However, with everyone present, Victor immediately said that he would be more careful in the future, stay far away from the battlefield, and protect his own safety.
Hearing that promise, Alex finally relaxed. He then led Victor to meet the other nobles.
Most of the nobles who had come this time were members of the Northern Alliance Army. Many of them were people Victor knew, including former subordinates and friends. Among them was Count Hawke Pumpkin, with whom he had an especially close relationship.
Although the two had met a few times in the years since the Civil War ended, it had been nearly a year since their last meeting.
Victor rarely had the chance to see Count Hawke again, and the two chatted for quite some time. Their exchange only ended when Alex interrupted them.
Besides that, some inland nobles had also come here with Alex. On one hand, in order to deal with the Barbarians' attack, Alex had apportioned part of the military expenses for fighting the Barbarians among these inland nobles. They had come to confirm whether those funds were being used for the battle against the Barbarians.
On the other hand, this was also Victor's request. He had previously asked Alex to invite these inland nobles to Two Rivers County to see its development for themselves, and at the very least, to further display Two Rivers County's various current products and its gradually completed railways.
After all, compared with the Northern Frontier nobles, whose financial strength had been greatly depleted by the construction of canals, the inland nobles, having recovered for four years, were undoubtedly in far better financial condition. They were the true target customers in the entire Vela Region, with spare money to build railways and purchase new Two Rivers Army products.
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