Moving Forward

After going on a bandit expedition with Bob, Alaric could confidently claim that the entirety of the badlands was under his control. 

By the end of it, just about every soldier was injured. But, the deaths were near 0. 

Now, he was in his office, thinking about which move to make next.

'At most there are some remnants, at least 2 cities can be fit into the badlands territory'

But the real gain was the fact that the badlands were directly on Neuling's border. On the other side of that border? Regulus Kingdom, the kingdom of the spiritual lion arts.

"They're probably just as powerful as Neuling, considering the known rivalry between the two. Forming a trade relationship with them will only propel my own kingdom to much greater heights."

The fact was, no country could survive without trade. At least, until someone took over the entire world.