Viscount Rost's personal strength was not particularly formidable.
He was merely an ordinary Mid-Order Mage, and would most likely never reach the High-Order in his lifetime.
He possessed quite a few Magitech Devices and knew how to use them. When necessary, he could probably unleash the combat power of a High-Order Mage without much trouble.
But that was already his limit.
As an important figure, he had hired several bodyguards. Those who normally accompanied him included a Legendary Mage and a Legendary Knight—one responsible for offense, the other for defense. Under normal circumstances, his safety was certainly not an issue.
But this time, to ensure the plan proceeded smoothly, he chose to add a dragon.
In truth, the dragon's deterrent effect had indeed brought him enormous help.
Nidhogg, the Destruction Black Dragon, had sent over a Top-Tier Blue Dragon, one of the very best among Legendary beings. It could take on three to five ordinary Legendaries by itself without any problem.
With its help, Viscount Rost returned to Rost Territory in just about an hour.
He met with Newsbird Megan and finalized the upcoming promotion for the stock exchange. Then he began summoning the heads of every company, calculating each company's exact assets, its projected order volume and profits for the coming year, as well as its dividends.
Then, based on the scale of the stock exchange, he determined the value of each share and how many shares the noble shareholders' existing equity should be converted into.
After integrating and merging Rost Territory's companies of all sizes—the machinery factories, farm tool factories, cotton textile factories, Garment Factories, military factories, and so on...
In just three days, a new company was successfully established: the Rost Territory Group Company. Each company continued operating under its original model. The only difference was that