You need to understand that there is another country with a far-reaching reputation in the Northwestern continent, boasting over ten rigorously trained legions and dozens of top-notch warriors, each one as powerful as Galahart, with the youngest being less than thirty years old.
That's true power!
But aside from the Emperor and the God of Law, the strongest entity in the Shavon Empire, Bate Galos, is merely a grand magician, and the majority of personnel in other military groups apart from the Shavon Sword Knights and the Hurricane Mage Group have not even fought a real battle...
Such a huge gap exists, an enormous gap indeed.
What's more, William is acutely aware that he is not a ruler capable of or adept at fighting. He's up to the task when it comes to filling the national treasury, but when it comes to warring against other powers, William has little confidence in himself or his country.