Three days later, on the top floor of the Rapids City Exchange.
Through the expensive crystal-glass windows, the city's outline loomed in the glow of dawn, with faint mist covering the distant harbor.
The window with the Libra's gold emblem was gently closed by an attendant to prevent the cold wind outside from freezing the seventeen gentlemen in the meeting room.
These "gentlemen" were the senior partners of the Meigedi Commerce Association.
To swiftly recover the economy post-war, Horn granted considerable support and authority to the Meigedi Commerce Association, enabling them to acquire a large amount of the industries previously owned by the nobility.
These seventeen individuals were spread across industries such as finance, shipping, dyeing, grain, carriage and horse line, textiles, pharmacy, and leather goods, with most holding more than half the market share in their respective fields.
In the eyes of most commoners, aren't these senior partners the "lords" themselves?
