Even superhuman experts who had long surpassed the limits of humanity and lost all interest in nations still had things that interested them, and things they had to do.
For Leon, building Gars City and building the Church of Void Mask were precisely the things that interested him and that he had to do.
"Your Majesty, would you be interested in looking at the administrative report?" After they finished talking about games, he moved on to serious business. "At the end of every year, I compile a report on Gars City's administration, detailing everything that happened that year and evaluating it. By reviewing the past, I continually uncover shortcomings in my governing ability and methods, then correct them—but in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer things left to correct. Perhaps my powers of observation are lacking."
Sui Xiong thought for a moment, then nodded and received an administrative report.
It was Gars City's annual report for last year. Judging from it, the greatest problem Gars had faced that year was the instability of several trading partners.
Gars City had several trade routes linking it to a number of important business partners. Last year, two major partners to the south had both been in poor shape. For instance, Cloud Tower City of the Arcane Tower Federation had originally sold Gars large quantities of crafts and magical materials obtained from Magic Beasts, in exchange for spices and treasures from the deep sea. But starting from the end of the year before last, the goods they sold had begun to dwindle. Over the entirety of last year, they had sold only around seventy percent of their usual amount.
"And this year?" After reading the report, Sui Xiong asked curiously. "How has trade with Cloud Tower City been this year?"
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