Chapter 40: New Winds (2/2)

I see a very fancily-dressed rey beard announce to an audience that looked to be in the hundreds of thousands, judging by the space the people took up

"Attention Huo by Blaine Glayder Whileof Sapin, today I speak not as the King of Humans, but as one of the representative of the Continent of Dicathen!"

The hundreds of thousands of people all kneeled, so The blurry projection becomes clearer and zoomed in closer to the balcony of the Castle There, I could see the King of Sapin in the front with the Queen of Sapin, Priscilla Glayder, seated behind hiures My eyes widened as I spotted Alduin and Merial Eralith, the King and Queen of Elenoir, with Grandpa Virion standing behind them with his arms crossed and his white hair tied neatly behind his pointed ears Beside them are two representatives of the Dwarves, both lavished in extravagant clothing ures; I assu and queen

"Todayof a new era in this Continent we call our ho problems between the Humans and the Elves while even the Dwarves were considered just business partners However, that is not the ish to continue The representatives of all three kingdoether many times over these past few years in an effort to unite our races Two years ago, we had agreed for all three races to be able to become adventurers It started out with just one or two representatives, but now it has expanded It brings me a smile when I see parties with huether towards a co doeneration of es can make friends and memories with not just humans, but all three races We all understand how difficult it may be for some of us to adjust after constant eno of the past and the discriminations you may hold, and think beyond that, if not for yourself, but for your children and the future of this continent"

There was another big round of applause with a roar of worshi+p and adoration acco Glayder sat down and Alduin Eralith, the King of Elenoir and Tessia's father, got up fro into this world's version of what seemed to be a microphone

"It is an honor to speak on behalf of everyone here on this unforgettable day As King Glayder so adareement about the future of our continent For some people, this may not hold much interest but for many who yearn for adventure and new places to visit, I can wholeheartedly say that this continent is filled with many unknowns An obvious exa just beyond our borders While an uncountable number of adventurers have ventured out into the Beast Glades, it is not an exaggeration to say that not even half of it has been traversed While the mana beasts have not left the Beast Glades, who is to say that just because they haven't yet, they never will? Even in our own hoerous, no one dares to explore, but what if I were to say that even greaterEralith paused for a brief moment while the crowd in Etistin and the crowd here in the City Square of Xyrus filled with the sound of , fellow citizens of Dicathen We are announcing today, February 10th of the 1005th Cycle, that we have found evidence of another continent"

The crowds erupted into a clary, some afraid, but everyone curious Even my own hands shook in excitement as my father and Vincent looked at each other in shock

"Please We ourselves don't know very ood as ours What we do know is that, out there—possibly within reach in a few years' time—is another continent that may orto reach us as well, but on both sides, it seey does not permit us to travel that far"

The crowd shown in the Capital was in chaos until the dwarven king rose from his chair and trotted towards the microphone

"QUIETTTTT!!!"

The dwarven king roared into the voice-enhancing artifact

"As Alduin said, we don't know much However, in these times of uncertainty and possible threats in the future, wouldn't you guys all agree that standing beside one another is what's best for this continent and our people? Your children can be in danger as well The last thing ant is to fight ast ourselves Our appearances may be different and our cultures may clash, but remember this…we are all born in this continent of Dicathen I for one aenerations will feel the same way What about you?"

The crowd ree boo wasn't as eloquent in his words as the two previous kings that spoke, but his words had a very strong i excitedly as Sylvie continued to watch the screen in curiosity

"The process of joining our three races and kingdoms will take ti six individuals—individuals that we, the three kings and queens, believe to be the eous, tactful, smart and powerful"

From the back of the podium, six warriors came out: two elves, two humans and tarves Clad in refined white arhtly for each person, they walked up and knelt down on one knee

The three kings each hts and took out fro Glayder of the huhts while the Dwarf King presented it to the two hus on the tarf knights, stating that they stand and bow to the crowd As the cheers exploded, King Glayder went up and spoke once ranted the title of the Six Lances Each Lance signifies the ties they hold not to their Kingdom, but to the entire Continent This is a truly historical moment as the first Lances have been anointed These six individuals'of the Continent, whether that be exploring dangerous and unknown dungeons in the Beast Glades, as well as working alongside us, the rulers of this Continent, to ensure that our home is protected when the tin hostilities from a different Continent"

Onceflowers and the hats that they earing up in the air As the crowd in Xyrus began cla in excitement, I couldn't help but think to myself I knew that such theories as herd y hadn't been defined in this world, but the leaders of our country knew exactly how to exploit the emotions of theone of the Six Lances s and queens, this title also brings upon a great burden and danger Children of the new generation that seek to become the future protectors of this Continent, strive to be one of the Six Lances! Grow strong and noble as not even the heavens are the li up the corners of the projection floated down as the i we heard were the chants of, "Long live the King, long live Dicathen!"

Besideto himself, "Wow… the Six Lances That sounds aweso the scene of the anoint with their friends that they too have becoht evil

A part of me wanted to be excited as well hell, I was excited! The prospect of a new continent to explore with different people and uedSure, the points they made were quite valid, but in the end, they were just baselesslythis new continent the common enemy so that all of the races of Dicathen could unite It was an old tool used by s, but an effective one that worked

Still…for adventure and excitement, thumped harder and harder

"Not even the heavens are the limit," I repeated under my breath