Anita, Jana and the villagers finally stopped moving as they were in front of the bus that they were supposed to be. Corporal Amanda went forward together with Village Chiefs to talk to the Officer that were waiting for them. And being at the front of the pack, Anita and Jana were able to hear their conversation.“Morning Corporal…Good morning, Village Chiefs…You all are coming from Airship 035, Correct?..”.(Specialist Oghar)“Yes, Sir…Corporal Amanda of Airship 035, Under Captain Joanette of Royal Air Force, Sir….arriving with 4 Village, Villagers…all villagers were accounted for and safely arrived…”.(Corporal Amanda)“Understood…...…”.(Specialist Oghar)The appearance of Specialist Oghar were something that no one have ever expected at all, and it instilled fear on every single soul that looked at him, especially the villagers, why, it is because Specialist Oghar is a 2 meter tall, muscly, scarred face, Orc. A well known fierce and blood thirsty race that always instille
Anita, Jana, as well as everyone around that listened to their conversation, naturally nodded their head in agreement, after all, everyone can see that, Aeternum have a lot of races in their masses and they all just lived along with each others nicely, and in a constant harmony, no one were disrespecting with each others, and now thanks to this everyone knows that Aeternum are really serious in making sure that their culture will stayed as it is.“I see…so, that means, me and my folks has passed then?…”.(Rose Village Chief Ori)“Hahaha….with flying marks, Chief Ori…”.(Specialist Oghar)“Oh thank god!….to me, Young man…I don’t really care how you look or who you are….seeing that you are wearing that military uniform I know that you are dependable like any Aeternum officer I have meet…besides, I have dealt with a lot of people of all kind….so I know which is a good person and who are not…..”.(Rose Village Chief Ori)“Your are Certainly wise, Ma’am…”.(Specialist Oghar)“Yeah, sure I am…s
Seeing all the villagers were excited to get on the bus and be marveled at the comfort it provides, bring a smiles to Corporal Amanda and Specialist Orghar faces, as the crowd were getting on board the bus and settled on their seat, Both of the Aeternum soldiers take a time to talks a little bit, after all, for Corporal Amanda there were some development that somehow new for her just now.“Lovely Crowd right, Sir….”.(Corporal Amanda)“Yeah it is….and all of them deserved the kind of work and contributions that we provide for them….not gonna lie thou…..there were quite a problematic people before your batch here…”.(Specialist Oghar)“Oh really?…what kind?…”.(Corporal Amanda)“You know…the usual kind….the stupid self indulgent people, an obvious racist….and a lot more…there were even a Noble’s in disguised as well…and that guy really just intolerable…”.(Specialist Oghar)“That must be hard, right, Sir?…”.(Corporal Amanda)“Oh it definitely is….one of our officer got punch in the face fo
For corporal Amanda, her job at the moment is alreadyconclude, but not entirely as she and Airship 035 still have more transport job to do, after all there were about close to a million people in Eastern Alemia Region right now, and all of them had to become an Aeternum Citizens with appropriate credentials as soon as possible. Although it seems rather impractical to transport a lot of people to a single place, but as a low level Aeternum officers, for Corporal Amanda and Specialist Orghar, they were only doing their duty and stayed with their order.The new convoy of buses made their way into the city, and as always for the crowds inside the bus, the sight of the new city, the hustle and bustle of it, that seems to be a sight that they ave never seen before on this city, does made everyone shocked and in awe, seeing it from the top and seeing it up close and be in the midst of it, certainly very interesting to everyone, the city itself already came to life, there were a lot of const
Watching Sunders City slowly reformed and reborn anew, is really a good experience for me, I am here on day one and my addressed last night, prompt a set of movement in the city, and today everyone all over the Eastern Region were transported to Sunders City to start their registration as Aeternum Citizen and then begin their new life. And thanks to that, the entire city sprung to life in just about 12 hours after my addressed. To be honest I am expecting this much of an impact, I anticipated some, but not to these degree, that I had to allocated about 100 Airship just to accommodate everyone transport for just today.“Sir, another 10% increased on our labour force just now….”.(Holgun Iron Horn)“Really?….that is quite a lot…..”.“It is, Your Highness, and we estimated the number will rises more…and thanks to this new additions….all the project around the city, can be completed much more sooner than we scheduled it would be…”.(Holgun Iron Horn)Surged in new registered citizens, can m
Rowdy people, self entitled and just outright problematic bunch, is the scum of society that would always exist. And personally that is a problem, especially when there were a society of mixed race and culture like my Aeternum, that kind of situation need to be handled properly and fast, nipped it in the bud before it’s sprouted into something else. Human especially in Fantasma kinda much more easier to fell to their tendency of labeling themselves as superior, and when they become racist, this trait is hard to be washed off from their personality.“Yes, Your Highness…quite a few of them actually, especially the noble’s folks…”.(Holgun Iron Horn)“Then…just simply told the police to captured them and jailed them immediate…have those that have the tendency of becoming a racist to be rehabilitated at once……”.“Alright, Sir….”.(Holgun Iron Horn)“Hmm…you know what, let’s just add some light test to separated those racist from the normal folks in the very beginning…have all the escorted o
Governing a newly acquired region is not at all an east task, after all one of the thing that you had to deal with and do is, cleaning all the messes that were left behind from the other predecessor. And in this case, when you were taking over from an incompetent and also useless leader, the mess were quite a lot, on top of the racist and problematic people were like flies and were just all around you, that you need to cleaned up fast. You also need to work hard to make sure that no matter what, you will never lose the people trust in you.In this particular case, the surged of people that comes to work for my government, is quite a lot, and at the moment, the lack of accommodating is really an alarming one, especially when the only city that were undertaking that labour were about to be overrun by the amount of people that are wanting to work to earn their living. Luckily, I kinda guess already that this might happened, so thankfully by just opening the Administration District in onl
On one hand, I need the citizens to be apart of Aeternum as fast as they can so that everything can move on, as it should be, but on the other hand, there were another complication and that is the hassle of the illiteracy of nearly 90% of our new citizens, and in Aeternum which is now already a modern society, not being able to read and write is certainly a big problem. If Aeternum were like any other nation, that didn’t care about their people being dumb, that would be non issues at all, as I can just go all warring with their nation.But now that I wanted the current population to be a part of Aeternum society and integrate these people fully, they need to changed their ways, fast. And on the earliest stage of becoming and Aeternum citizens, is that it will be much more helpful if the new citizens will be able to read and write, as there are a bunch of documents to be filled and managed by themselves properly. And if these new populace can’t read and write, then these will create a
I took another sip of tea, letting the warmth spread through me.Because here’s the delicious irony: by copying our education system, they didn’t just adopt our books and schedules.They were adopting our mindset.Every child who learned using our curriculum. Every teacher trained by our methods. Every official who quoted Aeternum textbooks. They were all little seeds planted deep within foreign soil.In ten years?Those nations would think like us.In twenty?They would be like us. All without a single sword being drawn. I leaned back in my chair, utterly content.Without armies, without bloodshed, we were gaining soft political power over thirty-one nations.Real power.The kind that shaped futures. Mina clinked her cup lightly against mine in a silent toast, her green eyes sparkling.“To the future?” she teased.I smiled, lifting my cup.“To the future we’re writing,” I said.And out there, beneath the quiet, darkening sky, the seeds of a new world had already begun to bloom.The n
In New City, the public watched it all unfold on massive news screens and digital displays.A young woman in a coffee shop blinked back tears.“My mother couldn’t even sign her name,” she said. “Now, she’s going to school at sixty. Can you imagine?”A factory worker on break raised his can of iced tea. “They used to mock us for thinking machines would replace us. Now? My kid’s learning to design them.”Later that evening, President Mies stood at his office window in the Black House, overlooking a city glowing with lights and ambition.Minister Myers entered, holding the finalized signed charter.“It’s done,” he said quietly. “They all agreed. The future begins today.”Mies nodded. “We’ve unified their borders, their defense, and their markets,” he said. “Now, we unify their minds.”A long silence followed. Then, just a single line: “History will remember this moment.” And across the continent, it already had.The evening air was soft, almost languid, as I sat back in my chair, savorin
As the documents were sealed, cameras flashed and live broadcasts streamed the images of rulers shaking hands with President Mies—smiles genuine, eyes alight with purpose.The message to the world was unmistakable:Aeternum does not just lead with power—it leads with knowledge.Later, in a private conversation, Jonathan Myers turned to Mies.“This is more than we hoped.”Mies looked out the window of his office, where the UNA flags fluttered in a perfect row.“No,” he said. “This is exactly what I planned.”Jonathan raised a brow. “And what next?”Mies smiled faintly. “We teach the world… to think like us.”The central assembly hall of New Concordia UNA Headquarters—a gleaming white dome adorned with banners of thirty-one nations—had never been so full.Delegates filled every seat. National flags stood in perfect rows. The giant LED display behind the stage glowed with the symbol of the United Nation Alliance, now framed by a new banner in golden letters:"Education for All – A Future
Outside the palace gates, the citizens of Hallerus City buzzed with excitement. News traveled fast: another king had come, and he, too, had seen the truth.And far beyond the city walls, whispers began in other UNA courts:“Perhaps we should ask Queen Helen for assistance.”“Maybe Aeternum’s model isn’t just for them.”“Could we build this future too?”In the Black House of New City, when President Mies received the report of King Leopold’s visit, he simply closed the folder and smiled slightly."One seed sows a thousand trees," he murmured.And in the fields of Fantasma, the seeds of knowledge had already begun to sprout.The towering skyline of New City shimmered beneath a clear morning sky. It was a perfect day for diplomacy—and a historic one.Within the great glass-paneled east wing of the Black House, Aeternum’s political nerve center, a long oval table had been prepared. Security was tight, the air dignified, yet the atmosphere was distinctly welcoming. For today, President Mie
That evening, Queen Helen hosted a quiet reception for the UNA visitors. Modest food, strong Hallerian tea, and conversation flowed freely.“We’re not pretending it’s perfect,” Helen told them. “But we’re not pretending it’s impossible, either.”One observer raised a hand, smiling. “Would you be open to helping other nations start similar programs?”Helen looked to Merrica, then back to them.“Of course,” she said. “We’ve taken help. It would be wrong not to offer it.”It was the kind of answer that made diplomats take notes. And so, Hallerus—once a fractured kingdom cast in shadow—began to shine in a new light. Not as a symbol of power. But as a model of transformation. And as the scholars walked the streets of Hallerus City, alongside teachers and curious children, they quietly realized: The future wasn’t just being forged in Aeternum anymore. It was spreading.The scent of blooming gardenias filled the royal courtyard of Hallerus Royal Palace. The sun hung high above the battlement
“It’s… beautiful,” she said.Jonathan smiled. “It’s sure is,.”The first major step was the immediate conversion of six major city libraries into public education centers. Then came the pilot schools—one for each major region of the kingdom. Each staffed with a blend of local teachers (newly trained) and educational experts from Aeternum who came to oversee implementation.Within a month, Hallerus Elementary Schools opened their doors for the first time. Children from farming villages and mining towns, who had never once held a book of their own, were now reading stories about space, science, and society. They learned arithmetic on digital chalkboards and watched recorded lectures from Aeternum instructors. Classrooms were modest, but organized. Desks were salvaged, but steady.The change was jarring. But it was real. Queen Helen visited one of these pilot schools in the outskirts of Archenport. There, she saw barefoot children reciting alphabet lines. She watched a young girl raise h
Outside in the streets of New City, a mural was already being painted on the wall of a youth center—depicting two children, one Aeternian and one Hallerian, sitting together at a shared desk beneath the words:"Wisdom Unites What War Divides."The mural was uncommission—but no one was taking it down. From within the homes, classrooms, and council chambers of Aeternum, the message was clear: the world was learning, and they were learning from Aeternum.And that made the people walk taller.Because every road rebuilt in Hallerus, every classroom opened, every young mind taught in their system—was a quiet victory for Aeternum’s vision. The age of empires was ending. The age of influence had begun.The great hall of Hallerus Royal Palace hadn’t hosted a summit like this in over a generation. Not for war. Not for taxation. But for education.Long tables stretched beneath arched stone windows, newly adorned with fresh flags representing each province of the Hallerus Kingdom. The air smelled
Contracts were awarded to the newly established Hallerus Road Commission, overseen by both local talent and advisory engineers from Aeternum. Bright orange marker flags began appearing all over the kingdom, outlining future road paths. Caravans brought in equipment, gravel, construction tools—and, notably, several transport trucks from Aeternum carrying the first batch of reinforced roadstone, a durable blend sourced from the Stone Ring mountains.Helen personally visited the first construction site just outside the capital—a winding, broken stretch leading to a key trade town in the east.She knelt beside the workers, running her fingers through the packed dirt and gravel. “This path,” she said to a nearby foreman, “will be the spine of our kingdom.”He blinked, surprised at her presence, then bowed. “Then we’ll make sure it’s strong, Your Majesty.”As roadwork began, the kingdom watched. Villages previously isolated by floods or rough terrain saw the first signs of inclusion. Mercha
The project would take time—perhaps years—but its impact would begin in weeks.“Once the roads are in place,” Merrica said, entering her chamber with a report in hand, “we’ll be able to move goods faster, respond to crises quicker, and prepare for the second phase: economic zone development.”Helen took the report with a tired, but satisfied smile. “This… this they will see. This they will believe.”“And when they do,” Merrica said, “they’ll follow.”Late that night, as the wind howled against the palace windows, Helen stood in her private study, gazing out at the flickering torches lining the city streets. In her hand was a smooth, curved stone from the first road pile—just a plain stone, but to her, it was the beginning of a foundation.Her fingers closed around it as she whispered to herself, “Let this road lead us to a better kingdom.” And with that, the first steps into a new Hallerus had begun.The throne room had seen war plans, council betrayals, and royal declarations. But on