Dadir City, Allied Command Headquarters.
For the postwar distribution of benefits, the two counts were arguing until they were red in the face, with none of their usual refinement in sight.
When one was caught in the web of interests, one could not act freely.
As the leading figure among the nobles of the Southeast Province, Count Pierce had to fight not only for the Dalton Family's interests, but also for those of the province's nobles. At the very least, he had to make an effort on the surface.
The lands of Layton and White Counties had long been regarded by the local powers as meat already in their mouths. Naturally, they were unwilling to let outside forces take a slice of the cake.
It was easy to invite a god in, but hard to send one away. The situation in the Southeast Province was complicated enough already. It would have been one thing if minor and middling nobles had come in, but the ones now seeking a hand in it were all major powers of the kingdom.
Once these people planted their stakes in the two counties, the Dalton Family's dominant position would inevitably be challenged.
If they did not join forces with their underlings to keep these powerful outsiders out during the current division of benefits, it would be difficult to drive them away later.
Although the Dalton Family was powerful, there were still more than a dozen major powers across the Alpha Kingdom capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with them.
Perhaps among the major powers, the Dalton Family did not possess the largest territory, but its lands ranked among the richest. Everyone had coveted the fertile soil of the Southeast Province for far more than a day or two.
From the king's standpoint, allowing these major