changed once they confronted those who had reached the middle circles and mantles.
