Half a year later, November 191, Sea Origin Calendar.

With the intervention of Ancient God's Followers, the Chaotic Territory Kabral, which should have been the backyard of Galliot Duchy, experienced a great turmoil where countless small forces quietly disappeared.

Along with the original Hilus Laplata Vice-Kingdom merged into it, a whole entity has been formed—a federal country called "Golden Palm Federation" composed of 27 member states.

The name is derived from the Atrean Aboriginals' old name for Kabral, "Palm Tree Land."

The "Federation Convention" proposed by representatives of the 27 member states serves as the fundamental law.

The convention stipulates that under the premise of preserving the sovereignty, freedom, and independence of each country (state), the central federation sets only one congress attended by 2-7 representatives from each country (state) annually, with each state having only one vote.

It also authorizes the congress to handle certain foreign affairs, declare war, regulate the minting of precious metal currencies, determine standards of weight and measure, raise debts, establish postal systems, build roads, and recruit the army and navy.

However, these powers are not exclusive to the congress but shared by all member countries (states).

Most importantly, the congress itself does not have the qualification to levy taxes and fundraise from federal citizens; it can only collect funds from each state.

Even such a loose federal system has already unified the previously chaotic Kabral into a massive entity with a total population approaching 40 million, not to be underestimated!

The congress of the "Golden Palm Federation" is located in Camside City, closest to the "Mist Sea," and during recess, a standing committee appointed by the congress handles daily affairs.

Tap..tap..tap..

The standing committee member Lady Ye He'er, wearing delicate high heels produced by the duchy, walked out of the congress building, followed by the hook-nosed young man Giant Falcon God Flanida and Fleck, who had been promoted to Commander of the "Faceless Man."

The three boarded the carriage waiting at the door, and Flanida bowed to Ye He'er and asked:

"Lady, are we returning to Amapá State today?"

Amapá State is the northernmost state of the Golden Palm Federation, covering an area of 140,000 square kilometers and bordering Hilus' New Granada.

It is also the current stronghold of the "Mourning Church" in the Southern Continent, where it enjoys full governing rights.

Although the attention the "Golden Palm Federation" receives is far less than the "Lowland Republic" on the Source Continent, the great undertaking of nation-building has been completed, and the black hands behind naturally unscrupulously divided the fruits of victory. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Led by Corrupted Followers Yellen and Divine Son Bradley of the Blasphemous Cultists.

The Curse School's Chief Death Messenger, High-Rank Totem God Rain God Chuck, Voodoo's Chief and female Pope Laviu, and Ye He'er of the "Mourning Church," which replaced the "Gospel Church."

These six high-tier transcendents occupied the most prosperous places within the federation, each became a local emperor.

There was a small episode in the middle.

The "Gospel Church," already beyond remedy, was thoroughly abandoned by the "Angel of Disease," very "wisely" entrusting the great task of spreading its glory in the Material World to the "Mourning Church."

Meanwhile.

After intelligent beings are corrupted, their wisdom is not affected, and their strength greatly enhanced. But such "corrupted believers" ultimately have a huge gap compared to true believers.

The belief they provided to the Chaos Worm is less than one-tenth of that of true believers, and other ancient gods, including the God of Black Wings, gained no benefits at all.

To gods, worldly interests mean nothing, but faith must be contended for.

Thus, this seemingly not conducive to centralized control federal polity was eventually formed.

Of course, due to the interference of the Golden Bird and part of the Invincible Fleet, the unrest on the Southern Continent lasted far beyond the expectations of Ancient God's Followers.

The fragmented situation also gave Aiven, who returned triumphantly, the opportunity to mix in heaps and heaps of sand into the federation's internal affairs.

As for exactly how many people were bought, how many Faceless Men were dispatched, and how many potential turncoats were indirectly controlled... this is probably known only to Aiven, Olivia, and Intelligence Chief Bess.

The greatest contributor among them is undoubtedly Lady Crow Ye He'er, who early entered the core power layer of the "Golden Palm Federation."

'Alas, this is all the master's task!'

Ye He'er stretched her hand to touch the lock mark hidden under her skin at the chest position, from now on unable to recklessly act as an Evil God.

Lady Crow was forced to become one of the duchy's special agent leaders in the "Golden Palm Federation," yet due to her extraordinary path, the Ancient God's Followers could not imagine her having any reason to betray.

Moreover, the Oath Prison Lock witnessed by World Consciousness was no inferior creation comparable to any Spirit Realm's upper-rank existence, not even the strong Angel of Disease could detect anything amiss.

"Today I am going to visit that strange Crowned Wizard and probe his reality. Your extraordinary status is insufficient, so don't come with me."

"Yes, lady."

Flanida and Fleck exchanged a glance, naturally clear about who Ye He'er's mission target is.

If the Tulip Alliance was the greatest beneficiary after Hilus' downfall, then the greatest individual beneficiary must be none other than the retiring Death Messenger.

Only because this Curse School's chief successfully advanced to Tier 4 Crowned Wizard, aided by the national curse cast on the Hilus Empire.

Breaking through the limits of human knowledge, he obtained the [Crown] bestowed by the World's Root!

And also the fundamental magic road surpassing the knowledge of the school—[Fundamental Skill: Forbidden Curse].

By transcending humanity's technological dominance, he condensed the powerful force of this path into one statement, somewhat akin to the [Legendary Battleship Skill], a miraculous sorcery capable of performing miracles.

For instance: even a small spark can burn down a city to ashes, and a breath can freeze a large lake.

Although it does not possess the absoluteness of the [Titled Sacred Artifact], it is already beyond what the "Law with Primordial Spirit" or "Elemental Civilization" of an Upper-Rank Wizard can compare to.

Aiven's pressure can be imagined when such a mysterious entity advances to a "Tier 4 Crowned Wizard".

Before obtaining definite intelligence to take targeted precautions, they can only rely on the essence of "Native Species" to resist most curses and make the opponent hesitant due to his vast "Curse School".

Aiven should be grateful he did not act on impulse and continue to deliver further blows to the Hilus Empire.

This prevented the "Death Messenger" from completing the greatness of the [Truth Embodiment] despite breaking through to Tier 4.

As the medium [Sea Monarchy] was destroyed, the first layer of the [Golden Olive Triple Crown] completely collapsed, and the [Black Orlov] only formed a semi-finished product.

Half a year ago, when the war had just ended, members of the "Curse School" quietly left Hilus to return to the New Continent.

They once forcibly modified the contracts with Hilus using the power of [Mysterious Source: Black Orlov], distributing the consequences across all school members to resist the backlash using the entire school's power.

If Hilus' national fortune declined fast enough and thoroughly enough, the entire "Curse School" would embrace a rebirth.

The anticipated rebirth cannot be realized now; however, with the power of a Tier 4 Crowned Wizard and a semi-finished [Black Orlov], the "Curse School" has successfully freed itself from contractual constraints.

Temporarily joining the Ancient God's camp and planning further.

...

Galliot Duchy, White Swan Castle.

In the Grand Duke's reception room, Nekado, the plump trade director from the East Lenz Company, rose and bowed farewell:

"Your Majesty, I will immediately set off for the Peacock Islands. Thank you again for giving me this opportunity; Nekado will surely live up to your expectations!"

With the help of biological enzyme preparation over the years, Mr. Nekado's appearance hasn't changed much since Aiven first arrived on the New Continent.

Aiven waved and encouraged:

"Go ahead freely. With both your abilities and demeanor, Lady Olivia and I trust you greatly."

The post-war reception of benefits is reaching its end, especially the largest piece of cake—the Peacock Islands, as Tulip continued the governance style of Hilus.

The East Lenz Company took the role of the nominal ruler of the Peacock Islands as a commercial group.

According to the pre-war distribution plan, the monarchs reorganized shares in what originally belonged solely to Phaletis in East Lenz Company.

Galliot Duchy holds 40% of shares, Phaletis holds 30%, Tyrone Kingdom holds 20%, and the other three countries primarily responsible for cheering take the remaining 10%.

Duchess Olivia Galliot is both a major shareholder and chairman of the board, wielding the highest authority over East Lenz Company, such as convening board meetings and dismissing the CEO.

The operating agency consists of a 17-member executive committee of agents from various countries, with Nekado as one of the Peacock Islands' representatives for the duchy, a spokesperson for the duchy's interests.

As for East Lenz Company's CEO, it continues to be led by Sir Nehemiah, who has headed this business institution for more than 20 years.

Without using [Dream Cruise] for quick teleportation, Nekado, as the executive committee member, also undertakes the trial journey for the New Continent-Peacock Islands route via a large flying clipper.

Presently.

Almost all ordinary merchant ships in the alliance have stopped building, progressively adopting flying clippers for less than a month to transit the Black Sea, significantly reducing transportation costs.

With flourishing ocean shipping, the duchy's development has naturally embarked on a fast track.

Even when steam-powered ships are launched in the future, limited by supporting facilities and other factors, they cannot entirely replace flying clippers for decades.

After Nekado just left, an excited Milan pushed through the door:

"We're all prepared, just waiting for you, let's go, start! Start!"

The news of the "Death Messenger" advancing to the Crowned stage brought immense pressure to the duchy's leadership.

Even with Lady Ye He'er, the "Lady Crow," as an insider, helping [Faceless Man] special agents complete large-scale infiltration in the "Golden Palm Federation," and effortlessly obtaining the menu of several High-tier Transcendents today,

Aiven remains deeply concerned about this suddenly emerging powerful neighbor, with urgency transforming into motivating power.

After half a year's preparation, the retrieved [Sea Monarchy] and [Valhalla] are set to be put to great use after processing.

Aiven has an audacious idea this time; he plans to build a living biological battleship—[Legendary Battleship: Gem River]!