At the end of Winter Lyre Month, the snow had yet to completely melt.
There was still some time before the Wind of Revival arrived, yet all of Golden Rock Province had begun to stir faintly.
Two recent major events had set the noble circles of Golden Rock Province abuzz.
The first concerned Storm Territory.
After lying unconscious for more than half a year, the Storm Earl was finally declared dead.
Unexpectedly, the title was inherited by the Storm Earl's youngest son.
At the subsequent succession ceremony, the Golden Rock Marquis attended and offered his blessings to the new Storm Earl.
The second matter was that the title of Shining Baron had changed hands once more.
To be honest, many nobles had long been prepared for this outcome.
Only the course of events had somewhat exceeded their expectations.
Blackstone City had captured Shining City with virtually no bloodshed.
According to the war report, just as Blackstone City's army arrived before Shining City, the gates suddenly shattered. Several Generals were then torn into pieces for no apparent reason in full view of everyone, dying on the spot.
Thus, before the war had even begun, Shining City's defenders had already collapsed.
Blackstone City's army then drove straight in and took over the entirety of Shining City with little effort.
The outcome left quite a few people dumbfounded.
Yet even more discerning people had guessed, upon reading that war report, the role Sunan had played in this victory.
After the war, many nobles waited to see how the Golden Rock Marquis would react.
After all, everyone knew that Owen had the Golden Rock Marquis behind him.
Now that Owen had been executed by hanging and the title of Shining Baron had changed hands, if the Golden Rock Marquis did nothing, his prestige would