About a month and a half has passed since the kingdom's foundation festival. During this time, I've spent most of my days with Emi. In a way, ever since our first time, Emi and I have been together quite frequently, meeting two to three times a week.
How can I describe this? Although our daily routine is normal, whenever Emi and I start to get emotionally close, something ignites within her, prompting her to kiss me. In the end, this often leads to something more. Well, I can't say I'm complaining, to be honest.
It's gotten to a point where practically everyone in the castle knows what Emi and I do. Lately, Emi's affections have become more intense, even in public. Even during our dinners, she expresses her affection by wanting to feed me directly. Don't get me wrong, I love it when she does that, but sometimes I wonder if she isn't a bit embarrassed.
Of course, that wasn't the only thing that happened during this month and a half. As we had planned before, we successfully infiltrated some spies on the other continent. With this, we obtained various information about how the nations on the other side operate.
To begin with, there aren't necessarily countries on the other continent. According to the information we received, they follow a patriarchal system. An example of this is that instead of kingdoms, they have houses that oversee a specific domain. Each house has its own patriarch, and above all of them, there is the leading patriarch who commands all the other houses.
If you delve deeper, you'll easily notice some similarities. The houses resemble kingdoms, where the patriarch is equivalent to a king, while the leading patriarch is like an emperor ruling over the other kingdoms. It's quite straightforward to understand the functioning if you approach the situation from this angle, to be honest.
Additionally, we also received information about the rulers of the houses. Our spies asked common citizens about the basic situation for them, and what they told us was a result I already expected. Just like in any country, they too have their patriarchs, some of whom are excellent, while others leave much to be desired.
Certainly, thanks to the presence of the leading patriarch, even people living under the inefficient patriarchs manage to have a decent life. I must say, this method is quite contradictory for several reasons. Although it has its positives, it also has its downsides.
As for the technology on the other continent, I would say their military power is akin to that of World War I in my previous world, in terms of comparison. Of course, excluding all the automatic rifles that were a specialty of that time. Although the other continent also has them, they aren't exactly automatic, as they can only fire bullets every five seconds.
I believe the most appropriate term for these weapons would be "semiautomatic" Furthermore, I can't accurately determine the penetrating power of their weapons, as we don't have detailed enough information.
They also don't have anything as terrifying as nuclear bombs, so we don't have to worry about being bombed if a war really breaks out. Additionally, I would say they are relatively similar to us. Spies didn't find anyone with blue skin, long ears, or features that seemed like a mix of human and animal on the other continent.
Of course, that wasn't the only thing that happened. A continental meeting was also scheduled in the country of Storne, where the royalty from each nation attended. This time, along with the king and Emi, Albert and I were also invited. Initially, I wondered why the meeting was happening in Storne, but it seems it has always been a tradition since Storne has always been considered the strongest militarily among the countries on the continent.
Overall, the content of the meeting was quite straightforward. Although the other countries had some inkling about the previous events, there was still uncertainty about the existence of another continent beyond ours. So, when we shared our findings, the situation became completely chaotic.
But this was also something we had expected. That's exactly why we decided to schedule this meeting after gathering more information about the other continent. When we shared details about their cultures and technological levels, we managed to calm everyone to a certain extent.
I wasn't really paying much attention as I already had my own ideas in mind. The meeting probably took hours; all the kings seemed quite concerned about the situation. That's why we took the opportunity to introduce some new artillery that had been developed.
We had brought practically all the new weapons we would use if the war really broke out. From automatic rifles like the Thompson to grenades, we did a demonstration using all of them. Everyone was quite surprised and, at the same time, impressed.
Certainly, some kings came to me trying to buy the weapons, but I firmly informed them that I wouldn't sell them to anyone. Moreover, in the event of a real war, after its end, most of the showcased weapons would be collected and stored. I didn't want to trigger a world war in any way, so I thought this would be the best course of action.
In the end, we decided we would wait for some more time while watching the movements of the other continent. In my opinion, none of the kings wanted to rush into a hasty decision, like attacking another continent, without considering the consequences it could cause.
Well, to be honest, I understood why their thoughts were going that way. It probably has to do with how the forces on the other continent are distributed. Despite seeming similar to ours, it's the leading patriarch who really commands everything.
It was probably this perspective that made them see that we would lose a lot of strength if we attacked first. After all, none of the kings had explicitly declared that they would collaborate with the other countries. Unfortunately, this probably stems from pride, as if that really happened, one of the countries would have to take the lead in commanding the others, at least temporarily.