Chapter 321: Winter King (Rex Hyemis) (9)
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Individuals whom you could say were the cream of the crop of their respective countries arrived in the city in droves.
For the past four years, there has been a large-scale uprising of republicanism with the wealthy cities at the center. Nearly twenty free cities had popped up as a result.
Free cities that recently had their autonomy guaranteed, cities that had been secretly supporting republicanism, and areas where the lords had a personal interest in republicanism—ambassadors were dispatched from a total of seventy places.
There was no instance of an ambassador arriving alone. Every faction made sure to make a fancy-looking ambassador group in order to overstate their power.
There was probably only a small minority of people who could smile bitterly at this.
“Ivar, look at them.”
I was seated on a terrace attached to an estate that we were borrowing temporarily. The estate was located in the center of the city, so we had a clear view of the road. Currently, the ambassadors from the <Northern Frankia Free Cities Alliance> were marching down the street while loudly playing music.