I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Bai Zhou was indeed pleasantly surprised that Kal'tsit could speak Kazimierz so fluently during the day, but she was still puzzled as to how Bai Zhou could speak it overnight.

"It's an epiphany, Kal'tsit!"

Bai Zhou quickly walked over to the somewhat dazed lynx and looked up at her to explain.

"I had an epiphany in my dream last night."

"Sudden realization..."

Kal'tsit certainly knew what enlightenment was.

This is a Buddhist doctrine that refers to directly realizing the truth without relying on time or stages, and suddenly understanding its meaning.

but……

"Because I'm a genius."

Seemingly knowing what Kal'tsit was going to ask, the baby dragon provided the answer in advance.

My god... a genius...

"As long as you're happy."

Kal'tsit couldn't give a clear explanation for that mysterious experience, and after thinking about it, it seems that only the reason "we are geniuses" is more acceptable.

In short, Kal'tsit was happy that Bai Zhou was able to grasp the Kazimierz language so quickly.

"After that, all you need to do is expand your vocabulary. Once you've accumulated enough, you'll truly become a 'Kasimir'."

While pleased with her student's intelligence, Kal'tsit was also quite worried.

If Your Highness can learn Kazimierz so quickly, then she won't need to do the translation work anymore.

I have to give up most of the courses I planned to take.

"Hey, Kal'tsit."

The young dragon tugged at her robe.

"Your Highness?"

"You teach me other languages."

"Moreover, my understanding of the Kazimierz language is still very superficial."

"And also, I'm interested in the knowledge of Gaul. No, I should say I'm interested in the whole world."

“Continue to teach me knowledge, Teacher Kal'tsit.”

The young dragon happily asked her to continue teaching him more knowledge.

"Of course, Your Highness."

Looking at the young dragon's smiling face, Kal'tsit raised her hand and gently ruffled his hair.

Returning to Gaul in the 25th year

Since the day they encountered the ghouls, the caravan had not encountered any further danger. They traveled smoothly and at high speed, crossing the mountains on the border of Qazimir in just one week and officially entering the Syracuse region.

Dean's original plan was to split the caravan in two upon arrival in Syracuse. One group, led by his second-in-command, would continue to travel towards Syracuse disguised as a caravan, while the other group would select skilled individuals with strong endurance and speed to accompany Dean and Attila from the border between Casimir and Vittoria to Gaul.

But the appearance of daylight made him change the course of his plan.

The revised plan was for Daylight to take Attila away from the caravan and head to Gaul before the caravan entered Syracuse. Dean, on the other hand, would lead the caravan under the pretense of heading to Syracuse, but in reality, they would be robbed by bandits in the border forest, and the caravan would only manage to escape with their lives after losing many guards.

As for the guards who died in the forest...

We'll have to ask those ghouls who happen to be passing by to play the roles.

After doing these things, Dean will lead his men to Gaul to meet with Bai Zhou. The meeting place is agreed to be outside the opera "La Bohème" in the Grand Theatre.

"Is that guy really so comfortable entrusting you to me?"

Watching the departing caravan, Bai Zhou complained to Attila, who was struggling with the power struggles among the Gallic nobles.

"This is respect for the strong."

"Your Highness has conquered these Qazimirs with sheer force. They can do nothing but believe that you will keep your promise."

Kal'tsit seemed to be answering Daylight, or perhaps giving Attila a hint.

"Let's go, Kal'tsit."

The next leg of the journey will take us across the border between Kazimierz and Victoria, and that will be a rather arduous period.

Apart from patrol posts and camps, there are no villages or towns along the border between the two countries, making resupply difficult.

"Cheer up, Attila. If all goes well, in three weeks you'll be happily eating ice cream in the great baths of Gaul."

He verbally encouraged the foal and drove the pack animals forward during the day.

■

Gaul, a country with an ancient heritage, underwent a bloody and fiery transformation more than a decade ago, and has now been reborn.

The young man who ascended to the position of governor, Julius, united the Senate and the army with an iron fist and political maneuvering.

It is said that Governor Julius was calm, reserved, serious and meticulous when handling military and political affairs; he spoke appropriately and with great manners when discussing matters; and he was kind, benevolent, cheerful and generous in his dealings with others.

Julius's outstanding performance earned him high praise throughout Gaul, and he even had a group of fervent believers who formed a Julius support group.

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.

Besides Julius's activities, Gaul also discovered several ancient ruins and successfully obtained powerful technology from them by excavating the graves, bringing Gaul's technological development to a new stage.

It was precisely for this reason that Casimir, whose defeat in the Ukrainian-Kazakh War was already unstoppable, turned his hopes for help to the thriving Gaul.

Furthermore, Julius himself was not satisfied with all of Gaul's territory and had long harbored the desire to wage war. Casimir's offer of an olive branch at this time was enough to make Julius laugh in his dreams.

"...If Gaul joins the war, Casimir, who has already surrendered, will surrender directly to it, and Ursus will eventually be forced to give up under pressure from both countries, and even relinquish all the annexed lands."

The outcome was positive, but would Gaul truly be satisfied with this? Perhaps it would plunge the north into an even greater war.

Kal'tsit had serious doubts about this.

"Having settled the situation in the north and tasted the benefits, Gaul will surely invade southward. Hasn't Victoria been enjoying its moment of glory these past few years? How can we allow others to snore on our bed? War is bound to break out between these two giants."

"But before that, if Ursus is unwilling to accept defeat and wants to fight Gaul head-on, Julius will definitely be happy to give it a good beating."

After all, Bai Zhou has been a true dragon for over ten years. If he can't even figure out something this simple, then he's really too weak.

"Sometimes wars are unavoidable. We may even have to actively provoke them."

Kal'tsit naturally understood this principle.

She had done something like that before.

Unification is the best way to prevent wars, the killing of people from one another, and to unite everyone.

But now... she has given up that delusion.

Unification is an inevitable major event, but as the saying goes, what is divided for a long time will unite, and what is united for a long time will divide.

If no suitable person is chosen to govern the unified world, it will inevitably split again into the chaotic world it is in today's world in a short period of time.

Despite her busy schedule, she can only rely on her limited abilities to solve the problems she can.

If a true Gallo-Victorian conflict were to occur, a massive war involving alliances and factions, she would be left to drift along helplessly.

"Don't worry, Kal'tsit. Julius may have ambitions, but he's not a brainless brute. He won't go to war with Victoria until he has an absolute chance of winning."

He looked up at the sky during the day.

"It may be many years before this war happens."

"Before that, the world will enter a strange period of peace due to the confrontation between the two superpowers."

"In order to make the other side submit first, Gaul and Victoria will begin to transform into militaristic states. Constantly massing troops and developing new weapons are their methods."

"A frenzied arms race will make all countries cautious. They will not allow themselves to be the first to start a war, nor will they allow themselves to lose the favorable label of 'victim'."

"Your Highness... please stop talking."

Kal'tsit had already envisioned all sorts of scenarios that might occur in the future.

That was horrible.

"uh-huh."

It seemed quite pleased with itself, gently wagging its tail.

His purpose in coming out this time, besides finding Kal'tsit, was also to investigate some large-scale operation that Gaul and Victoria had been secretly carrying out.

It is said that they found technology in the discovered ruins that could prevent the country from suffering from natural disasters.

If necessary, he can try to acquire this technology.

Therefore, the bigger the commotion these countries cause, the higher the chance that he can resolve the matter peacefully without taking action.

When a duel actually takes place, both people in the fight will hope that the third party watching from the sidelines will side with them or not with the other.

And the Great Yan is the third party in this world that can determine the course of war and even the key victory.

###

"Oh, Kal'tsit! Is that a snow mountain?!"

During the day, Bai Zhou stood on the car, gazing at the distant "White-headed Old Man," and happily called out to Kal'tsit.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"That is the sacred mountain of Shelag, where it is said that gods reside and protect the country from natural disasters."

"And that is indeed the case; no natural disaster has ever occurred in Shelag."

"But because of this, Sherag is very xenophobic, and it is difficult for outsiders to gain their trust."

Kal'tsit explained the origins of the snow-capped mountain to Daylight.

"That god seems pretty reliable."

Bai Zhou thought about his own unlucky, good-for-nothing creatures again and shook his head helplessly.

Comparing gods is infuriating.

After passing through Shelag, we will reach Gaul in a few days.