Chapter 278.

As the war broke out, the vanguard moved quickly to the head of the frontlines, located to the southeast. The supplies were already moved near the frontline when the threat of war first occurred. So, all that was left was to deploy the troops. It would not take too long for the vanguard to be transported using all of the empire's trains.

The command office, set up in the first compartment of the train heading to the frontline, was strictly barred to anyone aside from me, Uncle Bloody, and the chief of staff. My uncle crossed his arms, looking at the map of the frontlines on the table as he said, "Hmm, I did yell that wed finish the war with just the vanguard, but that is possible, right?

I laughed dumbfoundedly and asked, "You yelled that without any certainty?

My uncle just shrugged. "No, but since you're here, you said you'd end the war as soon as possible."

Uncle Bloody's confident attitude made me laugh helplessly. Actually, I was thinking of ending the war with just the vanguard, so I didnt say much.

"Well, thats what Im thinking as well, but the commander shouldn't shout things without certainty."

My uncle smiled shamefully at my point. "Hahaha, who cares? Youd better think hard. After all, youre my certainty."

My uncle patted me on the shoulder, and I shook my head as I looked at him. "I guess I can't help it. Let's take cowardice and cheapness as our motto for victory."

If I start using cowardice and cheapness as my motto, even Hestia noona wont be able to handle me. When I ran away, I couldn't resort to cowardly tricks because my conscience didn't allow me to deal with the people of my hometown like that, but not this time.

"Well, Im sure our great prime minister will bear all responsibility, I said.

Uncle Bloody dissuaded me, telling me to take it easy. "Hey, Arcanta's stomach is going to explode. Don't do anything you can't handle."

"It's okay. I sent him two months' worth of stomach medicine before I left. Let's finish this quickly before he runs out."

In response to my serious reply, Uncle Bloody looked at me as if I were cruel. For him to direct that expression towards someone who sent the prime minister stomach medicine for his health and safety, a person overflowing with benevolence, was just too much.

"However, the map isn't that helpful. Inside the empire, its pretty detailed, but the actual necessary section within the enemy territory is insufficient."

At my point, the chief of staff smiled bitterly, saying that it couldnt be helped. "Since theyve been an enemy country for a long time, the map is bound to be inadequate. Maps are the most important strategic materials."

"Yet, the enemy will clearly know the areas around the empires border since it used to be their territory in the past." The Dresden area, which became a frontline, was a region conquered during the Blood Emperor era.

I sighed helplessly and pulled out a new map from my pocket space, spreading it on the table.

"This! How did you get such a detailed map!"

"I told you, being cheap is my motto. This is the product of that cheapness."

It was simple to make such a product of cheapness. I asked Milpia to create a map from pictures taken by my magical satellite. Since the satellite was launched while it was still in its developmental phase, it boasted extremely poor cost-effectiveness