The key was the location.
Unlike the five continents and four oceans on Earth, the Other World only had one vast continent.
It was just like Pangu Continent on ancient Earth.
Monster Mountain Range was located to the southeast of the continent. It was not far from the coastline.
But the coastline here was completely different from similar regions on Earth, which were filled with natural harbors and rich fisheries.
After all, the entire Other World was filled with spirit energy.
The frequency and intensity of extreme weather here was ten times or even one hundred times that of Earth.
Throughout the year, the sea was filled with raging waves filled with rampaging spirit energy.
As the waves crashed against the sea nonstop day after day, there were rarely any flat tidal flats or good harbors on the coastline.
Everywhere they looked, there were cliffs that were as smooth as mirrors, and they had a drop of hundreds of meters.
With Dragon City's current level of technology, it was difficult for them to cross the cliffs and develop the resources in the sea on a large scale.
It was also impossible for them to migrate tens of millions of people to the deserted islands in the depths of the ocean that lacked resources.
This meant that Dragon City could run, but not their temple. They had to defend Monster Mountain Range to the death.
Unfortunately for them, the northeast and northwest of Monster Mountain Range were surrounded by Turanze.
The southeast was a sea that they could not cross.
The southwest was the territory of other Chaos races.
Dragon City's civilization had transmigrated into a tiger's den.
If they wanted to form a connection with the Land Forever Illuminated by the Holy Light, which was located at the center of the continent, they would have to extend their tentacles to all of Turanze.
The tentacles of Dragon City's civilization had to stretch through all of Turanze, and they had to face the risk of the high-grade orcs grabbing their throats and cutting off their claws at any moment.
If they officially joined the holy light camp and stabbed the Turanze civilization in the back, they might have to face the wrath of the high-grade orcs alone.
If Dragon City was isolated and had no reinforcements, it would be impossible for them to last until the holy light camp obtained the final victory.
'Looks like I can only continue choosing these useless teammates.
'Dragon City is a typical industrial civilization.
'If an industrial civilization wants to achieve explosive development within a short period of time, they must develop an export-oriented economy. They must continuously sell their manufactured products to the outside world and control the market, labor, and raw materials so that they can control the economic lifeline of the outside world.
"In the most ideal situation, even if the black-haired, black-eyed Dragon Citizens who worship science form an alliance with the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Other World humans who believe in the holy light and are connected by blood, they will never abandon each other.
"How are we supposed to transport industrial products to the center of the Other World's continent, then transport the raw materials back, or invest in the local area and use the resources and labor force there to make use of the millions of hungry and angry high-grade orcs in between us? How are we supposed to transport industrial products to the center of the Other World's continent?
"The sea and air transportation in this world are unstable, and the transportation capacity is rather limited.
"There's no need to talk about the teleportation technology. It's only suitable for transporting key resources and tactical squads. It's impossible to send tens of thousands of containers of resources to the Holy Light Faction in one go, and then transport tens of millions of tons of raw materials back.
"One more thing.
"The Chaos Faction isn't a saint.
"But this doesn't mean that the Holy Light Faction is filled with innocent people.
"I vaguely remember that the people who worship the Holy Light have a lot of rules and regulations. They live like Puritans or even ascetic monks.
"In my previous life, even Dragon City's mobile games and husband and wife tutorials spread to the places where the holy light shone, and the magicians and priests there turned pale with fright. They believed that the pure and flawless Holy Light Faction had suffered the most serious stain, and that Earthlings were the most heinous devils. We were even more evil than the demons in the abyss.
"The Extraordinary Disaster doesn't just refer to our fighting strength, it also refers to the corruption of our morals. We use all sorts of strange tricks and extravagant things to corrupt the originally pure Holy Light Faction citizens, especially the children. The children only care about playing the mobile games Dragon City smuggled over. They don't like to listen to the teachings of the Holy Light Faction anymore!
"Perhaps the destruction of Dragon City in my previous life is related to this.
"It's precisely because the Holy Light Alliance hates Dragon City's civilization and believes that our mobile games and videos have taught their next generation bad things. That's why they gathered all their forces and did everything they could to destroy Dragon City, the source of all evil.
"So, are you saying that the mobile games are to blame for Dragon City's apocalypse?
'Regardless of whether it's true or not, it's going to be very difficult to sell Dragon City's industrial products on a large scale to the places where the sacred light shines and use the entertainment industry and media industry to promote Earth's culture to these stubborn people!
"But the Chaos Faction, including the high-grade orcs, is really chaotic and evil.
"They are indeed chaotic and evil, but they worship pleasure, pursue excitement, and like to live a life where they can drink and get drunk. Even if they are so poor that their pants are rattling, they would rather take out small loans from Earthlings and become mercenaries to pay off their debts. They still smoke, drink, and perm their hair to enjoy the benefits of Earth's civilization.
"Is there any better customer than them for an industrial civilization that is developing at a rapid pace?"
Should they abandon their best customer and form an alliance with those picky people?
Meng Chao racked his brains and thought about it for half a month.
He could not think of the benefits of doing this.
Dragon City's civilization and the Turan civilization were interdependent.
Besides, the Turan civilization had the labor force, raw materials, and dumping market that Dragon City needed for its rapid development. Both sides complemented each other very well.
The vast Turan Lake also provided Dragon City with valuable strategic depth. It also served as the sturdiest shield for Dragon City, which was still in the early stages of its development.
In his previous life, Dragon City's civilization was destroyed after the Turan civilization was completely destroyed. The Holy Light Alliance Army marched in and slaughtered their way through Turan Lake.
In other words, as long as the current Meng Chao could make this "shield" thicker, he could block more rounds of attacks.
Dragon City's civilization could develop at ease and stand in an invincible position.
Then, they could hide behind the high-grade orcs and become the offshore balancer or even the mastermind behind the scenes. Then, they could reap the greatest benefits from the war.
"No matter how I make deductions, the chaos faction is the only choice.
"But these idiotic teammates are too difficult to bring. If we work together with them, even if Dragon City's civilization is in a godlike state and we can kill as many people as we want, it'll still be hard for us to win the Other World War!
"Is there a way to temporarily sign an alliance with the Turanians and enjoy the benefits of labor, raw materials, and dumping in the market so that Dragon City can usher in an important period of strategic opportunity?
"How can we keep a low profile and not be dragged into the mess by the Chaos?"
Meng Chao thought about it.
He thought of a possibility.
In his previous life, the Otherworld War was mainly fought on two fronts, the East and the West.
The eastern front was where the Holy Light Alliance fought against Tulan and Dragon City.
On the western front, the Holy Light Alliance was fighting against the Abyssal Demons and the Ancient Tomb Nobles.
The Land Eternally Illuminated by Holy Light, which was located at the center of the Other World, seemed to be surrounded by enemies, and it was in a disadvantageous situation.
But because it was an internal battle, logistical supplies were convenient, and the gathering and mobilization of troops were more flexible. The battle line was also easier to defend.
On top of that, they were surrounded by enemies from all sides and had nowhere to go. Thus, they were able to unite as one and stimulate their courage a hundredfold.
Looking at the Chaos Faction.
They were scattered around the outer perimeter of the foreign land and were split up by the Holy Light Faction.
They were too far away from each other, so it was difficult for them to work together.
But they often harbored ulterior motives and did nothing to help those in need.
Hence, the Holy Light Faction defeated them one by one and suffered a crushing defeat.
The eastern front was the main battlefield of the Other World War.
It gathered the strongest armies of the two factions.
Eight of the ten epic-level battles with tens of millions of casualties were fought on the eastern front.
That was why in his previous life, there were sayings like "blood on the eastern front" and "no battles on the western front".
The Tulan people did not care.
In fact, they looked forward to it.
It was glory, and it was fun. Even if they lost their heads, they would still be a good man eighteen years later!
Death? What was there to be afraid of? Death was just meeting up with the spirits of our ancestors on the Sacred Mountain, drinking to their heart's content, and then continuing to fight endlessly!
They were indifferent to life and death, and if they were unhappy, they would just fight.
That was the high-grade orc's outlook on life.
But Dragon Citizens suffered.
They were screwed over by their lousy teammates!
'No, I can't let the Otherworld War break out first in the eastern front. I can't let the eastern front become the main battlefield and create some bloody eastern front!
'I have to think of a way to stop the high-grade orcs from going berserk. I have to make them calm down and bear with it for a little longer!
'Right now, the Other World is like a barrel filled with gunpowder that has been exposed to the sun for a full three hours. There's also a fuse stuck in every crack.
'As long as the high-grade orcs can bear with it for a little longer, or if some sort of accident happens and slows down the expansion of their army and they can't light the fuse …
'Something will definitely happen in the Holy Light Alliance or the Abyss Demons and Ancient Tomb Nobles at the western front.
'If the first shot of the Other World War is fired at the western front …
'It will replace the eastern front as the main battlefield of the Other World War.
'Then, the trend of the Other World War will be completely different from my previous life.
"Damn it, I remember now. In my previous life, when Dragon Citizens and Turanians risked their lives to fight at the eastern frontlines, the so-called allies at the western frontlines just stood there and made sarcastic remarks." That's right.
'In this life, I'll have you fight against the Holy Light Alliance's massive army, the Ninth Ring Magicians, and the Holy Light Priests. Go and fight at the western front!
'Of course, Dragon Citizens are reasonable, they value relationships, and they're good friends.
'We won't be like our allies in my previous life and just watch them die.
'Even if we have precious soldiers, we won't be able to send them over within a short period of time because the battlefront is too long.
'But as long as we can protect the transportation line, we'll definitely have enough weapons and ammunition.
'We'll have all the abyss demons and skeleton soldiers equipped with submachine guns and hand grenades.
'We can also change the skeletal warhorses of the death knights into armored vehicles and main battle tanks.
'In any case, before the last abyss demon and Ancient Tomb Nobles die in battle, we won't compromise. We'll definitely make those people who won't let us sell our manufactured products and videos pay the price!'
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