After bidding farewell to Petier, Horn returned to Joan of Arc Castle.
Upon entering the city, he did not ride his horse but led it slowly along the canal.
After winning over Petier, Horn had to consider the next step in the development of his territory.
Unlike his homeland, the territory he took over was not a large unified force, nor was it pockets of land deep in enemy territory.
He was a unified force deep in enemy territory, temporarily safe due to internal conflicts among the enemies, yet unable to project the Holy Path Faction outward.
Compared to the former, he had two distinct advantages — Holy Power and Aether.
Unlike his homeland, Horn was on the side of advanced productive forces from the start, only lacking the scale and market to reap the benefits.
In other words, he could independently complete industrialization as long as no one could remove Autumn Dusk Island, he would always be at the forefront of the industrial revolution.
