After returning to the Great Yu Empire, the first thing that Lu Yin did upon arriving at King Zishan’s palace was meet with En Ya. 

“Your Highness, this is the current draft of the alliance contract that summarizes how the alliance will be created. We have already sent some people out to begin working on the first step and have privately contacted several people. Everything is going smoothly at this moment,” En Ya reported. 

Lu Yin read the contract and summary that En Ya had passed to him. “I’m not very good at this, so you can make the decisions. Shenwu Continent has already joined the Great Eastern Alliance, so please remember to send someone over to them with the contract, and don’t delay.” He was eager for Ming Yan to come to the Great Yu Empire as soon as possible. 

“Yes, Your Highness,” En Ya replied. 

Since Undying Yushan’s death, the Great Yu Empire’s morning meetings had instead been held by the Imperial Cabinet. These meetings were also referred to as “forums,” and the formal meetings were only held when Lu Yin was also present. 

However, most of the key issues regarding the Great Yu Empire had already been handled; the collaboration with the Nalan family, the creation of the Great Eastern Alliance, the recruitment of more soldiers, and all the other tasks were all...