The banquet began, and Yan Xing exchanged a few polite words with Karol.
Then, the topic shifted to the warfare in the Wildwind Highlands.
Lately, Yan Xing had been preoccupied with matters concerning the Creed Intelligence Exchange and the Eternal Grain Bank's issuance of Grain Tickets. Even his visits to the Lord's Mansion to see Count Theodore had primarily been to discuss Nuta City's loan applications to the Eternal Grain Bank. Consequently, Yan Xing knew little about the war's specifics. However, judging by the old Count's expression and weariness, the situation was clearly far from optimistic.
Indeed... The Duchy's heartland hadn't sent a single soldier to support the Wildwind Highlands Legion. Faced with offensives from both elves and orcs, the weekly recruitment of new soldiers barely offset the attrition. With manpower scarce, they had to seek solutions through armaments.
