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Christine was the chief steward for the Fischer family and the Dawn Church; in the coming days, she spent her time discussing with an imperial emissary from Lorne about numerous supplies—what they were, how the trade should be conducted, including transportation and other detailed matters.

Christine had already prepared sufficiently beforehand, possessing a clear understanding of the negotiation's content, objectives, and ultimate bottom line.

Although those resources were indeed useful for the Fischer family, the negotiation process only deepened her negative impression of Lorne citizens.

The arrogance of Viscount Johnville from Lorne was simply too much.

His arrogance was the kind that seeped into his bones, and despite his utmost efforts to disguise it, trying to pretend to treat the Cyart people as equals and desperately not wanting to make Christine displeased, he still inadvertently revealed intense arrogance he wasn't even aware of in the details.