Finally, Victor and Alex bade Duke Barick farewell with grave expressions. They did not give him an answer.
Duke Barick was not in a hurry, either. After all, the two represented the Vela Nobles as a whole, and the strength of the Vela Region was worth the attention of the Raine Kingdom.
Moreover, this matter truly concerned the interests of every Vela noble. Victor and Alex had to communicate properly with the Vela Nobles first.
However, during their subsequent contacts with the other great Vela nobles, the two discovered that most of them had no objections to the Raine Kingdom's approach. On the contrary, they were extremely enthusiastic about the Raine Kingdom's promise to divide half of the East Sea Alliance's benefits among them.
Only then did the two finally realize that after such a long period of recuperation, the great nobles had already restored most of their territories' strength. They had begun to develop a much stronger desire to expand their territories and increase their wealth.
Since that was the case, the two no longer had any objections. They replied to Duke Barick that the Vela Nobles agreed to cooperate with the Raine Kingdom in the coming war and would increase the forces Vela sent once again, but the kingdom had to guarantee the interests of the Vela Nobles.
Less than half a month later, Earl Stanley indeed arrived in Cornwall County with two legions.
The group soon met. Earl Stanley exchanged a few simple words with them here, then raised his troops and headed south again, arriving directly at the occupied lands of the East Sea Alliance.
Throughout September, Earl Stanley and Duke Barick toured the entire occupied area with Alex, Victor, and the others. He personally witnessed several battles in which Vela Legions responsible for maintaining order