Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 147
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Episode 147. Religion and Diplomacy, New 2
If you look at it objectively, Datang and Goaran had no reason to fight.
So, in short, even if Goaraan uses all of her power, it is impossible to conquer Datang. In order to drive Datang out and declare the restoration of Seiwamuyu, it will require not the King of Mystery but the Dragon God.
Datan also couldn’t fight Goaran. The territory there is mostly made up of islands in the south and landmasses attached to the coast, and Daton couldn’t cross the sea.
How can a war be established if you can’t even strike the enemy’s base in the first place?
In addition, Seiwamuyu (now a simple regional name, not a national name) to the east of Datang is the so-called Datang eastern coastline defense wall. Without them, Datang soldiers would have to build a fortress and station themselves on the wide eastern coastline.
But if we turn this around, if Go A-ran had decided to harass Datang, Datang would have had to take the hit unilaterally.
This was not just a military attack. Even if trade had simply been cut off, the cities east of Datang would have been completely destroyed.
In other words, Datang gained security benefits by becoming close with Go Aran, while Go Aran gained economic benefits.
Go Aran was clearly aware of this. All Chaun was aware of it too.
If we don’t get along with them, there’s no way to communicate with the world except through the northern isthmus, and that means we’ll be at the mercy of Baekkan. We already have a huge army, and there’s no army we can send to the eastern coastline.
However, it seems that Datangin was not aware of this fact.
The middle of the mythical era, which was filled with tension due to the appearance of new characters, has finally reached the moment when the balance is broken.
It all starts in a trading city where Datang and Seiwamuyu come and go. After crossing the mountain range, the Iyakan merchants conduct trade and then rent a place to hold a ceremony as usual.
This Iyakan seems to have been trying to perform a traditional Yongsin-gyo ritual. They sacrificed a cow and shared the offering. It was also a kind of meat-offering ceremony.
But it probably didn’t matter much which religion it was, because the local denomination had decided to rent the place for their Astronomical Cult meetings.
A very accidental mistake. The secretary in charge of the business rented the space in two places at the same time.
In fact, that was all there was to it. It was something that could have been done if one side had just made concessions, and there were other places where it could have been done.
And in this case, according to the law of datang, the one who made the reservation first gets priority. It doesn’t matter if they are foreigners or locals. The ones who made the reservation first are the Iyakan merchants. So if Deetit had just given in and stepped back, that would have been the end of it…
I guess I just didn’t want to do that.
“We rented this, so get out.”
“?”
The Iyakan merchants are embarrassed. But since it is something that the local officials of the highest country are doing, they protest politely.
“Death. There seems to be some misunderstanding. Don’t we come here regularly and hold a ritual at this time every year? We even got permission from you to hold the ceremony at this location a few months ago. Why is it that we can’t?”
It was a rebuttal that had logic, justification, and emotion all wrapped up.
“Anyway, it won’t work.”
“No. What is the reason? What is the law? Can I report this matter to Faren?”
In fact, if I were to explain why this local official, who is subtly of the same bloodline as this Detit, is so stubborn… … . It’s ‘just’. He himself couldn’t explain it.
Logically, it’s right, it’s right emotionally, it’s right to listen to them, and it’s right to listen to them practically, so why don’t you want to listen to them?
This could be called ‘contempt’, an expression that is sometimes translated as disgust.
This Detach took great pride in the fact that he was a local official who had received the 5th class medal, was a devout Celestial believer, and was a half-half-blood who was subtly despised by the mainstream society.
He also had tremendous pride in having come this far from being a humble farmer in the outskirts.
But, ‘how dare’ you, the Iyakans, who are a much weaker nation than Datang and who can’t even be of mixed blood, cancel the religious event I was planning to hold, using the non-existent Yongsin Church event as an excuse, even though it’s a Myeoldo Church with new people?
What else, you’re reporting to Faren?
Dare?
The likes of you?
“Rekappa Seral!”
“!”
All of a sudden, I couldn’t help but say that he had gone crazy. Detach threw a fireball.
It is a firepower that can even burn a scaled hippopotamus to death. There is no way that a mere Iyakan merchant without a single mystery could withstand it.
He was roasted and died without even leaving a will.
“Huh? What is it?”
“Why is Detit like that?”
“Why are you attacking the merchant now… … ?”
Even the other Datons around them were confused. The shock the Iyakans received was indescribable.
But actually, Detit was surprised too. He hesitated as if he didn’t understand at all why he did that now.
And then it explodes.
Pok chook!
The Iyakan Yongsimbyeong who was on guard belatedly threw a spear and pierced Detit’s chest. Killing a local official is a serious crime, but it was very reasonable from the escort’s perspective.
We are right in every way.
→But the other side is being unreasonable.
→Even the top leaders are burned without any justification.
→Ah! It’s not that they suddenly went crazy, it’s that this whole thing is a planned conspiracy to cause trouble!
→Since you’re planning on killing us all anyway, if you don’t kill us first, we’ll all die!
How is that? It’s reasonable. Rather than thinking that a local official or someone suddenly became crazy with contempt and disgust and killed us all, the Iyakans figured out that they were plotting to drive us out and kill us.
“Everyone, prepare for battle! We must get out of here!”
“Uh, uh!”
“uh?”
And what are Daton’s thoughts when he sees this situation? How do they perceive this situation?
Detach told me to get out.
→I don’t know the reason, but I think there must be some rational reason.
→But they refused.
→He shot fire. Maybe it was some sensitive issue.
→But those guys fought back and killed him?
→Aha! So they are forcibly killing the local governor!
Of course, the person who was right there wouldn’t have thought this way, but the person who heard the incident from afar and superficially thought that rather than thinking that the Iyakan who told the truth had gone mad and burned to death, there was a ‘rational’ reason for burning him, and that the Iyakans had rioted because of it.
Eventually, the situation in the city falls into a state of panic. Originally, it was a place where the top was going back and forth and the Iyakan’s share was 20%. You could call it the Seiwamuyu faction. There are even more of them, regardless of nationality.
“Datang must go crazy and kill us all!”
“Get out of here!”
The Iyakans are in a state of panic. Since the average number of mystics is higher, they fight like crazy, destroy, pillage the city and escape, taking their property with them.
“Are the Iyakans crazy right now? Why are they acting like that!”
The military and Faren have been mobilized, but they can’t figure out what’s going on. So rather than trying to stop the fighting, they start attacking the Iyakans to protect their own people. The counterattack is getting more intense.
At this point, all the pent-up feelings of contempt burst out.
“I knew this would happen to my four-armed lizard babies.”
“Huh! I wonder if they’re the ones who believe in a dragon god that doesn’t even exist!”
“Get them all out! Kill them! Otherwise, they’ll kill us!”
But in ancient times, it was difficult to suppress the riots effectively in the city. Some people chose to flee as soon as the riots broke out.
So the riot was quelled in about a day. The casualties in Datang were about 700. The casualties in Iyakan were almost 3,000… … There was a difference in the simple population, but it was probably due to the difference between those who came to trade and those who were stationed in the city.
“Hey… … . So the whole incident is that the Iyakans set up a meeting place first, then Deet tried to kick them out, and when the Iyakans protested, he burned it down… … ?”
“yes…….”
There were some casualties and injuries among the Datang people there, but they are nothing compared to the casualties on the Iyakan side.
This was the trigger for the contempt that had been suppressed. Perhaps, up until this point, they had been recharging their energy for this riot.
When the Tang people heard this news, their opinions were divided.
“Ditto is crazy! A lunatic did the detit!”
“A mixed race from a frontier peasant family? I knew it. Mixed race people!”
This is half.
“But still, why did the Iyakans perform rituals in the city? If they came to Datang, shouldn’t the Celestial Religion be their first priority?”
“The Iyakans could have just given in, but they were greedy and ended up burning to death!”
This is half.
Wow… … . As we enter the age of faith, the average education level and character of Daton have really fallen apart.
However, this is the reaction of the general public. The situation of Datang and Seiwamuyu, the government, was completely different.
‘We did something wrong, but they did something wrong too, so why don’t we just give them some compensation and move on?’
… … When the opinions of the local officials and Faren were conveyed to Mainirun, it seemed that All Chaun would turn around.
“Mi… … Chin. Are these Dappa bastards really crazy! Echakado! How did you educate the Paren! Is this something Paren should say?”
“That, that. I really have nothing to say! I’ll go back and re-educate you all!”
All of this anger is unleashed. Even though I was shocked after hearing the full story of the incident, the comments of the citizens of Datang who heard it were even more shocking.
“It wasn’t long ago (205 years ago) that Iyakans were said to be best friends, and now this is the public opinion of my family?”
“Even the majority opinion is like this.”
“No, are you in your right mind?! The majority? The public opinion of a provincial city?”
“No. That’s the opinion of the majority of the people.”
Ol Cha-woon starts to sweat like crazy at Medak-bo’s words.
This is not a cold sweat shed over the ramifications of a diplomatic dispute. It is, so to speak, the emotion of a parent who feels something like, ‘My son killed his childhood friend next door and didn’t reflect on it.’
“Ugh, crazy. First, go to Seiwamuyu Dragon King and apologize.”
“This is the Governor.”
“Anyway! First, I have to apologize. Reka… … . What the heck. No, ha… … . How should I apologize???”
“First, let’s issue a sermon to calm the public opinion of the people of Datang.”
“And I think it would be better to visit the governor in person and apologize.”
“I think so too. The fault is that we are too clear about this… … .”
While he was hesitating, Seiwamuyu took it a step further.
Before All Chaun committed the unprecedented act of condemning his own people, he consulted with the King of Myeoldo of Goaran and struck first.
“We, Seiwamuyu, feel responsible for the disturbance that occurred in Datang. We have decided to return the territory we took in the previous war.”
“When did you take it away?”
“I think they’re talking about the times when they were fighting… … .”
“Great All Chaun, please calm down. We Iyakans have decided to take responsibility for this unfortunate incident and leave the continent of Olsojora, so please settle the matter as it is.”
… … The Governor’s remarks spread among the people before Mainilun.
“Aha! These lizards have dropped their tails!”
“Yes! It was originally our land, so we should give it back! Good job!”
“As expected, you won without deploying a single soldier!”
It is said that the people of Datang were generally genuinely happy.
Only the people of the cities that traded with Seiwamuyu in the east, and a very small number of intelligent people, realized the ramifications of this matter.
And then, Seiwamuyu truly leaves Datang without a word. Dongolsojo has now become completely Datang’s property.
Seiwamuyu originally occupied a considerable part of the east. The population of over ten million there literally disappeared and scattered to the islands of the South Seas.
And just as they were about to retreat, the army of the polar demon tribe Penkant invaded Dongolsojora. They literally turned it into a field of frost and made it their base, and then they began to attack the Great Forest, Dimanang, and Shujor like crazy.
For the demons coming up the Shujor River, the area north of Shujor is no longer safe from Penkant’s attacks.
“If I get down on my knees and bow my head right now, won’t you come back?”
“I think you should have done it sooner.”
“Die Recca… … .”
And the reaction of the people of Datang.
“No! The polar demons are invading, so what on earth is Mainnirun doing?”
“Overnight, the fields were covered in frost and completely ruined by salt water! How are you going to compensate for this?”
“Why on earth did you chase Seiwamuyu away without any countermeasures! Really? If you weren’t prepared for this situation, then you shouldn’t have done it!”
“Die Recca!!!”
Flames rise from the top of Mainilun as the people react.
Ol Chaun, the true ‘god’ of diplomacy. I feel very guilty for not being able to apologize quickly.
But there is still more to raise blood pressure. In the north, Gulmung and Darida are rushing towards Mainilun, while in the south, Liwaduwan is rushing towards Mainilun.
All of this is to be met with a condemnation close to insults, asking what on earth did he do to destroy the friendly country of Seiwamuyu overnight.