On March 24, Radiant Calendar 9800, at the Floating Ship Port in the northern district of Okla City, more than twelve hundred men from two battalions of Qixing Camp took over the port's defenses.
Velin stood before Berth One, looking up at the flagship of the Third Floating Fleet as it slowly descended, a faint smile on his face.
As the flagship of the Third Floating Fleet was about to finish docking, Kyle put away the book in his hand, clasped his hands behind his back, and prepared to welcome Duke Celeste's return.
On the deck of the Floating Battleship, once the flagship of the Third Floating Fleet had come to a complete stop, Duke Celeste came down the gangway to the ground and stood before Velin. He raised the document, Qixing-Parambria Kingdom Territorial Agreement, bowed slightly, and said, "Eternal Dawn Knight, I have not failed my mission."
Seeing this, Velin raised both hands and accepted the document from Duke Celeste with considerable formality. "You've worked hard on this long journey."
"This was my duty."
Kyle, who was standing to the side, saw Duke Celeste's manner and wore an unreadable smile on his lips.
He had to admit, this fellow did know a thing or two about etiquette.
After the handover of the document was completed, the three of them boarded the carriage.
Not far away, a clerk recorded the scene from start to finish, then wrote at the very bottom: "A perfect negotiation, a piece of diplomacy that maximized interests, the beginning of a powerful nation."
After writing that, the clerk stopped. After pondering for a moment, he left a line blank, then continued, "In this negotiation, Duke Celeste's contribution was the greatest."
After completing the record, the clerk raised his head and looked at the already closed carriage