But...
Had they rushed over in such a hurry?
Lu Xiu looked at the group that had arrived through the bonfire teleportation. Beyond her surprise, she was also somewhat taken aback.
The Lordvessel Bonfire had not even been in place for half a day. Even Li Shengkai, who had just teleported back through the bonfire, had yet to return, yet the leader above the leader above the leader of the Coordination Bureau had already personally come to Astera.
Was the fact that Astera could use frontline materials to make equipment truly so important? Important enough to change the entire situation on the front lines, so they wanted to see it immediately?
Lu Xiu watched the group below, making guesses.
At that moment.
The middle-aged man standing beside the old man seemed to notice the gaze from above. He slightly raised his head for a glance, then leaned close to the old man's ear and whispered a few words.
Very soon, the old man who held the highest authority over the entire Nine Provinces followed that gaze and looked up. His eyes crossed Astera's massive waterwheel and landed on Lu Xiu, who was sitting at the edge of the third floor.
Upon seeing Lu Xiu, the old man did not put on any airs of superiority. Instead, he casually waved at her, his smile warm and kindly.
Noticing his gesture, the other high-ranking officials in suits accompanying him also followed his gaze and looked up.
With such a large group of the Nine Provinces' core powerholders collectively staring at her, Lu Xiu felt too embarrassed to keep looking down at them from above.
She put away her casual posture and lightly nodded to the old man in greeting.
The old man's smile deepened. Only when Zhou Zhenyue and Chu Huai, who