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Chapter 296 - Day 296: A cup of tea (II)

"The kingdom of Norad is quite famous and popular, mainly because of what I told you about the royal academy of magic being located there. If I had to give a comparison, since Yamato Island is the holy land of the runics, then the kingdom of Norad would be practically the same for wizards and witches." Lynn could not deny all that, the kingdom of Norad had earned its good reputation over the years, and as several decades of relative peace have been present, it is not unusual for wizards and witches from all over the world to have a fervent desire to be accepted into the academy since, even someone who barely meets the requirements to use magic, he could leave that place showing the bearing and power of a true wizard or witch. "So, it is not strange that in Norad there are many characteristics that have to do with magic in their daily lives, they have always been focused on that aspect and its territory also has wonders related to it, you only need to pay attention to the northern islands protected by the Archdragon Fangord, the whale island in the south's sky, the enormous number of ruins belonging to the era of disconnection, among many other things."

Again, Lynn was telling quite a bit of information, some of it outside of general knowledge, but she didn't care much since she thought it was good that Blake was well-informed about the world, she didn't want him to be like a warrior who forgot his sword when he was about to face a dragon.

"Another of the territories that make up Uruz is the Sechs empire, in short, it is a nation that specializes in scientific and technological development, or at least that is what they call it. The Sechs empire was born thanks to its current emperor, a runic emperor named Ethelberd, through the conquest of several more territories of the Uruz continent, some of which were not part of any other power while many others that were already part of the kingdom of Norad, so clearly, the Sech empire wiped out several small nations on the continent and then took them over." Lynn had closed her eyes while giving that explanation, but once she opened them, she saw Blake's frown and she could guess what was on his mind. "I know it sounds bad, you don't have to think too much to know that there were a lot of problems and people who lost their lives during all that, that's what wars are like after all and it was something quite common in the past, even the Laguz continent was not as united as now, so the Adonea empire also has that kind of past. A power built on the blood of many, perhaps everyone fought for what they believed was right, but in the end, only the winner has the right to prove that he was right…"

Lynn's look was quite serious at that moment, it was like she had said before, not everything is peaceful and happy, and Blake should be more aware of the world he lived in, for that same reason, he didn't say anything about it and kept his own opinion to himself. He wasn't so innocent to think that something should be done to stop all of this, but he subconsciously imagined a situation where Sharance was suddenly attacked by some kind of power. that guy... All the people he knew, his friends, and the place he now considered his home... All of this made him clench his fists tightly and the simple idea of increasing his strength reappeared in his mind at the same time as a characteristic feeling was noted by both Lynn and Marjorie, but which had to be ignored for the moment.

"Despite everything, the Sechs empire is a fairly firm power today, and at least it is not close to sharing its basic technology with the world, so it is also quite popular, especially among the dwarven clans of the Raidu continent." From what I said before, it's quite obvious that the relationship between Norad and Sechs is quite complicated, and perhaps right now we will continue to see more confrontations between them, but there is a subtle tension on the continent due to a new power appearing a few years ago in Uruz, a new empire that took the name Zzyzx, alluding to the meaning of being the last place in Futhark…" The confusion was clear on Blake's face, but, although curiosity continued to grow in him, Lynn would have to disappoint him a little. "I'm sorry, I can't tell you anything more, but this last territory of Uruz is quite unknown to most of the world, plus it seems to be aggressive towards everyone, its land area is not even half of what Norad or Sechs, but it is still worrying since anyone will agree on something… There is something quite strange surrounding it."

Lynn did not want to go into more details since not even she fully understood the situation, but even the news she had received about the actions of that empire made her frown in annoyance...

"We'd better put that aside for the moment." Lynn felt like she didn't have that much energy to talk about the political problems of other continents right now, and Blake simply nodded at her since he had at least understood the Uruz situation. "Also, I missed mentioning something about the univirs. In itself, they are another race that inhabits Futhark, they are always moving from one place to another throughout the world and most of the time they are distant from others, it could also be said that they are the race with the smallest number of individuals, this mainly Because, like elves, they have a very long-life expectancy and their birth rates are really low… I think I forgot to mention that aspect to you too." Lynn had realized that this was quite important, so she didn't take a while to describe it. "You see, life expectancy varies greatly between the different races of Futhark, with humans being the minor among all of them with only two hundred and seventy years, from there follow the mers with four hundred years, the dwarves with five hundred years, the elves with almost a thousand years, and finally the univirs with a life expectancy of fifteen hundred years. Of course, if you are aware of how you can increase your life expectancy, that limit loses its importance a little at high levels."