On August 3rd, The Peocracy held a massive military parade to commemorate Sunrise Day — marking the day Pirate King Gao Feng founded the People’s Revolutionary Corsairs in the 1720’s, which would evolve into the Peonic Armed Forces — for the third time in history, in celebration of the PAF’s 297th anniversary, The Peony declared the entire week-long festival free.

Although the Peocracy has conducted multiple military parades for various occasions, this parade was undoubtedly an unprecedented one, reaffirming the Peocracy’s prominence in the region and the international world. 

During the parade, The Peony and members of the Royal Palace were driven past ranks of troops, marching across the streets of Lian.

The parade became an incredible show of force against the Peony’s allies, marked with increased military expenditure and the revitalization of the nation’s defense forces, including cooperation brokered with FuYuan, Zhanghai and the Macintosh Islands, as well as the nation’s membership in the Knightisian alliance. 

The military parade also acted as a show of pressure towards the international settlement of XinYue, notably due to the popularity of foreigners not respecting the laws and cultures of the land.

While this may be a show of force, the Peony expressed that such military might should only be used in defense, and any act of bullying should be scrutinized. 

“It is in our best interests, that The Peocracy not stand for oppression, nor be the oppressor,” the Peony said in her address.

The military parade featured military groups from all over the country: the navy, the special forces, the air force, the home army, the infantry, and the famous “Jade Rabbits”, the Peocracy’s finest military health division. The military parade also featured the corsairs of the Peonic Cooperation as well as the cosmonauts.

The Peonic state has long been unconcerned with military and international affairs that do not directly affect it. As such, military engagements across the continent have not echoed particularly loudly in the Royal chambers. Wiith Peonic interests now reaching to further parts of the world, the Peony has deemed it imperative that they mustn’t ignore the Peocracy’s military size much longer. 

Experts note that while the military parade goes on, it is heavily unlikely that The Peony would warm to discussing about region security, and other topics that would not interest the state’s beliefs.

“One could say that such beliefs are dangerous, that the region is filled with states that constantly flaunt their military superiority and as history has shown, war is always imminent in this continent. The Peony knows her priorities, however, and as such, the current events outside the state are not of our concern at this present moment in time.” Said Athalia Jiafang, Professor of International Relations in the University of Lián.