Almost all major powers with mature organizational systems adopted this kind of cautious approach.
Wang Dong was no exception.
Time was tight, and after being away for a while, he had plenty of affairs to deal with upon his return.
But Wang Dong still made time.
Once the Apocalypse High-Dimensional Transporter had finished recharging,
he made a trip to the Seaton Duchy.
The Blood Rose Earl's Territory had changed dramatically over this period.
With Xia Longque's assistance,
An Yu had carried out sweeping reforms in the Seaton Duchy.
It had to be said: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" was an undeniably true saying.
Even in the interstellar era, it still shone just as brightly!
With ample military force backing her,
An Yu and Xia Longque's first phase of reforms went quite smoothly.
Nearly a third of the Seaton Duchy's minor lords had their lands "redeemed," their status changed from "landed lords" to "honorary nobles."
Bringing the territories under state ownership was one of the crucial core points of Xia Longque's reforms.
But previously, even he and the Grand Duke Seaton had done everything in their power, they had barely managed to make any progress.
Yet after he pledged his allegiance to An Yu, progress became lightning-fast!
When the Sky Peng Horizontal arrived,
Wang Dong didn't catch so much as a glimpse of An Yu—she had gone out on business.
Fortunately, the little girl An Mingkong was home.
The main purpose of Wang Dong's trip was to deliver a batch of Life Crystals to An Mingkong.
They would help replenish her depleted body, the result of her early awakening and exceptionally high-quality abilities.
By their second meeting,
the little girl no longer seemed as unfamiliar with Wang Dong as she had the first time.
Though she