On December 17, 9753 of the Radiant Calendar, the Eighteenth Army captured Gorfito City, declaring the complete occupation of the Stovia District.
At the former site of Solomon City, hundreds of thousands of conscripted laborers were constructing a new city under the supervision of more than ten thousand Thousand Forts Army soldiers.
Twenty kilometers north of the new city stood a military camp capable of housing an army of one hundred thousand.
Inside the command tent, Velin received a letter from Rassel. He walked over to the sand table and removed the flag representing the Ansa Kingdom from Gorfito City's position.
With that, the Expeditionary Army's war against the Stovia District of the Ansa Kingdom had officially ended. Next came the time to divide the spoils.
The Stovia District was a major mineral resource region in the eastern Ansa Kingdom, known as "the district sitting atop copper mines." With the South Stovian Plain, it was also an important grain-producing region. Winemaking flourished there, earning it the name "Land of Wine."
This region covered roughly 320,000 square kilometers and had a prewar population of around twenty-eight million. As for now, Velin estimated that about twenty million people remained in the region.
Half a month later, commanders from all divisions gathered in Solomon City.
Inside the main tent, Velin sat in the seat of honor. Count Rassel, commander of the Eighteenth Army, sat to his left, while Bishop Lester of the Holy Crusaders sat to his right.
Besides those three important seats, there were another thirty-eight commanders of varying ranks in the tent, seated in order according to their strength and positions.
Two High-Silver Knights spoke in unison.
"Silence."
Seeing this, everyone stopped talking and quietly took their seats.
Velin looked around and said, "The Stovia District has five provinces, two ports,