The banquet came to an end.
The foreign envoys and alliance lords departed one after another, but a few stayed behind.
In a side hall, Huang Yu met with the alliance lords who had secretly remained.
There were nine in total: one councilor, with the rest being Bronze Councilors and ordinary members.
The councilor who had stayed behind was not Lord Zhongtian, who had once followed Huang Yu's lead, but Lord Galo, who was equally close to Huang Yu.
During the Human-Demon War, Lord Galo, like Huang Yu, had not recruited other lords to form a faction.
Lord Galo had not had the opportunity, while Huang Yu had disdained to do so.
That Human-Demon War had also damaged the foundations of Jialuo Territory, seriously affecting its subsequent development.
Jialuo Territory had failed to profit from either the Human-Demon War or the factions, and its current development had already begun to fall behind that of the other four councilor territories.
The enormous debt Jialuo Territory owed Huanyu Territory also weighed so heavily on Lord Galo that she could barely breathe.
That was one of the reasons Lord Galo had sought Huang Yu out in private after the banquet.
"I'm not in a hurry about the Soul Crystals, Lord Galo. You don't need to feel pressured. That little bit of money means nothing to me."
In the side hall, Huang Yu and Lord Galo sat facing each other, sipping tea as he reassured her:
"On the contrary, I'm more concerned about my proposal. What do you think, Lord Galo?"
During their casual conversation just now, Huang Yu had proposed that Lord Galo join the Huanyu Kingdom.
As an alliance councilor, Lord Galo wielded considerable influence.
If she chose to join the Huanyu Kingdom, it would send tremendous shock waves through the entire