I didn’t tell them about what the Aeternum Has done in order to kept the state secret remained as a secrets. After all like any nations and government in both Fantasma and Earth, Stuff like this tend to get very dark real quick. Also in order to keep my secrets, I have no qualms on taking the dark route, after all, I am leading a country of my own, which there were already million of lives depending on my decision in order to keep living. Rafaela were far too kind to know stuff like this, so only those that were comfortable with stuff like this would have to hold the secret along with me.
Then again, these were just something that will continue to be happening all the time, and at one point, it was bound to be found, I just hope at that time people would understand why me and the entire Aeternum Upper echelon did this. As Rafaela were dwelling in her thought, Everyone else has already put the thought behind their heads and continues to listen to Professor
“Great Deduction!!!..Madam Minister Rafaela!!…yes this is Mana Core Powder!…or more accurately the top layer here..is the Fire Elemental Mana Core Powder and the bottom ones..is the Non Elemental and also normal F Grade Mana core..that were harvested from the lowest level monster, the Horned Rabbits!!…..To many, the Mana Core powder, might have no use other that looking all glittery…but, we have discovered it’s potential!!..”. (Professor Bar)Mana Core powder, is a substance that comes from the Mana Cores, which have a little to no use at all, in fact one of it’s main uses that were used on all over Fantasma, were that it was used as a glitter powder. That is all, after all it was seen as a discarded by products of the Mana Core uses, to turned them into the Powder, it was grind to fine dust, as for the Powders inside the jar in Bar hands, it was purposely turned into a powder, but on his hand the granule were
As of now, the Conference Hall has become rather hectic and filled with fervor, all thanks to Professor Bar presentations of his newly researched ammunition.“150%!!!..that was amazing!!..”. (Researchers)“Then our soldier firepower will be much stronger that ever before!!..With the firearms being all modified into the newly developed ones..then the Blood Moon Seasons, will no longer be any issues for Aeternum!!..”. (Researchers)Everyone can’t help but exclaimed and felt proud of Aeternum right now. As for me, my sense of shocked has already dulled by now, Very single discovery that my Scientist made were nothing short of extraordinary, far surpassing my expectations. I thought to myself at this point, do I set my expectations to low, or just my people were that genius in what they do.“In Short, as of right now…we have already started to manufactured the F
“it’s just like that?…wow Professor Bar is really lucky..”. (Researchers)A lot of the Researcher, naturally needs helps and funding most of the time, seeing just how easy Professor Bar able to get help, by just simply asking for it. All of them were rather envious with him, thinking that he was not only the Department head but also getting helped from the President himself were already far beyond what they can achieve.“it now like that you know…Actually it was nothing related with Professor Bar knowing the president or his positions….you all have seen right..President liked Professor bar achievements…also, when he was asked what he needed…professor Bar just demanded upright without hiding anything…That is why President Mies give him what he want..”. (Special Lead Researcher Jessica)Amongst the group of the Female researchers, Lead Researcher Jessi
When Polly Grokham took the stage, everything has turned into a speech that is comparable to a cult sermon, She speaks about gun like it was her belief, and she was extremely enthusiastic about it. Not to mention about her, nearly all the Dwarves Researchers and craftsman in the hall were going crazy about her presentations. It was a fascination to think that such events could actually reveal the obsessive side of the Dwarves.“In the same progress as the creations of the Fire powder ammunition…The Military Special Researched Department has also undertook and also completed…Aeternum very first, Weaponry technology!!…and we called it…The Mana Firearms!!…Behold!!…This is our very first, Mana Firearms, a Handgun Model, light Mana Firearm..Named Polly Pea Shooters!!..or PPS 1…”. (Polly Grokham)For the Dwarves and all the researchers that were enthusiastic about weaponry. They didn&rsq
“But this PSS 1 needs a thorough demonstrations!!…right Mister President?..”. (Polly Grokham)“...It does Polly, it was a great creations…but for the demonstrations..not here…do it outside at the firing range…that way it was much safer and we can see it’s full potentials…By the way, how did you managed to create something like this….and it was quite light weight…”.Polly Grokham, in the Dwarven age, she was still a teenagers. That is why she were acted a little bit immature most of the time, but that does not means that she weren’t a genius at what she does. Because right now, right in front of everyone she and her team has just created, a new type of firearms, I went on the stage and take a look at the Handgun, compared to all the handgun that I have tried all my life, this one were only half the weight, it is very light.“..Yes i
Polly Grokham simple explanations, made it clear that her creations were just mind blowing and in my opinions, it was already perfected. The PSS 1 operated just like a handgun, the concept follows the laws of a firearms like any normal firearms on earth. But rather than shooting a metal bullets, it shots an amplified simple spells. the reasons that it was stronger, it was because the PSS 1 was shooting the Tier 2 spells with a fully concentrated mana, and on top of that added with a strong explosions as the driving force, giving it more penetrations power and strength.The Mana Bullets that comes out of the PSS 1 Muzzles, in the first 300 meter range, have the same powers as a Tier 6 destruction damage spells, at the last 200 meter, the power will lowers to Tier 4 and it would simply just vanished when the Mana Bullet went passed 500 meter range. There is no solid projectiles in Mana Bullets, but instead it was just a solid Mana Balls that were simple shots at a
After one by one mind blowing discoveries were presented, by Rafaela, Professor Bar and Captain Polly Grokham. Right now on the stage were someone who is fairly new to the Conference Hall and me standing before the crowds and she was visibly shaken by the attentions that she get as she was on stage. She wasn’t alone on the stage, but she was with 5 others researchers with her, all of them were the same age as her, earl twenties, and I can sense that all of them were fresh graduates of Aeternum Royal University.“..Who are these kids?..”.“Them?…They were our Research and Development, newest members, a recent Graduates…Very intelligent, dedicated…and honestly quite passionate about their duty….3 of them were actually wanting to join the Military..but were rejected due to their limited physical strength…another 3…well, they were hidden genius that found their ways to Me…&
Junior Lead Researcher Thiavani and her team works is definitely something that is very noteworthy, a findings that surely even the many Senior Researchers would not be able to achieve. They have actually managed to Utilize one of the hardest Magic Elements in the world and made it bend to their will, the Element of Space. Many Space related magic has been considered a lost art. Even nowadays, it was very rare that even those that were in the Institute of Artemesia were barely able to know about the element of Space.But luckily I supposed they were able to this was Thanks to both T.A.S and Alfred. In T.A.S archive there were many records of the now considered lost art were documented, all thanks to the collective information that were both obtained and recorded from the many books that I have bought, Alfred knowledge itself and also thanks to the Data that were collected regarding the Fantasma Lost age, or the High Human Era on the 2 Magical Observer that I hav
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