On the distant continent, inside the mobile fortress.
"Lord Heide, the weapons are ready. When do we strike?" asked a female knight clad in teal armor.
Heide, seated in his chair, said, "Don't rush, Camilla. We haven't found the Gelel Stone vein yet. It would be unwise to expose our strength."
"Bring Timsi to me. I have a mission for him."
"Yes!" Camilla turned and withdrew.
Heide stroked the Gelel Stone on his right hand and laughed inwardly. I prepared for decades, and at last, I can see hope. Once I seize the Gelel Stone vein, the world... will be in my hands!
Before long, Timsi arrived in white armor. He dropped to one knee and asked, "Lord Heide, did you summon me because you have a mission for me?"
Heide said, "Timsi, ever since I saved you, you have not disappointed me. Now, I need you to find the vanished Gelel Stone vein!"
Timsi placed his right hand over his shoulder and bowed. "Thank you, Lord Heide, for taking me in. For the sake of realizing the 'Ideal Nation,' I am willing to devote everything!"
"Good! I understand your resolve. Do not botch this mission. This is our only chance to fulfill our dream!"
"Yes!"
Heide watched Timsi depart and pondered in secret.
Timsi was a survivor of the Gelel Stone clan. Heide had slaughtered his entire family back then solely to seize the Gelel Stone.
Yet he had unexpectedly obtained earth-shattering news: there were vast veins of this stone, but they had been sealed away due to the passage of time. Timsi's family had been the guardians assigned to protect the veins.
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Heide decided to find the vein first and make plans afterward. He had waited so many years; there was no