‘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
Ken touched his daughter’s forehead, feeling the burning heat.His wife had tears in her eyes, and he felt helpless. They moved in with their son a couple of weeks ago. After that, His son moved to another place called Valley of Wonders to receive his training. He didn’t know where it was, but he knew it was beyond the High Pass Mountain. As for the way his son went there, he had a pretty good idea. Because it was the same way they came to Lishan city. They had to stand on a magical circle from the temporary army camp. After that, one soldier did something to make them covered in white light. When he opened his eyes again, he was looking at the tall walls of the city of Lishan city. The first day they came in, people asked for their details. After writing down their names and other things, he and his wife got a piece of wood with something written on them. He didn’t know any letters and he failed to know what it was, but he knew it was necessary. Because his son knew it was importa
“Commander.”“I… I can see.”Sakura was also stunned like the others. They finally saw the signs of another ship. Actually, it was a boat. The star charts were accurate enough. Because they were closer to the end of the marked route. Sakura thought it was much better. Since it was a boat, there was no way it was from the place they came from.The other party was yet to notice them, but they saw them on the horizon. Still, he knew the other party was just being careless. There was no way they should have missed their fleet.‘If they saw us, they should have reacted.’She didn’t believe whoever on the boat was not shaken by their fleet if they saw it. They had the Empire’s flag andHowever, to them, the horizon was just a few minutes away. It was better to learn about the other party before acting out. Since the advantage was theirs she decided to exploit it to the full.“Arm the cannons. Prepare the soldiers. Full speed ahead. Let’s catch up to that boat.”She could send the Wyverns
“Hoot!”“What is that horn?”Leon stood up from his seat. It was a loud horn that almost sounded like a warhorn from the barbarian kingdom to the far East. One of the farthest kingdoms from Markarth, and it was much more primitive compared to the others. A kingdom that bordered the uninhabited dangerous islands. The islands scattered across this area were too much for the collective populations of all the kingdoms. Most of the far east and southern islands were left to the animals and the wild. He always wanted to explore those lands, but he never had the luxury. Their kingdom was too poor, and he had to be there as the first prince. Despite that, Leon always had hope, but everything shattered about four months ago. He had to marry the princess of the Olmar kingdom as a political bargain. Of course, he knew this would have happened eventually, but he didn’t expect it to be so soon. He barely knew this princess from the several social gatherings they had previously, but that was it
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am Sakura Steelbeard, commander of Her Majesty Elena Lionheart's fleet."Leon watched as the woman gave a slight bow to his father.He tried to see through this woman and the three men stood behind her, but he failed to detect anything. She was at the 7th tier while the people who carried the exquisite looking wooden boxes were around the 7th and the 8th tier.'They are not worried at all.'This woman led the group into their kingdom without any worry. Their little army seemed like nothing to them.‘They do have a big fleet, but aren't they afraid of their own lives? Or are these three males more than powerful enough to deal with us? But why can’t I feel their strength? How many soldiers are in those ships?’He had many unanswered questions, but he couldn’t ask them. Because this was a discussion between the king and the representative.“Welcome to the kingdom of Markarth, My Lady. I am King Dimano. I wonder what brought your majestic fleet to our humble ki