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... ouses existed, but they answered to merchant dynasties. Titles carried prestige; capital carried authority. Military strength wasn’t cultivated through generations of martial tradition—it was funded, contracted, and expanded as needed. Armies could be assembled the way other nations assembled trade fleets.
Valdris didn’t believe in glory. It believed in leverage.
Its national philosophy was simple: economic dominance outlasted military victories. War burned resources. Markets abs ...
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