People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Iberians?

Ernst blinked in surprise, his eyes now showing a hint of inquiry.

As the saying goes, every family has its own troubles. If Terra is likened to a large family, then the most mysterious, the most incomprehensible, and the most entertaining group must be the Iberians!

There are many legends about them, and they are labeled as old-fashioned, conservative, religious, etc., which makes the general Terran people's opinion of them not very good.

But Ernst's curiosity about the Iberians far outweighed his aversion to them.

After all, these same labels were once attached to the Kjerag people. It was Ernst who gradually removed them from them.

However, the only thing that puzzled Ernst was why Elene, an Iberian, hadn't come looking for him immediately.

Are you the Iberian delegation?

He asked. Elena nodded:

"I think so."

Although Master Dario never explicitly told her the specific reason for their visit to Kjerag, after spending so much time in Kjerag, Eleanor had some guesses.

This mysterious little country nestled in the snow-capped mountains is currently hosting a unique event, attracting representatives from many countries across Terra. Iberia is one of the Terran nations that has been invited.

"To be able to guess so accurately is incredible."

Ernst deliberately raised an eyebrow and praised in an amazed tone,

"How did Miss Elena do that?"

Then, Elena proudly puffed out her chest and answered with full confidence:

"Hmph! Don't underestimate my intelligence network. I'm a probationary judge of the Iberian Court, a proper junior judge! This kind of intelligence isn't anything special to me, haha ​​^_^~"

Looking at Eleanor, whose smile was almost impossible to maintain at the end, Ernst nodded knowingly, confirming one thing.

Yes, I'm sure I heard that voice correctly; it's the perfect voice of a haughty young girl.

He deliberately followed up on Elena's words and asked:

"Since they are junior judges, are there also senior judges?"

As expected, Eleanor offered almost no resistance or wariness, readily revealing all of Dario's information:

"Grand Inquisitor Dario is my teacher! He's the one who brought me to Kjerag this time, but for some reason, after we arrived, he went to see a Felin woman who practices [secretism], and then he mysteriously disappeared. He left me to wander the streets alone."

Grand Inquisitor Dario. Ernst silently noted the name. As for Felin, who practiced "secrecy" as Elene mentioned, without a doubt, it must be Kal'tsit.

There are many films of Kjerag, and many with similar features, but almost no one would confuse Ahmoni, Kal'tsit, and Vina, simply because the three have such different temperaments.

If Elene's description leaned towards appearance, such as "somewhat attractive," Ernst might have questioned Ahmoni, who had a monstrous expression, or Mandra, who had acquired the body of the Earth Saint. However, since Elene's description focused on temperament, there was no other choice.

Kal'tsit, oh Kal'tsit, you know quite a lot of people. How come I run into one of your old acquaintances when I write a letter to Iberia?

But it makes sense, considering Kal'tsit has already explained her identity as an immortal to Ernst, and for an immortal like her, a living fossil of Terra, having a wide network of connections is only natural. After all, with such a long timescale, even if she were to date from beginning to end, several thousand years would be enough for Kal'tsit to become Terra's Casanova and the Queen of the Seas.

Although I always feel that with Old Cat's mouth, she could easily remain a bachelor for thousands or even tens of thousands of years and it would perfectly fit her character. Don't you think so, old woman?

Well, it's still best not to bring this up in front of Kal'tsit.

Otherwise, there's always an ominous feeling that your neck will be grabbed and turned into a grip strength tester.

Getting back to the main point, the situation becomes quite clear.

Ernst's invitation to Iberia wasn't eaten by the terror fish en route. The invitation did indeed reach the upper echelons of the Inquisition accurately, prompting them to send a delegation of only two people to Kjerag. Although small in number, given the actual situation in Iberia, Ernst couldn't really blame them.

Everyone is busy guarding the home front; it's already quite difficult to spare one or two people to open up a second front.

Aside from his surprise at Iberia and Kal'tsit, what moved Ernst the most was Terra's messenger system.

Sending messengers to Victoria, Lateran, Sami, and Iberia—these messengers are practically superhuman! Where Prime Minister Ernst can go, they can go too; and where even Prime Minister Ernst can't go, they can go deep into the territory! No wonder the people of Terra like to maintain their own messenger teams. It's a real shame that such good people can only wait to use other people's.

Ernst was a pure love advocate; he avoided being arrogant if possible.

Of course, this is only one reason. More importantly, Ernst did not actually receive any reward from the messenger on this mission.

The messenger did deliver the letter, but because he was not under the command of Scherrag and Ernst, he left directly after delivering it. Aside from a few delegates who specifically replied to Ernst indicating their attendance, Ernst never knew who received the letter and who didn't. It wasn't until the opening of the World's Fair that he could roughly determine which countries were participating based on the number of delegations present.

This is why Ernst included Iberia, Sami, and Ursus on the "absent list" at the opening ceremony.

Hmm... Speaking of which, since even Sami and Iberia received the letter and showed up, Ursus should have received the letter too, right?

Why didn't our powerful northern nation come? Not even a reply of refusal. How rude!

Ernst silently made a mental note of it.

Haha, not coming, huh? We're having a super cool party later, guess who didn't get an invitation?

Putting Ursus aside, he had certainly experienced the convenience of the messenger.

In the past, he also felt that since there were no natural disasters in Sherag, it was pointless to train a special group of disaster messengers. His brother's Kharlan Trade also had a special messenger team, and Weiss (the messenger) was the leader of that team. If he needed to do something, he could just borrow them.

But now it seems that this is still somewhat inconvenient. Sherag really should establish its own official messenger team.

Let's resolve this issue after the World's Fair ends and before the World's Summit begins.

Ernst thought this, while Elena, who was opening a new authentic beast-themed blind box, finally realized what was happening and asked in confusion:

"Speaking of which, who are you? Why did that swindler call you the Holy Son and the Prime Minister?"

Ernst smiled slightly and shrugged: "Because that's who I am."

"Huh?" Elena was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened. "Huh, so young? Such a young [Saint (Son)]?"

On the way here, Elena had overheard people on the train talking about Prime Minister Scherrag and had some impression of Ernst.

The combined titles of "Saint" and "Prime Minister" are quite similar to those of the Iberian leader, who is a "Saint." Saint Carmen is Elene's great-great-grandmother, so she naturally assumed Ernst was probably an old man as well. But now that they've actually met, Ernst is unbelievably young.

He looked only a few years older than her?

She thought it was already quite remarkable that she had become a junior judge at such a young age, but it turns out there are even more capable people out there.

Ernst smiled, ignoring Eleanor's surprise. He'd seen enough of that expression and surprise during the World's Fair these past few days. He turned his gaze to the blind box Eleanor had opened, and said with some surprise:

"Oh my, not bad, another limited edition. Does Miss Elena possess some kind of extraordinary luck?"

Her attention was easily diverted. Elena stared blankly at the beautiful glass beast in the box for a moment, then happily hugged the box.

"of course!"

"Now that the blind boxes have been purchased, I wonder if Miss Elena has anywhere to go next?"

Ernst extended an invitation.

"If not, how about coming back to my office first? My office is quite large, with many interesting things. I'd also like to sit down, have some tea, and listen to Miss Elene introduce Iberia. What do you say?"

“Of course!” Elena nodded decisively, even faster than Ernst had anticipated.

Chapter 302 Abrahana: My Silly Sister

Shelag, Tukarim, Shelag Grand Hotel, Wellington Delegation Room.

"That's all for now, sister."

Raphsini, with her large horns, handed the copy in her hand to the woman in front of her who looked almost exactly like her, but whose temperament was completely different. She pursed her lips, and the tail behind her, which would make some people exclaim "Iku Iku" at first glance, was wagging nervously, as if waiting for her sister Abrahana's evaluation.

Abrahana's expression was also quite intriguing. She stared at Raphsini for a while to make sure the other woman wasn't joking before taking the copybook Raphsini handed her. She read, flipped through, and checked the contents page by page, occasionally showing expressions of curiosity, contemplation, reminiscence, and surprise. It was like a pot of overturned seasonings that was surprisingly delicious, highlighting the chaos, but the chaos had become art.

Is this the advantage of having a great natural foundation? Even though her emotions change as quickly as someone with a mental illness, ladies, she's still very beautiful!

After a long pause, Abrahana, having roughly finished reading through the copy, looked up at her sister and uttered a soul-searching question:

"Lafshini, did you tell her about Draco's history for reference?"

Raphsini shook her head like a rattle-drum, her tail swaying back and forth, as if every hair on her body was denying Abrahina's question.

Of course she didn't. Rather, if she had provided Ernst with any reference materials, she wouldn't have been so excited, and she wouldn't have secretly looked through the manuscript when Ernst wasn't around, copying down everything Ernst wrote in her little notebook.

Because there was no outside interference, Lafsini was very interested in the birth of "The Chronicles of Erzley - The Legend of King Arthur", was amazed by its contents, and was very curious about how Ernst wrote this work!

Lavshini couldn't describe the feeling, nor did she dare to show too much personal emotion in front of her strict, somewhat unreasonable, older sister. But just because she didn't say anything didn't mean Abrahina couldn't see it.

As a twisted siscon, how could Abrahina not see through Raphsini's lie?

She did not offer Ernst any help.

This is a bit incredible.

After all, Ernst's "Ers - The Legend of King Arthur" is less a science fiction story set in another world and more a family tree of the Drak clan wrapped in the skin of another world science fiction.

The red dragon and the white dragon, the power struggle for the rule of Britain, isn't this a metaphor for the series of wars in Draco history between King Londinium and King Gael over the Victorian rule?

Later, King Arthur, who represented the red dragon in gaining control of Britain, led the Celts as a resister in resisting several invasions from the Anglo-Saxons. Isn't the red dragon in this story a metaphor for the Atrias royal family?

As for that Anglo-Saxon empire, those unfamiliar with Terran history might have some doubts, but Abrahana is a well-rounded scholar who knows everything. She is very clear about the earliest person in Terran history who called himself "King (Shah)" and "Emperor (King of Kings)" and the empire he ruled, which can be called the source of civilization in western Terran today.

The Anglo-Saxon Empire is likely a metaphor for the Sargon Empire, which reached its zenith under the rule of Luca Sargus, the King of Kings!

Indeed, although the Sargon people today appear to be nothing more than warlords and military leaders, their ancestors were once truly powerful. If it weren't for the Sargon Empire at its peak, and Luga Sargus, the King of Time and Calendar, supporting them, the Terrans might be being whipped by Nightmare while they boast, "Nightmare's ancestor is the real deal! Back when my ancestors followed the Great Khan into the Central Plains, they had already done all the work I was destined to do in this lifetime!"

If there is any difference, it is that in the original history of Terra, Victoria ultimately could not withstand the conquest of the Kingdom of Drak by the Pasha lions from Sargon. The royal family of Atrias ultimately chose to make peace with the Aslans, signing a humiliating peace treaty that divided Victoria's crown in two, with both families having the right to inherit the throne.

But in Erse, King Arthur of the Pendragon family ultimately defeats the Anglo-Saxons and even leads an army on a campaign to Gaul, achieving several brilliant victories.

He did indeed die in the end, meeting a tragic end for a hero. However, his death was due to internal strife and betrayal. He was betrayed one after another by his knights, his subjects, and his own children, and finally perished in the war to quell the internal rebellion.

This ending differs from Terra's reality, but Abrahina finds it understandable.

Everything Ernst has written so far indicates that he must have conducted very, very in-depth research on Draco's history, and may even know some secrets that, theoretically, should not be known to outsiders. As for why he changed the ending at the end, the answer is simple: for publication.

This is, after all, a science fiction novel, and judging from its content, his chosen audience this time is undoubtedly the Victorians. And the Victorians of today have almost no memory of the Drak dynasty. If he were to exaggerate the Drak dynasty without restraint throughout the book, it would inevitably provoke the resentment of the nobles of the Aslan era, which would certainly be detrimental to sales.

Therefore, he changed the ending at the end, making the story seem more ambiguous. Adding the metaphors of the Anglo-Saxon and Sargonian Empires, and the ending where it is not Draco but Aslan who dies from "internal strife," creates a certain reading barrier, making it comfortable and impactful to read, but not so easy to fully understand.

This novel is bound to be a hit!

Abrahana licked her lips, her excitement and desire evident in her expression.

She looked at Rafishini and asked:

Did you ask Ernst why he wrote it that way?

"What is he implying? Has he guessed your identity? Is he trying to curry favor with Draco this way? Is he trying to seduce you? He..."

Seeing that Abrahana was about to utter some forbidden words, Raphsini snapped out of her daze, blushing as she quickly reached out to cover Abrahana's mouth:

"Sister...Sister! What are you saying!"

"Hahaha, my silly little sister!" Abrahana waved her hand, clearly satisfied with Rafishini's reaction.

The first thing they did was not to deny it, but to stop themselves from saying it. What does this mean?

This indicates that the issue does exist and is difficult to resolve in the short term, potentially leading to uncontrollable consequences, causing unease and a sense of loss of control. This is why people subconsciously try to silence others.

Of course, we can use a simpler term to describe this emotion.

Lavshini blushed.

"Speaking of which, does he know you're Draco?"

Abrahana suddenly asked, then answered to herself,

"Hmm, she probably doesn't know. After all, she seemed quite taken aback by Aslan's self-disclosure of his identity. He's really bold to reveal his identity in front of so many people. Aslan is indeed a reckless and impulsive creature. Isn't she afraid that some people in the audience might harbor murderous intent towards her?"

"You agree, right, Lavshini?"

Abrahana looked at Rafishini, only to see that Rafishini seemed to be hesitating about something, her fingers interlaced, with a nervous air about her not knowing what to do.

Abrahana immediately raised an eyebrow, realizing something:

"He knows?"

Lavshini nodded slightly.

"How did he know?" Abrahana thought for a moment, realizing she shouldn't have given herself away.

When ordinary people see the two sisters, they wouldn't think of them as Drak, since the Drak race has been removed from the official register. Normal people, seeing features like large horns and long tails, would subconsciously assume that the two are Vyvan or Yan Kingdom dragons.

Could it be that Ernst became suspicious and investigated because of Vina's self-incrimination?

That's possible. After all, Abrahana has a pretty good idea of ​​her sister's abilities. Once Ernst, a shrewd person, starts to suspect something, she definitely won't be able to hide it.

Seeing this, Abrahana also offered a few words of comfort to Rafishini: