Duncan seemed to have figured something out.
When agriculture ascends, farming technology develops. When war ascends, military technology climbs. When commerce ascends, trade in the Mediterranean flourishes.
People in the Middle Ages valued faith greatly. Under the guidance of faith, the direction of society's operation had a prominent focus.
That's why the Germanic people were constantly at war because only dying heroically in battle allowed them to enter the Heroic Spirit Hall. Without wars to fight, they resorted to raiding, neglecting the development of civilization, eventually making piracy a culture.
"I think I know how to guide the direction of world civilization before the technological explosion ushers in the modern era."
Duncan fell into contemplation, seemingly foreseeing events a thousand years into the future.
If possible,
