On the shore of Selatapura, more precisely on top of a certain hill, lies the most famous hotel on the entirety of the Usea Continent. The name of this hotel is Sentosa Resort, a luxury hotel that is usually visited by celebrities, businessmen, and government officials for meetings. And when talking about government officials, it was also counting on the leaders.
The last time a leader visited this resort hotel was during a summit between Erusea and Osea regarding the issues on ISEV and Selatapura, especially. It obviously didn't end very well, of course, as marked by the Erusean invasion on the following month. Disagreements on the main matters and anti-Osean sentiments were very strong at that time. Not only in Erusea alone but also in some countries on the Usea continent. Of course, the Erusean government didn't want to let this opportunity be wasted.
And now, it seems that another one is being taken again here, but with a different country and person.
There are currently three delegates in this hotel who are resting in their own section. For security concerns, they didn't need to worry as the Eruseans had told them that this place was heavily guarded. And it was true since they could see some tanks, although slightly different from theirs, sitting on the road accompanied by other vehicles and soldiers at the rear. Not to mention other unknown units that they believe are currently observing them from an undisclosed location. And probably, they are also listening to them through listening devices.
But that isn't the main point of concern for the Milishian delegation as the Eruseans seem to be unable to understand Milishian, only Proissen, a language mainly spoken in Leifor. Feeling safe, Lynch, the head of the Milishian delegation group, decided to open the meeting.
"This city isn't their capital!" exclaimed Eoin Lynch and paused for a few seconds to take a breath.
"And surely, they must be up to something... that is not good, of course," he continued before pressing a button on a device. From there, a screen emerged through purple rays, showing a presentation written in their alphabet, which Lynch believed the Eruseans couldn't read.
"Those large white birds that carried unmanned aircraft also seemed to be aimed at us during our arrival," a diplomat read the first sentence.
"And that dangerous air show at the stadium..." another one read the sentence below it.
"I don't know why, but I feel that the Eruseans are really looking for something. Perhaps they are really the envoy of the Ancient Sorcerous Empire and are intimidating us?" Groza pointed at the earlier assumptions about Erusea.
"That's... a possibility. But we really need to consider another possibility. Why is Erusea doing such things? It's not a good sign for their intentions, for sure. I mean, we initially suspected them as the Ancient Sorcerous Empire, and that's not good, but it can't be helped. I also heard from the Leiforians that the Eruseans promised to compensate for the losses caused by that white bird," Lynch said.
"Right, the Leiforians had mentioned it before."
The Milishian delegates began to discuss the recent actions by the Eruseans.
"At first, we thought they weren't actually the Ancient Sorcerous Empire or even related. But this whole visit just seems to intimidate us... or maybe that's the point?" Groza asked.
"Perhaps...we should expect something 'interesting' from the Eruseans tomorrow," Lynch said as he stood up and walked onto the balcony, trying to clear his mind and enjoy the scenery.
While the Milishians are prepared for the worst, the Leiforians are also discussing the same. Led by Erik, the Leiforian delegates are still wondering what the Eruseans want from them. They sat around a round table provided by the hotel, discussing it.
"Resources, or maybe influence. What do they really seek, actually? I don't really understand for why they're showing us those things. I mean, this city, Selatapura, isn't even their capital city, and yet... look. Look!" exclaimed the head of the delegation.
Erik then stood up and walked to the window. After that, he pointed his finger at the so-called ISEV tower.
"Look at that thing. That building surpasses the ones in our country, Mu, and even the entire Second Civilization area. It's probably on par with those in the First Civilization area!"
He paused for a while to control the rhythm of his breathing and emotions.
"Now, I... I really can't imagine how their capital city would be. There must be more and more towers like this one. Or even better than that, I'd also like to imagine that they have some kind of big warship as their superweapon, since they have this giant tower and that giant airship as a plane carrier."
The Leiforian delegation team is in a difficult situation. Previously, they had anticipated that the Kingdom of Erusea's technology would be quite advanced. But this is beyond their capabilities and understanding. And now, with this situation, they are wondering how they can gain the upper hand in the meetings that will occur tomorrow.
"Sir, I think we should just make tomorrow's deals as ambiguous as possible and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handle it. That would be the best, I think."
Most of the delegates agreed. They know very well that they can't handle this meeting. Even if the Ministry had ordered them to finish the agreement as soon as possible, the Eruseans seem unwilling to do it just like that. There must be something they want in return.
"Yeah, I think that could work. Contact the Minister; I will discuss it with him!"
On the other side of the hotel, there is a room that is exclusively used by the Erusean Military and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Entering the room would need a high clearance or at the very least, an invitation letter from someone who's capable of making a person enter it.
Inside of it, there is a rectangle shaped table that seems to be a common one, which actually wasn't. The table was capable of projecting holograms using a projector inside of it, something that most tables couldn't do. But when the capabilities would be used is up to when the time has come, and the meeting currently hasn't entered that stage yet.
"So, I conclude, it seems that the intimidation we do to them is working. The locals shouldn't dare to mess up with us then," said an Air Force Marshal to the meeting participants.
Claps soon could be heard among them. When they heard that the world Erusea is currently in could be full of war, many are afraid that some dumb country will make a problem with them. Especially when a war between two superpowers had just ended some years ago. Another one would break out soon, for sure.
"I feel bad for Princess Rosa tho, her innocent face and expression at that time was just..." A person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who was accompanying her couldn't finish his sentence when he couldn't find the right word.
"I feel you, but we have no other choice. Now then, regarding the next part I will let it to our friend from the research department," General Theo stopped him and decided to bring the meeting into the next stage.
Theo then gave a signal to a person who sat near the device to start the table projector. Understanding the signal, he immediately activated it and started to stand up. Those who present, apparently not only from those two previously mentioned institutions, but also another one from the DGSE.
"Emin, care to tell us about it?" Asked the Erusean General, Theo, to anofficer called Emin.
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"Pardon?" blurted Theo with a confused face. Not only him that was confused, but the entire meeting participants too. All of them don't get it about what he is actually talking about.
"Ah sorry, just checking my voice whether it's okay or not," Emin answered with a dubious face, but everyone was just okay with it.
In fact, Emin began to scratch his un itchy head when he read the report prepared by Ventre to him. He was pretty sure that had checked the main part of it and there was nothing wrong but, why is the opening part still using placeholder texts?
'Ah screw it,' he said in his mind.
After going with the opening that he made up in a minute, he began to open the report again. This time, there is nothing wrong with it.
"Just two days ago, an aircraft located in the Holy Mirishial Empire had been detected by our satellite, or actually a hacked Osean satellite. It seems that the Holy Milishian have more than what we expected," Emin explained.
"What kind of aircraft is it?" An Air Force Marshall asked, since it is still vague to know what kind of aircraft it is that made the DGSE get invited to here. Of course, if it's just a propeller aircraft, he will surely walk out from here.
Emin, knowing it, then showed them using the hologram projector. And when they saw it, they simply couldn't imagine how the Milishian could lose when they had this super aircraft. Or at least, with the technology and capabilities that makes them able to build it, they should win that war easily after they remember about the Milishians for technological level. But the main focus remains on how the Milishian get it first hand.
"Isn't that...the same aircraft that was currently being researched by the EASA?" the Marshall asked.
"Not completely the same but, yes, quite close, very close indeed," Emin answered.
While they remember the code name and its capabilities, still, how they should proceed with it is the main question. If the Milishian still just copied and couldn't use it to the fullest potential, that wouldn't be a problem. But, if that's not the case, then they're in trouble.
"Now, please explain regarding what information that you have?"
"I will be honest here, Sir. The Holy Mirishial Empire seems to hold a huge amount of secrets, although it couldn't be compared to another country located just to the South of them. But, we can put that country aside for now."
Theo, just like the other Erusean delegates couldn't hide the shock on their face when they heard that another country also holds something. But, Emin's sentences were right so they put that matter aside for now and focused on the Holy Mirishial Empire. After all, they're dealing with Mirishial now.
"As we know, this 4.5 Generation aircraft was developed by the South Belka Munitions Factory in the 20th century. Maybe enough with the introduction I guess since it's quite popular, now let's go into the details."
"Before that, may I ask a question?" Theo asked.
"Sure, ask away."
"How many do they have?"
"So far, since the first had been detected, still one," he answered without reading the report as he already memorized some parts of the report.
"Understood. Seems like they still have a long way to go."
"Now, let me continue it. Following the flight direction, it went into a fortress located just right in the South of the continent. This fortress seems to be guarding the port city. This city was located in a bay and seemed large enough. According to the map gathered before and information from Milishian delegates, this city is called Cartalpas, an important trade city and cultural center, usually hosting the biennial major power summit. And on there, there was this tower that if we're not wrong, it was the same to that laser tower in Belka."
"Don't tell me that it is-" Someone on the top left on the back that is still wearing his lab coat seems trying to talk about something. But he couldn't finish it since Emin cut him.
"Apparently what I mean is yes, it is that tower," he said with a surprised face, realizing that there were some people from EASA attending this meeting.
The Erusean military officers couldn't hold it again. They freaked out and began to discuss this thing with the other officers. Whether their discussion partner is a Conservative or a Radical isn't a matter anymore. The existence of Holy Mirishial and another country to the South of them has become a big problem for them now. And when the Military and Ministry of Defense is busy with it, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs envoy takes the initiative to ask a question.
"Regarding the biennial summit, when exactly will it happen?"
Emin immediately looked for the summit parts. After turning some pages, he finally found it. There, it was explained that it only happens once every even year. So, if now is 1639, an odd year, then it would be held in 1640 which is next year.
"According to our sources, it will be held every even year, so next year," he answered.
"Understood," the envoy replied.
"The problem is, how could they build this aircraft? Not only this aircraft, but also several super weapons. This also applies to the country located south of them!" Exclaimed an Air Force Marshall on the far back which is not wrong actually.
"Yeah, it's not wrong but still too early to go into that conclusion."
"What!?" An officer shouted out after hearing it.
"So, you want to tell us that there are two countries possessing super weapons on this planet?" Theo asking for a confirmation.
"Exactly," he confirmed it.
While the others are still freaked out about it, a representative from the Erusean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was a direct representative of the Minister himself said, "It seems that we need to visit those countries directly to see how advanced it is. Mirishial seems far more approachable for the current situation, so we shall start from there."
"For this entire day, we just see both Milishian and Leiforian to be shocked by our technologies, from bus, tram, and even jet fighter. So Mr. Jean, it makes me wonder if they're really that advanced, especially the Milishian," an Army General questioned the idea.
Before anyone can wonder about the response Jean might give, he doesn't give them time to think about it.
"Well, if they could build or rebuild those things, I think it's worth the visit. Even if they just directly copied and used it poorly, not to the extent of its potential, at least we still could understand from where they got this design," Jean answered immediately without wasting even a second.
After he finished it, the Navy officers nodded and agreed with it. Not long after that, EASA, then the Air Force and the Army followed, even the previous General too. Seeing most or even all of the present participants supporting the idea, Jean then said, "It's decided then. We will propose a visit to the Holy Mirishial Empire tomorrow. Prepare the proposal now!"