Chapter 2: Prelude and Prologue to Turmoil

On the afternoon of October 6, 5703.

The coast of Sharra, which was devastated by the Second War of the Firmament, welcomed a special group of visitors.

The visitors came from two opposite directions on two floating ships. On one of the floating ships, which is mainly based on white, is a star flag composed of twelve golden six-pointed stars with blue as the shading; The other float is red and white, with a heraldic flag of spears, swords, and lightning fluttering above the bridge.

It was three years ago, on the 7th day of October in the year 5680 of the Anno calendar. A phase particle bomb exploded in the fortified city of Shahra, 30 kilometers east of the coast of Shahrra. Not only did the explosion directly destroy the Floating Fortress of Shahrra, causing the so-called "Never-Falling Lehman Line" to be reduced to rubble after its completion, but the huge shock wave and phase particle turbulence that followed turned everything within 50 kilometers of the surrounding area into dust. The historical event known as the "Second Firmament War" by later generations began.

At twenty-three o'clock in the evening, Lamind Waldved von Tranmary, the representative of the Ekarien League, was the first to sign the armistice, followed by Andrew Waitsmer, the representative of the Hebron Federation.

- Historically known as the Armistice Treaty of Sharra.

When the two sides exchanged documents and shook hands with each other, the Second Firmament War, which lasted for 23 years, finally came to an incomplete end.

Tens of millions of soldiers have been sacrificed, and more than two billion civilians have been killed or wounded. Perhaps, the Second War of the Firmament had no winners from the beginning......

At about 6 a.m. the next morning, when the first rays of the morning sun illuminated the land, representatives of both sides dug up the first and second handfuls of earth at the center of the explosion of the phase particle bomb. Over the next month, a monument will be erected over the wasteland. Not only to mourn the deceased, but also to warn future generations.

Which countries were the victors of the Second War of the Firmament?

Historians have no dispute about this, and the victory went to the Hebron Confederations, led by the Federal Republic of Lucien, the Republic of Hailan, and other states. However, what is puzzling is that in the six months after the war, of the 15 countries that had to disintegrate due to the collapse of the economic system, coup d'état, and many other reasons, the victorious countries occupied 11 of them. The Hebron Commonwealth is the number one large country, and the Federal Republic of Lucien is among them.

In the year that followed, a series of problems erupted, including environmental degradation, population decline, energy shortage, and declining food production. The world pattern began to adjust greatly in the midst of a depression.

After the disintegration of the mother country, the former capitals, economic centers, and strategic places of various countries became independent with the assistance of local garrisons, and established semi-military dictatorships similar to city-states.

Valhasa is one of them. It is centered on Telfin, the largest commercial city in the old Lucien Federal Republic, and relies on the third main fleet of the former Hebron Federation to establish a constitutional monarchy headed by Empress Shifrea.

The city of Telfen was less than a hundred kilometers away from the Najrfa Line, the fiercest battlefield, and stored all the supplies needed by the front-line army. As a result, the Warriors and Combat Ships of the Ekarion Alliance often tore through the Nagilfa Line to carry out air strikes on Telfinn, an important supply transit point in the rear. As a result, most of the above-ground buildings in the city of Telfen were badly damaged.

However, with the end of the war and the dissolution of the Federal Republic of Lucien, a large number of strategic materials hoarded in Telfen were taken over by the 3rd Main Fleet of the Hebron Federation stationed there, and became an important pillar in the construction of the new city.

In the devastated ruins of the city of Telfin, the citizens of the old Federal Republic of Lucien have worked tirelessly to build a new metropolis – Valhasa. As Valhasa grew, good security and stable jobs attracted a large number of homeless refugees, and the influx of refugees opened up a variety of possibilities for the city's development. In contrast to other city-states, which were still going through a difficult start-up period, Valhasa showed unparalleled dynamism early in the establishment of the city-state.

Today, Valhasa is a metropolis divided into five regions with a population of nearly 10 million. Mimir, Dongcheng District, which focuses on education and scientific research; Andrew Larnot, Xicheng District, which is dominated by commerce and trade; Brichgaman, a city district that focuses on leisure and entertainment; Kungunir, a military and medical district in Beicheng; There is also the Yuktra Hill, the political center of the Central District, and the Palace of Sanssoucin, a huge floating fortress that floats above the city like a patron saint.

A city of this size was barely of medium size in the pre-war world. But in today's world, there are very few cities that can still maintain an eight-figure population. In addition to Valhasa, only a few city-states such as the immortal capital Penglai, the holy capital Eden, the magic capital Lucifer, and the divine capital Olympus can have such a scale.

In the year 5704 of the epoch calendar, the world pattern of great ups and downs gradually stabilized after two years of vicissitudes. Led by Valhasa, Eden, Babylon and other countries, the continent of Yaslot established a new covenant, the Covenant of Heaven, in accordance with the old Hebronic Treaty of Alliance. In the continent of Iveming and Ferlenna, alliances similar to the Heavenly Covenant have also been established. For a time, the modesty and comity shown by the countries of the world led to a relaxation of the post-war international situation similar to the Cold War.

The dawn of peace seemed to have crept in the spring of the year after the end of the Second War of the Firmament.