4 hours after the plane carrying the Mu Empire Diplomatic Team took off from Barrat, Kingdom of Quila
Yogyakarta city airport, Terminus Island, Myto Empire
When the plane made its approach to the Yogyakarta airport, the Yogyakarta metropolitan area was clearly visible around and under the plane. You can see tall buildings in the distance in downtown Yogyakarta. These tall buildings are surrounded by suburban areas, which also have quite tall buildings and several detached housing complexes. On the outside are farms and satellite towns. Even so, in terms of area, it appears that the city of Yogyakarta is not very large. This causes the city of Yogyakarta to be a compact city.
"Look how tall the buildings are in the center of town." said ambassador Balen. "I'm not sure how many stories the buildings have."
"That building is clearly far above 100 meters," said Myrus. "My prediction is around 400 meters."
"How much did it cost to make the building? Even though our technology can build buildings several hundred meters high, the costs are astronomical, so no one wants to build them. Furthermore, how much steel and cement are required to extend it beyond 200 meters?But here, buildings like that seem to be very common. They really seem to be making efficient use of the land." Ambassador Ezio stated.
"And this is not the capital. I cannot imagine, how much taller the capital's buildings are. " Myrus said.
Not long after, the DC-8 plane landed on a very long runway. The plane headed for an apron that looked small compared to the size of the airfield. It appears that there are actually many aprons at the airfield, but the other aprons are occupied by mysterious vehicles that are much bigger than the DC-8. On the apron the DC-8 was headed for, there were 4 other DC-8s, 3 DC-7s and 3 DC-4s.
The members of the diplomatic team scanned the contents of the other, mysterious apron.
"Look at how big the vehicle is, it looks no less than five times longer than the DC-8. How can something that big fly? asked Ambassador Ezio.
"That's the question, and look at it, that vehicle has no wings! Also, the shape is not aerodynamic. What gives it enough lift to fly? " Lassan asked confusedly.
"It's really strange, moreover, there is no visible engine, whether it's a propeller or a jet engine." Myrus continued.
Their DC-8 plane finally reached its designated parking spot. When the plane was powered down, they saw lots of mechanical things working around the plane, some were opening the trunk, while others were doing inspection and maintenance on the plane. Some of those things had legs and arms, but others had wheels and manipulators.
"What is that thing?" Myrus asked the flight attendant.
"Oh it's a droid. " said the flight attendant.
"What are droids? Myrus asked again.
"Oh yeah, you don't know, do you? Hmmm... maybe the closest thing to compare is golems when it comes to magic, but this is without magic, it's a product of technology and science.
There are many types of droids depending on their use." the flight attendant explains.
"I see. Myus said this while struggling to comprehend the implications.
"Why do you need droids? "Isn't it enough to use human labor?" ambassador Ezio asked in response to Myrus' question.
"Droids can be more precise and stronger than humans. Also, make fewer mistakes. We need droids because we are also short on manpower. " said the flight attendant.
"Shortage of labor? How could it be? Doesn't Myto have a population of over 200 million? " asked Ezio further.
"I'm not in a position to tell you that. All I can say is that we have other commitments that are far bigger than the sum of our population. " The flight attendant responded.
Ambassador Ezio felt that he had gotten valuable information about the Myto Empire.
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Once they were in the terminal building, they noticed that there were more droids there. In fact, they were greeted by a droid along with an official from Myto.
"Welcome to the Myto Empire. I'm Karen from foreign affairs, at your service. " said the official.
After that, they introduced themselves, and Karen also introduced the protocol droid she brought, C3KZ. They were surprised that the droid was able to speak and respond to their questions, let alone hear the protocol droid's ability to translate millions of languages.
"How can an object that doesn't have a magic component understand and think like a human? " asked Myrus.
"That is what is called Artificial Intelligence, an intelligence created by using a program on a computer. " replied Karen.
"Computer? How can a computer do that? How much memory is needed? Isn't it just too big to store language data, so the computer will be very big? " asked Myrus.
"You are comparing it with the computer technology we gave the Mu Empire. Our technology goes way beyond that. We already use light and the quantum principle as computing tools. If we use our technology to build computers with memory and computing capacity as powerful as the ones we give or sell to you, the size will be so small that you will need a very powerful microscope to see them. " replied Karen.
That left Myrus speechless. That is, the technological gap between what was given to the Mu Empire and Myto's technology was actually extremly large.
"Actually, how many years is the difference in technology between what you gave us and your standard technology? " asked Lassan
"Thousands of years. " Karen answered briefly.
That short reply caused the entire diplomatic team from Mu to be stunned and speechless. The hair on their necks stood up. This means that no country in Elysia can compete with the Myto Empire!! And what they witnessed was only the tip of the iceberg in terms of Myto Empire's capabilities!
A country of hyperpower, if not more!
This caused the group to become silent during their journey to the vehicle that would take them to the hotel.
After that, they headed for the vehicle that had been prepared. The vehicle looks like a minibus but moves using a retractable lift. Mu's diplomatic team was very impressed with the vehicles that appeared to float without using wheels.
Soon, they arrived at the hotel they were staying at for the night. The next day, they will go to Myto Empire's capital, Jakarta, by train. They also admire the hotel they live in. Its luxury surpassed that of the country palaces in the Mu Empire. They also attended a dinner held at the hotel. The dinner was held on the rooftop of the hotel. Because of the height of the hotel, the night view of the city of Yogyakarta looks very beautiful, the city is full of skyscrapers with twinkling lights. The food served was extravagant, surpassing the food served in the Mu Empire's palace.
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The next day
After the diplomatic team finished breakfast and packed up, they headed to the lobby of the hotel to meet Karen, who was waiting for them.
"Good morning. " Karen greeted the diplomatic team.
"Good morning. " replied ambassador Ezio.
"Today we will go around the city while waiting for lunch, and after that, we will leave for Jakarta by train at 14.00. " said Karen.
"Okay, we are eager to see the city of Yogyakarta. " Myrus said.
They walked towards the minibus that they had taken yesterday. After that, they walked towards downtown Yogyakarta. They saw that the further they headed downtown, the taller the building was—far exceeding the hotel they were staying in. Even the hotel they were staying in, even though it was on the outskirts of the city, already had 58 floors, far higher than the tallest building in the Mu Empire.
"How tall is the tallest building in this city?" asked Lassan.
"About 600 meters. replied Karen. "The average building height in the downtown area of Yogyakarta is 400 meters. "
"Unbelievably tall. Oh yeah, why is the traffic here so quiet? Even though I saw a lot of people passing by. How do they move from place to place because I don't see any trams or buses? " asked ambassador Ezio.
"We use the subway. That way, we can reduce traffic above ground and increase greenery. " replied Karen. "All cities in Terminus use the same method. Many of the service buildings needed to support the city are actually underground, including a number of by-passes. "
They discussed many things about Yogyakarta before they finally arrived at a restaurant and had lunch there before going to the train station.
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At noon, at 14.00
They arrive at the train station. The train used is a maglev-like train that uses repulsorlift as a substitute for magnetic force and has a speed of 600 km/hour. It only takes less than an hour to reach Jakarta, the capital of Myto Empire. Karen continued to accompany the diplomatic team on their trip to Jakarta.
The diplomatic team was surprised when the train departed. This is because it is very quiet, there is almost no sound coming from the friction between the train body and the air or from the sound of the engine. There was also no vibration felt inside the train, as if it were not moving. The interior of the carriage, although not that luxurious, was very good compared to all the other types of transportation Mu currently had.
They sat comfortably on the train, looking at the view while enjoying the snacks served by the attendees. Upon seeing the sights, Myrus suddenly realized that most of them were forests or grasslands untouched by humans.
"Why does a country that is large and has so many people still have such vast, untouched areas? Where is their farm located? Why does it seem as if the city, especially Yogyakarta, is like a newly created city? There hasn't been any wear and tear in the city yet. " thought Myrus.
A mystery that would be a headache for the Mu Empire's intelligence department for a long time to come.
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45 minutes later.
Myto Empire's capital, Jakarta
Because the train station is almost in the center of Jakarta, they pass through the suburbs and urban areas of Jakarta as they approach the station. They saw suburban landscapes in the form of farm fields, detached houses in the suburbs, and finally, very tall skyscrapers in the city center.
"Finally we saw a portion of the farm from Myto." Myrus whispered to Lassan. "But it seems that the farm is not very extensive; I still can't explain where they get their food supply. "
"We have to find information about this, because this is important information. We can find out how big the population of Myto actually is. Because it seems very contradictory, they say the population is over 200 million but still uses droids to replace human labor. I suspect that the inhabitants of Myto are not that big. " whispered Lassan back to Myrus.
While the two analysts were whispering, the rest of the team was busy looking at the breathtaking view of the city. Tall buildings soar into the sky, and you can see vehicles passing by both on the roads on the ground and on the virtual roads in the sky.
"Wow, how tall is the tallest building in this city? " asked ambassador Ezio while looking in amazement at the various high-rise buildings.
"The tallest building in Jakarta reaches 1.4 km, sir. " replied Karen. "While the average height of buildings in downtown Jakarta reaches 700 m. "
That answer caused the minds of the team members listening in on the conversation to freeze up. How do you make a building that tall? What's the point of making tall buildings? These kinds of thoughts were going through the heads of the members of the diplomatic team from the Mu Empire.
After they got off the train, they were greeted by a very busy station. But they use the VIP line, so there is no need to jostle. After leaving the station, they were taken in a luxury, microbus-style vehicle.They were brought to the hotel via an indirect route while walking around the city, seeing the grandness of Jakarta. They are brought along a virtual highway that is at a height. At that time they saw how many vehicles and many people were passing on the street level from Jakarta.
"It seems that this city is very crowded. Myrus said to Lasssen. "However, it seems impossible for this city to host tens of millions. The area of this city is not that big. We still don't know the truth about the population of Myto. "
"That's right. But the city is showing wear and tear. There are signs of wear and tear on the buildings from the weather. It looks like this city has been built for a while, but we don't know how long it has been around. " Lassan replied.
"If I may ask, it seems that the population of this city is quite large, while the agricultural area around the city is not very large. Does Myto really rely on importing ingredients from the Rodinius continent? " Myrus asked Karen.
"No sir, most of our food is produced by ourselves. We do not use large agricultural lands because we use vertical agriculture. We grow our food crops in multi-story buildings to save land. We prefer the environment around us to remain beautiful, forested. " replied Karen.
"Is it like a greenhouse? " Lassan asked further.
"That's right, but in a multi-story building. We use artificial light to replace sunlight. " replied Karen.
The two analysts finally found out where the food for the people of Myto came from. One mystery is solved, but another still remains. What is the total population of Myto, because it can be seen that the population is not large due to the area of the city, which is not large either.
In the end, they were taken to the highest hotel in Jakarta to rest before they were going to attend a meeting to discuss relations between the two countries, which started the next day.
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The next day,
They were brought to the foreign affairs building for a meeting with relevant officials. They were introduced by various officials in the foreign affairs office of the Myto Empire's Elysia. After getting to know each other, they started a conference to discuss the relations between the two countries.
On the fifth day, Governor Ira took part in the negotiations and offered the Mu Empire a lot of technological assistance. Governor Ira explains that the Myto Empire wants to strengthen the Mu Empire so that it can balance all forces in Elysia using non-magic and primary science. Also acting as one of the supply chains for advanced technology products for all countries in Elysia. It is hoped that the supply chain involving countries on the Rodinius continent as suppliers of raw materials will create a value added chain that improves the economy for all countries that have diplomatic relations with the Myto Empire.
After they held talks for almost a week, the two sides agreed on a number of things, namely:
- The Mu Empire made a large purchase of weapons due to the threat from the Gra Valkas Empire.
- Mu Empire will place an order for 120 Victory-class destroyers, of which 110 will be financed by Mu, and 10 will be gifts from Myto Empire. In addition 90 ships will be made in Myto, while 20 ships will be made in Mu Empire as soon as the upgrade of the shipyard in Mu Empire is completed. There is an option to order another 100 vessels, of which 60 will be built in Myto and 40 in Mu, after the order for the first batch has been completed.
- Mu Empire ordered 10 Essex-class aircraft carriers to be built entirely in Myto. After that batch, there was an option to build six more aircraft carriers, of which three were made in Myto and three in Mu Empire.
- Mu Empire ordered 45 Voyage class submarines of which 40 will be financed by Mu Empire and 5 will be gifts from Myto Empire. All of these ships will be made in Myto. There is an option to build another 40 submarines after the first batch is completed.
- Mu Empire ordered 20 Otehheit class cruisers of which 18 will be built in Myto and 2 will be built in Mu. There is an option to make 4 more cruisers after the first batch is finished, which will be made in the Mu Empire.
- Mu Empire ordered 6 North Star class battleships to be built in Myto Empire, with an option to build 2 more ships in Mu Empire.
- Mu Empire ordered 200 Law class patrol boats, of which 100 ships will be made in Myto Empire and 100 ships will be made in Mu Empire. Of the 100 ships to be built in Mu, 80 are temporarily not armed with Comet Missiles, but with torpedoes.
Myto Empire will provide equipment and supervision for the refurbishment of the La Kasami-class ships, where the cannon will be changed to 2 x 2 350 mm, 6 x 2 x 130 mm and equipped with 7 Comet missiles and 2 SA-1 Rapier missile systems. Additionally, it will equipped with 12 x 2 x 40mm and 16 x 4 x 20mm. The engine will be changed to use the Otehheit class cruiser engine, namely the Hybrid CODAG-Electric: 4 x 8 MW turbodiesel, 4 x 20MW Gas Turbine. 3 x 40,000SHP derated to 33,000HP Electric Motor Driving 3 shafts so that it can reach speeds of 30 knots
- Mu Empire ordered 500 F1 fighters of which 200 will be made in Myto Empire and 300 will be made in Mu Empire
- Mu Empire ordered 250 F2 fighters, which will be made in Myto Empire, with the option of adding another 200 F2 fighters, of which 100 will be made in Myto and 100 will be made in Mu.
- Mu Empire ordered 200 B-1 Bombers which will be made in Myto Empire
- Mu Empire ordered 500 Ta-1 and 300 IF-1 Ta-1 and IFV IF-1 Tanks to be built in Myto Empire. After that, there is an option to make 500 Ta-1 and 500 IF-1 in the Mu Empire.
- Mu Empire ordered 200 BM-1 Rocket Projectors to be made in Myto Empire
- Apart from that, Mu also ordered lots of missiles, artillery, and heavy weapons from the Myto Empire, along with their blueprints, so they can be made in the Mu Empire. A special factory with high security will be made to make missiles, considering that missiles are one of the secret weapons.
- Due to the very fast speed of shipbuilding in Myto, within 1 month, crews from destroyers, patrol boats, and submarines will be sent for immediate training. The ship will be transported using Myto's ship, and the next crew training will be carried out in Mu.
- Myto Empire will provide blueprints for all of these devices, so that later all of these devices can be made in Mu Empire. The Mu Empire will provide sufficient safeguards so that the technology and blueprints do not fall into the hands of other countries.
- Myto Empire will provide education and training for experts or citizens of Mu in the form of scholarships so that later the technology level of the Mu Empire can increase according to the level of technology provided by Myto Empire to the Mu Empire.
- Myto Empire proposed a closer relationship of cooperation in the field of defense and mutual defense agreements.The Mu Empire's side would submit the proposal to the Mu Empire's supreme leader, La Mu. But in the opinion of Mu's diplomatic team, it will be approved by La Mu.
With this decision, the meeting between the two countries was closed. The members of the diplomatic team immediately headed for the embassy building that was given to them. They also remained in Jakarta until the embassy staff and the appointed ambassador arrived in Jakarta from Mu.
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Holy Mirishial Empire, Port town Cartalpas.
A certain bar
As usual, the bar was full of drunken sailors and merchants. Also as usual, the bar was full of gossip coming from different parts of the world.
"Why is Myto Empire so talked about right now?" asked a drunkard.
"They seemed to appear in several places at once. " said a merchant who was drinking beer.
"There are lots of stories about them circulating among merchants and sailors. "
"Did you know all the new news regarding Myto Emipre? " asked an old drunk who had been quiet in the bar.
"What's that? Were there other countries destroyed by Myto besides the Kingdom of Lauria?" asked another.
"This is even better. Do you know about the story that tells of a demon lord from the Grameus Continent? Which almost destroyed the world in the past? " asked the old drunkard. "A while ago, the Demon Lord attacked the Kingdom of Topa. They can survive with the help of military equipment provided by the Myto Empire. They also asked for help from all the neighboring countries, but only the Myto Empire responded. "
"Then what the outcome of the war in the end? " a merchant stated
"The attack only lasted for one day. With the help of the Myto Empire troops, the demon army was defeated, and the Demon Lord was successfully killed. " replied the old drunkard.
"Again Myto Empire triumphed. " said another trader.
"Indeed, this has caused me to become convinced that Myto Empire's capabilities surpass those of HME. " said the old drunkard.
"No way, HME is the most advanced country in Elysia. " said an elegant fellow, followed by the agreement of a number of people.
"We'll see; I'm sure I'm not mistaken," said the old drunkard.
And they argued for a long time. Luckily, it didn't turn into a physical fight.
Someone in the corner of the room was listening intently to this conversation...