“Understood, then the Parade will start here all the way to the Cabinet Hall then….I will changed the vehicle mode now…do have your men be in placed by then…when the vehicle finished changing we will move at once…”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)“Roger that, Ma’am..”.(Agent Sasu)Sasu Stepped away from the Vehicle as Selie rolled up the window again. Sasu went back into his formation as Selie, who is inside the vehicle opened a console that is hidden behind the front passenger side in front of her and started to pushing buttons.“Is everything ready?..”.“It is, Your Highness…I am changing the SUV form now…we will go roofless now…be ready..”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)“Alright..”.Selie is about to make my SUV turned into a convertible now, this SUV of mine had that function as I had it made that way, especially for this kind of occasions, even so it would still remain stylish and exclusive, with that Selie finished pushing the button, finally the roof retracted and the seat were pushed u
“Is everything ready?..”.“It is, Your Highness…I am changing the SUV form now…we will go roofless now…be ready..”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)“Alright..”.Selie is about to make my SUV turned into a convertible now, this SUV of mine had that function as I had it made that way, especially for this kind of occasions, even so it would still remain stylish and exclusive, with that Selie finished pushing the button, finally the roof retracted and the seat were pushed up, and finally, I am visible to the crowds, and like an automatic reaction, I started to wave my hands to the crowds, and thus with that the crowds reactions also went crazy.“YOUR HIGHNESS!!!..OVER HERE!!!…LONG LIVE AETERNUM!!!…”.(Passionate Citizens)“Of course!…you too fellow citizens…..Selie, aren’t you going to join me?..”.“..No thanks your highness…I am fine at where I’m at..”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)Standing up inside my own SUV, I waved at the crowds and smile, and I can definitely say and feel that my actions fel
“YOUR HIGHNESS!!!..OVER HERE!!!…LONG LIVE AETERNUM!!!…”.(Passionate Citizens)“Of course!…you too fellow citizens…..Selie, aren’t you going to join me?..”.“..No thanks your highness…I am fine at where I’m at..”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)Standing up inside my own SUV, I waved at the crowds and smile, and I can definitely say and feel that my actions felt a little bit robotic, but still at the very least the people were very happy, and also I am currently being showered by flowers, which is quite a new thing to me, I can see that the kids were also in the crowds as well, joining on pelting me and the roads with flowers. Overall, it was a marvel experience, perhaps this is what those celebrity were feeling when they were being idolized by their fans.The impromptu parade went one for about 30 minutes as we travel to the Cabinet Hall Building. And the entire time the crowds never seems to be lessen at all, but instead with each distance as we closing to the Cabinet Hall the crowds multi
The impromptu parade went one for about 30 minutes as we travel to the Cabinet Hall Building. And the entire time the crowds never seems to be lessen at all, but instead with each distance as we closing to the Cabinet Hall the crowds multiply and all of them were coming from the city and each person bring their own basket of flowers, to pelted me with them, it has gotten to the point where the interior of my SUV were already filled with flowers. Even Selie had to stand up in order not to be drown by the flowers. Luckily the drivers can still drive as the opening roof does not extend on top of them, only at the backside.“Your highness!!…we pray for your victory!!..”. (Passionate Citizens)“Thank you for your prayers citizens!…oh look, Selie…we are close to the Cabinet Hall….oh look…it’s Elijah and the others…”.“Sir…it looks like Madam Elijah are frowning…”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)“...We are in for a lecture from her…Hahaha…”.Under the cheers from the many crowds that were involve
“Your highness!!…we pray for your victory!!..”. (Passionate Citizens)“Thank you for your prayers citizens!…oh look, Selie…we are close to the Cabinet Hall….oh look…it’s Elijah and the others…”.“Sir…it looks like Madam Elijah are frowning…”.(Lieutenant Colonel Selie)“...We are in for a lecture from her…Hahaha…”.Under the cheers from the many crowds that were involved with my impromptu parade, my motorcade stopped right in front of the Cabinet Hall Building, Right at the entrance, Elijah were standing there and she is visibly upset even from a far away I can see that. She is also accompanied by a few others, Mina, Bina, Rafaela and Andrea were there as well, so does Jelina and Oliver Gust. And surprisingly, Queen Duchess Angela were also present with them. As soon as my SUV stopped, everyone flashes me with their widest smile, except for Elijah.“Well….morning, everyone…looks like everyone is here…and also, you, Queen Duchess…”.I glanced at everybody with my casual greetings, and I
“Changing protocol out of nowhere is very dangerous, Your Highness…especially at this kind of time…”.(Elijah)“Ahem….I understand…it’s just a momentary lapse from me….I will be reminded myself of this incident…”.She have every rights to reprimand me, and I am going to accept these as a lesson, after all what she said is based and true. It is a very dangerous moves and can lead to some dangerous consequences, naturally today it isn’t because I already knew that no enemies were in the crowds at all, but sometime, it is best to just be defeated rather than prolong a war. Everyone behind Elijah, once they heard her, instantly lose their smile, aside from Queen Duchess Angela who still chuckling from the entire exchange.“Alright..let head inside, shall we?…”.Everyone knew that by now, no one should prolonged these conversation, since surely it would led to Elijah exploded in anger and everyone knows that, that is not a very good idea to do. Naturally our entrance were as normal as it ca
“Oliver, how’s everything on your side?..”.“Quite normal actually, Your Highness…I guess I should thank those morons…haha..”.(Duke Oliver Gust)“Oh really?..”.“Yes…they were just too full of themselves that they just displayed their true self to everyone…thanks to that the people know about their incompetency and their viciousness..”.(Duke Oliver Gust)Everyone can see and sense Duke Oliver Gust anger when he speaks about it, and he didn’t have to conceal his contempt at all.“Now that I listened to Duke Oliver, it is even more certain that Alemia Nation deserved it’s fates…I remind you before that putting those remaining bloodlines on the throne were useless…”.(Queen Duchess Angela Weinstein)With a chuckled, Queen Duchess intervened. Even she shared the same sentiment as all the others when it comes to Alemia Nation matters, and it was true she once questioned why I am helping Alemia Nation, of which is a question that I once never answered her before.“Even so, they have the righ
“Even so, they have the rights and the lineage for that throne…Alemia Nation were once an ally to Aeternum when we are just a fledgling nation…so I wanted to repay that debt before it is too late and I already did…but now they have turned against me and naturally there have to be a consequences to that…right?.”.“That’s true…I respect that…but I think if the war went on as it does right now…Aeternum victory is already written on stone…right?…”.(Queen Duchess Angela Weinstein)“Well….that is not really certain…but perhaps?..”.“Aren’t you a cheeky one, President Mies..”.(Queen Duchess Angela Weinstein)Even if Aeternum were already on track to win this war, for sure I am not going to proudly and be boastful about it, I like to be very careful with my words, especially when it comes to a high stake stuff like this. Naturally since I kept a mum about it, no one on my side commented on this issue anymore, so we just silently make our way into the Cabinet Hall. At the door right before our
I knew what was at stake. We had to uphold this example. We had to show, beyond doubt, that the age of “Human First” was over.That the only supremacy left was the supremacy of character. Wisdom. Unity. Vision. And if we could carve that truth into the very soul of the UNA—if we could bury the old hatreds under libraries, not graves—then maybe, just maybe, this world could finally, finally leave its chains behind.I stood up from my chair, moving to the window. Out there, the city pulsed—an endless, living testament to what was possible when walls were torn down, not built higher. I closed my eyes for a moment. I didn’t want to be remembered as the conqueror of nations. I wanted to be remembered as the architect of a new era.One where no child was born inferior. One where no citizen was condemned by the shape of their ears or the color of their skin or the tail on their back. One where power didn’t mean oppression—but opportunity.Aeternum would be the beacon. And the UNA? The vessel
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