4 Moving the parts
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Kingdom of Louria, royal capital Jin Hark, Hark Castle, royal council
It was a cool January evening with a beautifully bright moon. Torches lit up the dark room where the future of the nation was being discussed before the king.
"King Louria, preparations are complete."
A man in silver armor knelt in front of the king and gave his report. He was a black-bearded man in his thirties and muscular to the point of being noticeable even through his armor. This was General Patajin.
"We will be facing two countries. Will we win?"
So asked the 34th king of the Louria Kingdom, 34-year-old Hark Louria.
"One of them has only a few farmers, and the other has even worse, peasants who can't even farm in that barren land. Anyway, with so many demi-humans mixed in, we could never be defeated."
"Chancellor, what information do you have about the Empire of Brazil, that nation that contacted us about a month ago?"
Brazil had also arrived in Louria, but since they had already established relations with Kua Toine and Quila, they were considered hostile and turned away.
"The Empire of Brazil is situated about a thousand kilometers northeast of the Principality of Kua Toine. However, because they are so far away, it is inconceivable that they would have any tangible influence. Furthermore, they were surprised to see the wyverns in our army. They seem to be a barbarian nation without dragon riders. We don't have any other relevant information about them."
An army without wyverns does not have the air support they provide, which means they are weak. While aerial bombardment alone will not defeat a cavalry unit, being constantly subjected to the awesome firepower of dragons without viable countermeasures will hurt enemy morale.
"I see... Behold, we are now so close to uniting all of Rodenius. The thought of finally eradicating the abominable demi-humans truly lifts my spirits."
"Your Excellency, unification may be imminent, but please don't forget your promise. Hehehe..." a man dressed in black reminded the king in a skin crawling whisper.
"Of course not!" he replied angrily.
Tch. They're just barbaric idiots who aren't even part of the three civilizations. When Rodenius is under our rule, Fillades is next.
"General, outline our strategy."
"How to order! Our army is five hundred thousand strong mens . For this mission, we will send three hundred thousand to Kua Toine, and one hundred thousand to Quila, the rest will stay to protect the country.
Just inside the border of Kua Toine, there is a city, Gim, with a population of one hundred thousand. Conquer them first. There are fields and cattle everywhere in Kua Toine, so we will purchase all our supplies locally.
After we take Gin, we will march two hundred and fifty kilometers east to the capital of Kua Toine and suppress them with our numerical advantage. Unlike our country, they have nothing around their cities to use as walls. At best, they may have a castle inside their city. If we just surround it, their supplies will dry up quickly. Their air force can easily be countered with our own wyverns.
At the same time, we will mobilize our fleet of forty-four hundred ships, route them north, then land on the northern shore outside Myhak to take their trading center. Since Quila is completely dependent on food imports from Kua Toine, once we stop the trade from Myhak, they must capitulate quickly.
Next, as far as Kua Toine's forces are concerned, they have at most fifty thousand soldiers, but can only mobilize about ten thousand quickly. Any clever plan they thought of would simply be crushed with our overwhelming numbers.
The situation in Quila will be easier, their force is extremely small and we will conquer them quickly. "
"Soon, our six long years of planning will bear fruit!"
"It's like this... heheh, hah hah hah, AAAHAHAHAHAHAH! This is the best day of my life! The world will approve of our war with Kua Toine and Quila!"
The cheers rang out. The royal castle filled with celebrations.
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Principality of Qua-Toyne, Conference Room
The situation was tense, the threat of attack from Louria was now imminent, according to the spies, they began stockpiling supplies and mobilizing troops from the innermost cities to the border. With this situation the representatives of the two countries, Qua-Toyne and Quila were gathered in the room, with the Brazilian diplomat especially participating.
"I think we should start the emergency meeting right away, you must have received the information that Louria is starting to move, we believe that the invasion will start in 1 month at the most."
"Quila will begin to prepare, we will station troops on the border with fortified positions."
"We must increase the number of wyvern patrols, the time it takes us to respond to a Lourian offensive will be essential."
"We wish to know the position of the Empire of Brazil, should we go to war with Louria we will be unable to maintain our oil export."
The Brazilian diplomat knew that those countries were trying to drag them into this conflict, if the oil export line was cut now after the recent investments spent on the infrastructure for extraction and transportation, millions of reais would be thrown in the trash.
"No decision has been made yet, we ask you to remain patient, we will take a position in a short time."
"How long will we have to wait? The Lourians could be at our door tomorrow while you remain undecided."
"All I can say is that we will act soon, I would like to give you a message from Emperor Louis."
"Proceed Mr. Diplomat."
"The empire of Brazil does not abandon its allies, and above that we do not negotiate with dictators."
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Quila Kingdom, Liones Capital, Royal Palace
In the capital of Quila, the city of Liones, King Miuran was sitting on his throne distressed, his neighboring country was preparing to invade them in a short time. He was a demi-human, more specifically a cat-man, this was common in his country, as about 90% of the inhabitants were demi-human, with his concern being the extremely racist policy towards the other races in Louria.
The demi-humans lived mainly in the third civilized area, with their largest population being on the continent of Rodenius, some say they existed on all continents, but were exterminated by humans long ago. But the immutable fact was that humans and demi-humans never got along, this was a fact that initially made them wary of the Empire of Brazil, a human nation that emerged northeast of Qua-Toyne. To their surprise they did not treat them badly, being cordial and friendly.
The shocking discovery was their incredible machines, it was possible that even the Mirishial Empire was not as powerful as they were. They had a certain amount of attention in their country, as it held an abundance of black water, or oil as they call it, in exchange for selling this, they gave access to their basic technology, a power plant was being built with the intention of bringing light to the city, of course at first only the rich would have access, but it would change with time.
If Miuran could convince Brazil to fight on his side then the war would be assured, otherwise they would be exterminated and enslaved.
A soldier knocks on the door:
"Your majesty, the Brazilian diplomat has come to your call."
"Come in."
The man in the suit entered the room and bowed bowing to the monarch.
"What do you wish, your majesty?"
"I sent for you Mr. Diplomat, for I would like an answer as to your country's position on the impending Lourian threat."
"It was in good time your majesty, I was informed about our official position."
"What great news! What was the answer?"
"The Empire of Brazil will maintain a neutral stance and will not support any side."
King Miuran was left without an answer, it was as if his hope was snatched away.
"W-why? As far as I know, without the oil we supply, your nation had not been able to move its machines."
"We recently found another natural deposit of oil in the sea, one so large that we won't need to rely on imports. Besides, our people are not willing to fight for a foreign country."
Miuran slumped in his chair, that was it, the demi-humans would be exterminated by the Lourians, all he could do now and fight to the last man. Quila's soil was infertile for planting thanks to the oil that gushed non-stop from the earth, this caused the country to develop very slowly, depending entirely on food exports from Qua-Toyne, and with minute military means.
"However . . The situation would be different if Quila were a Brazilian territory."
"What do you mean, Mr. Diplomat?"
"We propose an agreement to your country:"
1. The Kingdom of Quila will become an overseas territory of the Empire of Brazil, with defense and security being in charge of it.
2. The Kingdom of Quila will adopt a parliamentary monarchical government, where the monarch will rule the power, however, the people will still be able to choose their representatives.
3. The administration of the country will be divided into four powers, the Legislative, with the function of legislating and supervising the acts of the Executive, which governs the people and administers the public interests with its representatives chosen by the people, the Judicial, which aims to guarantee individual, collective and social rights and resolve conflicts between citizens, entities and the State, and the Moderator, composed of the ruler who overrules the powers, necessarily, being up to its holder to balance the others.
4. The Kingdom of Quila will be subject to the decisions and orders of the Empire of Brazil.
"That's basically us subjecting ourselves to you!"
King Miuran says angrily after reading the proposed agreement.
"Let's be honest your majesty, what chance does your nation have against Louria?"
"And you will use this to make us subject to your nation"
The diplomat assumes a frightening smile on his face.
"Think about it King Miuran, if your nation is defeated, all your people will be massacred and made slaves. If you submit to us, your country will have greater access to our technology, as well as financial aid."
"I thought your nation was a peaceful country that only desired peace, but it seems that you are no different from the others."
"Wanting peace we desire with all our will, but that is not above our interests, think it over your majesty, the future of your nation depends on it."
After pondering for a few days, King Miuran accepted the agreement of the Emperor of Brazil, thus becoming an overseas territory. The only demand was that demi-humans be treated as equal to humans, and in view of this request, the racial equality law was passed, which states that any being that possesses intelligence, that can be used to elaborate concepts and perform other intellectual activities, should be treated with the same rights as humans.
