Chapter 5: The Führer and the Meeting
Alright, everyone is sitting in their seats.
“Now that the Führer has arrived, the 304th Imperial Conference will begin.”
With a cough, Ayame-san, who was standing next to me, gave the order, and the meeting finally began.
……But first, let’s read this pile of documents spread out on the table.
If someone suddenly asked me a question and I was unable to answer itー it was terrifying just to imagine. I don’t want to be treated as incompetent.
Um, what is it… this document is about the military’s records in the last war.
It has the details of the battle so far… yeah, it’s the war situation I know.
Where the naval battles took place and how many ships were sunk. Everything matches the last war in the game.
As I thought, this country seems to be the Yamato Empire in the game I know.
At least for now, it is safe to say that knowledge of the game will be useful to some extent.
And the document over here is about the otherworld transfer?
Loss of communication with other countries and abnormal changes in the position of celestial bodies. It’s speculated that this might have caused our country to be transferred to another planet, correct?
A table of the status of communication with each country and a detailed, illustrated explanation of how much the star constellations changed overnight can be found at… yeah, well, let’s pretend I understand.
When I finished reading all the documents, I looked up and found… everyone is looking at me.
It seems I have to lead the meeting.
Hmm, what should I do? In order to prevent people from finding out that I’m not Eryutheia herself, I can’t just sit back and be silent.
First of all, do I need to understand the current situation?
Our Yamato Empire is an island nation in the middle of the ocean, isolated and without communication with neighboring nations. I must do something about this situation.
There is only one solution to this problem…
“Navy”
“Yes, over here”
It will be none other than the glorious and invincible Imperial Navy. A stern-looking man in a blue navy uniform with a crew cut at the corners answers my call.
“I would like to conduct a survey of our country’s borders immediately. How many ships are operational?”
“There are 4 battleships, 6 armored cruisers, 8 protected cruisers, and 24 destroyers that are currently operational. In addition, there are about 20 smaller ships and submarines.”
“There aren’t many of them.”
If I remember correctly, there were 12 battleships left just before I fell asleep.
“It was a fierce war. Even the ships that survived without sinking need repairs…”
Hmm, is that so? It is true that most of the remaining battleships are severely damaged.
They are damaged and cannot move immediately. If that’s the case, I have no choice. I will have to wait for the repairs to be completed.
So the only ships that could be used for reconnaissance would be the 8 intact protected cruisers?
Battleships and armored cruisers are not suitable for reconnaissance, and I don’t want to send them too far away from the mainland as they are the key part of the mainland defense in case something happens.
It would be too much of a risk to send even the flagship on a reconnaissance mission and leave the mainland empty at this time when we don’t know what’s going on in this world.
Destroyers are not suitable for this kind of exploration mission because of their lack of ocean navigational capabilities and cruising range.
“Reassign the flagship and destroyers to defend the mainland. Use the remaining protected cruisers to conduct an immediate survey of the surrounding waters. Any questions?”
“What should we do with the repaired ship? several new ships are to be commissioned as well, but…”
“I’ll leave it up to you.”
“Understood. As Your Excellency has commanded.”
Okay, that solves the current problem of the survey. There is probably no other way to get out of this situation.
Because this country has not even developed aircraft yet, let alone a surveillance satellite.
As far as the Earth is concerned, the technology is about the same as it was at the time of the First World War, right? This was still one of the most advanced technologies in Lasbata.
So the next one is…
“Prime Minister, what is the domestic situation in our country? I think it’s about time we started running out of food…”
One week in real-time, about 2 years in-game time. The final war lasted that long.
And our Yamato Empire is an island nation in the middle of the ocean. The food situation is not so good.
With a population of 120 million and an area of 400,000 square kilometers, Yamato Island, the mainland, is about the same size as Japan.
Although preparations for war were made, these would not be enough.
After all, the final war was a war based on the assumption that the service would end a week later in real-time. After that, I don’t think about anything else.
“As far as food is concerned… I believed that it could last for another year.
“In other words, if we can’t secure food from outside sources within a year, then…”
“There will be people who will starve.”
……The answer is better than expected, because in some cases we could have had a food crisis already.
However, there is only so much that can be done immediately regarding domestic food issues.
After all, until last night, our country was in the midst of the final war, the last world war in Lasbata.
The country will be in a state of war and food will be rationed. All areas that can be made into fields should be cultivated.
We must somehow reduce food consumption…
“Army
“What can I do for you, Führer?”
The one who answered was a bald, glasses-wearing old man in a khaki army uniform. This old man was the only one who was not staring at my thighs.
But why does it feel like he was staring at my chest instead?
No way, he likes small breasts… let’s not worry about it.
“What is the current size of the army?”
“About 150 divisions, or about 2 million troops. All on standby to defend the mainland”
……Well, yes, I know.
They were drafted into the army and formed a massive army for the final war. But right now, this army is just a burden.
We can’t afford to have a 2 million strong army at a time when food shortages might happen.
Stop being a soldier and grow rice instead.
“I want to do a large-scale demobilization. What is the minimum number of military personnel required to defend the mainland?”
“If I had 200,000…”
The bald glasses make a reluctant face.
Well, they don’t want to do it, because disarmament would reduce the number of army posts. But it has to be done.
“Well, then demobilize as soon as possible. Also, have the 1st Marine Division on standby.”
“As you command, Your Excellency.”
The 1st Marine Division, in short, the Marine Corps.
This unit will be used to make an immediate landing in enemy territory… depending on the Navy’s investigation, this unit will be sent immediately.
Now, the other issue… Hmm? Some fatty who doesn’t seem to understand very well raises his hand.
“What’s the matter? Um…”
“This is Ishizawa from the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.”
The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce… you know, the one that has jurisdiction over industry and that sort of thing. I see.
“Well, I’m afraid to say this, but our country’s economy is…”
The fatty hesitates to say it. Was his name Ishiba? Yup, I can’t remember it right away. I mean, there was no cabinet or anything like that in the game.
Also, you don’t have to tell me about the economy.
Because our empire is a typical industrial and arms-exporting country. The name “practically the only country of scientific civilization on the chaos server” is not for show, you know.
You can’t make a product without a source to import the ingredients, and even if you make a product, you need a place to sell it.
Whether we have really moved to another world or not, it is only logical that our economy will die in the current situation where we are completely isolated from the neighboring countries.
However, this cannot be dealt with immediately.
“Please disguise it somehow with information control. To avoid confusion and to impose a gag order, the public should not be told about the otherworldly transfers until the problem is resolved.”
In the meantime, we will have to make do with information control.
Fortunately, my country is a dictatorship, an axis of evil.
The media is something that can be twisted by the power of the state, and they will use any means to hide the truth that is inconvenient to the state.
…… However, there is certainly a limit to how long we can keep it hidden. Because information leaks out more easily than you might think.
No matter what we do, the Navy’s investigation is still our first priority.
Did we really transfer to another world, and if so, what kind of world is it? You cannot solve a problem without knowing it.
That’s why I’m looking forward to it. My proud Imperial Navy.
Well, that’s it for the meeting for now, isn’t it? Everyone seems to be in agreement with me.
I think I’ve done a good job of hiding it.
Okay, it is safe for the time being. Do you think I have the talent to be a dictator?
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A Brief Commentary on “The Only Scientific Civilization”
The Yamato Empire is practically the only scientific civilization nation on the Chaos server.
The reason for this situation is that the game balance was extremely poor in the early years of the service.
The magical civilization specializes in the early stages of the game, with powerful magic soldiers available from a relatively early stage, as well as a high level of industrial technology due to its magic.
While in the early stages of the game, the scientific civilization has only poor weapons such as spears and its industrial technology is low, but after the industrial revolution in the latter half of the game, the scientific civilization awakens and specializes in the final stages of the game.
In the beginning, there were only these two civilizations, and furthermore, the magical civilization was so much stronger than the scientific civilization in the early stages of the game that the scientific civilization was destroyed all over the world in the early stages of the game.
Since then, various updates and other measures have been implemented to improve the balance of the game, but the power structure on the Chaos server is already set, and there is no room for new scientific civilizations to enter, and only a few, such as the Yamato Empire, which has survived on an isolated island in the middle of the ocean without being involved in any conflict, continue to exist as a scientific civilization.
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