"You may have already gotten an idea of how Gebu is divided, but it is not only made up of the kingdom of Roland and the territory of the elves, Roland indeed covers most of it, but to the west of the continent there is also a large expanse of land, and this belongs to the Sechs empire." What Lynn just said made Blake frown in confusion, so she needed an explanation which Lynn was quick to give. "It's like you heard, besides the territory that Sechs has in the Uruz continent, they also have their presence in Gebu, so if you think about it carefully, besides the Adonea empire, the Sechs empire is also quite big.
Blake didn't know for sure how big the domain of each empire was, but he had no choice but to believe Lynn's words, even though everything he had heard about the Sechs empire so far didn't give him the best impression of it.
"If you are interested in knowing, how the Sechs empire was able to take over part of the Gebu continent was mainly due to the intervention of the kingdom of Roland." Needless to say, this piqued Blake's interest. "Before, there was another kingdom in Gebu besides Roland which had the name of Sophus, there was always a bad relationship between both powers, and clearly the clashes could not be avoided, but unfortunately for Sophus, it did not count on Roland making his deals outside the continent to the point of ally with the foreign force of Sechs. So, after a long time, the kingdom of Sophus, or rather, all the important figures in that kingdom lost everything they had and were forced to end up in oblivion.
Once again, mention was made of those situations where Lynn had to be completely serious, how she told it was too general and without many details, but deep down, Blake was grateful for that since he would not like to imagine situations that would make him feel strange…
"It may sound unfair, but war is war, a cruel world, but where the smartest or the one who has strength above all is the only one who can claim victory… I don't know the details of Roland's alliance and Sechs, but the territory of the Sophus kingdom was divided between both powers, which resulted in the Sechs empire now being present in both Uruz and Gebu." The time they had spent talking could be considered quite long now, and Lynn could sense that as her throat was a little dry now, but that situation would not last long as the room had once again been filled with a faint herbal aroma coming from the teapot behind Marjorie.
She had also opened her eyes when she became aware of that, she was resting a little while she was also a spectator and listener of Lynn's explanations, and like her, she was also waiting for the new teapot to be ready.
…
So, the situation when Blake arrived in the room seemed to have repeated itself since everyone had a steaming cup in their hands, and both Marjorie and Lynn were enjoying the contents of it.
"Sigh… I think having the opportunity to drink Major Marjorie's tea is enough to make today's visit worth it… Of course having a little learning session with Blake is just as interesting, hehe." Lynn had regained the same attitude she displayed regularly, and it was the same one that bothered Marjorie a little. "May I know what the tea is, Major?"
"Stone flower petals from the islands of Uruz." Marjorie responded completely calmly, and she didn't pay attention to Lynn's expression either.
"Stone flowers…" Lynn's cup was shaking in her hand, she was still analyzing Marjorie's words, but it was difficult for her to think that she had heard correctly. "You're joking, aren't you?"
"Why would I? I like the taste they give to the tea." Marjorie laughed a little before continuing to enjoy her drink, but unlike her, Lynn left the cup on the table and refused to continue tasting another sip
The whole situation was seen by Blake, he had also tried the tea and could only say that it tasted good, so he had to ask out of simple curiosity.
"Is there something strange with the tea?" Hearing the question, Lynn turned her gaze to Blake and was about to tell him that anyone would have the same expression as her after knowing what she had drunk, but she instantly remembered that there was a great lack of knowledge in Blake.
"There's nothing strange, more like… I'd say it's too extravagant for me." Blake still didn't really understand the explanation, but Lynn hadn't finished. "The flowers the Major is talking about are a very unique species, they only grow on the islands that surround Uruz and are very difficult to find, in addition to the fact that a single one of them takes five hundred years to grow completely, but not only that, it is also a very precious ingredient for alchemists, since a single petal of a stone flower It is enough to make a medicine that increases your life expectancy…"
That description was already a little more informative as well as interesting for Blake, which made him think a little more about the existence of alchemists, and at the same time about blacksmiths. His knowledge about it was also too basic, but going back to what Lynn said, it seemed that the ingredient Marjorie had used to make a simple tea was not something common. Since he was curious, he had to ask a simple question.
"And how much can it increase your life expectancy?" Blake took another sip of his tea, feeling the taste across his throat. He couldn't say it was anything amazing, but at least it was nice enough.
"If the alchemist is talented enough… Then that medicine could increase your life expectancy by at least… At least a hundred years…" And saying that with some difficulty while thinking about how wasteful Marjorie could be, Lynn closed her eyes imagining the little treasure that had just been used as a simple ingredient for tea, and at the same time, Blake almost choked after hearing Lynn's response.
[Progress… Saved.]