Hearing Tristian took the lead in expressing his stance, some other nobles who were watching and waiting also took the opportunity to voice their agreement; for a moment, the entire exhibition hall was filled with guests singing the praises of the new emperor.
Listening to the unceasing praises, Amalia turned her head to glance at Tristian, recalling the intelligence recently obtained regarding the Velmont family; that Grand Duke had, on one hand, increased investment in industries related to magic energy devices, and on the other hand, was actively expanding his business footprint in traditional commerce.
Such hedging of bets was extremely similar to the Velmont family's historical characteristic of being skilled at sitting on the fence; in the end, whether magic energy devices shone brilliantly in the Empire or were suppressed by old factions as an emerging force, unable to form a scale, they could profit from it.
