Heavenly Castle

The Frieder Empire, the country that dominates the western side of the southern part of the continent.

Nearly half of it is a country rich in seafood resources facing the sea, with a mild and bright national character due to its warm climate and abundant food situation, located a little further south than the Kingdom of Atul.

The Blau Empire and the adjacent north have large rivers flowing, and few people live because of the large monsters that inhabit that river, but there are many resources and populations in the centre, the west and south facing the sea and the east facing the forest, where agriculture thrives due to finely divided rivers.

Due to such characteristics, the Frieder Empire does not positively relate to the surrounding countries, and it builds a different culture from both the Blau and Atul kingdoms.

I looked at the screen with an ambiguous nod, which was explained quite firmly.

"Huh. It's true that the city on that hill is unique."

That being said, Ayla laughed adorably as she watched the red streets on the small high hills.

"Dear Tyki. That's the castle that protects the eastern part of the Frieder Empire. The Frieder Empire makes use of its rich resources and population to create a large castle. You may want to flatten it, but the walls are big enough to look up."

"You've never been there?

"The kingdom of Atul and the Empire of Frieder are neighbouring countries, but there is not much interaction with the fact that the Great Forest extends to the vicinity of the sea and cannot be traced without going through a thin cliff about two carriages. The pedestrians and adventurers seem to be coming and going somewhat, but unfortunately I have never..."

Side by side laughing Eira, nodding and convincing.

"Well, let's take a look at the castle of the Frieder Empire"

As the camera was manipulated to zoom in on the red castle, a rectangular castle gate-like video was shown. There are carriages and merchant-like people lined up and soldiers near the gates.

Soldiers with brown armor that fit the red castle.

I feel like everyone is saying something with a camera gaze for some reason, but I guess it's my fault. This time, I hid the flying island in the clouds, so I can't see this one.

"Yeah. That wall looks like dozens of meters if you have the size of a person. Wow."

I went back to visit the castle, and now I'm moving the footage from the gate to the inside of the castle.

As he dived through the gate, the space first expanded like a large courtyard, with a two-story square building lined with sights behind him with no gaps like a wall.

Overcoming the building, there was now a city with a solid street. People and carriages crossed the boulevard and saw how lively they were.

"Is that it? Sounds like some kind of Indian ethnic costume."

"India?"

The people shown on the screen wear hilarious and colorful costumes. It is designed to be wrapped around a beautiful cloth with embroidery.

Looking at the clothes, Eira pointed at the screen from the side and opened her mouth.

"So are the clothes, but the buildings are also characteristic"

"Buildings...... oh it's true. Are you following me upstairs? No, is there a crossing or something like a bridge?

Agree with Eira's comment while enlarging the footage.

The boulevard is wide enough for carriages to cross, but the trails stretching left and right are quite narrow. There were several bridges like communication corridors connecting buildings and buildings on that road. Some places surround the building with verandah-like parts.

"That's funny. It's a three-dimensional city. It's all wooden buildings around here."

When she squeals like that, Eira points to the center of the city.

"Only the walls and the outer buildings inhabited by the soldiers, as well as the Lords' buildings in the centre, are stoned. They say the Frieder Empire doesn't have much stone available compared to other countries, so it's made of wood, except for important facilities."

"Oh, I see. The shape of the building is also unique and interesting."

And when we had that conversation, people walking down the street again started opening and closing their mouths with a camera gaze.

"What? Looks like they're all looking at us."

"Didn't the island come out of the clouds?

"Uh-huh...?

Eira tells me to watch the other three screens. Only the front screen is a telescopic camera, but the other three show footage to the west, north and south of the castle. The screen shows a white, foggy view of the island, and you're sure to be in the clouds.

"Does it stick a little out of the clouds or something? But for that, I feel weird that everyone notices..."

I wonder why?

That's what I said, me and Ella tilted their necks together.

[East Castle]

The castle to the east, one of the castles characteristic of the Frieder Empire that surrounds the city within the castle.

For those who were hostile to enter the city, they had to go through the great walls, and, erratically, through courtyards overflowing with soldiers and sturdy barracks, and the inhabitants were in a sense at peace.

It must not be easy to take down this big, strong castle.

The inhabitants firmly believed so.

In fact, the north has the power of monsters inhabiting large rivers, and the part of the east where large monsters lurk in large forests and seas is affected, but it is a fact that does not matter to those born and raised in this land.

Due to such circumstances, the territory of the Frieder Empire was barely vandalized and rich by external enemies, with few criminals such as bandits.

In such a peaceful and relaxed routine, suddenly foreign objects are confused.

"Hey, what are you doing!?

Someone screamed and several raised their voices and pointed to the air.

There was a round shaped black object floating in the sky. The object sits quietly in the air and moves slowly from time to time.

That object, which proceeded to look down the boulevard from the top, was filled with gaps and creepy as a combination of animal bones when peeked from the bottom.

"Also, a monster?

"Thin and thin, but I can also see things like wings"

"Bug-shaped?

"No matter how you look at it, you don't look alive."

The confused residents were not so terrified of the object.

I don't care how big it is, it's about half of a person, and I don't see any fangs or nails. The body is scuska and the sky is visible from the gap.

The soldiers would be stronger if they fought.

That much recognition.

But some, unlike others, shouted out loud and called attention.

"Somebody let the lord know now! Perhaps it must be the new golem of the Blau Empire! Maybe he's sending some kind of signal to the wrong guy!

"You don't have that golem"

"What the hell is between the Blau Empires... that Mr. O., you're out of your mind"

The object travels along a deliberately noisy boulevard with nothing to worry about.

Heading there is a big castle in the center.

There, soldiers come running with a man in black costume wrapped around a turban.

The men on the horse stopped their feet when they saw a black object floating, and got off the horse.

"Your Majesty! That's it!"

When the soldier said so and pointed to the sky, the man called the magician rubbed his eyes with a sleepy face.

"Hmm? What the hell is that?

Moving his mouth with Munyamunya when he grunts so in a sleeping stretch-mixed voice.

And it floated into the air with a flurry.

Quietly approach from behind the direction of travel of the black object and observe at close range.

The magician walked in the air and picked his jaw at an object that made a small noise that constantly vibrated the air.

"... no, really what, here?

A soldier speaks from the ground to a magician who raises a question mark.

"Lord Mage! Do you know what it is?

"No, even if they say so..."

Whimpering a small reply to the soldier's words, the magician looks at Ji and his object.

"... I don't even know what the material is. No, is there no doubt that someone made it? It won't be just a new monster flying with bones..."

He was a head twisting sorcerer with a bump and a grunt, but he made his body nervous because the object accidentally changed its movements.

An object that was just moving forward rose further in a fluttering arc.

The magician put one hand in front of his face to an object that slowly circled over the magician as if to observe the magician.

The moment I turn my palm up, the wind rolls around me like I run around the magician.

"... I don't know what it is, but why don't we just collect it"

That's what the magician said and saw an object swirling slowly overhead.

The drone, that circular object that goes around with four propellers, was just flying around the magician silently.