Year 62 Year-End Summary

The next day.

Inside the main conference hall at the Azure Tide City Administrative Department headquarters.

At first light, the place was already packed with senior officials from across the kingdom. The hall buzzed with noise and excitement.

This time, however, no one discussed sensitive matters. The anti-corruption crackdown from two years ago still cast a long shadow. The Integrity Department under the Supervision Department watched officials like hungry wolves. Once they set their sights on someone over an ill-chosen remark, even if that person did not die, they would be stripped of a layer of skin.

No one had to wait long. Once all attendees had arrived, Roland, dressed in a purple royal robe and wearing a crown, strode into the main conference hall.

"Your Majesty."

Roland wore a smile and appeared to be in a fine mood. He casually waved a hand and walked straight to the central round table before taking his seat.

Only then did everyone sit down again. The entire hall fell silent, and all eyes lowered.

The format of the year-end summary meeting had not changed much since before Roland's ascension. It was still held within the Administrative Department.

Leslie had previously proposed building Roland a royal palace on Double Gate Island. However, Double Gate Island was too small. As the capital of the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom, it had long been overcrowded, with land scarce to an extreme degree. Building a palace befitting Roland's status would likely require relocating many residents and demolishing a large number of workshops and military camps, so Roland had directly rejected Leslie's proposal.

As a result, although Roland had become the ruler of a kingdom, his life had not changed much. He still lived in Black Fortress, and whenever there was a meeting, he would either hurry over to