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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another half year has passed.

It's time to show off connections and resources. The major forces in the Human World that can proudly declare their names have all sent representatives this time.

The founding ceremony of the Snow Moon Duchy doesn't have much appeal, but the auction held in the Snow Moon Duchy does.

To make a grand show, Hudson deliberately scheduled the auction two days after the founding ceremony, but set the pre-deposit deadline a week before the founding ceremony.

This auction that has stirred the Continent, in addition to the high-end Magic Potions prepared by Hudson, has attracted countless sellers to participate.

The one hundred items ultimately selected each have a starting bid of one hundred thousand Gold Coins, and the bidding deposit has reached an astonishing two hundred thousand Gold Coins, setting several historic records.

To ensure the safety of the auction items, Hudson has deployed The Hundred Thousand Army in the newly built Snow Moon City and arranged for the Fallen Angel Squad to guard them.

The storage location of the auction items is also the safest Magic Tower in the territory.

A large number of Magic Formations are deployed inside, and with Territory Magic guarding, even the strongest of the Third Order of the Sanctuary can't invade.

February 2nd, the foundation day.

The first ray of morning sunlight shone upon Snow Moon City, and the founding ceremony opened in full view of the public.

Compared to the previous Empire establishment ceremony held in Canglan City, this one's scale was much lower. The craftsmanship of the decorations in many places was very crude.

Seeing this, Hudson glared at Franz.

There's nothing wrong with being frugal, but saving on visible areas is way too petty.

Faced with his father's reproach, Franz looked aggrieved.

He sincerely wasn't being stingy. The Snow Moon Duchy's founding ceremony had to be two grades lower than the Alpha Empire's ceremony, that's the rule!

The layout of the scene was set up with reference to the Empire's grand ceremony.

Alas, the Alpha Empire is poor. The splendid appearance of the Empire ceremony is actually just a facade after decorations.

Further reducing the scale and grade on the basis of the facade, it ends up like this.

If nothing goes wrong, most of the items on site are disposable. Once used today, they will be discarded.

Thinking of preserving them as relics for future generations to admire is impossible.

Mechanically leading the team through the process, and hurriedly completing the ennoblement of the meritorious, Hudson immediately ordered the celebration banquet to begin.

They can't delay any longer!

While everyone's focus is still on the grand ceremony and their attention hasn't shifted to the rough site layout, ending the event quickly is the right path.

Should it drag on, and some clueless Noble decides to cause trouble by exposing the last secret, it would be truly embarrassing.

If such matters spread, he could be laughed at for a thousand years in the Noble circles.

Fortunately, the worst didn't happen. The Nobles who could come to witness the ceremony are all distinguished figures, well aware of the principle of knowing but not speaking.

Even if they wanted to ridicule, they would only do so in private; saying it publicly would just stir hostility.

Without any conflict of interest, the affluent Major Nobles wouldn't want to provoke Hudson, this mighty Strongman.

With everything settled, the freshly founded Snow Moon Duchy formally opened for business, with so much to be revitalized.

This grand duchy, boasting vast territories, can almost match some small Kingdoms, but unfortunately, over eighty percent of the land is uninhabited.

The next mainstream goal of the duchy is building a homeland. It's imperative to utilize the limited resources at hand to develop the domestic land as soon as possible.

This development cycle is bound to be protracted.

"Franz, I'll leave the Snow Moon Duchy to you.

If you govern it well, in thirty years, I'll pass the position to you.

Don't be quick to refuse; your task is not easy. Besides local governance, you must also prepare for war.

An economic crisis is brewing within the Empire, and once this crisis erupts, it will inevitably ignite a series of accumulated contradictions.

The Empire has two paths in front of it.

Either launch internal reforms to resolve the long-standing issues and ease domestic class conflicts.

Or initiate external wars to use them as a diversion for the Empire's internal contradictions.

In the case of internal reforms, you just watch from the sidelines, no need to get involved.

If an external war breaks out, then you must actively participate.

Your three brothers still lack fiefs, and it's perfect to solve that through war!"

Hudson said with a chuckle.

He's already stepped out of the storm whirlpool of the Empire and doesn't intend to plunge back in.

Unless the Empire faces a life-or-death crisis, he, a retired Marshal, best stays out of sight.

With the Alpha Empire's foundation, even if the Empire's top are profligates, it can't be squandered all at once.

Though intensifying internal conflicts may be disastrous to individuals, for the country, it's a chance to cleanse away deeply-rooted problems.

The Major Nobles scattered across the Empire are all fresh from the battlefield, not yet indulging in a life of excess.

When the crisis erupts in the hands of such wise people, it's most likely to be resolved.

Even if the problem can't be solved, the people who create problems can be.

For instance, once the economic crisis hits, many merchants and artisans may go bankrupt, and saving their fortunes might not be feasible.

However, finding them new jobs is quite straightforward, just take them to the grasslands to open up new land.