Quote:On the other hand, he doesn't know the lost traditions, those of which no trace survives in the modern day, and his knowledge of style from outside south-east Asia will not be quite as encyclopedic as it is within his home ground.
One of the large advantages Ranma has is he knows several styles that haven't been invented yet... the style they were made to counter, and those to counter them.
It makes a better story if Ranma faces real challenges, including individuals who can give him a real fight.
Nerima's first priority would be self-defence; its second, holding its society together. Expanding quickly is a good way to get spread too thinly, and loose cohesion. Keeping the water flowing and the schools running means keeping most people in Nerima proper.
One of the first things they need to do is secure their food supply, which means growing it - relying on trade would leave them too vulnerable. Chemical fertilisers aren't a problem, but the local crops will be relatively low yield. They'll need quite a bit of land to do that - preferably in a corridor leading to the sea.
I'd say once they'd seized that land, they shouldn't be doing anything else aggressive. They be better off concentrating on self-defence and diplomacy for a few years, until they're stable enough for further expansion.
This might not be quite as exciting as immediately making Central America a protectorate, but it's still likely to mean a lot of action for the defenders of Nerima.