If sothing were to represent the Cylas Empire, the words state of the art would be perfect.
Among the various tal products starting with weapons and armor, there existed nothing that surpassed the goods that were Cylas Empire-made.
And then, the latest technology in talworking was always born in the Cylas Empire.
This wasnt because the country kept a monopoly on the engineers, but because the nation that had the race that specialized in blacksmithing called the talio was the country called the Cylas Empire. The percentage of talio within the country had increased due to the Human Supremacy in the St. Altlis Kingdom, and had further increased due to the Canal Kingdoms political disturbance and dostic conflict.
As for how the Cylas Empire saw the situations of the various other nations, they thought they were a bit irregular.
First, the St. Altlis Kingdom.
The Human rchants from this nation ca with business, and even the cross-national interactions were also technically continuing. This was because it was a situation where the rise of Human Supremacy in the St. Altlis Kingdom had the Grand Temple as its lead, and the governnt was eager to continue the interaction with the Cylas Empire.
There were talks saying that things would be fine if the Grand Temples influence were to be excluded if that were the case, but the achievent and influence of having brought about world peace through the Hero Summoning of the past was still large, and right now where the fact that the existence of soone calling themselves the new Demon King was confird, it could not be excluded so easily.
Next, the Jiol Forest Kingdom.
With them having ford a treaty of friendship with the Zadark Kingdom that was a country of Mazoku, the proposal of stopping diplomatic relations with them being traitors of mankind was once seriously considered.
However, through the Emperor of the Cylas Empire, Alefgard, the continuation of diplomatic relations with them was decided, and in the end, the relationship with the Jiol Forest Kingdom continued, albeit quite delicate.
This decision to continue it, it was much better when compared to the St. Altlis Kingdom whose dostic affairs were insecure, and there was also the reason of wanting to the future of the country that accepted the situation called coexistence with the Mazoku which should have been impossible.
The other one, the Canal Kingdom. It was a nation that didnt have any sort of problem until recently, but the political disturbance that broke out all of a sudden, and the dostic conflict that derived from that was still continuing.
For the Cylas Empire, they were waiting watchfully, but appeals for support continuously ca to them from both the First Princesss side and the Third Princesss side who were confronting each other.
From what they could understand from these situations, all of the countries wanted to maintain their relationship with the Cylas Empire.
This was simply because it was the Cylas Empire that surpassed every other country in the quality of their weapons and armor, and cutting off the relationship with this country was the sa as becoming unable to obtain those items.
Well then, why did the Cylas Empire continue their relationships with the other nations?
Putting it simply, it was due to honor.
In the past, when the Shutaia Continent had fallen into a crisis due to the Demon King Shuklous, the countries, with the Four Major Nations as the center, ford an oath for the sake of unifying as mankind.
Concentrate mankinds power, and bring about peace to the world.
With mankinds harmony, world peace will be eternal.
Naly, this is all of mankinds wish.
It is an oath, to be protected for eternity.
This oath that was called the Lekuria Pledge, which was nad after the town that the leaders of the Four Major Nations of those tis had gathered in, was saved in the form of an epitaph in each nations capital city.
With the current world situation, it was hard to say that it was being kept to, but that being said, the Cylas Empire had no reason to break that oath. Therefore, the Cylas Empire has continued to keep to the oath.
That being said, right now, the Cylas Empires governnt council was constantly in disorder in regards to diplomacy, and every ti, Alefgard did nothing more than sohow diate the place. Already, even within the Cylas Empire, the Lekuria Pledge was considered to be sothing of the past.
Its sothing that, cant be helped but
In his office in the imperial castle, Alefgard muttered that sounding tired.
The era always continued forward, and the current problems would easily destroy the lessons of the past.
At any rate, even King Aljuel of the St. Altlis Kingdom, although he wouldnt say it out loud, almost unconsciously looked down on the mbers of mankind other than Humans.
When Alefgard heard that he had dismissed the hero Luuty, who was one of the mbers of the Hero party, from the position of board chairman of the Edius Adventurer School, as expected, he doubted his ears, but at the sa ti, he also had the thought of I knew it within him.
To them, even if they were heroes approved of by the Gods, anyone other than the Humans among them were nothing more than Demi-Humans.
Alefgard thought however.
Even if the teachings of the Grand Altlis Temple placed Humans at the highest position, he felt that the rise of this Demi-Human Argunt and the Human Supremacy was a bit abnormal.
Thats right, if he rembered correctlyeven in the era of legend, there was sothing similar.
At that ti, Demon King Shuklous was behind mankinds dissension.
How could he say that sothing similar wouldnt happen this ti as well?
Alefgard turned his eyes to the letter that was left open on his desk.
It was an official letter.
The other party, was the Zadark Kingdom.
The contents written in this official letter that was delivered via the Jiol Forest Kingdom was truly simple if the unnecessary decorations were omitted.
Since they wanted to form a treaty of friendship, they wanted him to consider it. That was simply all.
This plain and simple request, it was sothing that would inevitably send the council into disorder once again.
The other party was the Mazoku, and the person called Vermudol who called himself the new Demon King.
Thinking about it normally, it would be dangerous to et with them.
As for why, it was because King Sarigan, who had always advocated the danger of the Mazoku from knowing the era of legend, had completely changed after forming the treaty of friendship with the Zadark Kingdom. It wasnt like he was pro-Mazoku, but he started to advocate the foolishness of simply rejecting them for just being Mazoku.
That itself might be the right thing, but for Alefgard, it was more than plenty for him to feel that sothing was out of place.
Either King Sarigan had received such a deep impression from the person known as Vermudol to change his perception of them, orthe person known as Vermudol possessed a brainwashing ability similar to Demon King Shuklous.
If it was the latter, the cause of the chaos that was now starting to cover mankinds territory could be thought to be Vermudol as well.
With that sort of other party, would eting him be the right thing to do? Or would the suspicions be swept away if he were to et him?
No, there was still another problem. It was the rits and derits for forming a treaty of friendship.
For rits, they might be released from the greatest worry called the Mazoku nace.
Even within the Cylas Empire, the damages from Goblins and Beastia, and Amoeba and Ogres are large.
Recently, a majority of the damages are due to the Alva, but if they were to join hands with the Zadark Kingdom, there was the possibility of resolving this part.
And then, the derits. This was simple. The relationships with the other countries would change.
First, the relationship with the St. Altlis Kingdom would deteriorate even more than it is now. That being said, since the relationship had already grown cold, if this were to deteriorate even more, there would finally be no choice but to break off relations with them.
And then, there was the possibility that the relationship with the Jiol Forest Kingdom would move in a good direction. By having the sa position with each other, there would be things that could be seen.
For the Canal Kingdom, since they were in a situation of dostic conflict, it didnt seem like there would be imdiate effects.
There are no reasons to not accept, but
After comparing the rits and derits, there was benefit to accepting it.
However, that was limited to the case that the Zadark Kingdom side was seriously thinking of forming a friendship.
For example, if they were to apply brainwashing under the na of friendship, is there a technique to oppose the case where they ca with what was essentially slavery?
Alefgard considered every possibility. He summarized his own thoughts, and after doing that, he would need to call the council.
As he started thinking, the sound of footsteps hurriedly runningthen the sound of violent knocking could be heard by Alefgards ears.
What is it, youre too noisy.
Its, its terrible!
I can tell that just by looking at your face. What happened.
Alefgard loathsoly looked at the cabinet ministers face, who had rushed into the room as if tumbling in.
Fragnts of The Kurioel have been found!
Hearing those words, Alefgrad also raised his eyebrows.
The Kurioel was the na of the ship that the Cylas Empires diplomats, Borkios group, was on as they departed from the St. Altlis Kingdom.
They believed that it had drifted ashore sowhere or had sank, but was that really the case?
I see. Was there anything else that washed ashore?
No. But, there existed traces of so sort of attack on the fragnts. Most likely
The Alva, is it?
We dont know. But, Alefgard-sama, rumors have already started spreading in the castle town. There are those that suspect that the St. Altlis Kingdom took part in it, and there are those that advocate that it was a Mazoku attack. With this much of an uproar happening, so sort of investigation and report will be necessary.
Hearing that, Alefgard breathed a sigh.
With one thing happening after another, it seems that troubleso things really do like to flock.
Lets seeIt is believed to be the traces of an Alva attack, announce that to the public. Imdiately express sympathy to the families of those that were onboard the ship. Dont allude to the possibility that they survived. After that, in regards to the fragnts
The preparations to have them moved have been arranged. But, they are large fragnts after all. They will stand out when we move them.
It cannot be helped. So, you say they are big, but about how big are they?
Its the bow of the ship. There are traces that seem like it was crushed by so sort of strong power, as well as scorch marks. We believe it to have most likely been from either Explosive-type or Lightning-type magicbut we dont know what it is in detail.
I see. Well, for now, do as I said. Hurry up and deal with it.
After seeing off the cabinet minister that hurriedly ran off similar to how he had co in, Alefgard exhaled a deep breath.
Borkios group is almost definitely not alive. They should have moved on the sea for the sake of hoping for safety, but as a result, that ended up taking the lives of Borkios group.
Co to think of it.
Alefgard once again turned his eyes to the official letter on his desk.
It seed that the Mazoku had a magic technique called Airspace Transfer.
Would the provision of that technique be possible as a condition for friendship?
No, it was fine even if it wasnt a condition. After they entered the treaty of friendship, if it was possible to make that available, or maybe sohow barter for it, it might be possible to prevent sothing like this from happening again.
Fumu. This might be a good plan.
Alefgard nodded, and headed towards his desk to refine his thoughts even more.
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