"Now, I declare the meeting officially open."
At these words, everyone straightened in their seats and lifted their chests. Their left hands rested on their notebooks while their right hands held quill pens, ready to record the important contents of this meeting.
"First item on the agenda: reports from the governors of each county."
"Belder."
Belder, seated in the first seat on the left side of the front row, stood upon hearing his name. He bowed and said respectfully, "My lord."
Velin nodded to Belder, then said, "Begin the reports with yours."
"Yes."
Belder answered, then picked up the document on the table, unfolded it, and began his report.
"As of September 1st, 9779 of the Radiant Calendar, Qixing County has an administrative area of 2,300 square kilometers."
"With Star Prayer City as its administrative seat, Qixing County possesses eight cities, thirty-five towns, and one hundred twenty-one villages. It has 153,726 registered households, totaling 875,589 people."
"The City Defense Army under Qixing County has 7,200 active soldiers: eighteen High-Silver professionals, 115 Silver Intermediate professionals, 319 Low-level Silver professionals, 885 High-Bronze Tier Professionals, 1,313 Mid-Bronze Tier Professionals, 1,560 Bronze Low-Tier Professionals, and 2,990 Apprentice-level professionals."
"The Qixing Territory militia has 67,589 registered militiamen, including 6,798 veterans. Among them are 317 Silver-grade Professionals, 8,755 Bronze-tier professionals, and 49,985 Apprentice-level professionals."
"If conscription becomes necessary, 20,000 men can be armed within three days of the order being issued, 45,000 within seven days, and all personnel can be fully armed within half a month."
"Qixing County's agriculture and livestock industry includes 753,588 mu of farmland and 396,683 mu of pastureland, with annual production of 238,493 tons of grain and 8,736 tons of meat."
"Qixing County's Transcendent Resources currently include two Green Vine Tree cultivation centers, three Black Tea Tree Manors, eight Ice Blue Grass