Chapter 55: Magic Tower (1)
After Adria left, another two days passed.
[You have accepted a trade from the Tesnoka territory]
[Time remaining until resource arrival: 23 hours, 21 minutes, 11 seconds]
Kim Hyunwoo, who had been talking with a dwarf for a while, soon checked the notification that popped up in front of him.
Another day passed, and Kim Hyunwoo was able to meet the Expedited Delivery Dwarf, a character that existed in the settings, face to face.
Hello!
At a glance, she was short, but Kim Hyunwoo murmured to himself, seeing a woman whose presence and large chest starkly contrasted with her height, making it clear she was no child.
Big.
Excuse me?
Oh, nothing. I was just saying youre quite tall for a dwarf.
Kim Hyunwoo, who would normally never make such a mistake, blurted out an excuse, dumbfounded by the unexpected size.
Wow Our Lord knows how to please a dwarf-
The dwarf, seemingly very pleased, giggled and handed a document to Kim Hyunwoo.
But in the end, you still have to pay the exact amount. No discounts, right?
I understand. Where should I sign?
Please sign here and here. And at the same time, you can load the payment into the empty cart.
Kim Hyunwoo, seeing that the territory residents he had hired in advance were all diligently moving resources, immediately signed.
Wow! Thank you so much!
The Expedited Delivery Dwarf, who introduced herself as Gwyn, bowed with a satisfied smile, soon after confirming that all resources were unloaded to one side.
Now! Since I have to deliver the payment, Ill be on my way!
With a lively laugh, she vanished like the wind.
Kim Hyunwoo, staring blankly at her departure, thought to himself without realizing,
It wasnt for nothing that people praised the Expedited Delivery Dwarf.
Of course, having played Arteil for a long time, Kim Hyunwoo was not unaware of the Expedited Delivery Dwarf who introduced herself as Gwyn.
However, Kim Hyunwoo had not been particularly interested because she was not a recruitable hero but merely a character that existed in the settings and with whom a few words could be exchanged.
Having met her, Kim Hyunwoo slightly understood why some of the communitys veterans were so fond of the Expedited Delivery Dwarf.
Thus, Kim Hyunwoo, who had been staring blankly at the spot where Gwyn disappeared,
My Lord?
could hear Elenas voice, who was waiting beside him.
Oh, yes?
No, you just seemed to be spacing out.
Oh, did I?
Yes. Since meeting that small dwarf. Youve seemed to be spacing out?
He spoke as if he didnt know, but his half-open eyes seemed to know everything.
No, well, since the resources have arrived, I was thinking of getting down to business.
Kim Hyunwoo, turning his gaze away slyly and speaking as if to lay down a steel plate on his face, dodged Elenas suspicion (?) and immediately called a guard to start directing how to utilize the resources piled up like a mountain.
What could be big
Kim Hyunwoo had to endure Elenas oddly deadpan gaze until the end of his instructions to the guard
The day after the resources arrived from the Tesnoka territory.
Territory: Lartania
Territory Development Level:
618
Territory Residents:
[Humans: 4146]
-Owned Buildings-
[Castle LV1 >>> Upgrading 99% (Paused)]
[Walls LV2 >>> Upgrading 0%]
[Residential District LV2 >>> Upgrading 0%]
[Forge LV3 >>> Upgrading 0%]
[Barracks LV2 >>> Upgrading 92%]
[Tavern LV2]
[Market LV1 >>> Upgrading 0%]
[Wood Processing Plant LV1]
[Restaurant LV1 >>> Upgrading 0%]
[Leather Processing Plant LV1]
[Stone Processing Plant LV1]
[Trading Post LV1]
[Secondary Walls LV0 (Under Construction 9%)]
[Inn LV0 (Under Construction 0%)]
[Administrative District LV0 (Under Construction 0%)]
Owned Troops:
-200 regular soldiers [Upgradeable soldiers available!]
Kim Hyunwoo looked at the notification window that had begun to obscure his view, smiling contentedly.
The last time he checked, the development level was around 300, but with the opening of the Labyrinth, it had doubled to over 600 in an instant, and the population of the territory, which was in the 2,000s, also surpassed 4,000 in no time.
It was an incredible rate of development for just a few days.
Is this alright?
What do you mean?
As Kim Hyunwoo smiled at that, he asked upon hearing Elenas voice, and she, seemingly cautious, said,
Surely, the territory growing is a good thing but I wonder if were expanding too quickly. Of course, you, as the Lord, must have thought this through.
Hmm. I do think its reasonable to feel uneasy about it.
Kim Hyunwoo neatly affirmed Elenas words.
Her words were not wrong, after all.
In fact, it would be better to start focusing on maintaining public order at this point.
There are many important things to consider when managing a territory in Arteil.
But as the residents are the most important, Arteil requires careful effort to ensure they do not leave the territory.
As said several times, the workforce comes from the residents.
Of course, the territory is currently overflowing with mercenaries.
In the Lartania territory, there were an estimated 5,000 mercenaries, and their numbers were increasing in real-time.
In essence, this means the territory has a workforce of over 9,000.
However, despite the large number of people, unfortunately, mercenaries could not be used as labor force.
Mercenaries are too expensive to employ as labor, especially now with the opening of the Labyrinth city.
Of course, Kim Hyunwoo, who currently has a lot of money, could afford it, but he preferred not to resort to such measures.
After all, money is not infinite, and to restore the territory to its former state, 1 million Gold Coins was not considered a large amount.
Furthermore, Kim Hyunwoo had already spent about 400,000 Gold Coins in reality.
The reason was due to the construction of the secondary walls.
Initially, when Kim Hyunwoo first built the walls, he surrounded only the vicinity of the castle, not the entire Lartania territory.
The reason was, of course, because the entire territory of Lartania was very large.
Moreover, from Kim Hyunwoos perspective, who had to start everything from scratch, there was no need to encircle the vast land with walls immediately.
But now, with the opening of the Labyrinth city, the secondary walls were a necessary step for Kim Hyunwoo to take, so he was spending excessively to construct them quickly.
Of course, even with this, it has only covered about 40% of the original territory.
Since the territorys landmass is so large, spending more Gold Coins became wasteful, so Kim Hyunwoo decided to compromise at this point.
In essence, Kim Hyunwoo was expanding the territory using its labor force rather than increasing soldiers to strengthen its foundation, knowing Elenas concerns, he pondered for a moment before asking,
Is public order starting to deteriorate?
So far, it hasnt been significantly noticeable. But if the influx of mercenaries continues like this
Kim Hyunwoo nodded at Elenas words.
Indeed, as she said, even if not immediately, it was certain that public order in the territory would deteriorate over time.
In fact, it was already being maintained too well.
The mercenaries had already increased to over 4,000, compared to only 200 soldiers.
Even those were stretched thin across the first tiers rest area, the castle gate, and the Lords castle security, so if public order begins to decline, the situation could escalate to the worst.
Firstly, if public order drops, no matter how high the happiness level, the rate at which it plummets would be unreasonable.
In essence, Kim Hyunwoos territory was in a state of very poor foundation due to building up too quickly.
If thats the case, it should still be alright.
Is that so?
Yet, knowing all this, Kim Hyunwoo spoke as if it was alright.
Because he had a plan for everything.
Yes. So, for now, Id like you, Elena, to do what you can to maintain public order. Ill delegate the related authority to you.
That means
Exactly as it sounds, you dont have to report everything and can make decisions autonomously. I trust you.
Following Kim Hyunwoos words,
Ahem, Ill do my best.
Elena, turning her gaze away and briefly smiling, left the office after saying that.
And so, another three days passed.
[My Lord, public order is gradually declining. If it falls further, the happiness of the territory residents is expected to plummet sharply]
Hmm, I thought it would come eventually, but if it hasnt come to this point, I might have no choice but to recruit more soldiers.
As Loria gave the warning, Kim Hyunwoo sighed with regret.
A Hero 'Light Researcher' has entered the territory.
[A messenger from the 'Mage Tower' has visited the territory!]
Kim Hyunwoo smiled at the notification that popped up as if he had been waiting for it.
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