After sending off the letter with a loyal knight, Velin began preparing sufficient funds for this trade.
Without tens of millions of Gold Coins or Magic Crystals, it would be difficult to purchase the supplies he wanted from the precious specialties of another subcontinent.
Over the next few months, Velin frequently summoned Belder, Andrew, Randolph, Duke, and Silier to learn about the development of each region.
At the beginning of September, Velin convened a new round of meetings at Star Moon Fort. The main attendees were the governors of each region, while the commanders of the various forces and other important officials merely attended as observers.
All fifty-five chairs in the conference room were occupied.
As the Chief Steward of Qixing Territory, Belder naturally sat in the first seat on the left side of the long table.
The first seat on the right had originally belonged to Orlando. Since he had become the highest governor of Zeferus Territory, Andrew, the governor of Blue Gauze County, had moved up in rank.
Of the remaining twelve seats near the long table, eleven were occupied by Velin's Guardian Knights.
The last seat on the right remained empty.
As for Duke, the governor of Qiuyun County, and Silier, the governor of Luming County, they sat in the second row behind the long table.
Just then, a faint sound reached everyone's ears—the conference room doors slowly opened.
At the sound, the somewhat noisy conversations in the room instantly vanished. Everyone rose from their seats, solemn expressions appearing on every face as their gazes converged on the conference room entrance.
The next moment, Velin appeared before them. He walked steadily into the conference room and went straight to the seat of honor.
Kyle entered behind him and, as usual, stood quietly at Velin's back, his calm