Chapter 1179

At four in the afternoon, a private jet landed at Novemton's international airport. Crystal and a few core members had arrived half an hour earlier, while reporters and social media platform representatives took pictures. As Adrian’s group stepped onto Novemton soil, Gloria shut her eyes to feel the breeze of her motherland. She suddenly realized there was no place better than home. And this time, she was back in Novemton with renewed hope for the future. She was over the moon. "Finally, we're home!" Mya exclaimed. Brett, too, smiled as he gazed around the airport. Adrian said, "This has been a fruitful trip, but there's one last thing I need to do before I can retire for good." Gloria and Mya smiled. Crystal and the core members approached when Adrian and the others walked out of the airport. She shot a glance at him before looking toward Gloria and saying, "Welcome home, Gloria!" Surprised, Gloria quickly shook Crystal's hand before proceeding to hug her. "Thank you for arranging all those people to help us along the way, Your Majesty. They helped us tremendously." Crystal smiled. "You're very welcome. It’s part of my duty, after all. She looked at Adrian and said, "We've completed the plans for the selection, and we need your help leading it. Come, let's head back first. We'll talk more once we get to headquarters." "All right, let's go." They all got into Crystal's car and returned to Novemton headquarters. News of War Legate Draco and Gloria's return spread throughout Novemton. *** Novemton headquarters was prepped for a banquet—the most luxurious throughout all of Navia. Novemton headquarters’ upper management sat around the table, including Adrian, Gloria, Mya, and Brett. Naturally, as the monarch, Crystal sat at the head seat. Meanwhile, Adrian had been arranged a special seat due to his unique status—a seat reserved only for those who had taken up the mantle of Wyvern Peak's war legate. After everyone was seated, Crystal said, "Dominic, go ahead and tell everyone how Wyvern Peak plans to proceed with the selection." A man by the name of Dominic Kramer, dressed in his battle suit, stood up. As a high-ranking soldier under the ten elders’ command, he had been invited to attend the banquet.