As was any day, Chrysalis was seated upon her throne, imposing her will upon her subjects. While many would assume that just meant she was barking orders, it also meant a lot of plotting, resource management, and understanding of the current  flow of the world outside her own domain. After all, who wanted to invade the Crystal Empire if they were currently in an economic decline due to an influx of imports and a total failure to produce any exports, dispensing your nation's wealth in the process? But that was a lesson for another day.