Earl Orkot gave a faint smile, with a hint of bitterness in it.
In reality, he had no choice.
Every territory in the entire region was obviously cooperating with Hope Town.
Maybe he could compete with Hope Town, but he couldn't fight against a Hope Town supported by so many territories.
And then there's the family side...
Earl Orkot was already under a lot of pressure, and with these new territories piling on, he knew Bengala Town had lost its natural advantage over Hope Town.
Plus, his personality tended towards enjoying life, so forget it, he'd rather just live his own little days!
Time waits for no one!
Also, with a few bits of inside information, having strong territories in his region might not be such a bad thing after all.
Viscount Lancelot and Earl Orkot both got the answers they were looking for, and immediately ended that topic.
Their attention shifted for now to Liang Tianli and the other new territories.
