Stille had called Xu Yi's proposal a good idea, of course, because countless people across the Sains Continent now had their eyes on the Xinfei Merchant Guild. Releasing this documentary series would inevitably attract their attention.
Everyone wanted to know what magic this obscure little merchant guild possessed, tucked away in the negligibly small Stantin Duchy, that had enabled the Rulson Kingdom to repel two successive invasions by the powerful Candel Empire after receiving its support.
Naturally, the party most concerned about this was the Candel Empire, which had suffered two crushing defeats in succession.
With less than a week remaining before the new year, while most people across the continent were preparing to welcome it, a delegation from the Candel Empire passed through the Norton Duchy and the Milando Duchy and entered Anvilmar City, the capital of the Lampari Kingdom.
With an introduction from the Candel Empire's ambassador to the Lampari Kingdom, the delegation successfully obtained an audience with Queen Servini in the Royal Palace.
The delegation's ostensible mission was to convey New Year greetings to Queen Servini on behalf of the Candel Empire's esteemed His Majesty the Emperor, while also bringing a series of proposed cooperation agreements with the Lampari Kingdom.
On the surface, there was nothing unusual about such a delegation. The Candel Empire sent one every year.
The Lampari Kingdom and the Candel Empire had always maintained formal relations and relatively close contact. Aside from maintaining normal relations, the specific purpose of these delegations was to facilitate trade between the two countries.
Every year, the Candel Empire's delegation had brought representatives from some of its merchant guilds to conclude trade agreements with merchant guilds in the Lampari Kingdom. This was another way of strengthening ties between the two sides.
Previously, however, the Candel Empire had been