“I will try to bring more plants with me later on when I got back…surely we can make something up with them…”.“That is a great idea, Master….bring back more food related herbs….those things were marvelous….those thyme when it evolved and we start selling them in the market…..it has brought a lot of profits to us….it even changed a lot of our culinary culture….”.(Andrea)“Hence…we really need a much more land…and preferably the already fertile and suitable land for us to farm….We already have plans to open the Second Agriculture Region…in Alemia Region…..since those idiots doesn’t know what to do with what they have..we should just take over everything…”.(Elijah)One can really sensed the seething anger from Elijah words, she is already annoyed enough by Alemia nation, and also rather than calling it a nation, she just mentioned it as a Region, she is already calling it apart of Aeternum as if it was already set in stone already. And personally I can’t correct her at all, as that is t
“We will take over everything…soon…for now, I have decided to assimilate everything before we advances….since the enemy has given us the chances to do it…so why not just do it…it would made everything much more simpler for us……..by the way…since you were talking about this….I am sure that you both already have that Second Agriculture region planned out..right?…”.“Of course we already have planned for it…..detailed even….the best area for us to utilized the land for the Agriculture development…is the current Eastern Region and stretch all the way to the Southern Region of Alemia…the Rivers will provide us with fresh water, needed for the farmland….we already checked and that land were fertile enough to be used…”.(Andrea)They are not kidding at all when they said that they already have everything planned out. If I were to asked for the papers for it, they would already gave it to me before my eyes. Still the land that they are wanted to use, is quite appropriate one, nearly all the ri
“For the mean time, as long as I still stayed in that Area…I can at least have the soldiers to cleaned up the surrounding….after that, you all can just take over from that…..only after we are done with this war….by then and only then..I can returned back to help…”.Sure reclaiming that land is important, but the war take precedence for now, and I need to focused on that, although the difficulty were a bit flimsy, still I don’t want to be caught unaware, after all in war even the slightest mistake can cause misfortune.“I understand, fret not….with my ministry arrangements….I can reclaimed all those land there…there were millions of Mercenaries that is constantly swarming out Mercenary Association…we can just make use of that….”.(Andrea)“Hmm…using the Mercenaries, is also a good idea….and if those mercenaries took contract from our Associations…then…I am sure that there would be no problem at all….”.“...Sure there probably will served no problem at all….but I am not going to take tha
“Personally….I’m with Mina over here, on this matter Andrea…no matter how sound your plans is…..That region needs some organization first….the people..the land…were just all messed up….if we let that land come into contact with the mercenaries….there will be a lot of mess for us to deal with…”.I let that words of mine sinks in for a little bit. Sure the mercenaries can come in now, but in all honesty, even if they comes in they will have to stay in some major town or city for now. I don’t want another issues to come up, after all, in these world the mercenary were borderline messed up, no matter how famous they are and how they were famed, none of them ever come close to my standard of acceptable. While the current population of Alemia after my purge were mostly female right now, when those borderline messed up mercenaries comes in, I am pretty sure some trouble will surely comes up, in one way or another.“Well….If you put it that way….I guess I should wait then….but still, please d
“Oh…Dukedom is agreeing that fast?…that is quite surprising…”.I am genuinely surprised with Dukedom of Angela eagerness in wanting to conduct a trade in regards to the prisoners of war with us. Then again, when dealing with that matriarchal nation, their moves has always puzzled me a lot.“It was quite understandable as to why they were eager about it…”.(Andrea)“Oh really?…why?…”.Andrea seems to know something about the hurried response from Dukedom of Angela, so I urged her to continue with it.“They just overhauled, a massive chunk of their very own economic society….they just purged a lot of business….and have personally took ownership almost all the business that they have purged….so they want to covered that hole on their own…by their own people and rules….so that should explained the need of a massive labour force…”.(Andrea)“That’s right….and then, there Is the maintaining their new River routes, that connected to us….they need to allocate some of their security personnel th
When it comes to a total overhaul of the entire nation itself, Dukedom of Angela weren’t the only one who take this chances to do so, in fact, all of Aeternum allied nation, took this sudden changed of Aeternum versus Alemia Nation war, to also shaken their own nation. The current standing leaders, took the opportunity of my support for their positions and since they know that the attention will be focused on me and Aeternum, they all swoop in to clear their own household. Kingdom of Zaredon for example, Queen Zanesia took these opportunity, with the Aeternum Soldiers that were stationed at her border and in the Zaredon City, she used my support to purged her entire kingdom of those that opposed her.Naturally, with my support I approved her initiative in secret, and given the nature of my soldiers. Her purging lasted for just 2 entire day, and on the 3rd day, her position is no longer a Queen reagent, but a full pledged Queen, taking over the throne fully from her now deceased bastar
“By the way…..Master,..it seems that the Empire still haven’t had enough…”.(Elijah)“Huh?….what did they do this time?…”.Battle Star Empire, when anyone said Empire, that is the only Empire that everyone referred to. To me, at this point, the Empire pose absolutely no threat to me at all, even their massive population were useless against me and Aeternum and that confident were emboldened me even more with my many addition of Missile in my arsenal. Heck with my Air Force, Navy and Army, I can use these 3 style of assault on the empire if I wanted to, and all 3 method of attack were accessible. They might think that I can’t attack their capital city, since location wise, it was place on the South end of the Continent, which is far away from New City. But little that they know, if I were to use the sea, from Eloesa Kingdom, the Star City, which is the Battle Star Empire capital city, My navy can reach that city in just 48 hours of travelling, and my Missile attack can easily reach tha
“...Good for you then…..so, what do you want to do then….I know you, Elijah..you wanting to do something…right?..”.Sure it was a magnificent achievement, but when she speaks like this, it was very clear to me that she wanted something from me, a permission perhaps, to do something, perhaps something controversial.“I want to teach them a lesson….a retribution from us…that would taught them so much that they had to back away from us….We, had to at least…’touch’ those Prince and Princess…”.(Elijah)“Really?…’Touch’..them?…”.“Yes…not all of them…just those that got their dirty hands on us….just enough to teach them a lesson or two…”.(Elijah)Now, the meaning of ‘Touch’ that Elijah emphasized just now, is not something simple, she meant that someone had to be fatally injured or perhaps killed. That is the meaning of her words, teaching the Empire a lesson, so harsh that they had to reeled back from fear and pain. This is for sure a controversial decision from Elijah, should this matter
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