On Firefly Island, in present-day Piltover, everything was developing steadily. Although Oran had not been around during this period, he had left behind a complete development plan before departing. As long as they followed the schedule, nothing would go wrong.
Ordinary citizens did not feel much about it. After all, they had rarely seen the King before. To them, the King had always been mysterious and distant.
The people of Piltover knew that one man had driven away the pirates and gangs, saved the nation, and built all sorts of things across the island.
Even without seeing Oran, their lives were unaffected.
But Brand felt differently. He had once been a member of the Kingdom Army. Although Firefly Island's former royal family had been terrible, they still made public appearances from time to time, putting on a show before the citizens every few days.
Oran, on the other hand, had set the kingdom's overall direction after founding the nation, then vanished from sight. Most of his time was spent conducting research in the laboratory.
After healing Chinjao's injuries, he had even left without the slightest concern.
He had been willing to let his own daughter serve as regent, and had even entrusted intelligence and the organs of violence to his friends. It was the first time Brand had seen such a King.
On Oran, he could not even see the greed for power common among ordinary royal families.
Over the past few months, Piltover's changes had been obvious. The major residential districts had been rebuilt, the roads between towns had been renovated, and the island's abandoned factories had resumed operation, recruiting many workers.
During the sixteen years of pirate rule, life on the island had been impoverished. Many citizens had resorted to barter, and restoring the economy would take no