Great Britannia Palace
The Royal palace of Britannia Kingdom is spread over 200 acres of land.
The main palace structure, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, spans over 1 million square feet. It can comfortably accommodate over 500 people. Also, the Grand Ballroom of the palace is capable of hosting more than 1,000 guests for glittering balls and royal celebrations. It's also adorned with beautiful gardens, including extensive lawns, formal parterres, a large botanical garden, and a magnificent hunting lodge in the surrounding forest.
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18—10—1560 WC
Currently, Queen Maria, Rehana and dozens of maids are standing in front of the palace. There were also many Knights standing in a row.
The reason they are standing here is because high-ranking dignitaries from various parts of the kingdom are coming to the palace.
So they stand here to greet them.
Several carriages enter through the main entrance of the Britannia Kingdom palace. The palace's entrance, a grand portal flanked by two colossal marble lions
The Carriages continued to move along the polished stone road.
All carriages were luxurious, and each carriage had its own crest embedded in the door and back. Also each carriage was pulled by two Sleipnirs, indicating the power of the people within.
The first carriage stopped in front of them; a chubby man with curly blond hair and a blond moustache got out of the carriage.
Maria immediately greeted, "Welcome, Duke Farl; I've been waiting for your arrival. I haven't seen you since Elina's eighteenth birthday last year."
The political structure of the Britannia was complex and layered. At the top of the kingdom was the Queen, who was the ruler of the entire kingdom. There are four Dukes under the Queen, who are responsible for ruling different parts of the kingdom.
Each Duke had hundreds of Nobles, who ruled a large part of the kingdom.
This type of governance is similar to Feudalism, where land is ruled through lords, and rights over land are the basis of ruling power. The Queen could not directly rule every part of the kingdom, so she was dependent on the Dukes, who ruled over their territories.
Other Nobles ruled the lower levels of the kingdom, again under the Dukes.
Duke Farl replied with a very cheerful voice, "Well I've been quite busy this year, so I haven't been able to see you much."
"Well, I'm sure you did a great job being so active in your work. I am glad you have come because we have a very important guest today."
Maria called a servant, "Take Duke Farl to the meeting room."
The second carriage stopped, and a man got out who was 6 feet tall, and had a cut over one eye.
The man is in his sixties, his scars make him look very scary.
"Welcome, Duke Gorge; thank you for attending this meeting."
"I heard that these people have huge iron ships, and they bring many strange goods, is this true? Your Highness"
"Ah! Yes, they will be exhibiting their products today, which is why I have invited you all."
"Hmm. I'm interested in seeing their products."
Duke Gorge then leaves, accompanied by a maid.
Another carriage arrived, and a woman got out, with light red hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. The woman was quite beautiful in her thirties but looked like she was in her twenties.
Queen Maria greeted again, "Welcome, Duchess Milana; I was expecting you to come. Where is your lover Jack? I thought you'd bring him along."
Duchess Milana replied with a smile, "Ah! Forget about him. I dumped him. He was just after me for money all these days. You'd be surprised that he stole nearly fifty thousand gold coins from my treasury. If I hadn't caught him red-handed, my treasury would have been empty in these days."
Queen Maria's eyes widened. "Fifty thousand gold coins?" She continued to think. "Was he really that greedy?"
"Yes," said Duchess Milana. "That bastard was using my wealth to pay off his family's debts."
Queen Maria laughed lightly after hearing her words. "Ara~Ara~ That's so sad. I thought you had finally found a life partner. By the way, as your best friend, I can introduce you to several men if you want."
There was a hidden sarcasm in Queen Maria's voice. Duchess Milana's eyes narrowed for a moment at her words. She could sense that Queen Maria was mocking her
"I'm not a sugar mommy like you. I just wonder what your children or the people of the kingdom would think if they knew this side of you. That their ideal queen is a pervert." Duke Milana's voice was filled with intense annoyance.
"Ah Milana, I want to control myself, but it's not that easy. You know, I'm a widow. Besides, I'm only 37 years old. It's natural for a virgin like you to not understand my pain." A shadow of sadness appeared in Queen Maria's eyes.
"Tch! I'm going to the meeting room."
"Ara~Ara~ looks like she got very angry"
"Your Highness, we should focus on the other guests," Rehana said in a calm voice. Maria's loyal maid.
"Hmm"
Queen Maria's face once again showed the smile and glow of an ideal Queen
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North Ocean — (16 days ago)
02—10—1560 WC
A number of ships were travelling on the Ocean; these were Blue-flag mercenary ships.
Their commander was a 23-year-old woman with tanned skin; her name was Misthia, a very beautiful woman with perfect curves on her body.
"Is there a problem Commander?" asked one of the subordinates
"I think a disaster is coming. My sixth sense says something bad is going to happen. Prepare for battle. Keep the cannons ready. If you see anything in the water, shoot it."
"Understood!"
....
"Commander, look, there's something under the sea!"
"Quick! Fire the cannon!"
A ship began to fire
BOOM!
Boom!
Boom!
The roar of one cannon after another shook the sea. A column of water rises. Smoke and water droplets spread into the sky.
A tentacle suddenly raised above the sea and started to wrap the ship who fired the cannon, pulling it down deep in the ocean
Seeing this, everyone on the other ships became afraid.
Misthia immediately ordered all ships to flee from the monster rather than engage it.
"Fuck why is the Kraken Here?! that thing should only be in the Monsters Sea,"
All ships turned left and headed south. They avoid a collision with the Kraken, but it starts chasing them.
Suddenly a strong wind blew towards the ships, as if an invisible hand was helping them speed up. The ships started speeding.
As the Kraken began to give up their pursuit, a celebratory tone spread across the ships. They thought of themselves as if they had come out of the mouth of death.
But the joy did not last long. Another explosion roared through the air, a mercenary ship bursting into flames. Crews from other ships immediately looked at the explosion.
They saw that more than 30 ships began to surround them from all sides, and the Kraken was also with them.
Misthia immediately recognized the ship's flag, "It's the Black Fleet pirates."
Everyone was horrified to hear this, as the Black Fleet pirates were one of the largest pirate groups in the North and Central Ocean.
The captain of the largest ship in the pirate fleet was speaking to his subordinates. "The flag you see is the Blue flag mercenary flag."
One of the pirates said, "Captain, you mean mercenaries led by that hot chick".
"Yes, boy, that hot chick, kekeke~she has a great seductive body. So if we catch her, I'll play with her first, until she breaks. After that, you all can play with her, do whatever you want with her."
Hearing the captain's words, the pirates shouted. Pirate ships began attacking Mercenary ships.
The pirate captain immediately said to the Kraken's tamer, "Order the Kraken to attack"