Frontier Lord Starts Out With a Population of 0

--- Eldan, Lord's Residence, Melangal, Western City, Mahatti Territory

A few days have passed since Diaz's return to his own territory... Eldan was in his usual office doing more energetic work than usual.

I was able to meet a friend named Diaz, and I was able to have plenty of entertainment at home.

In addition, you can get an unprecedented souvenir to your pregnant wife... so much so that she can keep moving without stopping to hold her pen.

Not only these personal Eldan feelings, but also the situation in the territory was more exciting than ever, and it was in good shape... Not only Melangall, but the entire territory was full of vibrancy until it reached every corner.

The good news is that Eldan's efforts so far have borne fruit, and that he has been able to actively develop various parts of the territory with funds floating thanks to tax exemptions... In addition, he was able to appeal friendly relations with neighboring territories and the hero Diaz of the Salvation nation well enough for this visit.

It has always been a well-known fact that we have always had a good relationship with our neighbors, but... few people have accepted it with half-heartedness, and it has been more fruitful than ever to be able to show them a friendly appearance directly in their eyes, as if they were brothers.

A neighborhood lord who gets rare dragon materials over and over and spits them out without accumulating the money he earns from building a garden, building a gate, buying army horses, and more... Diaz, the hero of the Salvation.

Everyone who went to work in the neighborhood that Diaz ruled was well paid and well treated, such as lavish meals… If the relationship with such a generous lord was so good… It was natural for merchants to think that there might be a big chance of getting a large, well-paid customer who would come around.

Moreover, the development of the neighborhood seems to be going well, and rumours are spreading that we are increasing the number of livestock at an astonishing rate, not only stabilizing the production of specialty products from livestock, but also successfully expanding the territory...

The frontiers of development that everyone had set out to fail, and the unknown areas where they might be able to obtain unprecedented goods, could be added to the western commercial zone controlled by Eldan... and the phenomenon of investing in stores that were likely to be needed in case of such a situation, or stocking up supplies from now on, was becoming a phenomenon that could be said to be a special demand for development sites.

In fact, the production volume is not enough to affect the economy yet, and even if there is talk of adding it to the commercial zone, it will be for the time being... years and decades away, but still the desires of the merchants continue to spread indefinitely... The fact that Eldan did such a good job and allocated it to the development of the territory was also the reason for the positive situation.

(If it were Diaz, it might develop into a commercial zone within a few years… It's not a dream story at all, but it's also a joy and a horror…)

With all that in mind, Eldan was processing a pile of documents on the table... Camarots, who had left the scene to get regular contact from his men, came back with a difficult face.

"... is something wrong?"

When Eldan stopped his pen at the camaros, he called out... slowly opening his mouth while checking the report twice or three times.

"That's it... I got some reports I'm worried about...

First of all... the First Princess Isabelle and the Second Princess Helena are on their way to us... and they will arrive in my territory in a few days.

I don't seem to know the exact purpose... but I think I need to be vigilant about what happened to Deanne before. "

"... that's another story... I can't say anything about.

Isabelle and Helena weren't as stupid as Diane...

It seems that there are quite a few nobles around... Hmm... for now, it's just a place to wait and see. "

Having said that, Eldan stroked his jaw... for a while, then opened his mouth with a soft expression.

"... even if we look good, Diaz can't say that.

A few days after I explained the need for a hotel... even though there is a curator who can be built in no time, it seems that we are not ready.

Build a curtain house and prepare furniture that looks like it... if you have a welcome meal or something, will you be able to start in time...?

Camarotto, as soon as I finish my report, I want you... to gather all the items you might need around here and head down to Lord Diaz.

Because there are nobles with good sense, it's going to be a lot of trouble if you do that. "

Having nodded firmly in response to such Eldan's words, Kamalotz continued to say that he wanted to report what he had to report before doing so.

"And as previously reported, Eli, a friend of Diaz's, and Goldie, the leader of an organization called the Alliance to which Issa belongs, have arrived in Melangal and are asking to meet Eldan.

Apparently, he wants to relocate the Alliance's base of operations from King's Landing to Melangall, and he wants permission to do so. "

"From King's Landing to us...?

... I've heard of the Alliance's reputation, and I'd be delighted if I thought of my relationship with Lord Diaz... why would I do that again...?

Hmm... I think I need to hear about the area in the interview. "

Having looked at Eldan with that thought in mind, Kamalotz once the report had been suspended... will review the contents of the remaining few reports.

At the end of those reports, which included missing reports and reports of uncertain information about the extent of rumours... there was a letter saying that the man, the troubled person who had made things difficult in the territory of Mahatti, had been lost... Camaros, who had reconfirmed the letter, sighed out so that Eldan wouldn't notice and then shook himself small.

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The man was an avenger.

He was a man driven by irrational, erratic anger from the perspective of others.

Although I tried to get revenge in that way, I couldn't do anything, everything failed, and it became a form of encouragement for the person I relied on to lose his legacy... a pathetic man who was losing his source of funds and envying himself.

I didn't give up my revenge, but I couldn't even get my daily bread... I lost sight of what I was avenging for, and I was being chased to the brink of breaking my heart.

But still the man keeps walking without stopping, wandering around with no purpose... and by total coincidence, the man reaches a place.

It was a strange place, also known as a ruin.

Now I don't know who made it for what purpose, it's said to be thousands or tens of thousands of years ago... a place built a long time ago with no records.

A man who arrives there by chance with a large gate that can't be opened or broken by any means, knowing that it cannot be opened, reaches out to that gate.

Then, quietly and without making a sound, the gate began to move and opened as if to welcome the man... the man who opened his eyes so loudly that he had never opened it so far in his life... without even thinking about what danger awaited him before, pushed his foot into the back of the gate so as to be sucked in.

Chapter VIII Reserve

[130 people] [158 people]

Breakdown: 25 members of the Isetor family, including the three brothers of Seki, Saku, and Aoi, and Korm.

Diaz got six livestock [horses] and eight [horses].

Diaz got four livestock [White Gee].

-Dias got two livestock [donkeys].

· The number of livestock [geese] increased steadily to 20.

Improvement and restoration of the facility ● Well has been completed.

Improvements to the facility [Sekijo] are well under way.

Diaz acquired a weapon [Mysterious Throwing Axe] in neighboring territory.

Senai and Aihan began to call themselves forest people, and began to shake their power with dignity.

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... Spring is still coming.