Distant and near future

11th July 1574

"What do you mean by that?!"

Just like I guessed, hearing about the downfall of the current powerhouse of the entire continent if not the whole world, especially after speaking about the reaches it would achieve, was not taken lightly by Elia.

"Let me put this in this way. Right now, we are in the opening times of the golden era of the Commonwealth. Despite numerous conflicts that await us, from most of them, we would manage to come out victorious or at least, not as bad as others would want us. But with a few exceptions, we would be plagued… By a streak of incompetent rulers."