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nPenelope and her men waited in the palaces' audience hall, for the famous ruler whose name had taken Carona by storm.

nThey waited for his Majesty, Landon Barn!

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nSome said he was a messenger from the heavens.... while others said that he was a God who had descended from above to these Mortal plains.

nOf course for others, he was an extremely blessed individual, who was sent to better Carona.

nAll in all, everyone who had seen him..... had returned to Carona with an unshakeable reverence for the man.

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nHe was an existence that no one could understand.

nMore specifically, it was his mind that was unfathomable.

nWords alone couldn't describe what they were feeling right now.

nSure... they had heard a lot about Baymard.

nBut they soon realized that the stories didn't properly depict the place at all!

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nNo matter how one tried to explain it, seeing what they were talking about was definitely a game changer.

nAnd in all honesty, they thought that some of the stories were made up... as some tales were just too hard for them to believe.

nBut now they know better.

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nPenelope stood within the hall silently, as she tried to calm her chaotic brain.

nJust like everyone else, she also felt like she was in a different world.

nRight from the time she saw the harbor, and even the massive ships (cruise ships) that were stationed on the last harbor lane..... she felt like she had truly seen a miracle.

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nIt was the biggest ship that she had ever seen..... and it looked like someone had placed several buildings on top of it..... as it was as tall as a small mountain (from her own point of view).

nAs a general rule, Penelope had learned to hide her emotions very well.... but this time, things were different.

nAs a tiny smile cracked through their aloof facade.

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nShe felt her blood itch, as she desperately wanted to get onto the ship and explore all its wonders.

nAnd that wasn't the only time that she felt like that since coming to Baymard.

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nFrom the moment she stepped into the Coastal Port with a V.I.P pass, to time when she walked around the port looking at the stores... followed by her ride from the Coastal Port to here, she had been completely blown away by how advanced this tiny empire was.

nNot to talk about the beautifully crafted palace before her..... which was way better than hers by ten folds.

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nShe had seen Glass buildings as high as hills, Roads as smooth and black as night, pe ople all looking well-off while walking or driving their carriage vehicles (cars), 'trains' that moved above their heads ... and many more.

nIn short, throughout this trip..... she and all her knights had turned their heads so many times that it was a miracle that they weren't dizzy.

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n2 things surprised them about the empire the most.

nThe first was its customer service.

nSince arriving, they had observed that whether it was them or even other guests.... everyone was treated with respect and care.

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nOne could see a ruler's true nature by observing how the people interacted with others.

nThey handled even the poorest and raggedy visitors with proper attention.... as they made their visitation comfortable.

nThis alone made them give Baymard a 5-star rating for their services.

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nAs for the second thing that surprised them.... it would have to be the cleanliness of the entire empire.

nIt was ridiculously clean and even the well-paved sidewalks were void of any dirt at all.

nOne should know that within the other empires, someone could even throw rotten foods onto the streets or roadsides, as well as the carcass of dead animals.

nEven human faces could be thrown just about anywhere within the city.

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nI'm these medieval times, 85% of all places... even palaces, smelled like **!... especially during the summer.

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nWith no plumbing, the open toilets would let out a foul stench that would fill up the halls and rooms.

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nMost times, only those who lived at the highest floors within the palace..... were privileged to have 70% of the stench removed.

nAs all the popping would be dropped to the lowest level, and the '**' workers would collect and dispose of all ** somewhere else.

nAnd even if they lived in courtyards, they did their businesses in buckets... so that the maids would throw it far away as well.

nBut the stench would still linger around the rooms for a while.

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nLong story short, even as royals, they were all used to the smell of poop lingering around the air... but here in Baymard, the air was ridiculously fresh.

nIt was as if these people didn't poop at all.

nIn fact, she didn't know that this was how air was supposed to smell like.

nAnd it wasn't just her... as her men also noticed the change as well.

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nThey had all whiffed it in and out, as if they were taking drugs.

nIt was too damn clean!

nWithin the Coastal port, some of them had used the bathroom there.... and had felt like it was the best invention ever.

nBut that didn't lessen their curiosity at all.

nHow did Baymard achieve this?

nMore importantly, where did their poop go?

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nThe more they knew about this newly established empire..... the more they had massive respect for his majesty Landon Barn.

nHow could a normal person think of all these things?

nYup!

nThe people were right!

nHe was definitely not human..... maybe a God?

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nDuke Samuel (Carmelo's brother), as well as ambassador Victor.... who was the newly appointed Caronian ambassador assigned to stay in Baymard, were also shocked at Baymard's growth as well.

nThey had seen water come out of a metal stick, light come on without fire, and many more..... so how could their minds not be blown away?

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nDuke Samuel felt like jumping around like a little kid, as he had finally arrived at Baymard.

nLast time, his family had left him in Carona, and had enjoyed their stay here without him.

nBut now... it was his own time to have fun.

nHe didn't believe that the knight training here would be as tedious as they had said.

nSo in his mind, he treated this whole trip was a very lax vacation.

nWhat harsh training?

nBring it on punk!!

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nThe hall remained dead silent, as the visitors waited attentively.

nAnd through the silence, all that could be heard.... were the steady tickings of a massive mirror-like clock.

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"Tick! Tock!.... Tick! Tock!.... Tick! Tock!'

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nEagerness!

nEvery single tick was like an invisible weight..... which made the visitors grow more and more anxious to see this Baymardian King.

nAnd soon... their patience finally paid off.

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n'Bam!!!'

nThe hall doors opened up again, and soon.... 12 men walked in unhurriedly.

nAnd leading them, was a 17 year old boy.

nAlmost immediately, they had recognized the boy at first glance... as they had seen his profile sketch all over Baymard.

nHe was on money, as well as on the brochures, massive billboards and so on.

nIn a way, he was like a famous celebrity.

nThis person was his majesty Landon Barn.

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nAt once, they all showed him respect by going down on one knee... as they felt like Carona indeed owed him a depth of gratitude.

nLess people died from the cold, and their foods were now cheaper that even the peasants could have enough for a while.

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"We greet your majesty Landon Barn!

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nLikewise, the men surrounding Landon, also did the same as well.

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"We greet her majesty, Penelope Thayllard!

" They said, as they too went down on one bended knee.

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nSoon, Landon introduced everyone around him.... and Penelope did the same, for all the people who had higher positions within her group.

nShe had brought over hundreds of soldiers with her.

nSo introducing everyone would take all day long.

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nLooking at the calm and collected man before them, the Caronian knights couldn't help but want to touch him.... so as to bring blessings into their lives.

nDue to all the stories, and even all the things that they had seen, their minds had already accepted that Landon was a higher being.

nSo right now, no matter what Landon did... his every move looked refined and godly in their eyes.

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nAnd coupled with his extremely handsome appearance, they subconsciously nodded in affirmation of this Baymardian king.

nSome who were right at the back, even tilted their heads in hopes of catching a glimpse of this divine being.

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"Once more.... I welcome you all to Baymard.

nHere, you all will trainand better yourselves tirelessly.

nAs Carona's first batch of soldiers, we have high expectations for each and everyone of you while you're studying here.

nFor the next 3 days, you all will rest and properly settle into Baymard.

nEveryone will be required to sign up for classes, as well as collect your schedules, army orientation documents, and complete any other important tasks too.

nBecause come Monday morning, you all will officially start your Training as Caronian Soldiers.

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nAfter his brief speech, Landon had some of his men send the Caronian knights to their new Barracks.

nWhile he, Penelope, Duke Samuel, Ambassador Victor, Gary and Mark on the other hand... .... all went to his study instead.

nOf course Lucius, Trey and Josh couldn't meet them, because they were presently out on their missions within the other empires.

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nAs soon as they entered the office, Penelope turned around and silently looked at Landon intensively.

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"Fight me!!

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