After disbanding the army, Velin returned to Star Moon Fort with Xuemiyya, Kyle, and a group of guards.
After exchanging greetings with the four Head Maids, Velin went to the study.
He looked around. The arrangement was almost identical to when he had left, with hardly any changes.
Sitting in his armchair, Velin immediately felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
"Home really is the best!"
On the desk lay a document titled Ten-Year Development Report of Qixing Territory.
He opened the first page. Belder's name was prominently written on it, with an image of a Qixing Territory noble chess piece in the upper-right corner.
When he had left, Qixing Territory had possessed only five counties.
By the time he returned, Qixing Territory had expanded by more than double, gaining six additional counties. Its total area had reached 69,500 square kilometers, and its population had swelled to more than 1.772 million. Yet the combined population of the six counties, including Luensha County, was only slightly greater than that of Qixing County alone, which was rather frustrating.
The original five counties were the core, while the six new counties were subordinate. That was the current structure of Qixing Territory.
Still, this was an inevitable trend in development. Balancing the development of different regions required tremendous effort.
Leaning back in his chair, he stared at the counties on the map and pondered how to regulate them.
Qixing County was the core of Qixing Territory, the place where the journey of expansion had begun, and the symbol of Qixing Territory itself. Not only were the families of Qixing Territory's mid- and high-ranking officials and generals gathered here, but many outsiders had also settled there.
According to the records later in the document, the main outsiders in Star Prayer City fell into three categories, totaling