Finaal couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but thinking about it, to make an entire landmass float in the sky was definitely no easy feat. "Alright. You say the devils will not move in this direction any time soon?"
Blake nodded as he answered: "Currently, the devils have a lot of land to cover. It will take them a few years just to fully take over one continent. That is, if they wish to weed out all the settlements that are hiding in the dense forests. I can not say for sure what exactly their plans are, but from the current movements, this seems to be the case."
"Alright. Even if it takes a long time, I am willing to wait, and in exchange, the technology of my kingdom is in your hands. We will have an open door policy put into place for our technology. As long as you are willing to help protect us from these devils." Finaal understood the seriousness of everything now, thanks to Blake taking his daughter out to see things with her own eyes.
Blake smiled and reached out his hand. "Then we are agreed. Let's work together and make this world a place for all of us to live in peacefully."
Blake did not wish for world domination. He only wanted unity. So even if they somehow drove the devils back or confined them into one space, he never planned to rule the world. He just wanted all races to get along.
As of now, circumstances have led to him being in charge, but he was sure once things calmed down, the other races' kings would pull out and find a new land to build their kingdoms on. Luckily with the contract in place, even if they do split apart, the races would still all be friendly, and there would be no need for wars any longer. They could all live in peace.
"Since it has been decided, father…." Princess Danaphine stood up. "I will be leaving with Blake when he returns to be the liaison between on our two countries."
"Hold on now, Danaphine! I never said…." Finaal wanted to reject, but he was quickly cut off.
"Father, I said I will be leaving with Blake. I never said you had a choice." Princess Danaphine wanted to see the world from Blake's eyes. She had wanted to travel, and now she could.
"Ahem…." Mina suddenly cleared her throat. Both Finaal and Princess Danaphine, who were staring daggers at one another, turned to look at her. "Princess, did you fall for my husband? Is this why you are so willing to jump ship?"
"Huh? No, I just want to travel and see more sights. I know my kingdom is currently unable to really deal with the future of things, but as someone who is from a world where technology has reached heights that even Blake has not seen, I want to see a world where magic dominates." Princess Danaphine replied honestly. While she was attracted to Blake, she did not have those kinds of feelings for him. If she spent time with him, she probably would end up feeling something for him, but as of now, she wanted to experience this new world.
"Alright." Mina knew that deep down, Princess Danaphine harbored some feelings for Blake, but it did not seem to be taking root just yet. She would not force anything. She was actually quite surprised that the princess picker was unable to pick a ripe princess instantly. This was his first failure. Mina flew down to Blake's ear and whispered: "Don't worry, even if you fail once, I will still love you."
Blake wanted to facepalm, but he could not since he was with royalty. "Ahem…." Poking the little fairy with his finger and whispered back: "Later on, you will not be able to get up for a week."
"Promise!?" Mina grinned from ear to ear. She loved being punished by Blake. It always felt so good.
"Anyway!" Blake changed the subject. "I will let you two decide on whether or not Princess Danaphine will be coming back with me. But I do need a few of your techs to come to Destiny City to work with my people. We will see if we can possibly integrate magic into your technology."
"That is fine. If I can get you to spend two nights here, we will get things together." Finaal could not just pull a bunch of people right away. He had to give proper notice and ask who wanted to go. They had families of their own, after all.
"That is fine. I will send my men back. Along with the Cyber Beasts. I want to see if we can outfit them with some armor and maybe even train them to use weapons. Anything that can bolster our forces at this time is another life saved." Blake felt bad for using these beasts as a military force, but his people and helping Finaal and his kingdom came first.
"That would be amazing if it is possible. I will leave it to you." Finaal knew his people could not use magic, so he could only rely on Blake and his people to give them a front line of defense. He hated that it had to be done this way since he felt powerless to protect his own people, but if they could truly figure out a way to make their armored knights more powerful, then maybe…. After letting out a long sigh, Finaal waved his hand. "Please bring Sir Blake to his room. Make sure he is treated as if you were serving me."
Finaal paused and looked at Blake, "Blake, I would like to speak to my daughter a bit more. As for the details of our alliance, we can do the fine details tomorrow if that is okay with you."
Blake nodded and smiled. "I have no issue with that. Do what you need to do. I am sure you have a lot to think about."
