Leonard, handsome and carrying a poet's air, returned to his rented apartment with a newspaper.
He leaned against the sofa, propped both legs on the coffee table, and leisurely read the newspaper in his hands.
After glancing at the headline, Leonard commented, "Masin really couldn't put up much of a fight."
The newspaper reported that Lenburg had conquered the capital of the Masin Kingdom in just two days.
And that meant only two days from the deployment of troops to the fall of the capital!
Pallez Zoroast, inside him, said, "Perhaps Lenburg is simply too powerful."
Leonard put down the newspaper. "That's true, too. Mr. Gal is now Lenburg's president, so this small country is no longer what it used to be." He then smiled. "I heard that the Loen Kingdom and Lenburg are engaged in a series of negotiations. I wonder how the Loen Kingdom's nobles will react when they hear the news?"
Loen Government, the Prime Minister's Office.
Prime Minister Nigen glanced at the several gentlemen before him. Among them were great nobles like Earl Hall and powerful officials like Amelius.
"You should all have read the intelligence sent by MI9." Prime Minister Nigen said, "Lenburg has acquired another new weapon, and it's highly mobile."
Amelius said, "In just two days, they crossed more than two hundred kilometers through enemy territory. No, actually, it was only one day and one night. They deployed on the afternoon of the fifth and occupied Masin's capital on the afternoon of the sixth."
"Gentlemen, as long as you have even a little military knowledge, you'll know how incredible this speed is!"
In everyone's understanding, the only thing currently capable of reaching such a speed was the steam train.
But there was no railway directly connecting Lenburg to Masin's capital. Even if there