“They were just salty….back when we first fought and defeated them….all of them were hiding in the corner cowardly…and then we installed the apprentices to take their places…at that time I can still remember that they don’t even dared to look at the apprentices directions…they just bowed their heads and lick the apprentices foot..at that time…..remember that time, Alehandro?..”.(Sergeant Leku)“Yeah…that time, the same thing happened here…all the nobles that day just simply hides in their lair like a cowards….damn…I have so many apprentices friend back then…and those guys were good guys…it was only understandable..that they do what they did now…with us out the pictures…they can just storm in and claim everything back…”.(Specialist Alehandro)It was a sad truth and regrettable what had happened, but ultimately at the end of the day, things already happened so now all that they can do is rectify everything and move on.“Wow….you two have even served during the first war?…I get it when i
“Specialist Alehandro..is First generation Special Force Operator, you know…please be respectful Gunner..”.(Specialist Jennifer)Alehandro is known to be the old member of the Special Forces Branch, and he is also a low key person. What is more puzzling to others is that compared to the many first generation Special Forces operator, his ranks were the lowest, thus made him seem unremarkable to many. For Gunner, Jennifer and Liam, they were second generation operator, so this old Dwarf often alluded them with mystery.“I am respectful, you know!…..it just….why are you still specialist, old man?..”.(Specialist Gunner)“Oi…what did I just said just now?…”.(Specialist Jennifer)“Hey..I know!….I just..you know…curious?…”. (Specialist Gunner)Jennifer growled as the brash attitude of Gunner, but everyone can see that Gunner were just curious and doesn’t mean anything bad from his words. Liam too were curious as well, but decided as the youngest in the room it is better to keep his mouth shu
“It is rather simple actually….this old dwarf is just stubborn….Hahaha..”.(Sergeant Leku)“…what?..”.(Corporal Liam)Hearing their sergeant just rip into Alehandro like it was nothing, Corporal Liam just spurt out his drinks in shock, startling the whole room.“He denied promotions because he haven’t had enough of fighting…and because he don’t want to lead others…Stupid right?…hahaha!…Then again…if he decided to rank up…this guy over here can just asked the President for it…and he will get it nifty….”.(Sergeant Leku)“Tch!…I too lazy to lead others…”.(Specialist Alehandro)“Believe it or not…if he wanted to…he can easily rose to Lieutenant Colonel and stand beside Colonel Xing if he wanted to…but being a muscle headed dwarf that he is….he preferred to bash in some skull rather than sit in an office somewhere….You guys do realized that he just called the President ‘Boss’ right?…”.(Sergeant Leku)“yeah….aren’t you also called the President, Boss as well, Sir?…”.(Specialist
“Tch!…I too lazy to lead others…”.(Specialist Alehandro)“Believe it or not…if he wanted to…he can easily rose to Lieutenant Colonel and stand beside Colonel Xing if he wanted to…but being a muscle headed dwarf that he is….he preferred to bash in some skull rather than sit in an office somewhere….You guys do realized that he just called the President ‘Boss’ right?…”.(Sergeant Leku)“yeah….aren’t you also called the President, Boss as well, Sir?…”.(Specialist Jennifer)“Yeah…that is because…we…including several others and also Colonel Xing were used to be in the same Unit as the President….and the first one to call the President Boss and have guts to do it…is this Old Dwarf over here…”.(Sergeant Leku)“Really?!…goddamn…I never thought that you were really that of a big shot, old man…”.(Specialist Gunner)The 3 officer looked at Alehandro with glistening eyes at this very moment, never they have ever thought that the Old Dwarf were this prolific.“Why would you told them that…you idiot
“At the moment, there is nothing to worry about the current supply of meat produce….in fact, personally…for the New Sunders City….we can actually have this eastern region as our biggest producers of Meat produce…”.(Holgun Iron Horn)“...I am also seconded to Sir Major Holgun suggestions, your Highness…we have complied a data that we have…and we came to conclusions…that thanks to the abundance of Monsters and also Dungeons in this region…we can change the region main produce to meat produce….it will certainly productive and also beneficial for us…”.(Marlo)At the moment, I am still inside my office, working. So at this moment, we are currently deciding the future of Eastern region, on what should this region be focusing on. And surprisingly the answer to that came very easily, turns out that the availability of Monsters and Dungeons in these region made it easier for us to push forward these region as Meat producing region. These region were like a major spawning point of all sort of m
“Since both of you have been pushing this idea to me…I don’t see why I should ignore it…sure…let’s make New Sunders City as Aeternum biggest Meat Produce producer….at the end of the day….I supposed with the up coming region that would fall into our hand…there will be more region that suitable to be turned into farmland…right?..”.“Of course, Your Highness…actually, if we wanted to do some farming…Half of the Southern Alemia Region can be use for that purpose…there were vast area of fertile flatland there…right on the upper side of the Southern Region…”.(Old Marlo)“I agreed to Marlo suggestion, Your Highness…the upper part of the Southern Region can be use for farmland..and the land there were suitable for that purpose….I have seen that patch on lands…and it is good…”.(Holgun Iron Horn)I wanted the Alemia Region that would soon fall into my hand to have their own food productions, so farmland to farm wheat’s and grains is really important to have. Sure Aeternum do have enough food pr
“[If its Leku and the boys…I’m sure they can do it, Boss… this is kinda of a big mission for you to just tell me like this…still…not like you haven’t done it before, Boss…but rest assured…I back off from this test as you want and let Leku and the rest deal with it themselves…]”.(Colonel Xing)Xing is currently with Duke Oliver Gust, with me telling him about the mission, he felt a little bit taken aback and eventually resigned to everything as there is not much that he can do, but wanting to fulfil my expectation.“I sure hope so…if they failed..I’m gonna thrown them all in a dungeon and have them cleared it for months….”.“[…..Seriously, Boss?….again?..]”.(Colonel Xing)“Well…if they failed….I’ll make sure that you all will cleaned a lot of Dungeons on behalf of the Dungeon Exploration Branch….I will work all of you to the bone…”.“[.……o..okay, boss….don’t worry…I will not let Leku and the boys failed these mission at all…]”.(Colonel Xing)I supposed the memories of their harsh train
“Alright…enough with the chat for now….Leku…show me what you got..”.“At once, Your Highness….this is the plan that we got and through this plan, I can confirmed that if we do it according to my plan….the success of the rescue mission will be as high as 95%…and also, it can be done in just 3 days time…”.(Sergeant Leku)Confidently, Leku laid out his carefully devised plans to me, spreading the maps on the table that were filled with all sorts of marking and detailed information about their findings. His plan were simple and straight forward, but it was made to be very discreet and precise, and for sure he had utilized every single tools that I permitted him to use. Since the remaining Apprentices were spread in 4 Region and their numbers were scattered in those region. Leku planned to have just 2 Major extraction points, and that is the Northern Alemia Region and the Central Alemia Region, that is it. The plans will utilized the A.C.I.A vast Underworld network to connect everything.S
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