Even Iraq can only provide a direction, and there won't be any groundbreaking progress.
In that case, Iraq only needs to maintain the status quo in a way that is "barely adequate," just like the Empire's infrastructure development. After all, there's no need to waste so much time.
The Sword Shark was an unexpected bonus, but for Iraq's strategy, it also unexpectedly solved their immediate problem, since this way, the number of troops on the trade ships could be reduced.
After all, the Demon King's territory is currently short of people.
In Iraq's strategic plan, ship trade was also very important, since history had proven that land trade was a very time-consuming and laborious method, given how terrible the roads were in this world.
While things might be a bit better for the Demon King's territory, they can only conduct trade activities primarily through maritime trade (multiple point-to-point exchanges) and secondarily through land trade (one long-distance exchange).
However, this would undoubtedly separate the fighting force, which would be very dangerous for the security of the Demon King's territory. The appearance of the Sword Shark gave Ira a little more confidence.
With the same number of staff, this at least ensures a safer flight path.
As Ira thought this, he reached out and touched the scallop pinned to the merman leader's head. It felt as smooth and warm as a pearl. As the scallop opened and closed as if sensing something, he nodded.
"I understand. I will ask for your opinions on the construction of the magic armor later."
As the wary merman leader took a step back, Ira said this.
"..."
Merfolk leader: "Huh?!"
Scallop (tapping): "Papa~ (laughing~)"
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