Eastern Empire Military

The Eastern Empire Military prides themselves with the largest and most advanced military in the world. The total number of their military personnel exceeded 2.1 million, far greater than even all forces in the west combined. This overwhelming military is the backbone of their unshakable rule.

Philosophy & Structure
The supreme decision-making power of the military did not belong to the nation, but the emperor. All of the Empire’s military power was centered on the emperor. The highest ranking officer within the military is the Marshal, which is in fact Velgrynd herself. Following the marshal are the three Generals commanding each division, selected after discussions held within the marshal, the emperor, and Gadra. These appointed generals will then be given Mythical-grade equipment.

The Empire's only creed "Power is Everything," allows anyone to achieve greatness as long as they are powerful. Individuals could climb the rank through rank battles within the military. So long as the battle was supervised by a neutral third party, this system allowed a lower-ranking individual to challenge his superior. In other words, it allowed insubordination. As a result, ranks within the divisions often fluctuated.

Naturally, several conditions had to be met for these rank battles to be approved. They could not be held during a military operation. It would be rendered invalid without the presence of a witness. Moreover, if the challenging party were defeated, they would need to wait another year before regaining the right to challenge. The same rule applied if the challenger killed their opponent.

Since superior officers were allowed to kill their challengers, these challenges had to be treated with caution. The challenger had to utilize an overwhelming amount of strength in order to make their opponent admit defeat.

Military Strength
The Empire's military is separated into several divisions below:

Armored Division
The Armored Division, commanded by Calgurio, is where science and technology of the different worlds were fused with magic technology, it is the largest division with more than 2 million soldiers, 1 million of which could be deployed immediately for invasion. The breakdown of the deployable units are as per follows:

Restructured Armor Corps
These were soldiers who had adopted the otherworldly technology and underwent magical modifications, allowing them to survive 7 days without eating and drinking. Their individual combat capability was at least ranked C+, and the elite among them even reached rank A. There were 700,000 of them.

Magitank Force
This unit possessed 2,000 magitanks, a new weapon they had put into practical use. The magitank, operated by five people, is an unprecedented war machine that revolutionized the concept of battle. The main armament of the tanks, named magic cannon, had a caliber of 120mm and muzzle velocity of 2,000 meters per second. It had a 50-round capacity and could fire five rounds per minute. Its power was tremendous, being able to unleash destruction equivalent to tactical-class super-high explosive magic. Incidentally, although they are fired based on magic principles, the shell itself is a simple lump of iron. It is a formidable kinetic projectile that could easily penetrate both anti-magic barriers and anti-archer defenses. The number of troops, including the maintenance team, was 200,000.

Flying Combat Corps
They had 400 airships and were the pride of the Empire, the fruit of the otherworldly knowledge. Each craft could carry a maximum of 400 passengers. Of them, 50 are vital maintenance crew required to operate the ship, while the remaining crew would be engaged in defensive magic or gunning. The airships are equipped with a large number of magically enhanced guns, making them excellent warships for both offense and defense. They are also useful as a means of transportation, making it possible to transport a large number of troops and catching the enemy off guard with a pincer attack. The division numbered 100,000 troops, most of which belonged to the former Magic Division.

Magical Beast Division
The Magical Beast Division, commanded by Gradim, is the successful product of biotechnology. Utilizing DNA analysis (technology from another world), it became possible to nurture and raise magic beasts, turning them into powerful beast knights. Moreover, their riders are carefully selected warriors with powers of ancient champions (analyzed with DNA technology) awakened within them. This is a rare quality available only in 1 out of 100,000 people.

Each beast knights are ranked A- and above by itself, and the combined strength of magic beast and riders is impossible to gauge. Despite having only 30,000 members, it is the one of the most elite unit the Empire has to offer.

Composite Division
The Composite Division commanded by Yuuki Kagurazaka was a hodgepodge, but had a lot of potential. It was a den of misfits, singled out due to their inability to cooperate in groups—at least, that was how the public perceived them. But on a closer look, that was hardly accurate. The reason why the division members could not coordinate well with others was because of the fact that each and every one of them possessed extraordinary abilities. So outstanding were their abilities, in fact, that managing those guys was difficult.

Many of its members were otherworlders whose potential was completely unknown. Due to various experiments that were being carried out inside the division, there were also individuals who awoke powers beyond belief that could not be reproduced—they became magic beasts, boasting strength beyond A rank. While troublesome to control, they were outstanding warriors. Among them were also human weapons that obtained their power from unknown sources, and as such, many products of experiments were gathered under that banner.

In the past, they were simply being managed and kept in line, but now with Yuuki as their leader, the division suddenly emerged as an extraordinarily powerful trump card within the army. The total number of soldiers was around 200,000, half of which were officers and non-combatants, leaving around 100,000 troops that made up the actual combat force. Within it was also a hand-picked platoon of elite members that worshipped Yuuki. These individuals became the pillars of the Composite Division.

Imperial Guardians
This is the group directly under the emperor's command, carefully selected from the other divisions. Despite having only 100 members, their combined strength is greater than the three remaining divisions combined. The members are called "Imperial Guardians" and every one of them are at least at the level of Enlightened in strength. All of them were gifted Legend-grade equipment as a testament of their strength.

Each one of them have the rank of a senior officer. When they carry out special missions, they're granted the authority of a colonel, at minimum. These powerful warriors are ranked by numbers according to their strength and their ranks are determined by rank battles, in which those who ranked 30 and below are significantly more powerful than those above. The "Double O Numbers" (ranks 001-009) are on yet another level in terms of power, who are all at the level of Saints in power.