Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 135.2

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟓.2: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (2)

The followers of the Cult of Seduction, who followed Arwen, could summon demons of Chaos very easily. They could replace sacrifices with the psychic power of pleasure emanating from sexual intercourse and the life force extracted from them as an energy source.

Therefore, if managed properly, they could serve as an energy source for summoning for a long time without the need for sacrifices. In a way, they were even more dangerous than the Chaos Demons of Truth.

“For now, it would be best to move the troops towards Montpellier.”

The plan was to capture Montpellier and Marseille to prevent the enemy from reaching the southern sea. Marseille, in particular, was a port city where the Balearic Fleet was stationed, so it was essential to secure it.

Although the navy had not yet joined the rebellion. . . they were not entirely loyal to the Emperor either. As Imperial had traditionally been a land power, the navy’s influence was not that great, and perhaps because of that, they were currently maintaining a neutral stance.

“If we use the aerial magic warships and carriers, we should be able to suppress the navy and prevent them from having any other ideas.”

“Alright, I’ll let Gilgamesh know first.”

Afterwards, the first place Oswald headed was the Atlantic Fleet Command Headquarters located at the port of Lisbon. Oswald had already received command authority over the Iberian lords and all troops stationed on the Iberian Peninsula from the Emperor.

Of course, it was difficult to say that this included command over the navy. . . but thanks to the ambiguous wording of the order, he could argue it if he wanted to.

“Greetings, Admiral. From now on, the Atlantic Fleet will be under the command of me, Oswald von Chester Valencia, who leads the suppression force.”

It was fortunate that the Admiral’s rank was only Rear Admiral. If he had been of the same or higher rank as Oswald, it probably wouldn’t have been easy to seize command.

“May I see the order?”

At that, Oswald showed the order without hesitation.

“Hmm. . .”

Rear Admiral McLaren von Gloucester, who was looking at the order, frowned. There was nothing in it about commanding the navy.

“I’m having trouble discerning whether this is an order to command the navy.”

“Oh come on! Doesn’t it say ‘all troops stationed on the Iberian Peninsula’ right here?”

“It does, but. . .”

“Isn’t the Atlantic Fleet Command Headquarters a force stationed on the Iberian Peninsula?”

“. . . . . .”

“Alright, I’ll contact His Majesty the Emperor again and get a proper order, so please wait for now.”

With that, Oswald subtly stationed one division at the Fleet Command Headquarters to keep an eye on the navy and prevent them from doing anything foolish.

Oswald also reviewed the current strength of the Atlantic Fleet. The navy had two types of formations: fleets and independent squadrons.

Among them, the Atlantic Fleet fell under the fleet formation and consisted of 1 battleship (28,000 tons), 3 cruisers (10,000 tons), 9 destroyers (6,000 tons), 27 frigates (2,700 tons), 81 patrol boats (1,200 tons), and approximately 243 fast attack craft (200 tons). The Marine Corps had 1 corps stationed there.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵.’

Perhaps because they had to cover such a vast coastline, there were many fast attack craft and patrol boats.

‘𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰. . .’

While land monsters had been mostly eradicated, sea monsters were difficult to eliminate due to the vastness and depth of the ocean, and the challenges of fighting underwater.

Among them, there were also amphibious monsters, such as ‘Nagas’ and ‘Murlocs’.

Anyway, besides this fleet, there was a transport squadron among the independent squadrons. Thirty large transport ships with space expansion magic were stationed near the fleet.

In addition to this, a carrier strike group was currently being formed, consisting of 1 aircraft carrier (100,000 tons) capable of carrying 243 Kaiser fighters, 3 battleships, 9 cruisers, and 18 frigates. Currently, only the Black Sea Fleet Command had one carrier strike group.

Two days later. . . Oswald received a new order from the Emperor.

It promoted Oswald to temporary General and appointed him as the commander of the Iberian United Military District Command, encompassing the navy, army, and air force. Although the only air force they had at the moment were the aerial magic warships and carriers under Oswald’s command, even that was a considerable number.

“Now, will this suffice?”

“I will follow your orders.”

Subsequently, Oswald, as the commander of the Iberian United Military District Command, issued a conscription order to gather troops from the Iberian Peninsula. He promoted his only remaining classmates who had not retired from the military, Yuilhan, Dominika, and Elsa, to the rank of Brigadier General and assigned them divisions.

There was some grumbling within the ranks about appointing women as generals. . . but Oswald, who needed reliable generals, ignored those internal complaints. As a result, Dominika and Elsa had the honor of becoming the first female generals.

“Brigadier General Dominika.”

“Yes, Commander!”

“I will grant you the authority to form one corps. Form the corps!”

During his time in the expeditionary force, Oswald had accepted mercenaries from the Sun Mercenary Group and utilized them as officers. This time, he filled the gaps created by the purge operation by promoting some of them.

That was why he gave Dominika the authority to organize an army corps so she could take as many officers from her mercenary group as she wanted.

“Your orders will be carried out!”

The reason for entrusting Dominika with the corps was to advance towards Montpellier and Marseille.

“Alicia, build as many military factories as possible in the Valencia territory.”

Since they had already earned a lot of money from weapon production royalties, building factories was no big deal.

“Alright. . .”

Alicia parted ways with Oswald again with a regretful expression. Seeing Alicia off, Oswald called Yuilhan and similarly had him form a corps.

He decided to include both of the tank divisions currently under Oswald’s command in the corps that Yuilhan would lead. The plan was to transport them across the Celtic Sea and land them in Normandy using the transport squadron.

This was a measure to assist Earl Royman of Normandy. As the closest earldom to Paris, Earl Royman’s territory was probably the most dangerous area now that the rebellion had broken out.

However, sending just one infantry corps was not enough considering the enemy’s numbers, so he intended to send a corps-level tank unit to compensate.

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