“Captain.”“Let’s wait!”Steelbeard knew the suspense was too much for them to handle, but he had to be careful. The other side wasn’t approaching the island as they expected. Every time they moved forward the ships stopped and sent out these massive bird-like creatures. They did it three times already. They were finally getting closer to the range of his domain, but he was worried about using it.The flying creatures were actually as strong as a 10th tier human. Worst of all, there were actual humans on the back of these creatures. ‘Whoever is leading them, they know exactly what they are doing.’He had to be impressed by these ships. They maintained their formation all this time, and they were ready to react at a moment of need. Also, the birds and the people on them only flew a safe distance from the Ships.‘Seven ships? This big? I never heard about anything like this before. Where did Crimson Empire even get these?’Not even ships, he never knew the Crimson Empire even had a pr
Steelbeard silently stared into his daughter’s safe. ‘Fleet commander?’ His daughter was no longer the small girl who sat on his lap. She was leading seven warships for the Crimson Empire with thousands of men. “So… You were trying to build a ship all this time?” “That is what I was doing. We could have set sail in another few months.” He still tried to process that his daughter was working for an Empire as a commander. “But what is this island? Why are you here?” “This is….” He didn’t know if he should say it, but this wasn’t a random island. He wasn’t here by accident at all. “When your mother and I were sailing these seas, we found this place.” “Mother?” Sakura looked surprised. Steelbeard didn’t avoid his daughter’s gaze. “Yes. This is the island you were born on, Sakura. And the place your mother is buried. This is why I always come here.” Something he didn’t talk about for years. However, after years of silence, he felt his pain was lesser. He saw his daughter’s eye
“Commander, we have multiple sea creatures coming our way.” “This is bad.” Steelbeard had been in the sea for years, and he could tell it was getting out of control. The waves crashing against them weren't natural. There was something big beneath them. “There is more than one.” He saw the ugly monsters appearing in the crystal mirrors. “They are coming up, commander.” “Hold the fire.” “Sakura, let's get to the island.” He didn’t know what the capabilities of these people were, but multiple sea monsters were not something they could handle. Their best chance was to get to the island. “Crack.” An enormous sound of cracking came from the sky. For a moment, this reminded him of an eggshell cracking. “Roar!” A defining roar filled the air. Suddenly, the violent waves crashing against the ships disappeared. The monsters looked as if they were frozen in fear. Several tentacles rose from the sea and looked as if they were embedded in ice. A wave of fire came from the sky, cra
Sakura silently knelt beside the gravestone. She cried until it didn’t hurt anymore. She didn’t know her mother until today. The only portrait she saw was the drawing her father had. She never thought the day she would see her mother would be like this.“Sakura… I am sorry, daughter.”“It is okay, dad.”Over the years, she thought about this possibility a lot, and she was ready for it.“Are you going to stay here?”“I will be here for a few weeks. We need a base on this island before we go further.”She wasn’t worried about the sea monsters. Those things were always in the sea. The reason they suddenly surfaced was because of her calling the Lord’s name. She remembered their journey to the mysterious island. These creatures came after them every day until the Lord killed one. After he killed a Levithan, nothing came even near that island. She believed the situation would be the same. The Lord and Her Majesty were staying on the island for the day. She felt the slight tremor of the
‘It is the last day.’Lucas looked at the mining camp that almost looked like a small town.Well defended walls, houses, a medical centre, several small shops, and a bar that served the best dwarven beverages. After a long day of work, it gave the workers a place to feel rested and relaxed. He knew he succeeded in his initial mission. Because about two weeks ago she received an official letter, asking him to come to a special examination. He participated with many other contenders in a written and a verbal exam. Two days ago he got the results of the examination. He had scored the top mark in the exam and he was selected as the temporary leader of a new city council.This council would be a bit inferior to the council of the Valley of Wonders, but he was content with the opportunity.Honestly, he didn’t believe he would even pass the examination.The questions were not normal. Some asked about his decision in a certain crisis in a city, and some asked about his moral decisions. All
“But… We don’t have anything else.”Ken hated them. He worked tirelessly in the field every day, and in the end, he didn’t even have the right to feed his family. This year they came twice. If they gave anything else to these people, his family would starve.He didn’t understand why they had to give all their wheat to these soldiers. This year they wanted even more.“This is for your safety and the future of the Black Dragon Empire.”‘What safety?’He looked at the sadistic smile on the soldier's face. They had to fend off themselves. When the wild animals attacked, when the bandits raided their fields, and when their people fell sick, none of these people were there. He knew what would happen if they resist, but they really had nothing left to give. He looked back at the villagers looking at him with dead eyes. They had no hope left. “Boss… We found the grains. Hahaha….”“Let me go!”He saw a soldier carrying a sack of grains. On the other hand, he dragged a young girl.“No. Let
“Ehm.” Jane tried to gain the attention of the two people. She saw Adam immediately reacting to her, but Elena was different. She tightened her grip around Adam’s hand, preventing him from turning around. “Really, Elena?” Jane was reaching the limit of her patients these days. On the contrary, her sister was getting more and more carefree. She even dragged Adam away from work when she felt bored. Jane was busy beyond imagination. She felt like there was barely time for her to breathe. The Valley of Wonders was still in its growth period. Newly conquered cities needed attention, and then there was the new island. A base was being built in a hurry. This wasn’t all. The cities isolated between the Dragons Keep and the East Coast were the main problem. Those nobles were trying to negotiate endlessly while the refugees flooded the east coast. Adam’s men were actively seeking the villagers and other wanderers within the new land. Everything needed coins and a lot of attention.
“My Lord!”“Come in.”Adam didn’t want to lift his head, he knew who was talking. He knew Helen was snooping around to talk to him since morning. He just didn’t know the exact reason. Usually, this woman would find a way to avoid him as much as possible.It was another busy day for him. He was here in the Valley after a long time, and there were a thousand reports he needed to look at. The majority of decisions didn’t require his attention, but the Army, scouts, and the Churches needed his attention. Some of these parchments were just reports, but he knew none of these should be ignored. Some of them had new and intriguing ideas from various people. He never ignored positive changes and these things were important things to him.“Sit.”He felt the powerful woman was already near him, but he continued reading the document. It would be very difficult once he was back in the palace. The Empress had a thousand reasons to distract him, and Amy also needed his time. Basically, he had to c