"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
“This… This is the place.”Leon stuttered, looking at the old building in front of them.He had no idea how old it was, but almost no one came here anymore. As far as he remembered, this building was here for a very long time. “Let’s go.”He was about to take a step when the woman walked past him. The other followed her, ignoring his presence. For a moment, Leon didn’t know what he should do. He wanted to rush back, but he also wanted to see what these people were up to. They easily brought him out of the palace without any effort. He thought he would be held as a hostage, but they seemed to be uninterested in him.‘If they are truly that powerful, why do they even have to care?’He knew the threat was still there. If these people were actually 10th-tier magicians, the entire continent had no way to defend against them.‘Maybe… Central kingdoms might have a way. But….’He didn’t know what would happen when the news about these visitors circulated to the other kingdoms. He was sure t
“The Church of the Dawn? I never heard of it.” He doesn't remember hearing about a Church with such a name. Even during his time in the central academy, he never learned of such a name. “We thought so too, Your Highness. The Church of the Dawn had no known records about the Eastern islands. So it was kind of obvious.” Leon realised the man was still smiling. He seemed to be unbothered by the fact that his religion wasn’t in this place. “You are not unhappy about it? You can’t bring your Church’s authority here.” He couldn’t believe what he just witnessed. Even when he thought about it, Leon felt he could still hear the howling of the wolves. “Not really. Even if there was a church, we don’t know what exactly happened. No one knows where the lady of the Dawn is. It is not like the Church of Darkness.” “Ah, I understand.” He didn’t really understand what this elf was talking about. He had no idea if they could know if a god was alive or not. “Wait. What is the Church of Darkn
“Any news from the Black Dragon Empire?”“Nothing except for what we all know. They are gathering the villagers and clearing out the bandits and scattered soldiers. The cities trapped between the East coast and Dragon’s Keep are trying to negotiate, but the process seems to be slow. I heard some people are directly leaving the city, looking for a refuge.”“It is happening. There was a team of Empire Knights and a couple of Guardian Knights in the trading area of the Dwarven Kingdom.”It was the secret place where seven rulers of the northern kingdoms gathered. However, today it had a grim atmosphere. “So… The flags and those words aren’t a lie. They are collaborating with the Crimson Empire.”“We should teach them a lesson.”“Teach how? Attack? Do it yourself, I lost enough men already.”It was the king of the Blood Baron Kingdom. He suffered the most because of the recent events. Losing noble families could be advantageous, but he didn’t lose entire families. What he lost was mostly
“Your Eminence… What….”“Sigh. Prepare to land. Instruct everyone to stay out of trouble. We don’t want to mess with them.”“Your Eminence….”“What is it?”“Some soldiers are getting restless. And some are thinking that….”“That?”“That the way we behave is cowardly.”“Mark my words clearly to everyone. If anyone starts trouble here and drags the Crimson Empire into it, I will kill them myself.”Jonathan was not going to let this escalate. He couldn’t afford it in the first place. Already he felt the aura of three 10th-tier powerhouses from above. He was the only one for their entire fleet.He was even ashamed to call it a fleet. They had three ships, and they looked nothing in comparison to the impressive fleet of the Crimson Empire. He was sure they had been here for a while now, in this unknown port. When they reached the only other island before they reached here, the Crimson Empire had already claimed the land. Not only that, by the time they reached there, they saw a new fort t
“Commander. Welcome!”Leon didn’t pay attention to his father and the commander Sakura. Rather, he kept his eyes on the changing face of the Bishop of the Church of Light. There were clear signs of worry on that face. He also felt surprised by the sudden response from the people of the Crimson Empire. They immediately arrived at the palace right at that moment. Usually, those people didn't leave their fleet unless they were visiting the Church of Darkness. ‘How do they even live inside like that?.’It had been more than two months since these people came to their empire. Since they had to conduct a long-term negotiation, the fleet never left. These people never came out to seek food or any other thing. He thought those massive ships should be comfortable enough, but they didn’t have a chance to visit and witness what was inside those shells. Everything for the past two months made him too busy for anything, and their small kingdom didn’t have many reliable representatives. First,
“Welcome to the Crimson Pride, Your Highness.”“It is an honour, commander.”Leon nodded in satisfaction after making sure Jia safely climbed into the ship. Even though the steel stairs were safer than a slippery wood, he instinctively made sure his wife was safe. This was the first time this massive ship came this close to the pier. It was specifically to let him and the others enter and observe 7this impressive ship.“Welcome everyone. This is Crimson Pride. Her Majesty’s flagship and the largest combat ship in the world.”Leon nodded his head, lightly touching Jia’s hand. He felt happy when she returned his grip. However, his eyes darted toward the two massive ships in the distance. The rest of the ships didn’t come close, yet he thought there were two ships much bigger than this one.“Those are our troop transport ship and the supply ship, Your Highness. Compared to the Crismon Pried, both of them are slower and have fewer weapons.”“Fewer weapons?”Behind him, one of his army ca
“How about it, Your Highness? What do you think about my ship?”“It is excellent!”The ride indeed satisfied Leon. They sailed to the deep sea and returned to the Kingdom of Markarth before the ship took its usual position in the formation as the first ship. Throughout the entire duration, they felt like standing on solid ground as the ship was extremely steady. It was a wonderful experience for him.“Shall we go and see the rest of the ship?”“Yes, we are indeed honoured, commander.”This ship was something unimaginable to them, and he wanted to see more. However, Leon had a feeling they might never be able to build something similar to the Crimson Pride.…“Commander!”The man sitting in the lone room brought his arm to his chest when he saw the superior entering the cannon room.“Cannoneer, Smith.”Leon saw a bright smile on the middle-aged man's face when the commander called him by his name. It was obvious he was very happy to see his commander knowing his name. This also gave h