The village of Provence is established outside the forest, and its houses differ from typical human dwellings, resembling caves instead.

They like to hollow out one side of the mountain to serve as their homes.

The excavated rubble is discarded on either side of the cave entrance, and over time, it has somewhat blended with the mountain wall.

Thunder sits upright in the cave, illuminated by a lamp fueled with animal fat.

Standing twenty-five meters tall, he is covered with muscles, resembling a thick layer of armor.

His hair is disheveled, and he wears beast skin around his waist, much like Storm.

He leans against the smooth mountain wall, staring at the short, bearded old man before him.

"Human, what brings you here?"

Thunder's tone reveals a hint of curiosity.

The Giant Rock Territory is usually inhabited by giants; few humans dare to venture within.

Even when they occasionally appear, they only wander around the outskirts.

The arrival of a human in a central village like Provence intrigued Thunder immensely.

The old man, with his hair and beard all white, dressed in a loose, snow-white robe, raised his head and said, "Honored Sir Thunder, my name is Aileck, an envoy from the Vistalia Kingdom.

I am here to notify the giants of a catastrophe unfolding in the world."

"What catastrophe?"

Thunder showed a curious expression.

A thunderous voice came from outside, "Thunder, I'm so bored, let's have a fight."

The naming of giants typically relates to natural disasters, such as Storm, Thunder, Lightning, and so on.

There are many giants with the same name, but giants with the same name rarely stay in the same village and it usually doesn't affect anything.

Thud, thud—footsteps brought another giant of similar height as Thunder.

He turned his head and said, "Storm, let's talk about fighting later; I have a guest here."

"A guest?"

Storm glanced around the cave, not seeing any other giants, and then his gaze fell to the ground, where he noticed Aileck.

He crouched down, curious, "Why is there a human here?"

"His name is Aileck, from the Vistalia Kingdom outside the territory, and he said a catastrophe is occurring on the continent. He came specifically to inform us."

Thunder replied.

In the ordinary tone among giants, it sounded like booming thunder in human ears.

Behind Storm's feet, Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa closely followed, hiding behind his legs.

Regarding the catastrophe Thunder mentioned, Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa exchanged a glance, understanding that it likely had something to do with the Dread Emperor and Naraku.

At this time, when talking about disasters in the Different World, she could only think of such matters.

"What important matter is it?"

Storm too was piqued with curiosity.

Aileck answered loudly, "Naraku, by some means, summoned enormous monsters, causing a wave of monsters from the Demon Realm to attack, destroying three nations in succession.

They are approaching the south here.

If we don't stop them in time, when Naraku's army nears the Giant Rock Territory, it will be a catastrophe for the giants too.

His Majesty wishes to invite the giants to leave their territory and join us in the fight!"

Thunder and Storm exchanged a look, then with a somewhat nonchalant tone said, "This is your human problem; you should find the Angel Envoy to solve it.

I recall Kikyo and Xius were strong Angel Envoys."

"They are both dead."

Aileck said helplessly, "Kikyo died at the hands of Naraku, and as for Xius, he might also have been killed by Naraku.

Most of the Catalivo Empire has fallen, and they are urgently seeking assistance; we can't stand idly by."

"It has nothing to do with us; you can leave now."

Thunder waved his hand, having no intention of getting involved in human affairs.

If Naraku leads the monster army to attack the Giant Rock Territory, the giants will defend their own land then.

Humans have too many schemes; it's better to defend the territory separately than to cooperate with them.

If they succeed, it proves their strength.

If they lose to Naraku, it means their strength is inferior; there's no reason to complain, it's better than being stabbed by humans from behind.

Aileck looked helpless and wanted to continue persuading.

Thunder impatiently said, "I said I'm not interested; don't make me repeat it a third time!"

"Alright."

Aileck sighed deeply, knowing that giants are highly exclusive, distrusting of humans, and disliking collective actions.

This journey, he actually didn't have much hope, but the giants' combat power is simply too important.

If they could get their help, the hope of defeating Naraku would increase.

If not, it would become very difficult; there is a gap in strength between the Vistalia Kingdom and the Catalivo Empire.

After the Catalivo Empire is destroyed, they alone cannot possibly handle Naraku.

Not to exaggerate, but the kingdom and even the humans of the Northern Continent are at a critical juncture of life and death, and Aileck must unite all the fighting power he can to possibly resist Naraku's monster army.

Unfortunately, the giants within the territory generally refuse his proposal for alliance.

Aileck headed outside.

Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa exchanged a glance, making a gesture indicating that it would be better to first put aside the giants' issue and contact Aileck.

From the exchange between the three, Phoenix Academy Maggie inferred that the language here should be similar to the German language.

Fortunately, she understood German, allowing her to tell the difference.

...

Outside the cave, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was as blue as washed, with not a single white cloud in sight.

A warm breeze blew from the direction of the forest, carrying with it some melodious birdsong.

Aileck's gray beard wavered as he turned his gaze toward another cave entrance.

He stepped forward, but suddenly a pleasant voice came from behind, "Wait, Mr. Aileck, are you also troubled by Naraku?"

A woman?

A surprising thought flashed through Aileck's mind as he turned around, discovering a golden-haired girl running toward him, wearing a tight-fitting white outfit.

Behind the girl was a boy whose features were well-defined.

Importantly, both of them were of normal human height.

"Hmm, who might the two of you be?"

Aileck exhibited a peculiar expression.

He was only able to walk through the Giant Rock Territory with the purpose of making connections.

No matter how barbaric the giants were, they understood the custom of not slaying envoys.

Based on Thunder's and Storm's reactions, Aileck judged that they were also unaware that there were two humans here.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have shown such surprised expressions upon seeing him.

"My name is Phoenix Academy Maggie, and he is Aozawa."

Phoenix Academy Maggie made a simple introduction of herself and then said, "To be honest, we come from another world, aiming to counter the threats of Naraku and the Dread Emperor."

"Another world?"

Aileck's expression turned solemn, recalling records from ancient books, and he speculated, "Could you possibly be Wanderers?"

"You could say that."

Phoenix Academy Maggie nodded and added, "We landed from the sea beyond that forest, intending to set up a military base on the open land to defend against Naraku and the Dread Emperor."

"On that open land..."

Aileck glanced at the forest, expressing astonishment, "You are actually establishing a military base on the Giants' Sacred Coliseum, are you crazy?

The giants will surely annihilate you!"

Phoenix Academy Maggie paused slightly, having known there was something unusual about that open land, but hadn't expected it to be the Giants' Coliseum.

The addition of the word "Sacred" suggested it was related to some belief or faith.

"We didn't know that, besides, we just arrived from our world and need a place to store supplies."

"You don't need to worry about the giants discovering you right now, the decennial offering dance just ended, they won't gather at the Sacred Coliseum.

Can I go see your military base?"

Aileck wanted to know what the power of another world was like.

If possible, he would join forces with them to take on Naraku.

Anyway, with their current strength, they definitely couldn't compete with Naraku.

Although the people of the alternate world might occupy land and resources, those would be matters to deal with after defeating Naraku.

For now, Naraku wants nothing but to destroy everything.

...

On the coast, a large amount of supplies was being continuously unloaded from ships.

Not only had the number of cargo ships on the sea increased, but with visits from Pacific island nations and the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the number of warships had also increased.

Using the power of the wind, Aileck whisked Phoenix Academy Maggie and Aozawa to the scene.

He looked at those steel warships, different from wooden boats, anchored on the sea surface, surprisingly not sinking.

Aileck was startled and said, "Are these your Noble Phantasms?"

"You could say so, but we didn't create them by using the power of the Angel Envoys, we used something called technology."

Phoenix Academy Maggie explained with a sentence.

Aileck manipulated the wind to land on the deck of the USS Lincoln.

He looked at the large Hornets parked above, curiously asked, "And what are these?"

They didn't appear to be decorations of the alternate world.

"These are carrier-based fighter jets, as long as there is someone piloting them, they can fly in the sky, serving as tools to attack the enemy."

Phoenix Academy Maggie's explanation made Aileck's expression increasingly shocked; he looked at the many carrier-based fighter jets and couldn't help but exclaim, "In the different world, there aren't many Angel Envoys who can fly.

Yet judging by the number you have here, along with those additional carrier-based fighter jets, there are so many of you who can fight in the sky."

"And that's not all, these are only the carrier-based fighter jets on the aircraft carrier, once new airports are built, there will be more fighter jets, bombers, reconnaissance planes, and so on."

Phoenix Academy Maggie introduced truthfully, to avoid scaring Aileck, choosing to reveal the truth by saying, "However, each aircraft carries a limited amount of ammunition, once it's spent it must return to replenish."

"Oh, even so, that's very impressive."

Aileck nodded, his interest in the technology of the alternate world growing strong.

Perhaps by joining forces with them, they really could defeat Naraku and the Dread Emperor.

As for the information about the Dread Emperor, Aileck had also learned it from Phoenix Academy Maggie.

As for why the alternate world knew better than he did.

This answer has not yet been provided by the opposite side, stating that more advanced authorization is needed before it can be disclosed.

Aileck wasn't in a hurry, judging from the situation, the other side needed them just the same.

This cooperation is mutually beneficial.