On September 15, 9740 of the Radiant Calendar, a grand wedding was held at Melis Garden Castle. Across the kingdom, most nobles and factions on good terms with the Ex Family either sent their heirs to attend or came in person to offer their congratulations.
In the three-hundred-acre plaza, tens of thousands of people with different motives gathered for the wedding of Earl Eagle's heir.
Velin wore a black formal suit, a smile constantly on his face. He either took the initiative to befriend heirs of various factions or passively made the acquaintance of powerful figures from all over.
As he walked through the wedding venue, Velin saw many familiar faces, including Iorisis, his granduncle Earl Hurricane; Great Aunt Miyali, the Blood Moon Count; Simon Ex, Count of Beiyi from the Duke of Boghan; and many others.
There were also distinguished guests from the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom, powerful nobles from the Kingdom of Kuber, and some of his grandfather's friends—too many to count.
It could only be said that in less than eight hundred years, the Ex Family had built an enormous network of connections, far beyond what other noble families with millennia of history could compare to. This vast network had been woven through the efforts of countless Ex Family members.
For example, the great nobles from the Kingdom of Kuber had come because of their relationship with the Blood Moon Count.
Likewise, those from the Church of Dawn had come because of his father and Earl Hurricane.
Some powerful adventurers had come because of Count Andusi.
As for certain nonhuman beings from even more distant lands, they had traveled tens of thousands of miles because of their deep friendship with his grandfather. They had come to attend the wedding of his eldest grandson and, incidentally, meet old