"Gentlemen, the private armies of the nobles everywhere have already taken action, and we don't have much time left to make a choice.
There's no need for courtesy now; let's hurry and take away anything we can carry! Our reputation is already ruined anyway, so what does it matter if we add a few more crimes to the list!"
Viscount Catalino added opportunistically.
"Good!"
Following the first cry of "Good!" the nobles participating in the meeting quickly expressed their agreement in twos and threes.
Viscount Catalino's proposal was unanimously approved, and the emerging nobility displayed their expertise, looting and destroying the city on a massive scale.
The centuries of accumulation in the Capital have all become their spoils of war. Countless riches were loaded onto ships and packed off directly.
It wasn't just wealth that was looted; the Capital's shipyards, munitions factories, Magic Academy, and various other facilities all began the relocation process.
