In the draft document, the Ressa Republic, the Barbarian Alliance, and the Fadilan Empire redrew their borders. Under the new arrangement, the two countries would each cede part of their territory, creating a corridor between the north of the Fadilan Empire and the Noxinghan Commercial Alliance. At the same time, the two nations would jointly fund the construction of a new city in that corridor, presenting it as a gift to Jerome and Colin, while the Noxinghan Commercial Alliance would accept the city as a new member of the Alliance.
Zhang Tie looked over the document and joint declaration, nodded, then handed them to Jerome and Colin. Colin simply shook his head and passed the papers to Jerome. Jerome quickly read them through, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and nodded...
With Jerome's nod, the matter was settled.
"There is one point that needs changing in this document. You won't need to pay for this new city. I won't take advantage of you—I'll fund its construction myself. Once it is completed, the new city will become one of the Western Continent's largest Torch Oil production bases!" Zhang Tie said, tapping the map on the table. By this point, he truly did not care how much it would cost to build a city. That amount of money meant nothing to him. What Zhang Tie wanted was merely a gesture from the Ressa Republic and the Barbarian Alliance. Now that they had made that gesture, he had no desire to take any further advantage of them. "Did the Ressa Republic and the Barbarian Alliance begin building Torch Oil production bases within their own territories from the end of last year?"
Miles and Gulana exchanged a glance.
"Er... let me explain. The nations of the Western Continent have actually been following the war