Summoning the Great Union: A new front

Chapter 16- Retaliation (3)

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Papaldia Empire, imperial army

On board the super-F class ship-of-the-line Pall, General Cius was distraught. The imperial army, sent to conquer the Kingdom of Fenn, should have been able to achieve that with just the forces they initially dispatched. Nishinomiyako fell quickly and easily. But, as soon as Remille, from the 1st foreign affairs department and the imperial house, ordered the execution of The Union Officers, something began to change.

The four gunboats sent to check on the dragon carrier fleet reported devastation. Not just devastating damage, but pure, unfiltered devastation. A wyvern rider that had been flying high up in the sky also reported that twelve of their lauded wyvern lords with unmatched speed were shot down by even faster iron dragons and couldn't even put up a semblance of a fight. The last and most concerning problem was that the ground legion should have long left the magical dead zone, but neither they nor the gunboats sent to support them had gotten in contact with the main army yet.

"Is it possible... they were annihilated as well?!"

'No, that couldn't possibly happen!' he wanted to deny with all his might, but their dragon carriers had all been destroyed, and their wyvern lords were killed by an iron dragon with a speed that completely surpassed their fastest wyverns. This was no time to be blinded by pride.

"Sixteen unidentified ships detected coming from the southwest!!!" reported a lookout.

"So they've come!!!"

General Cius ordered all ships to get ready for battle.

(Well, based on numbers, we clearly have the upper-hand!!!)

Later, the naval battle that was about to begin, together with the battle within the Kingdom of Fenn, would be regarded as a major historical event.
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The Union, capital city Slava Rodiny, Unity plaza

Princess Lumiess of the Kingdom of Altarus, who was currently being granted asylum in The Union, received a request to meet from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so she made her way to their building in Unity plaza. She opened the door to the visitor’s conference room and went inside. Everyone already in the room stood up and saluted her.

“Please have a seat.”

Once everyone was seated, the meeting began.

“I believe you had some business with me, what would you like to discuss?” Lumiess asked.

“My name is Luitger with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Are you aware of the incident where the Parpaldia Empire executed a large number of Vespechann political officers?”

“Yes, I did hear of it. I pray that your people find peace in the world beyond.”

Lumiess touched her left hand to the right side of her chest and closed her eyes. It was a beautiful gesture.

“So, the party has a proposal for you. After we have driven the Parpaldian army out of the Kingdom of Fenn, would you be willing to declare yourself, the royal princess, as the leader of the Kingdom of Altarus’s legitimate government? Naturally, The Union would recognize your claim, and we will also help persuade other countries with diplomatic ties to us to recognize it as well.”