"I hereby announce."
At his words, everyone grew solemn and stared at Velin without blinking, awaiting the appointments.
"Kader will serve as Deputy Governor of Luensha County, assisting Belder in governing Luensha County."
"Haidar will serve as Deputy Governor of Nanzena County, assisting Silier, Governor of Luming County, in managing Nanzena County."
"By..."
"..."
Once the appointments were complete, all five counties aside from Jiangtaen County had gained their own deputy governors.
Velin raised his head. Seeing the hesitant expressions on everyone's faces, he gave a light cough and said, "I have other uses for Jiangtaen County."
"Next is the matter of expanding the army."
As soon as those words were spoken, the generals and senior officers within the military system had fire in their eyes. They could not help but grow nervous, wondering who would once again ascend to the position of a battalion commander.
"Cassius, begin." Velin looked toward the middle-aged general on his right and gave the order.
"Yes, my lord." Cassius rose and saluted. He then looked at the crowd and began, "As of now, Qixing Territory has nine battalions of the Standing Army, totaling more than twenty-nine thousand officers and soldiers."
"The second-line forces include eleven battalions of the City Defense Army, six watchtower units, the Star Moon Fort Guard Army, garrison units for the granaries and armories, armed units directly under the merchant caravans, and other specially organized units, for a total of forty-five thousand three hundred and eighty-nine personnel."
"In addition, the Underground World Auxiliary Army Legion has not been incorporated into Qixing Territory's military system. However, according to statistics from three months ago, the Underground World Auxiliary Army has already reached fifty-three thousand men."
Velin nodded and gestured for Cassius to sit down before speaking. "Qixing Territory has eleven counties and nearly