Predicting the Future 

While Maximillian was at the headquarters of the Blood Triangle Pirates, Minos' allies in the eastern and central parts of the continent were reacting to the recent news.

Blackrock, Albano, and Rosser were more confident than ever in the future of the Black Plain Empire, more certain about the wormhole ports that would connect their states very soon.

Amid this, the Flaming Empire was not in a very different situation, with the local powers slowly realizing that even with so much pressure on them, Minos still had cards up his sleeve to play.

At this crucial moment, something important to him had finally been decided after years of delay!

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In Payton, Isabella was standing in front of her father, going through an official ceremony at this very moment.

After years of her experience of almost becoming the empress of this empire, the Church had finished the process to fully return the position to Emperor Edwardstone.