Iron Harvest: When Farming Becomes Conquest

Chapter 390: Chapter 20: The Tenth Recruitment

Roman left the military camp, but Tashina stayed behind.

The construction of Origin City’s military camp is very well established. It was planned and built by Roman himself, which cannot even be compared to the makeshift setups in Fertile City. After years of trial and error and improvement, it embodies advanced concepts for training professional soldiers. Even ordinary nobles can significantly enhance their army’s combat power by learning just a fraction of it.

These things pose a deadly temptation for Tashina, just like a martial arts genius obtaining a book of secret techniques and naturally retreating to seclude and cultivate.

After observing, Roman found the White Steel Princess to be dependable, straightforward in personality, and strong in action; she could be considered both brave and wise.

Her only flaw is being overly arrogant, always thinking she can single-handedly thrash all the kings of the land without considering the consequences of failure.

She is very courageous; winning battles is normal for her. But she is also too courageous. If she fails, it would inevitably be a devastating defeat that ends her future.

Roman is very aware of this because he’s also in that state.

He’s won again and again, but just losing one battle would expose him, and he’d have to bury his head and start over.

Because his foundation is thin and cannot withstand turmoil.

The White Steel Princess chose to forge ahead courageously and expand wildly. Roman understands that the source of Tashina’s confidence—her claim as the Black Iron King—means that captured land counts as recovered. However, if this process is too fast, it can also cause the foundation to become unstable.

Roman is not prepared to do that; taking steps too big brings the risk of tearing something apart. It’s better to build high walls, store abundant grain, and delay claiming kingship.

The impact of war on production is too severe, and Roman himself holds the position of logistics minister as well.