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While Sam's city is bustling with the increased production, something else is happening in the powers near the central continent.
Half of the minor powers are gone; the rest of the minor powers are trying to get a hold of the islands that were previously under those minor powers which are eliminated.
And those thoughts automatically brought friction.
As for the major powers, they didn't care about those islands at all. They already occupied the most resourceful islands besides the central continent.
As for the major powers, they are thinking about something else.
Now that they need to send some people and restore order to the empires, the selections for the lords are being done. They are sending teams of people to recruit a suitable leader from the locals and also restore some of the nobility who are lucky enough to escape the church's elimination and survive.