Meanwhile, Star Palace had not declined as noticeably as Longevity Palace, and Frost Palace's relationship with Star Palace was still fairly good. There was rarely the drawn-swords-and-bent-bows tension seen between forces in the same region, so the Snow Emperor did not act overbearing.
Because you and Xing Yao had already discussed many of the simpler minor matters, only a few important decisions remained for the Snow Emperor and Xing Yao to discuss. This quickly brought them to the matter of how the territories should be divided.
Originally, the resource strongholds in the Northern Lands worth counting were as follows: eight important strongholds, twenty-one secondary strongholds... and one hundred seventy-eight second-rate strongholds.
Of the important strongholds, Frost Palace originally occupied four, while Star Palace occupied four. Of the secondary strongholds, Frost Palace occupied twelve, Star Palace occupied eight, and the remaining one was jointly controlled by several other first-rate factions. As for the second-rate strongholds...
After the division, Frost Palace occupied five important strongholds, while Star Palace occupied three. Of the secondary strongholds, Frost Palace occupied fifteen...
Unlike the arrangement in the Eastern Territory, these peacefully transferred strongholds would not suffer any destruction, and Star Palace would withdraw its personnel. Correspondingly, however, the Snow Emperor needed to offer Xing Yao some treasures.
This kind of transfer was not uncommon in history, so the Snow Emperor did not resist it. To her, it was merely a matter of giving up some one-time resources. Compared with those half-developed strongholds, they were nothing. This was far better than obtaining half-destroyed resource strongholds through war. There would be no need for follow-up restoration work, and stable profits would not suffer a reduced yield...
Before long, after the Snow Emperor and Xing Yao concluded their discussion, you—still far away in the Eastern Territory, continuing to search