People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

The daily paperwork is exhausting enough, let alone other tasks. It's so tedious that you feel like rolling your eyes and passing out!

I wonder how Horhaya manages to complete these tasks on a regular basis. Could her tail possibly write?

What? Miss Lavshini is the real secretary?

He's just a secretary from the furnace, nothing to worry about!

Rubbing her aching wrists, Hinterlea couldn't help but wonder:

"Boss, are you really going to help him? Isn't this a matter of Kazimir's internal affairs?"

While interfering in other countries' internal affairs is commonplace in Terra, this is the first time Sherag has done something like this—pointing fingers at foreign legislation. Is this something Sherag should be doing?

We're actually that awesome?

Ernst nodded, then shook his head:

"Of course we can help. After all, this matter is indeed very beneficial to us, to Terra, and to the overall situation."

"However, we should try to avoid interfering in other countries' internal affairs. This time, it was completely unnecessary."

"We can use other methods."

Hinterlea blinked, then asked expectantly, "Is there any other way?"

Ernst winked mysteriously, smiled slightly, and uttered a question that seemed completely unrelated to the main point:

"I Have a Dream".

Chapter 414 Rhodes Island Racing Chronicles

Rhodes Island, main ship, medical department.

Kal'tsit had just stepped out of the medical department when she bumped into Amiya, who had come looking for her.

The little rabbit tilted its head back, its face showing a hint of grievance, as if it were suffering some unspeakable hardship.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, we've arrived at the outskirts of Kazimir."

Kal'tsit nodded: "How far are we from the Grand Knights' Territory?"

"Normally, it would take three days to travel..."

Amiya paused.

"At the speed we've been traveling, it might take us... another half day, right?"

Kal'tsit pursed her lips knowingly: "It's still a little slow. What a pity."

Even with Amiya's strong personality, she couldn't help but break down after hearing this.

Still slow, Dr. Kal'tsit? Still slow?

The wheels of the Rhodes Island train were practically sparking as we sped along. You really didn't know that, or were you just pretending?

If we had to describe Rhodes Island's speed these days with a single word, there would probably only be one: fines from all over the world can't keep up with it!

There are generally two relatively safe routes from Lungmen to Kazimierz.

One route starts from Lungmen, passes through a wasteland, then arrives at Syracuse. After resupplying in Syracuse, the journey continues to Letania or Lateran, then to Victoria, and finally north to the southern city of Kazimierz.

Aside from the initial, somewhat dangerous wasteland region, where the Sarkaz city of Kazdel is rumored to roam, the rest of the route lies within the borders of various kingdoms. As a legally registered company in numerous countries, Rhodes Island could easily traverse their territories with the necessary documents. These documents weren't difficult to obtain; they simply required time and some gold for "bribes."

The second route traverses the vast territory of the Ursus Empire, reaching directly to the eastern part of Kazimir. The advantage of this route is that it theoretically crosses only one country and almost entirely avoids navigating wasteland. However, its disadvantage is also obvious—the country it passes through is Ursus.

In Ursus, anything is possible: being raided by legions, being robbed by bandits, encountering warlord conflicts along the way, being told the road ahead is blocked, and so on. There's nothing you can't imagine that can't happen in Ursus.

Of course, theoretically speaking, there is a third way. If you don't care about supplies and safety at all, you can go straight through the wasteland and bypass all mobile cities.

After all, although Terra's borders are quite large, the area where its government can truly exert influence is only the area around the mobile cities and their fixed trajectories; the remaining territory is not under its actual control.

These wilderness areas may contain some rural settlements, or they may be entirely loess deserts. Some countries may station military police or similar officers there to maintain order, but most, including Kazimir, have an "indifferent" attitude towards rural areas.

These regions are also the front lines of activity for organizations such as "Rusty Hammer".

Although Kal'tsit was in a hurry, she never forgot about safety, and she chose the first option.

The third option is out of the question; it involves risking everyone's lives. The second option is even less of a consideration; it involves risking her life.

After all, she herself had a slight grudge against Ursus—she was still wanted by Ursus for allegedly participating in the assassination of Grand Duke Vania.

As for the first possibility, although there was a chance of encountering the "mobile Kazdel" in the wasteland, Kal'tsit was not particularly worried.

With such a large open space, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's unlikely we'll encounter anything.

Although they did encounter an unexpected situation in the end.

But it's nothing serious; Theresis is no longer in Kazdel, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

After gazing at the distant silhouette of the city on the horizon, Kal'tsit ordered the advance to continue.

And this was just the beginning of Amiya's nightmare.

Once broken, the Crouching Dragon emerges from the mountains! The land-based warships launch a blitzkrieg against Syracuse, and no major clan checkpoint dares to stand in their way!

What kind of travel permit? What kind of invitation to the Grey Hall? What kind of banquet hosted by Madame Sicily?

I've never heard of that. I'm very busy right now, so please don't get in my way!

Rhodes Island swept past several mobile cities controlled by Syracuse in a whirlwind, leaving trails of exhaust fumes as it sped across Syracuse's borders, leaving Grey Hall and Madame Sicily with a defiant silhouette of tires!

Before Amiya could react, Rhodes Island quickly entered Letania's territory again.

Leitania was immersed in celebration. Many Leitanians hadn't initially paid much attention to the Games of Nations. After all, it was a form of entertainment for the Casimirs, and Leitanians had always looked down on the "vulgar," "cheap," and "unromantic" Casimirian entertainment. Besides, what advantage could a mage have in close combat? The Casimirs were clearly making things difficult for Leitania's elegant gentlemen and ladies.

Even the Candle Knights are only famous in a few mobile cities that are deeply influenced by the culture of Kazimierz.

But when the Games of Nations actually began, the people of Letania suddenly realized that, putting aside the knightly competitions, there were many events in the Games that were favorable to the people of Letania!

For example, the Originium Arts Competition, the Originium Arts Competition, the Originium Arts Competition!

Can those tricks of juggling Originium in their hands really be called Originium Arts?! Vulgar!

The gentlemen of Letania can use Originium of different sizes and purities as percussion instruments to play a piece called "Golden Melody." This is true skill, and this is what deserves the name "skill," which means "a combination of technology and art."

Win, win, a huge win! The Letanians are like Qin Shi Huang returning to Xianyang – they've won big!

What excited them even more was Fremont.

He taught for a century and no one cared; then one day he became famous throughout the world! That's him.

In the past, how many people knew Fremont, this professor at Ludwig University of Leitania? His elective courses, because of his bad temper, were never even fully enrolled each year!

But now?

On the night Fremont won, Ludwig University's admissions hotline was inundated with calls!

It's important to understand that Terra doesn't have intercity communication. In other words, within just the city of Trinityl, the sheer number of people wanting to enroll at Ludwig University and become students of Fremont has already crippled the university's admissions office.

Not to mention the massive influx of letters that followed, like an avalanche.

Among them were even letters from the Elector.

Even Ivignad, the one of the twin queens known as "Eternal Grace," made an exception and personally visited Ludwig University. This had never happened before—because the founder of Ludwig University was a certain Count Utica, a title that later produced a figure of some renown in Letania's history, and this figure had a minor disagreement with the queens.

This man was named Otto Dietmar Gustav von Utica, commonly known as Herhunzoren, or the "Witch King".

When Rhodes Island passed through Letania, Kal'tsit unsurprisingly heard the news of Fremont's victory, and then, unsurprisingly, something unexpected happened.

"Ha ha ha ha ha."

"Lich King, where have you been all this time?"

Has the Sarkaz finally given up? The Lich King's royal court's transcription, with the current ruler of the court personally going to Kazimierz and even participating in those mortals' competitions, what is he planning to do?

Kal'tsit couldn't fathom Freymont's motives. Why would a trouble-averse, homebody lich be running around like this? What was Theresis doing? What was the Military Council doing? Why weren't they making a move? Why hadn't they made a move yet? Make a move! Make a move! Weren't you supposed to be uniting the Sarkaz?

Theresis, is there something wrong with your play this time?

The lich must have had a reason for going to Kazimierz, so who could be that reason?

Unveil his true nature!

snow leopard!

Who else could it be but you, kid, with a criminal record!

Although it is unknown when Ernst became involved with the liches, the liches are known for their elusive nature, and Kal'tsit was unable to capture their messengers. Perhaps they had already established contact during the World's Fair!

Kal'tsit couldn't stand it any longer and hastily submitted the travel permit, then quickly left Letania.

Then came Victoria.

Compared to the previous two countries, Victoria was the quietest. Kal'tsit only enjoyed the perk of paying a toll once she entered a ducal territory before she escaped Victoria without incident, ending her long and arduous journey.

What? Why were there five passes, and which six generals were defeated?

Amiya counted them.

The checkpoints are: Grey Hall of Syracuse, Trinitylme of Letania, Electorate District of Vaser of Letania, Duchy of Windermere of Victoria, Duchy of Victoria Castle, and so on. They are irrelevant, neither more nor less.

The six officers received a speeding ticket from the Grey Hall of Syracuse, a ticket from the Royal Family of Letania, two tickets from the Elector, two tickets from the two Grand Dukes of Victoria, and a compensation payment for the personnel stationed on the ship.

They're going so fast, I thought Rhodes Island was going to shut down and run away!

Amiya was grateful that there were no police in the Terra Wasteland, otherwise she would have had to pay another speeding ticket.

Although the fine was only symbolic because we had met at the World's Fair, it was still money!

If Dr. Kal'tsit continues like this, Rhodes Island will go broke sooner or later!

I don't know why she's so worried about Mr. Ernst. He's such a good person, and Miss Encia likes him the most.

Completely unable to comprehend Dr. Kal'tsit's line of thinking, Amiya could only shake her head and sigh.

What else could she do? As a mature twelve-year-old CEO, didn't she have no choice but to forgive her?

"Dr. Kelsey, shouldn't we send a message to Mr. Ernst beforehand to let him know that we've arrived?"

Kal'tsit nodded subconsciously, about to agree, but then swallowed the words back.

She raised her eyebrows and objected:

"No, Amiya, listen to me, let's skip this one. Let's give Ernst a surprise."

Giving him advance notice will only give him time to prepare, and he might hide something else! Only a surprise attack might be the only way to catch him red-handed!

Come here, Ernst, let me see what you've been secretly doing behind my back while you tell me to relax!

Seeing Kal'tsit's somewhat subtle expression, Amiya's expression also became somewhat subtle.

Her eyes told her that Dr. Kelsey must be very angry now, and seemed to be very unhappy with Mr. Ernst!

But the Demon King's power told her that Dr. Kal'tsit's heart was currently... seemingly a little...

Amiya smiled, then relaxed, letting out a classic sigh reminiscent of a Japanese anime protagonist:

"Dr. Kelsey and Mr. Ernst have such a good relationship!"

PS: Reporting to command, the katana has been released into Unyielding White Blade state, the katana has been released into Noble Yellow Blade state, and the katana has been released into Supreme Red Blade state! Despite countless hardships, my resolve as a katana user remained unchanged, and I finally defeated the Black Dragon!

Next came the painful training period for the Black Dragon. This thing is really hard to fight. Its fire breath kills you instantly, a single fireball can take away most of my health, and its charged fire attack is an instant kill. Its head is raised in the sky, making it impossible to hit. If you can't hit it, it will use blue fire in the third phase, which is also an instant kill. It's really a headache.

Chapter 415 Ernst's Exhortation to Study, Jeston, and the Foreshadowing from a Year Ago

Ernst had never seen Jeston so devout before.

Since the great statue of Jeragund was erected on the Silverheart Lake, Manjushri has held an official prayer ceremony there every month. Many Sheragans take time to attend, and Ernst, as the Holy Son, is no exception.

He saw many familiar faces there. Vina, Hintraya, Holhaya, Lola, and even Joyce, who rarely went out, would occasionally appear there. There were also quite a few foreigners involved, such as Ceylon from Siesta and Anmer Antiros (Qingzhi), who would occasionally go and join in the fun. They couldn't be said to have any piety, but they were very well-mannered and knew how to respect the local culture and beliefs.

What truly surprised Ernst were Sarkaz like Hedley.

After Ernst informed Hadley of the news of his "promotion" to a permanent position, Hadley became a regular there.

Ernst didn't think that Hedley, this Sarkaz, could be considered a fanatic. He probably thought that since he had become a Sherag, he should do as the Romans do? Or was he simply grateful to Ernst and Jeragand?

Ernst and Hedley could repay him by reading more books, improving the quality of their teaching, and helping Ernst recruit Sarkaz. But what about Jeragand?

It seems that apart from offering some tributes and participating in prayers on time, there isn't much else that can be done.

Ernst didn't stop him, but simply reminded him that he didn't need to go so often. After all, Ernst occasionally heard the great Jeragund complaining about it:

"There are too many prayers; I can't handle them all!"