June 21, Sea Era 1485.
The moment everyone had been waiting for had arrived.
The Royal Capital of the Kronos Kingdom buzzed with excitement.
Across the Kingdom, residents kept their eyes fixed on the live broadcast.
The Royal Military Academy had even declared a three-day holiday.
Most people could not witness the event in person. Even so, residents from across the country had flocked to the Royal Capital to share in this historic moment.
At the Kronos Kingdom's eastern port, a massive ship five hundred meters long lay at anchor.
Its fluttering flag bore the image of a tree: the symbol of Elbaf. It was the World Tree that held up the Giant Tribe's world, the Treasure Tree Adam.
The ground shook as elite Giant Tribe Warriors, clad in iron armor and horned Viking helmets, disembarked and formed two lines.
Behind them came a short giant wearing a crown and splendid robes, a scepter in his hand.
Prince Loki of Elbaf had arrived.
Loki was the Giant Tribe's prodigy. At thirty, he was only two years older than Hades; by human standards, he was barely ten.
Yet he was already a monster among giants. Countless young Giant Tribe Warriors had fallen to him.
A meeting between two superpowers was bound to draw the world's attention.
"So this is the Kronos Kingdom? It's huge."
Loki gazed curiously at the eastern port. Even as a giant, he could not help marveling at its scale.
Merchant ships and cargo vessels had cleared the way.
Onshore, the dense crowd parted too, opening a broad path for the giants.
These were warriors from Elbaf, nothing like the ordinary giants people had seen at sea.
Every armored giant guard was a formidable, battle-hardened warrior.
Even the giants trained by the Marines could not compare. Any of