Upon arriving in Canglan City after two months away, Hudson found the city completely changed. Although wartime economic policies were still in effect, the people's spirit had undergone a dramatic transformation.
Over the past year, the people of Alpha had experienced far too much. They had lived through every major event that might not occur even once in a century.
First came the concentrated outbreak of heretical rebellions, followed by a once-in-a-century natural disaster. The smoke of war spread across the continent.
Then Charles III declared himself emperor, and the Anti-Frankish War erupted. Almost at the same time, the kingdom suffered an invasion from the Orc Empire.
The once-mighty Church revealed its true colors during the Anti-Frankish War, falling directly from its peak and ushering in a shift in the human political landscape.
It could be said that the year 99998 had been the most chaotic year in history.
Yet after 99999 began, all of that turmoil was reversed.
First, Hudson burned the beastfolk camp beside Snow Moon Lake, securing the kingdom's strategic initiative in a single stroke.
Then the Human Alliance Council convened in Canglan City. For the first time, the Alpha Kingdom stepped onto the stage of international politics and wrote its own chapter of glory.
Driven by interests, the three great human powers joined forces, sacrificing the Church in exchange for peace within humanity.
Hudson, the continent's foremost commander, was granted the title of Human Marshal.
A sudden flood buried the Orc Empire's ambitions. The three-hundred-year war between the Alpha Kingdom and the beastfolk reached a crucial turning point.
Even those who had witnessed it all firsthand found it hard to believe. Especially for the people of the Alpha Kingdom, the enormous weight that had pressed upon them for more than three hundred years had simply been