The line was long; 600 persons was hardly a large number for a city.However, seeing them all in one area made me realize how difficult it would be to manage a city with tens of thousands of people.It's no surprise that a king or an emperor would struggle to understand everyone's difficulties and issues, forcing them to dismiss little issues while focusing on major ones.So, I don't want to be king.Just a person in charge of a limited territory.I'm content with just these two cities. It would only cause me headaches if it became larger.But I'm forced to continue attacking cities.The demons are too powerful. Only I understand how powerful a demon can be.A demon of A-rank could easily defeat five humans of A-rank.Anyway, I'll put off dealing with this problem until later."Brother, hurry up and get in line!" Lily muttered softly. She emptied the bowl and displayed to Jaeger what was inside."See, they've also included wheat and rice."Jaeger couldn't help but drool. His stomach b
Knock! Knock!"Come on in."Jacob entered the room as the door squeaked open, handed me a stack of documents, and stood silently."These are the files and records for White River City and the City of Ethan, young master," Jacob explained.He was looking at the young lord with interest. He had never imagined that the Young Master would be interested in actually managing the city. And, to his surprise, the Young Master had completed a feat that the Baron had been unable to accomplish in a single day.Taking over the nearby city of White River!To Jacob's amazement, the Young Master instructed him to gather all documentation pertaining to both cities. It was as if the Young Master had accomplished all of this without conducting adequate research.I take a glance at the tall stack of papers that took up half of my table. Any scholar would ordinarily need at least a week to assimilate the information contained inside. I only skimmed through them. My eyes darted across each document, readin
Jacob was taken aback. "However, young master! That is ridiculous! We can't afford to have so many servants!""Don't worry, we've got a thousand gold coins in the treasury!" I smiled."What?!! The Young Master may have miscalculated, it was just ten! I double-checked the reports several times!""Butler You must have overlooked something. After all, there's not much of a difference between ten and a thousand gold!"Jacob's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.Who would dare to claim that there was no difference between 10 gold coins and a thousand gold coins?No matter how old or how stupid they were, they would never mistake a thousand gold coins for ten!"If I say a thousand, it must be a thousand."The Butler could only grimace.'You can pretend it's a thousand, but the treasury only has ten. Your words can't change ten gold coins into a thousand, can they?'I chose to ignore the butler. My aim was to withdraw some of my funds and begin investing in people. After all, I won't incu
A young boy, perhaps five or six years old, sat on the ground. His hands were covered in blood, and his clothes were blood-soaked. In front of him was a dead wolf cub, battered to a pulp.Its legs were severed, its head was ripped open, and its eyes were crushed. Even a grownup would not engage in such behaviour. But it was the boy who was doing it."How dare you mess with me, wolf? I am #########..."His words were hazy.I sensed an outside interference as if someone was interfering with my ability to hear his remarks.Soon after, a woman dashed towards him. The woman took the youngster by the collar and lifted him up."Ethan! Why are you doing that?"Mother?" The youngster cocked his head. " I was only fooling around with the wolf. "Can't you see how delighted the wolf"Can't you see how delighted the wolf"Fuck!"I got up.I simply would have woken up earlier if I had known the dream would be unpleasant.I was aware that this was the result of using another person's memories, but E
"We're also taking part in the training?." One of the guards inquired, stunned.The guard was ultimately convinced that the Young Master was serious after seeing his demeanour. He had initially assumed that the Young Master was making a joke.He was completely astounded. How was it possible for him, a top C-rank knight, to practice alongside so many townspeople who had not even attained D-rank?"That's correct," I said this without looking at the guard. I was irritated that they even asked me about it.They only possessed a C-rank power, yet they regarded themselves as superior to the locals. I had no idea a C-rank knight could have so much face or pride.The guards could notice the young master's irritated expression. They experienced an unexplainable chill up their spine."I must be hallucinating," one of the guards reasoned as he shook his head."That is a command. Go."The guards hesitated for a short while before grabbing a spear and joining the others. Each of them has reasonabl
Gordon's gesture signalled the beginning of the training.Everyone began sprinting around the mansion with a spear in their hands.I approached Giru while everyone else was training.[Giru-Level 19]HP-400Def-56ATK-44[Skills - Beginner Intelligence, Skilled Leader]I couldn't help but think back to when I initially arrived in this world. I had far lower numbers than the 14-year-old boy in front of me.Wait a minute..."Giru...Are you a girl?"Giru was terrified as if she'd been discovered doing something unlawful."Y-yes, it wasn't on purpose." Then she stared at me as if I were a demon. Her face turned pale, and her breathing became more rapid.I now understood what was going on."Did you dress and act like a girl because you were afraid of me?" I enquired helplessly.Oh, I should have picked a different body!Oh, the guilt.Giru shook her head and gestured with her hand as though she was afraid of me."No, no, no, I didn't.""It's okay, I won't eat you. I am not a demon, as you b
"It ought to be a dungeon break... How could a C-rank dungeon even have time for a dungeon break?""Has no one reported anything about the dungeon?"Wait... is it a dungeon untouched by humans?My interest was piqued.Everyone simply discounted the deaths of the victims as a natural result of entering the forest. But, after thoroughly reviewing the records, I discovered an oddity: they all died near the southern end of the Frost woods.I was seeking to expand to the city's southern edges at the time.I intended to clean out some portions of the Frost Woodland once it reached a certain size."According to Jacob, the deaths of the people last year had to be a coincidence.""However, the bodies are in an odd state. All of the wounds are exactly the same."I couldn't rest easy until I personally validated the veracity of the situation.Creak!I was surprised by the noise generated by the window.I hope that didn't startle anyone.[Stealth]My figure vanished into the darkness of the night
A thousand eggs seemed excessive to Jacob. Even if the young master's concern for the populace made him pleased, it would not be a good thing if it went too far and the house became bankrupt.If they followed through on this list, they would wind up purchasing a huge majority of the seeds in Green City.Furthermore, the number of ingots was sufficient to make armour for approximately 20 knights.The old butler believed that the young master was wasting his money."Young Master, please reconsider," Jacob requested."The quantity of seeds is excessive. The majority of the surrounding region is desolate. There is no blacksmith in town to work on the iron ingots. Even if we acquire them, they will be an unnecessary expense."My brow furrowed. This butler had no idea he was toying with fire. I had already advised him that he should simply obey and do what I say.When Jacob saw the Young Master's piercing look, he shuddered.'He's not going to... is he?' He reflected on himself. Will he be