
Chapter 33: the:
「 Euthopian Kingdom Attacks 」
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•Four years later
There is no 10-year-old in the world other than Callian, who has a very busy schedule and activities like her. Today there are many people who begin to doubt Callian's age because he is not at all showing the nature and attitude of a child in general.
When the sun has not yet risen.
He was about to go sneak out of Axell's house to do his regular practice together with Suisei.
During the day, Callian will go to Astel's lab in Amy's abandoned warehouse. To teach him advanced Alchemist science and techniques, while studying every book and information Merlin brought.
And in the afternoon until midnight. It was time for Callian to keep an eye on everyone's progress, in the training they were running.
The routine is always spinning like a wheel, and will never stop until the wheel reaches the place it is headed.
And it's been spinning for four years, or maybe four years that feel short.
For some it is a time that feels very long and long, and others consider it to be years that feel shorter than previous years.
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The Axell Region.
The time that is to come is the future, the time that has passed is the past, and the time that is currently running is the present.
In less than four years, there have been so many major and minor changes in that time.
The change was not only in Axell's territory, nor in Annalise's kingdom. Because the Stellar continent is also undergoing a change, and is starting to enter a new chapter.
Focusing on the changes taking place in the Axell region.
Starting from small changes that occurred in the Axell region. There are a lot of small things that have brought change to the Axell region, one of which is Axell Postknight.
Axell Postknight's.
It was the Axell family's knight unit whose main focus of duty was to protect and escort the Axell family's merchant ships. This unit of knights was under Viona's leadership, although most of the members were Callian's.
After the defeat of the first Princess Faction in a very short war.
Prince Cale who overthrew his father's throne and crowned himself as the new King of the Annalise Kingdom. It made his power extremely unstable, especially after the Neutral Faction led by Duke Carlpenter began to embrace each other.
That was what brought great change to the Axell family and the entire Axell region. Due to the pressure exerted by the other regions in the South to the Axell region, it had encouraged Axell's courage and spirit to become an independent territory.
The most important people who existed in every change and breakthrough that occurred in the Axell region, seen at this time they were gathered in the same room.
"Vion. Start." Paundra.
Viona, now 23, has become just as beautiful as her mother, Carolina.
In addition to his success in developing commercial territories, he also founded a named group of merchants;
Axell Traders Association.
As the name implies, it is a group of traders from Axell who have the same vision and mission.
It is this group that governs all types of trade, and the cooperation between traders that takes place within the region as well as those that occur outside the region.
Together with Arlot, he also managed to connect Axell with Chamberlain's magic academy. Therefore Axell had more Magic items than the other five southern regions.
"Master Robert. There's some stockpile of weapons we have?." Viona asked Robert.
Instantly the atmosphere became much more serious after Viona asked Robert the question, because for everyone it was a question they never wanted to hear again.
"Our availability of weapons is more than enough to arm everyone in the city." Reply Robert.
Viona looked understanding. After which he instantly showed a letter that had the seal of the Royal Palace, it was a letter given by the Royal Palace to the Axell family.
"Did they raise the county tax again?. If it's true we should report this to Duke!." Arlot said with a growl. He had also prepared to make a magic call to Duke Carlpenter, just waiting for his order.
But Viona said otherwise, she shook her head explaining that it was not a letter the palace had sent for the increase in the county tax.
"This letter describes the declaration of war that the court received from the Euthopians. They're ordering us to deliver troop reinforcements to Flauren as soon as possible!." Viona. Having said that, Viona also directly************ the letter was written before disposing of it in the trash.
Because it was even worse than the district tax increase letter. Indirectly the palace, wanted to make Flauren and Axell as war sacrifices before the main troops reached the South.
Whatever choice Axell currently makes, both will bring Axell into ruin.
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Moving to the North Axell.
Or what is now better known as the North Fort. Is a suitable place to relax and make peace with life, because there has a natural scenery that is still awake.
But in reality, it is a little far from the fort built by Callian. There was no place more chaotic and violent in the entire Axell region, other than that place.
Personally, Bernard referred to this place as Monster Camp. Because he thinks the people who are here, they are all Monsters. It also refers to him, because during these four years he almost dried up like the ground and the trees that were here.
Approximately 140 people lived and trained at this camp for four years by Callian.
Nothing much has changed from Callian other than her height which is increasing every year. But the people who are here can feel, if they are increasingly helpless by the pressure and intimidation given by Callian every day.
In the midst of the screams, a stomp of the foot sounds, and the sound of two iron metals clashing together. It was a single melodic unit that always accompanied Callian when he was reading.
And sometimes it also makes him sleepy. In those moments, everyone purposely began to raise their voices even louder, as they could not accept seeing Callian fall asleep while they were training very hard.
Amy, who was standing not far behind Callian, was seen picking up the letter at the foot of the dove that had come to him.
When Callian raised his hand, everyone immediately stopped their practice, and immediately lined up neatly.
The five people who were in the front row, it was to show that their position was higher than the people who were lined up behind them.
The five men were Unmei, Naine, Bernard, Luna, and Suisei.
"This is the last day of your training. Nothing has not progressed over these four years, everyone has grown beyond my expectations. Even so I'm really very disappointed in you guys!." Callian said with intimidation from every single one of his words.
It made no one dare to look at him. Even for Bernard though, he preferred to bow his head just like everyone else.
"Four years I spent!. The resources I use for you!. That's more than the wealth of this kingdom!. Yet none of you have managed to ascend to Swordmaster!."
It was not an annoyance, even Callian did not seem to put on the slightest face of anger or annoyance when staring at everyone.
But that is what makes them so scared. They feel more grateful when Callian is only angry, but if they feel regret and disappointment, it is more frightening than anything in this world for them.
"Unmei!, Luna!, Bernard!. What is the reason why you guys didn't manage to ascend to Swordmaster?!." Callian asked firmly to the three of them.
Despite feeling very depressed and intimidated, Luna has given courage to Unmei and Bernard. After taking a very long breath, Luna immediately answered the question.
"The way of the Sword is a very long road, you always say that to us. I also believe that in this world, nothing is impossible!. However I feel I will not be able to understand the way of the sword with just training alone. I need real experience to be able to rise to the Swordmaster level!." Luna clearly.
Callian did not respond at all to the words, now he turned to look at Unmei. It was as if saying now was Unmei's turn to answer her question.
"With the Master's encouragement, we always cross our limits when practicing. But in the real fight we have never crossed that limit. Life and death situations, will always encourage people to progress and develop!." Unmei.
Just when it was Bernard's turn to answer, Merlin and his subordinates suddenly just appeared behind Amy. It didn't surprise Amy at all, as she was used to their abilities.
"We need a big stage where we can go berserk to the fullest!." Bernard added.
The answers the three of them looked to make Callian smile happily. Although he was disappointed, he was still happy because the three of them knew what they needed. And Naine, maybe.
Naine is a special case, and she is special too. Callian therefore treated him much better than the three of them.
"That's what I want to hear!. Because the stage I created was ready to be used. Get ready to go on stage!." Callian.
Although Callian did not say it directly, they already knew the meaning implied in his speech. It amazes Amy, as if Callian has learned the contents of the letter Axell's family sent him.
After careful consideration and intense debate, the meeting has ended with some final decisions of an absolute nature.
One of them was the decision to send Callian to Flauren as the representative of the Axell family.
To Be continued…
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Note:
Yesterday the Author did not up because he was worried about the Author story which according to some input, the story was too slow. Therefore this chapter is a revision chapter, which benefits the time skip. Because if not time skip, to get to this chapter, there are about 12 chapters that must be passed.
You can guess what the 12 Chapters are. Yep! it was about the changes and development of the Axell region over the course of four years. And a little about the Civil War Annalise Kingdom.
I hope you enjoy this story with fun. If you have any more feedback, drop it in the comments field!.