Chapter 14: Investment Preparation (Please Subscribe)

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Christmas

As the most important festival in the European world, it naturally could not be taken lightly. Hadn't everyone noticed how the soldiers from The Papal State were rushing back to celebrate?

Franz, as per tradition, held a Christmas banquet at the Imperial Palace and invited a host of people to attend the feast.

This was the first Christmas since Franz's ascension to the throne, and everyone paid extra attention to it. The guests who were invited and could make it, all showed up.

Relatives, friends, key figures from military and political circles, along with their families, swelled the guest list to four digits. The feast was filled with the clinking of goblets, cheerful conversations, and a heartwarming ambiance.

Franz could tell that everyone was putting on a happy face for his sake, but in reality, they were bored to death, engaging in dry conversations.