Enough with This Slow Life! I Was Reincarnated as a High Elf and Now I’m Bored: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 2] by rarutori

Author:rarutori
Language: eng
Format: epub

It seemed the situation on the continent had started to stabilize. Zieden’s expansion had ground to a halt, with skirmishes between them and Vilestorika all but coming to an end. Resuming trade with the elven caravan had led to a reform in the leadership that had called for expansion in the past, so the kingdom was now being led in a new direction.

Of course, things wouldn’t simply go back to the way they were. The dead would never come back, and Zieden wasn’t about to let go of the land they had taken from Kirkoim anytime soon. It would take a huge defeat in war to drive Zieden to that.

I didn’t really understand the fun in soaking the land with blood and piling it with corpses just to change lines on the map a little. But once such a change was made, there was no undoing it. None of the other nations surrounding Zieden were willing to go to war to change the map. Neither Ludoria, Vilestorika, nor the Alliance. The Duchy of Kirkoim may have wanted to restore itself to its former state, but they couldn’t act in opposition to Vilestorika after submitting to its rule.

On top of that, through the elven caravan, negotiations between the different countries had begun. The battle had moved from the battlefield to the political stage.

Having broken the unspoken trust between nations by declaring war, and then finding themselves unable to continue fighting, Zieden was in a very weak position internationally. There was no doubt the other nations would demand they take responsibility for their actions. As someone with no political experience at all, I had no idea what form it would take, be it monetary reparations, cessation of territory, or something else entirely. If they went too far, though, it would only stoke a new hatred in the people of Zieden. It could very well lead to the outbreak of another war. That said, these negotiations were all taking place with the elven caravan in the middle, so I was confident Airena could lead things in the right direction.

Speaking of which, with the threat of Zieden all but settled, the Alliance had been able to rally their forces and push Darottei back. It would take a good deal of time to resolve the situation entirely, but they had overcome a big obstacle in their path. However, the voices within the Alliance calling for the rebirth of the Azueda Empire wouldn’t disappear.

As I said before, once a change was made, it would never be undone. The people whose lives had been threatened longed for a powerful nation to protect their interests. The situation in the center of the continent would continue to change, but I had no idea where it was leading.

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The steel I had received from the dwarven kingdom was just what I was looking for, as expected of the dwarves. According to the dwarven traders, the request had been a chance for the dwarves to clear up a lingering regret from one of the old dwarven kings, so they had taken to the challenge with gusto.

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