Recent Developments in Vela, Unrest in the Eastern Sea

This sea voyage was very fast. Victor and his troops set off in two groups. Victor and his guards went first on Steam Paddle Steamer, while James's First Regiment and Santos's Third Regiment set off on another galley fleet of the Kingdom Navy.

After three days at sea, Victor successfully landed his troops on the west coast of the Vela Region, which is now part of the Lower Vela Province.

Upon landing, Victor encountered another acquaintance: Marquis Edmund.

Marquis Edmund was just about to return to his Raine Vela Homeland to handle some family matters when the two happened to meet here.

Edmund knew Victor would be returning to Vela soon, but he didn't expect it to happen today.

Edmund was quite pleased to see Victor, and he pulled Victor aside to ask him many questions about the Coronation Ceremony.

Because of the long distance and the chaos in the Eastern Sea Province, none of the Vela Nobles attended the Coronation Ceremony. Victor was the representative of the Vela Nobles, and fortunately, his status as Duke was sufficient.

Edmund's return to the Raine Kingdom was somewhat unexpected. He was managing his territory in the Eastern Sea Province when he received an urgent message that his father had suddenly fallen seriously ill, forcing him to return to visit him.

When Victor heard that the Old Marquis was unwell, he quickly comforted Edmund, but Edmund said it was nothing serious and that his father's condition was stable.

However, considering his father's advanced age and the fact that the Dragonblood Vine Family's fiefdom had been entirely transferred to the Vela Region, Edmund planned to return to take care of his father and bring him to Vela once he recovered.

The two talked for a long time before finally saying goodbye. Victor led his guards toward Iron Tree City, while Edmund boarded the Steam Paddle Steamer Victor was traveling on and went back to the kingdom's homeland with him.

Victor also learned about the current situation in Vela's homeland through Edmund. Although Victor had learned some things through telegrams when he was in Golden Tree City, the content that telegrams could transmit was still very limited. He heard more about the current situation in Vela's homeland from Edmund.

During the time Victor left Vela and stationed his troops on the mainland of the Raine Kingdom, Vela underwent significant changes.

At the beginning of the year, just after Victor left, the nobles of the Vela Region began large-scale development of the Eastern Sea Province.

Unlike the exchange immigrants in the Two Rivers County, most of the Vela Nobles did not relocate the original inhabitants in their new territories in the Eastern Sea Province, but simply led their armies and people south.

These Vela Nobles began to seize land in their new territories, taking away the land of the original inhabitants. The Freemen who were originally East Sea Alliance were directly turned into serfs of the lords. This brutal behavior directly triggered a civil unrest in the Eastern Sea Province.

However, the Vela Nobles were well prepared. They brought a large army, and many able-bodied men from their subjects who came south with them were also present. These able-bodied men could be turned into Auxiliary Troops as long as they were given a weapon, and the rebels would find it difficult to resist such a force.

Most of the minor nobles in Vela did this. They didn't have the resources and wealth of the great nobles like Victor and Alex, who could relocate people from various territories and acquire land through more lenient means.

Most of the Vela Nobles had no choice but to resort to this method, and the civil unrest was quite thorough, although it was suppressed by the Vela Nobles with strong measures.

However, such turmoil still affected the stability of the entire Eastern Sea Province, attracting the attention of the War Grand Duke of the Chaos Lands, and the border areas of Eastern Sea Province were once in a state of tension.

Fortunately, the Vela Army and the kingdom's garrison worked together to successfully repel the invading enemy and prevent more serious consequences.