Border Guardian Hal Akircius

"May I have a moment?

Adamantius asked for permission to speak at a stage where the conversation came together because Hal would receive the throne of Oran and Cliffonam.

"Go ahead."

When Hal allowed himself to speak, Adamantius took out one piece of paper with an altered look sometime.

"Now, if you'll excuse me… what I'm about to talk about is my future relationship with the Empire and the demands that are coming from the Empire. Lord Sittius, do you mind?

"I don't mind, it's probably the same thing I'm receiving."

Sittius gives Adamantius another piece of paper.

Adamantius opened his mouth again in anticipation of the attendees comparing the two pieces of paper placed on the desk confirming that they were of the same kind.

"Ah, to be clear, there was a draw against me against the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army."

"What?"

"Ho, Adamantius, the Lord is also great."

While reluctant to surprise Hal, Altrius cannot hide his delight at the request of the former deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army.

But at the time Adamantius succeeded in his words, bewildered by the reaction around him.

"The source is the Emperor Julianus. He said it depended on Lord Akircius' intentions, but the reply was put on hold. I want to say no to what I really mean... but that's what I'm saying anyway."

When Adamantius says as he looks painfully at Hal, who is astonished and out of period, then takes it and Sittius utters the word.

"Let me add that we lack the human resources for the restructuring of the Imperial Army, and because there are no other persons comparable to the General from sight, person, experience, strength and fame, you want General Adamantius back. This is not yet a formal request, but documents have been sent as an informal consultation."

"... I refuse"

I don't have to think about it.

If Adamantius wanted to return to the Imperial Army, he might have had room to consider it, but if he didn't want it either, he had no intention of letting go of this competent old general as Hal.

"Do it, my shoulder's loaded. But is there currently a shortage of empires at the end of the spectrum for both soldiers and officials... and we have to make an offer so that we don't have to pull them out like this in the future?"

Sighing Adamantius says, Sittius nods as he writes on the paperwork.

And Sittius gradually offered a piece of paper.

"This is an agreement document to be exchanged between the Empire and Cilentium. I don't think there's a shortage of content, but make sure."

That piece of paper that Hal glanced at is accompanied by hard texts that are both hard and imperial-style.

The contents of

1 Leave the border guardian, Hal Akircius, to the north guardian.

2 The Protectorate of the North shall be free of succession in the future. However, this does not apply when hostile to the Empire, if it passes with the hostile forces of the Empire.

3 For the areas in charge of the Northern Guardian Officers shall be Cliffona Superior, Cliffona Inferior, Cliffona Orienta, Normlia and Orania Orienta. For the eastern border and the far north border, the priority possession rights of the Protector of the North shall be recognized.

4 No authority of the Empire extends in the area under the jurisdiction of the Protector of the North. Nor can the Protector of the North exercise authority in imperial territory. Accompanying this, the Empire waives its right to tax the Protector of the North. However, the authority of the responsible official shall be determined after discussion of the criminal investigation.

5 The Protector Officers of the North shall be obliged to cooperate in the defensive war against the Imperial East.

6 The Border Guard shall be equipped with the same number of troops after consultation. The Empire and the Protector of the North must not reinforce the Border Guard on their own without consultation with the other party.

7 When negotiating with forces potentially hostile to the Empire about diplomacy, the Protector Officer of the North is obliged to report to the Empire on the course of the negotiations. In addition, the Empire reports to the Northern Guardian Officer on the course of diplomatic negotiations that adversely affect the Northern Guardian Officer.

8 The currency in the territory of the Protector of the North shall be the imperial currency. When carrying out a currency conversion, the Empire must notify the Protector of the North, who will restore his right to cast his own currency when he is unable to agree on a currency conversion.

9 The Empire and the Protector Officers of the North shall be free to trade between their respective territories. However, in the other country, commercial activities are carried out in accordance with the laws, regulations and taxation system of the other country.

10 The Empire and the Protector Officers of the North exchange ambassadors with each other.

11 The Empire and the Protector Officers of the North may place consuls under consultation in the other major cities.

12 The Imperial and Northern Guardian Officers have a duty of protection for the other citizen in their own territory. However, this does not apply to criminals, but when arrests and detentions are prolonged, the other country is notified when imposing penalties other than fines.

13 The Empire and the Protector Officers of the North can exchange officials, military personnel and other personnel on the basis of mutual agreement.

It is.

"... well, isn't that generally good?

"I can't seem to be particularly troubled by what I've seen."

Neighborhood Rep. Hellionel says, he also agrees with Raysink, who was sitting next to him.

"... well, can we aside from the offer to pull out"

Adamantius also expressed his approval.

"Cilentium citizens… this is generally the people of Cliffonam and the people of Oran, but I think this treaty is worth it just to say that the people of the North and the citizens of the Empire are on a reciprocal footing"

Alchiando nods his approval over and over again.

"No problem, then let's bring the treaty into force"

Hal even signed a letter to the end of the agreement document stating that he would agree to the contents, and handed it to Sittius.

"Sure... then I'll send this to the Empire. You will receive an official blessed agreement."

It is common practice in diplomatic documents to exchange blessed agreement documents, except in particular in cases such as covenants, and to show that there is no heresy.

However, this is also only a diplomatic document between countries in a reciprocal relationship, which is not used when there is clarity of belonging or power relations.

Even if I take the idea of using a blessed pact document, I can tell you that I value and care for the relationship with the Cilentium ruled by the Protector of the North, who is only under the Emperor's command if the current head of the Empire were meant to be.

Even if Cilentium were to review its relationship with the Empire sooner or later, if there were an agreement document with blessings indicating that it was a reciprocal state relationship, that alone would be able to make claims in a reciprocal relationship against the Empire.

Sittius sealed the draft agreement document, which Hull had signed in front of everyone, and placed it in a further cylinder to seal it tightly.

Later it will be deposited with the Western Postal Association and sent to Empire City on a special flight.

"Then… Emperor Julianus of the new emperor has notified us that he will make up for the cost of this war."

"That would help."

Pass that letter to Cowdex, the CFO who sits next to him while Sittius says so.

When Cowdex received it, he glanced at the letter and let his face down a little.

"Your Majesty the Emperor seems to have been very excited. It's enough to make up for the cost of this war."

"Are you okay with condolences and coverage for survivors?

Cowdex opens his mouth as he nods with a serious look at Hal's words.

"Of course, that's after considering them… I'm thinking about having my job mediated at Cilentium in conjunction with coverage for survivors, would you mind?

"No problem"

Lurus, then the Agriculture Secretary, who had his gaze turned, answered immediately.

"For families who have lost a man's hand, we are looking to get him to work on a herbal farm. Flax cultivation and sugar production also require manpower."

"Can you turn your manpower over here, too? If you are able to read and write, please use your good offices at the merchant's house."

Then when Orchius spoke, Suilius, who was further seated next to him, said pompous.

"... my parents in the crafts district are looking for apprentices and employees... I think I can use my good offices here..."

Cilentium is famous for its generosity to the survivors of war and wounded soldiers.

At the end of that allowance, Sittius cut it out with a slightly troubled face.

"... but there were conditions for payment of war expenses."

"Is that a condition?

"Yes, Lord Akircius will be present at the ceremony of victory with the Protector of the North in Imperial Capital."

To Sittius, who answers Hal's question on paper, Artrius says with an invincible grin.

'... Hmm, you thought about it. I can't tell you because I have the decency to come because I obviously give you money, and this one is difficult to respond to. The reason is that if you go to the ceremony, you will be able to show the citizens of Imperial City the winning actors of this battle. Also, if attendance at the ceremony is conditional, we want money, we have to go, but if there's a reason, it's also easy to respond. "

"I'm sure it's well thought out."

When Sittius also agreed with Altrius' words, now Hal opened his mouth with a troubled face.

"But tronia would be better off in order, wouldn't it?

"What, there's a problem. You can't go with your bare hands anyway, so take the 21st legion instead of escorts. Go straight from Tronia to the Imperial City, and cross the Lemuria."

"It says that it is possible to match the date and time here to some extent."

Sittius took over the words as he looked at the paper again to Altrius' suggestion.

"... but the 21st Regiment is exhausted from this expedition, right? Not enough equipment, not enough training to tread the treacherous mountain paths that say Lemuria, etc., and it's just the Great Zone in the Eleventh Legion?

Now Adamantius makes a point in a realistic way.

No matter how cold resistant and robust the Cliffonam subject is, it is impossible to cross the Lemuria while in uniform.

In the first place, there is no path that can be called a path, and even when the Orans were formerly powerful, they never used it to break into the Empire.

Very few people living in mountainous areas, such as woodcutters and hunters, occasionally find their way out to the Imperial side for business and so on.

It is also difficult to say that Lemuria is safe in the sense that there are many warcraft and beasts, as well as severe climatic and harsh terrain problems.

But it was also certain that it was the shortest route from Tronia to Imperial Capital.

"Um, I have an idea about that… first of all, only form it into the 21st Legion, and replace the contents with something else."

"Are you replacing it?

Hal leaning his neck at Altrius' words, Sittius nodding at the partition if he realizes the intent.

Altrius gave Hull a grin before showcasing his ideas.

"Whoa, we're going to be compiling young people and key figures in charge of the Northern Union as the 21st Legion. The field-centric expedition alone does not know the entity of the empire. It would be good if you showed him the Empire and showed him the vastness and beauty of the Western Empire, civilization and quantity with your own eyes. Knowing the world leads to knowing who you are and where you come from, in other words, spreading the word."

"I see... so with a few elite?

Finally, Artrius shrugged his shoulders and replied to Hull, who had made a point.

"Regardless, there will be the problem of replenishment, and overtaking is not possible in the great army. So I'm not going to take 7,000 men a legion. That's right... let's put the soldiers together for about 1500. Equipment should be equipped in winter, replenishment should be purchased over the mountain in Tronia '

"Now we're going into braids quickly… if this succeeds, the Empire will want a stronger friendship with us, won't it?

To Hal's meaningful words, Altrius replied with a man's bad grin.

Naturally, if we lose our mood, the army will suddenly come into the Empire's backyard. I'm going out of my way to let you know it's possible, so it's a friendly thing now. "

"Let's recruit young people from the Allied Tribes of Cliffonam this time, it will be as early as winter, but I can't help it."

Adamantius added a supplement to Sittius' words.

"I'll take care of the gear, I'll look into the best winter gear to show you"

"We shall now head to Tronia and the Imperial Capital in winter. Each department should be ready. Once this is over, we are finally launching the Northern Union. Please make sure your mind is ready too!

At the end of the day, when Hal concluded, the attendees stood up simultaneously and scattered to each department to do their job.