With the release of Amigul's ambitions, and the Goblin army's campaigns on all fronts, most of the habitable regions of the continent of Feland have been pacified.
Numerous races have submitted to the Goblin banner, and the Goblin Empire's villages have expanded into once barren lands.
The Goblin Empire, enriched by the inheritance of the pre-Epoch human civilization, has made significant advancements, especially in the field of mechanical technology.
A vast number of steam-powered inventions have been created.
Though the Refuge humans did not fully share all of their knowledge with the Goblins, what they have provided is more than enough.
Emperor Amigul places great importance on these technological advancements.
In his view, although the era of "sequences" has faded, the technology of the pre-Epoch humans, who once dominated the world through steam and extraordinary powers, can still be developed.
He established the Royal Engineering Academy in Proadas City, specifically to train Goblin engineers!
These engineers enjoy exceptional benefits and education, representing the best possible future for Goblins without extraordinary abilities.
Through this, the Empire flourishes in technology, art, and population growth.
The Golden Age of the Goblin Empire has arrived.
The Winged Tribe, too, has flourished in this rare period of peace.
In the 100th year of the Goblin Empire, the Winged Tribe built nine strongholds along the East Coast, effectively safeguarding the land from monster and foreign invader threats.
The nine strongholds, which function like independent states, have been integrated under Jano's rule, and the vast expanse of land along the East Coast has been named "Losendas" in the Winged language—meaning "A Gift of the Heavens to the Winged Ones."
As for the Heavenly Mountain, the former Hawkmen King's seat, the Winged Tribe also constructed a mountain city there, now home to around thirty thousand Winged people.
Due to the presence of spiritual beings such as Wind Spirit Jade Dew on Heavenly Mountain, most of the Winged descendants living there are wind-elemental practitioners.
150 Years of the Goblin Empire
By this time, the de facto human leader, Reinhardt, has broken through to the final stage of the extraordinary profession path—the Hero tier.
However, his profession path differs somewhat from Jano's.
Following Jano's guidance, Reinhardt spent decades integrating the Goblin's Knight profession path with his own talents, ultimately achieving the Holy Lion Knight profession.
This was an adaptation of the Holy Wing Walker profession, reshaped for Reinhardt's needs.
His legendary profession, "Lionheart King," was also conceptualized.
From that point on, Reinhardt's descendants would follow this legendary profession path: Thunderstriker — Lightning's Light — Holy Lion Knight — Lionheart King.
At the same time, most of the Refuge humans had passed away, leaving only a few younger extraordinary sequence humans still alive.
Among them was Fiona, though no longer as young as before, the passage of time leaving its marks on her face.
On the Winged side, the population of the Winged Tribe reached five hundred thousand.
The seven major cities have grown to accommodate large populations, with the main city beneath Mount Celestia housing over one hundred thousand people.
Diplomatic Efforts and Struggles
Over the years, Jano has sent envoys across the continent, seeking to establish diplomatic relations with other races.
But the results have been limited.
Most of these races are still primitive, structured in tribal systems.
The Dwarves, however, have established a Dwarf Kingdom in the mountain ranges, where Jano's envoys successfully established diplomatic relations.
The world itself seems to be entering a cold winter, with each year colder than the last.
In the north, a large troll tribe, calling themselves the Frostborn Clan, was forced to migrate south due to the increasingly harsh northern winters.
They settled on the vast Harros Plains, where they became a powerful force.
Their chieftain and high priest are both legendary figures.
After some time, they actively absorbed the advanced Goblin culture, joining the Goblin Empire's military in campaigns against disloyal factions.
After decades of effort, their chieftain was granted the title of Baron by Amigul.
He was known as Baron Frostborn.
The Frostborn clan settled in the Harros region, and many years later, they established Harros City.
190 Years of the Goblin Empire
The first Goblin Griffin Knight Corps is established.
With a starting size of 693 members, the formation of this Griffin Knight Corps delighted Emperor Amigul, who named it the Royal Griffin Knight Corps.
To honor the humans' contributions to raising griffins, Amigul also granted Reinhardt the title of Viscount and awarded him land on the western edge of Proadas Plain near the human settlement.
Reinhardt established the first human city there—Reinhart City.
This territory became known as the Reinhart Domain, and the nearby river was named the Reinhart River.
With Reinhardt's efforts, every member of the Griffin Knight Corps was provided with a human caretaker to tend to the griffins.
At first, the Goblin knights didn't mind having humans care for their griffins and were even appreciative, as griffins are much harder to manage than ordinary steeds or deer.
This arrangement continued for many years, with the griffins raised by humans becoming the permanent mounts of the knights.
What the knights did not know was that at any moment, with a single command from Reinhardt, the griffin knights could easily be taken over by humans.
The 300th Year of the Goblin Empire
The Goblin Empire's brilliant engineers, combining extraordinary power and mechanical skills, created a unique and great legacy for the Goblins—Alchemy!
The emergence of alchemy led to a flood of alchemical devices.
Races from across the continent flocked to Proadas to learn alchemy, and even Jano sent many Winged students to study there.
This was the height of the Goblin Empire.
But it was also at this time that a major event occurred, one that would decide the fate of the Goblin Empire...