*could also mean 'forest'
We will have one less enemy, then! Lin Rui thought, feeling very excited and happy for the empire and themselves. After all, with one less enemy, they have one less to worry. And since they have less to worry about, they have fewer resources to 'waste' on these enemies, which is gratifying since they could use these resources to add to the soldiers' resources for them to use or consume.
"This is great!" Lin Rui said, grinning widely while his eyes were shining in glee. He is really happy that they have fewer enemies since this would also make his second elder brother, Lin Ze, have fewer people to fight against.