Esthirant Capital, two days later
Papaldia Empire, 3rd Foreign Affairs Department
Ambassador Gravit came to the office from the Papaldia Empire's 3rd Foreign Affairs Department on orders from the head of the office, Kyeos. Ambassador Gravit has received news about the war in the kingdom of Altarus. Gravit realized that his summons were related to the Myto Empire's support of the Altarus Empire. Currently Ambassador Gravit is in the office of the head of the Papaldia Empire, 3rd Foreign Affairs Department, Kyeos.
"What is your country doing in the kingdom of Altarus?" asked Keos angrily, without preamble.
"We are doing what is required in the joint defense cooperation agreement," said the Gravit ambassador.
"Your country dares to fight against our country, which has superpower status? We know that your country is supported by the Mu Empire, but if a war occurs, your country will be destroyed first, just like we will do with the Altarus empire," Kyeos said. "Destruction is unavoidable because our country's strength is so great; even if the Mu Empire attacks us, we are unlikely to lose."
"We are not supported by the Mu Empire, sir. We also export military equipment to the Mu Empire. However, we also have a defense agreement with the Mu Empire. " replied ambassador Gravit.
"Impossible, a barbaric country exporting military equipment to the Mu Empire? It's a joke that is not funny, sir. Kyeos cut in. "Yet you acknowledge that you have a cooperation agreement with the Mu Empire. Do you feel confident that Mu will help your country in times of war?"
"The fact is that our country exports military equipment to Mu," said Gravit. In response to your second question, we don't need assistance from the Mu Empire in the event of an attack on our country, not even if it comes from HME.
"Hahaha, it's really funny, a barbaric country dares to go against HME." said Kyeos.
"If you don't believe it, then you can come with a diplomatic team to Myto Empire." Gravit answered.
"Why are we doing that? It's just a waste of time and travel costs. It's obvious that your country's technological advantage comes from the Mu Empire." Kyos said.
"I can't force you if you don't believe me, sir. said Gravity.
"Anyway, we summoned master to issue a warning. Don't help the kingdom of Altarus! If you help Altarus Kingdom again, then a state of war will automatically ensue between our two countries. This is the official ultimatum." Kyeos said while handing over the ultimatum document.
Ambassador Gravit read the ultimatum letter. Basically, the ultimatum letter stated that:
- The Palpadia Empire told the Myto Empire not to help the Altarus and Fenn empires, which were military targets for the Palpadia Empire.
- Palpadia Empire ordered Myto Empire to cancel all military and economic cooperation agreements with all countries surrounding Philades continent, including on Rodenius continent.
- If Myto Empire refuses to comply with Palpadia Empire's request, it is considered a declaration of war by Myto Empire against Palpadia Empire.
- Palpadia Empire will attack the Myto Empire when a war condition occurs, and it will be a total war.
- The Palpadia Empire requests that the Myto Empire recognize the Palpadia Empire as a superpower and conclude a treaty that makes the Myto Empire a subservient nation to the Palpadia Empire.
"Unfortunately, if we come to this condition. We will not betray our allies under any circumstances, including the risk of war between the two countries," said Gravit.
"We regret the establishment of your country. If you can convince your country's leadership, then we can add your country to our list of recipients of technology transfer." Kyoos said.
"We are truly sorry, but the position of our country has been determined by our leader, Moff Trevat. Also, the rewards are very unattractive because we have much better technology, sir." replied Gravit, before saying goodbye and delivering the ultimatum to Governor Ira.
"How arrogant the people of the Myto Empire are," Kyeos thought as ambassador Gravit left the 3rd foreign affairs department office. "But do those words have any truth, even if only in part?" Therefore, Kyeos ordered his men to research the sale of military materials between the Myto Empire and the Mu Empire through their spies in the Mu Empire.
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Kingdom of Altarus, Capital of Le Brias.
Palace of King Taara the 14th
King's study.
"Gentlemen, we will now discuss our talks and requests with the Myto Empire. I will come to the Myto Empire embassy myself." King Taara the 14th said this to some of his closest state officials along with his daughter, Lumies, who was the oldest child of King Taara the 14th.
"We have a casualty count of 46 F1 fighters destroyed in the fighting. However, 31 pilots were rescued. Therefore, we still have 76 pilots who do not have fighter planes. Therefore, we hope that Your Majesty will negotiate to get at least 80 F1 fighter planes." said the military adviser. "For the wyvern troop, we managed to save 47 wyvern riders who were able to escape using parachutes."
"We also used a lot of 105mm and 40mm cannon ammunition, not to mention the heavy machine gun rounds that are heavily used by our Wyvern troops and ships. Currently, the industry that produces ammunition is still not ready for production, so we have to really depend on Myto Empire. " said the advisor in charge of logistical issues.
"If possible, we get more 105mm and 40mm guns to fit on our ships. It is the fastest way to upgrade our ships. Also, if we can buy engines to increase the speed of our ships." said the military adviser again.
"I will ask the ambassador of the Myto Empire after this meeting. I myself will go to the Myto Empire embassy. But what can we give in exchange for these favors?" said King Taara the 14th.
"If we are dealing with other countries, including, for example, Palpadia, then things become simpler. During the victory celebration party, lots of people, especially girls, offered to become slaves to be sent to the Myto Empire as a gesture of gratitude for saving our country. They gathered in front of the Myto Empire's embassy and caused enough commotion there before our security forces could disperse them. That in ordinary countries would be enough to give 'gifts', especially to state officials," said Princess Lumies. "But Myto Empire prohibits slavery, even our country is asked to gradually ban slavery."
"They've also turned down our gift in the form of small magic stone mines. They prefer to make a joint venture, which is actually much more profitable for us." said the advisor in charge of logistics.
"Father, if we have nothing to offer, at least allow me to go to Myto Empire to become Moff Trevat's mistress as a token of gratitude. At the very least, they will not make my life any more difficult, and may even make it easier. At least I can be a bridge between the two countries. If Moff Trevat refuses, I will offer to be Moff Trevat's personal assistant." Princess Lumies said.
"What? How can you say something like that? You are the crown princess who will inherit this kingdom." said King Taara the 14th. "This would be the same as Palpadia Emipre's request earlier that sparked this war."
"Isn't this getting better? By having a close relationship with the Myto Empire, the fate of our empire will be guaranteed. Unlike Palpadia, who wanted me to become a slave for nothing, I guess this would be much better. If I become queen, the two countries will be extremely close and politically advantageous."As for leading the kingdom, we can appoint a regent, who could be the eldest brother," the Lumies princess explained.
"Even so, I don't want you to suffer there." said King Taara the 14th.
"I don't think so, father. Myto Empire will definitely do its best, and I will easily be able to commute between Myto and Altarus." Princess Lumies said.
"Even if the princess wants it, it's not certain that Myto Empire and Moff Trevat will accept it. We already know how anti-slavery the Myto Empire is. I think this is maybe considered slavery by them." said the military adviser.
"We can give it a try, at least we're giving a hint to the Myto Empire about how grateful we are to them even if they refuse." Princess Lumies said. "The benefits politically, militarily, and so on are very large with very little sacrifice, in fact, I think this will make me happier. We know that the Myto Empire has better technology than the Mu Empire, but what if it turns out that the Myto Empire is stronger and has higher technology than the HME? Will it be very profitable for us?"
"Hmm, maybe this step will be imitated by other countries, but our country will do it first." said King Taara the 14th. "Alright, although I am against it, I will take this suggestion to the Myto Empire's ambassador."
They continued to talk about the urgent need to increase their military strength. They made an urgent list of requisitions for military equipment to be obtained.
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Kingdom of Altarus, Capital of Le Brias.
Myto Empire Embassy, afternoon.
King Taara the 14th is currently meeting with the ambassador from the Myto Empire after finishing consultations with his advisors and daughter. The ambassador from Myto had expected that the Kingdom of Altarus would come asking for military aid again after the war with Palpadia two days ago. Governor Ira has given the green light for additional aid to the kingdom of Altarus. But he didn't expect that King Taara the 14th himself had come to the Myto Empire's embassy.
"Your Majesty, King Taara the 14th, it is truly an honor for us to have your visit. What can we help you with?" asked the Myto Empire ambassador.
"I came alone to the Myto Empire Embassy to express our gratitude. The Myto Empire really did a great job of defending our sovereignty and our pride, as well as the honor of the royal family. We are actually very embarrassed because there is nothing we can give to the Myto Empire for that assistance." said King Taara the 14th.
"We are very happy to help you. Our assistance is indeed an obligation because of the existence of a defense pact between us." The ambassador from the Myto Empire stated.
"We are actually very embarrassed because we need further military assistance. This is because of the casualties that fell in the battle a few days ago. We lost 46 F1 fighters in that battle. We hope to get a replacement from the Myto Empire." said King Taara the 14th.
"We can provide that. I have personally contacted my superiors, and they have given the green light to provide further military assistance." The ambassador of the Myto Empire stated.
"I am very glad to hear it. We need at least 80 aircraft so that all of our existing pilots can be used. Also, we need cannons and machine guns to strengthen our navy," said King Taara the 14th while handing over a military material requirement document to the Myto Empire ambassador.
"Alright, I'll pass it on to our superiors. I think we can fulfill it in a few days. We will temporarily delay part of the delivery of F1 fighter aircraft destined for the Mu Empire to be provided to you due to more urgent circumstances." The ambassador of the Myto Empire stated. "Oh, by the way, I also got information that, in order to better support the kingdom of Altarus, we are requesting permission to strengthen our forces that are here temporarily during the conflict with Palpadia. We will like to bring in two additional destroyers and one battlecruiser. In addition, we will increase the strength of our air force stationed here by bringing in 36 additional airspeeders."
"Of course I am happy to give permission for that." said King Taara the 14th
"Okay, thank you for the permission given by the king." The ambassador of the Myto Empire stated.
"Oh yes, we also apologize for the incident during the victory party celebration two days ago. Many of our citizens want to express their gratitude because their country and their loved ones did not become victims of the terrible occupation of the Palpadia Empire. They enlisted as slaves to be sent to the Myto Empire because they believed that they would be treated fairly there. We realize that slavery is not allowed in the Myto Empire, but in this case they offered themselves voluntarily as slaves," said King Taara the 14th.
"We can't accept that, not only are they illegal, but to whom are they going to be given anyway? That would be a big problem." said the Myto Empire's ambassador.
"Couldn't they be given to the highest power of the Myto Empire? Moff Trevat, perhaps? And maybe not as a slave but, for example, as a servant?" said King Taara the 14th. "At least the people will feel happier that they can contribute a little to the Myto Empire."
"Is it a necessary thing in your society?" asked the Myto Empire ambassador.
"Yes, many public figures are dissatisfied, because we can't do much to repay Myto Empire's kindness. It is a tradition in us that we must be able to pay for all the favor that is voluntarily given by others, especially when this is a matter of the existence of the state." said King Taara the 14th.
"All right, I'll take this matter directly to Moff Trevat. I'm not sure if this problem will be solved if it is given to other officials. But once again, I emphasize that they are being hired as assistants, not slaves. They will get a salary and various other rewards, including a vacation back to Altarus." said the Myto Empire's ambassador.
"I myself feel that this is a win-win solution and can provide an opportunity for us to further strengthen relations between the two countries. I myself also don't want them to be treated as slaves, like the Palpadia Empire always asks our citizens to become slaves every year." said King Taara the 14th. "I also got a request from my oldest daughter, Princess Lumies. Is it possible that Moff Trevat can took her as one of his mistress? Princess Lumies does not expect to be a consort, but only as a mistress."
The Myto Empire's ambassador was so surprised to hear that, that he dropped the cup he was about to drink. The royal princess who will inherit the kingdom wants to be a mistress? Only this time she heard it, because in the Galactic Empire, in every political marriage, the bride wants to be empress.
"Are you out of your mind, your majesty? It was your own daughter, whom you didn't want to hand over to Palpadia, who caused this war. After all, Moff Trevat still single, and to this day he still doesn't have a partner." The ambassador of the Myto Empire stated.
"I myself don't agree to this matter, but it was Princess Lumies herself who insisted, so we couldn't prevent it. Can you at least get Princess Lumies meet with your leader, Moff Trevat? At the very least, Princess Lumies is politically skilled enough to represent me in many negotiations, including conveying our gratitude to Moff Trevat." said King Taara the 14th.
"No one from Elysia has met Moff Trevat yet. I can only tell Moff Trevat about this while dealing with the other issues.There may be an opportunity when Moff Trevat allows a meeting with representatives from countries in Elysia." Myto's ambassador stated.
"Very well, that is all I ask so that we can express our gratitude in person through Princess Lumies." said King Taara the 14th, who after that closed the meeting and left the Myto Empire embassy.
After King Taara the 14th left the embassy, the ambassador of Myto Empire suddenly had such a headache that he had to go to the doctor.
---oOo---
Palpadia Empire, the next day
Imperial capital Esthirant, 1st foreign affairs department
The head of the 3rd foreign affairs department, Kyeos, arrived at the 1st foreign affairs department's office. Kyeos was summoned to attend a meeting at the 1st foreign affairs department. While the departments did sometimes exchange personnel since they were publicly part of the same governmental organ, it was normally out of the question for a department head to be summoned to another department. However, because the 1st department carried an order from the emperor this time, Kyeos was obligated to show up.
The meeting would take place in the department head's office. Kyeos was currently standing in front of the door. No matter how many times he saw that gaudily-ornamented, heavy door, he always hated it. This should have been my room... as he stood there, those kinds of thoughts crossed his mind.
clack...
The heavy door was opened by an employee from the 1st foreign affairs department. Inside the room, he saw 1st Department Head Elto, Deputy Head Hans, and Chief of Sub-Superpower Countries Shiran, and there was also a beautiful woman in her late twenties sitting by herself.
Kyeos bowed to each person in turn. "By His Grace, the Emperor Ludius's command, I am here at the 1st department to respond to your summons... How may I be of service?"
"You don't know? It appears you have yet to learn to think for yourself," spat the beautiful woman venomously.
"I beg your pardon, but may I ask who you are?" Kyeos asked politely.
"Remille, from the Foreign Affairs Auditing Office."
The Foreign Affairs Auditing Office was established to deal with internal iniquities and cases of worsening relations with other countries. When departments were audited in the past, sometimes it resulted in the person leading the department being removed, and sometimes some diplomatic duties were taken over by another department. To avoid questions of status, since the foreign affairs departments were composed of elites, the auditing office was staffed by members of the imperial family. In other words, the woman before him was royalty.
Kyeos lowered his head before Remille.
"If I may ask again, how may I be of service?" Kyeos asked even-temperedly.
"We are here to discuss the Myto Empire. It is well known that the Myto Empire has thwarted our attempts to take control of the Altarus Empire and has also ignored the ultimatum we made. That infuriated His Grace Emperor Ludicus.But you didn't punish them, their representatives remained in Esthirant quietly. Why are they treated as if they are state guests? Myto only has a small team of diplomats here. With that kind of treatment, I tell you directly that you were diplomatically weak—no, even worse, it was a diplomatic capitulation. I can only say that it was pathetic, Kyeos. " said Remille.
Kyeos felt sweat beading on his brow.
Remille continued speaking, "Kyeos, for any future dealings with the Myto Empire, the 3rd Department will no longer be necessary; the 1st Department shall take over. I will temporarily leave the Foreign Affairs Auditing Office and join the 1st Foreign Affairs Department, and take over as the diplomat in charge of all issues concerning the Myto Empire. Kyeos... fools who can't tell His Grace's intentions aren't needed in the empire.You shall not be dismissed due to this incident; I hope you are grateful for that. Watch your conduct carefully in the future."
Kyeos drove his fingernails into his palms with incredible force.
"Yes... I will comply with your decision."
Having to endure this humiliating treatment in front of the entire 1st Department was akin to a public execution. 1st department head Elto and the other officials allowed their lips to curve up slightly.
And so, the 1st foreign affairs department took over for the 3rd department concerning the Papaldia Empire's dealings with the Myto Empire, with Remille of the imperial family as the new mediator.
---oOo---
Palpadia Empire, Capital of Esthirant.
Paradis Palace, throne room.
Emperor Ludius chaired a meeting discussing the condition of the Altarus kingdom with Palpadia's military leaders, including Arde, Supreme Commander of the Parpaldia Imperial Armed Forces. Leaders from foreign affairs departments were also there, and Remille was there to represent the Foreign Affairs Auditing Office.
"Has our ultimatum been given to the Myto Empire yet?" asked Emperor Ludius.
"Yes, majesty." Kyoos replied.
"How will they react?" asked Emperor Ludius.
"They don't care about our ultimatum, your majesty. They will still defend the kingdom of Altarus if we attack them. They also stated that their technology was much better than the Mu Empire's. We're frankly a bit worried about this." Kyoos replied.
"That is no longer your problem, Kyeos. Currently, the Myto Empire issue has been handled by the 1st foreign affairs departments and the Foreign Affairs Auditing Office. The person in charge of the Myto Empire matter is Remille." said Emperor Ludius.
"I understand your majesty." Kyoos said.
"How are your plans for the Myto Empire, Remille?" said Emperor Ludius.
"If the Myto Empire dares to give aid to the Altarus Empire, we simply declare war and destroy them. Our military should be able to do that. Is that true, Arde?" said Remille.
"That's right, majesty and Remille. We still have nearly 800 state-of-the-art warships. We also started activating old warships kept in reserve during wartime conditions. We currently have almost 100 ships activated, and we hope to activate at least 250 ships." Ardes said.
"What is our battle plan for taking on the kingdom of Altarus?" asked Emperor Ludius.
"We are only modifying our first plan, your majesty. To avoid casualties among our ground forces, we do not send a fleet to transport troops to be landed, as well as a logistics fleet, until the main naval force fleet can secure the waters around Le Brias. We will divide the main naval force into 3 parts, 2 parts are the decoys that will be filled by most of our old ships. The purpose of these two fleets is to trick the opposing fleet into pursuing them before we will ambush their fleet from behind or from the side with the main fleet." Ardes said.
"How many ships will we use?" asked Emperor Ludius.
"We will use 500 modern warships, plus 250 ships taken from the mouthball fleet, for a total of 750 ships. The two decoy fleets will consist of 100 old and 50 new ships, and the main force will consist of 350 ships. Fifty new ships and another 50 or more old ships will accompany the other two fleets, the ground forces and logistics fleets." Ardes said.
"Hmm, can that strategy guarantee our victory?"
"We use nearly twice as many ships, and we also use twice as many wyvern carriers. In past conflicts, the Kingdom of Altarus had quite a hard time dealing with our wyverns, even though we were too late to launch our wyvern lords. We're not going to make that mistake. We will be on constant patrol and will launch all the wyverns if there is any contact with an enemy ship." Ardes said. "Basically, we're going to beat them with sheer power."
Everyone present then nodded their heads in agreement with the plan. This is because the use of overwhelming power was a hallmark of the Palpadia Empire.
"Good, good. We will definitely win. The Palpadia Empire is fated to win and become the ruler of Elysia." Emperor Ludius said. "When can we carry out this attack?"
"I hope we can activate up to 250 ships from the mouthball fleet within 2-3 weeks. Then, with all the preparations completed in at most one month, we will be able to carry out an attack on the kingdom of Altarus." answered Arde.
The group kept talking about plans and who would be in charge of the Palpadia Empire's troops and fleet.
---oOo---
Star System KX2A, known as Amoria
The probe droid 8IY267Y is one of 20 probe droids launched by Battlestar Daplona to investigate the star system that contains the home planet of the Elves, namely planet Amoria. Currently, 10 probes have entered the KX2A system and have started scanning all over the system. There are ten planets, one of which is Amoria, which is in the Goldilocks Zone. Because of its location, exploration fleets have not yet made detailed maps of this star system.
When using a long range scan, it was found that the planet Amoria is a class K planet, barely habitable. The probe droid 8IY267Y is assigned to head straight for Amoria for a close-range scan. The probe droid 8IY267Y is accompanied by three other droids who directly observe its behavior. This is done to see if there is an attack or interference with the probe droid 8IY267Y.
Currently the probe droid 8IY267Y is 10 million kilometers from Amoria, a medium range scan shows that Amoria has two satellites with a size of 800 km and 400 km, a match according to the information provided by the Elves, Amorians. It is also fitting that seven asteroids, the largest of which is 80 kilometers in diameter, orbit the planet Amoria. However, no traces of battle were found, either in the form of planetary bombardments or debris in planetary orbits. However, a number of pieces of debris were found on both satellites of the planet Amoria.
Scans of the entire star system show no active energy emissions. However, a short range scan is needed from all places in the star system to find objects equipped with cloaking devices, such as those in the AR6G2 star system. The distance from the short range scan is less than 1 million km, so it will take a long time to map the entire star system.
When the probe droid 8IY267Y reached a distance of 2.3 million light years, it suddenly discovered a strange energy beam covering the entire planet Amoria. The Amorians have warned that there is a special multispatial energy field whose origins and effects they do not yet know, but the energy field is safe enough for living things and technological devices. But the emissions from this energy field do not match the information provided by the Amorians.
The discovery of this energy field caused all probe droids in the KX2A star system to increase their vigilance. Probe droid 8IY267Y starts to activate its shield system, but its blaster weapon remains in standby mode. Probe droid 8IY267Y begins transmitting its observations in real time to its controller at Battlestar Daplona.
Finally, the probe droid 8IY267Y penetrated the strange energy field at a distance of about 500,000 km from the planet Amoria. At that time, a short-range scan produces a different output than outside the energy field! Planet Amoria, which was originally scanned as an L-class planet with a hard-to-inhabitable surface, has now become an M-class planet, which only has a slightly higher background radiation level and traces of planetary bombardment also visible on the planet's surface. As all planets are M-class, Amoria is full of life, but no life with high intelligence has been detected. Also visible on the planet's surface are the ruins of large cities, and there is a fair amount of low-level energy emissions.
It appears that the energy field is acting as a cloaking shield, changing the scan readings, not making the planet invisible. The changing nature of the energy field is a mystery, but there is a fairly strong emission of energy at both poles of the planet, where the energy field originates. It is possible that someone changed the nature of the energy field so that it could create an effect like a cloaking shield.
It also seems that there are parties who have carried out the cleansing of the planet from the effects of planetary bombardment and radioactive material from the use of nuclear weapons, as reported by the Amorians. Scans in the planet's orbit also show that there are a number of small pieces of debris left. This shows that there are parties who have tried to clean the orbit of the planet Amoria from various large remnants of war.
But on the satellite from the planet Amoria, there has not been any attempt to clean up or manipulate the rest of the battle. There are still many ruins of starships destroyed by war. Some still emit low levels of energy emissions.
All of these observations were sent to Battlestar Daplona, which then reported the findings to the Myto Empire...
---oOo---
Holy Mirishial Empire, Port town Cartalpas.
A certain bar
The drunkards, as usual, boisterously gossiped about various things. Some mention things that don't make sense, but others talk about important things like trade opportunities or business or political conditions. This is mainly done by traders, who are certainly not drunk.
A number of merchants chatting at a table complained that the supply of magic stones had decreased due to the war in the kingdom of Altarus. As a result, the price of magic stones on the Elysia market has increased sharply. This was because the magic stone mines or the infrastructure around them could be destroyed.
"Recently, the prices of magic stones have decreased due to infrastructure assistance from the Myto Empire to the Altarus Empire, but now the prices for magic stones are again high. How can we turn a profit?" complained a magic stone trader at a table filled with several magic stone traders.
"The lucky ones are the ones who bought large quantities of magic stones from the Altarus kingdom when the price dropped. " said a merchant wearing colorful clothes. "At that time, I didn't dare to buy much, because at that time the price tended to go down."
"Don't worry, friends; the price will definitely go down again. I just received news that the navy and army of the Palpadia Empire were defeated by the Altarus Empire. The Palpadia Empire suffered a crushing defeat. I heard all the ground troops sent were killed or captured. Also, many ships have been confiscated and sunk." said the slender merchant.
"Huh, where did that come from? It must be fake news, because there's no way the Altarus Empire could defeat the Palpadia Empire. In terms of numbers, quality, and military technology, they are far behind the Palpadia Empire." said the first merchant.
"Maybe there is a point too. I received news some time ago, that Myto Empire, apart from helping in the infrastructure sector, is also helping in the defense sector. Even according to a source I can trust, they have a mutual defense agreement with Myto Empire. " said the merchant with a colorful shirt. "I had an advantage back then with that information, by not buying magic stones first because the price would drop."
"I heard they obtained advanced weapons, so they were able to win the battle with the Palpadia Empire. One of them is a magic cannon that has a firing range of more than 5 km, so that the Palpadia Empire cannot return the Altarus kingdom's fire. Not to mention that the Altarus empire's wyverns are equipped with repeating muskets capable of injuring the Palpadia empire's wyvern lords." said the slender merchant. "I also heard rumors that the kingdom of Altarus also has flying machines capable of defeating wyvern lords."
"Wow, isn't that a hallmark of the Mu Empire?" asked a merchant who was at the end of the table.
"That's it, looks like the conditions are getting complicated. Is there a proxy war between Palpadia and Mu?" said the slender merchant.
"We'll see in the end, but if Mu suddenly intervenes, I'm not surprised, and it will mean the end of Palpadia's status as a superpower. It's almost impossible for the Palpadia Empire to win against Mu, especially if Palpadia's manpower is exhausted by the proxy countries." said the trader who was at the end of the table, which was followed by a nod from almost all the traders at the table.
"But I got news from a merchant who had a chance to see the flying machines, both those from Mu and those owned by the kingdom of Altarus. The machines weren't the same, it seemed even the one owned by the Altarus empire was more advanced. I also have classified information that the Myto Empire also exports those flying machines to the Mu Empire. This means that actually the Myto Empire has higher technology than the Mu Empire, and it means that the one conducting the proxy war is the Myto Empire." said a merchant with a fat body.
"We have to find out about that. It is said that the Myto Empire opened several of its port cities for trade. Those cities located on the islands between the Rodenius continent and the Mu continent were suddenly occupied and built by the Myto Empire. We should take advantage of those cities to do trade." said the first merchant. "If the Myto Empire has better technology than the Mu Empire, we can take great advantage by purchasing the Myto Empire's manufactured goods."
They also discussed the possible benefits of trading if they got direct access to Myto Empire until the afternoon without being disturbed by drunkards. This is due to the possibility of large profits from the trade.
Little did they know that at the table next to them, two people who looked drunk were actually listening to their conversation and taking notes carefully...