"Your Excellency, this time our nation is placing significant emphasis on the development of the Exotic Realm. If circumstances permit, we hope your Church might dispatch its main forces; if you are able to personally oversee matters, that would be even better."
The familiar Reception Hall of the council, some vaguely familiar officials, and an even more respectful attitude.
The six months following the war have been a time of reshuffling and reorganization of power across the whole continent. Many things remain unchanged, but more have permanently shifted.
Among the high-level Strongmen, some newcomers have risen, while some veterans have utterly collapsed... And before my eyes stands a younger individual, seemingly "too youthful," who has in fact climbed across multiple industries and established himself as a true Big Shot.