The Great War of Rhodesia

06. Honored III

The next day, officials and important people in the Eblan area appeared to take Aksa and Nata's entourage to the Steam Train station to continue their journey to other regions.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, but it's our plan to head west today" Nata said, rejecting the Eblan region's offer to stay longer.

"Yes, I understand Mr. Nata. It's a pity that you only live in this area for a day. And that's for work." Gladio looked quite disappointed.

"Next time we will stop by again, Mr. Gladio," Nata replied later.

"And that time it was clear for a vacation" said Aksa from behind Nata. It seemed that the young man was already preparing to catch up with Rafa and Luque on board the Steam Train carriage.

"Well Mr. Aksa. I can't wait for you to come back here" Gladio said before his voice sank with the sound of a car whistle.

And so the Steam Train of Aksa and Nata's entourage departed from the Eblan region.

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Their destination after this was the Nalbina region. But before that they will stop by Nezarad City first.

Because Luque, who had never again set foot in the city since the status of the Holy Land was transferred to the Central Region of Rhodesia, asked to stop by. He wanted to visit and reminisce about the city where he lived for 300 years.

And although Luque himself did not consider his stay to Nezarad City to be too important, for many people the arrival of the Holy Girl back to the former Holy Land was an extraordinary thing. Equivalent to events worthy of writing in history.

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"How are you feeling, Luq?" Aksa asked as their entourage was on its way to the old Holy Girl Temple which was in the middle of the city by Iron Train.

"There's a bit of nostalgia going back to this town. Although I can barely recognize most of them anymore" Luque said with a happy smile looking out through the train window.

"Do you want to return the status of the Holy Land to this place again?" This time it was Nata who asked from the chair next to Aksa.

"Hm... I don't think so" Luque replied later. "Those who really follow me are people who are very valuable to me. So I think putting them in the Central Region was the best decision. It was the safest place for them.

"Because if they return to this messy border land, it will definitely make me always feel worried and uncomfortable" he concluded later.

Hearing Luque's reply made the others smile.

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Aksa and Nata's entourage stayed only a few hours in the city.

After visiting Luque's old Temple which was still well-preserved, and then greeting the people from around the region who had indeed deliberately come to meet the Holy Girl, he said, they then went around the city with a fairly tight guard.

Although it has been since 2 weeks ago the Augra side agreed to a peace agreement submitted by Rhodesodia.

And after that the company of Aksa and Nata continued their journey to the region of Nalbina.

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The day after arriving in the Nalbina region and completing their review to the places where the Work Plan was taking place, Aksa and Nata had an accidental arrival of guests also in the region.

The guest was Versica, who had been no longer seconded in the military since the Augra stopped fighting.

"I didn't expect to meet you at this place Miss Versica." Nata opened the conversation.

Nata invited Versica to lunch together after the woman appeared to greet him after the meeting with the leaders and the chairman of the local Work Plan.

"I was in this region because there was a need and at the same time visited the place where one of my family is not so far from here," reply Versica who was sitting next to Rafa at the end of the long dining table where Aksa and Nata's entourage were staying in the region.

"It just so happened last night that I heard from my family that you are all in this place. Then I intend to come say hello," he continued later.

"When have you been so good at small talk like this, Luq?" chirps Aksa commenting on Luque's remarks. Which the Holy Girl did not seem to ignore.

"I feel relieved and flattered when you like Primaval," Versica replied by bowing faintly towards Luque.

"Then how are you now Miss Versica? What are you doing now? What I heard is that you are no longer seconded in the military," asked Nata to start the conversation.

"Yes, Mr. Nata. I am no longer in the military. I have received a new assignment as the person in charge of the Work Plan for the opening of the trade route to the Azure Free Land with the Fire Star group." Versica answered in considerable detail.

"Ah, means now you are busy with the redevelopment of the former Vistrale army post on the north coast bordering the Azure Free Land?" tanya Nata who knows the development of the Work Plan referred to Versica.

"really so. I came here because of that, too. This family I came to was a worker who used to build a dock in the west" Versica replied later.

"Oh, it fits perfectly." Nata.

"really. And according to the news that my family gave me before I came here is, there are some acquaintances who also need work" replied Versica. "They were refugees from Hagar. A small village in the Joren region that borders Nabradia. I also came to meet them directly" he continued.

"Do you want to make sure they're not spies?" Aksa interrupted with a question.

"No, I did not meet them to confirm this, Mr. Aksa. Border guards have checked their backgrounds with help from Joan's information network" Versica said.

"I just want to make sure directly that they are really fit to work in this Work Plan, before leaving for the Ignus region" he added.

"I don't think you're picky enough for a problem like that Miss Versica" Aksa said in a statement.

"Haha... Is that so? I just don't want them to be overwhelmed by this work later" Versica replied with a light laugh. "Color even though the eastern region is quite safe, but still jobs in the border region are quite dangerous jobs" he continued.

"Yes, that's true." This time Nata spoke. "And have you met those people?" continue with the question.

"It has. Yesterday afternoon. There are 3 people who I think are suitable for the job." Versica answered briefly this time.

"Then did you hear the situation of the Joren kingdom from those people?" Nata continued his question.

"Yes, I asked them that question" Versica replied quickly. "According to them some nobles in the border region are trying to make a request to the kingdom to make peace and accept a trade agreement with our territory" she explained.

"It seems that your plan to spread rumors to raise ideas about it has paid off, Nat," Aksa said.

"Yes, at least the initial steps have worked. Now we just wait. If indeed the Joren Kingdom does not listen to those nobles, then we will begin the next plan." Nata searched his words. "We will begin to incite them to revolt from the Joren Kingdom, and after that accept them to be part of our territory."

"Oh? So you're planning this to take over Joren's territory without any military force? You are amazing, Mr. Nata." Versica seemed amazed to hear the plan for the first time.

"Depending on how the Joren Kingdom responds," Nata replied trying to explain. "If they choose to reconcile and begin cooperation with us, then we don't need to take over their territory."

"Yes, I get it. But still it's an amazing plan." Versica still looks amazed at Nata.

"This plan is actually a plan that was once used to take over this region first. It's just that this time we'll do it in a more elegant way" Nata replied with a smile that was then followed by another.

After lunch, Versica resigned to return to her family.

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And in the end it took them 10 days to complete the journey around the regions in the south.

Then the day after they arrived in the Central Region, Aksa immediately submitted his plan to make an official Festival to Lucia.

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