Farewell, Grandfather

"Understood, Your Excellency. I'll coordinate the relevant matters concerning the ocean-going fleet. Please rest assured!"

After hearing Victor's clear decision, Powell immediately set out to carry out the task assigned by his lord.

"All right, then that's all for today. Powell, go take care of your work!

"I'll go check my office first. If I remember correctly, I still have two appointments tomorrow!"

Powell left at once, and Victor also returned to his office on the fifth floor of the administrative building. When he entered, he saw the documents that had long since been sorted and arranged on his desk.

These had all been organized by his secretarial office and classified according to different types of work. They were all routine matters, however. If anything urgent and important came up, the secretarial office would send someone to the Lord's Mansion in accordance with regulations, or locate him and deliver it personally.

This system had always worked very well. After the administrative system was reformed, many tasks no longer required Victor's personal attention. As a result, he often only returned to the office once every few days, since all truly important matters had already been dealt with.

Victor searched through the documents on the desk for a moment and quickly found the recent schedule.

"So my uncle is coming. No wonder I remembered that it was something important!"

Victor glanced over the schedule. The contents were simple: Viscount Edelweiss would arrive in Two Rivers County the next day, and he wished to meet with Marquis Victor and visit several factories.

Shortly after the Civil War ended, Victor's grandfather, Viscount Luowei, abdicated, and Victor's uncle Soros inherited the viscount's title.

At the time, Victor had been too busy to personally go to Edelweiss Territory for the ceremony. He had merely sent his