episode_0154

“I didn’t know there would be this much of a difference.”

The village chief, seeing the crops that Dennis had brought, muttered in a hoarse voice, as if he felt a sense of emptiness as a farmer.

“They say that the land determines human life, and looking at this, it seems like that’s true.”

I could somewhat sympathize with the village chief’s words mixed with lament.

‘Even if there’s a fuss about fertilizer, it’s still okay.’

Even without God’s blessing, the harvest was so bountiful that I wondered if the land itself was different.

“Are you sure it’s okay to give these crops away to the townspeople for free?”

“Yes, it’s a job to store it anyway. It’s better to put it in a boat than to let it rot and throw it away. Instead.”

I said, sitting down on the only fragrant cargo.

“No alcohol. This is all mine.”

“Okay, I’ll tell the townspeople.”

So I left the food distribution to the village chief and went back home, taking the food for my house and the refugees.

“Oppa, oppa! What is that?”

“I’m going to eat. I have to clean up, so can you call Gloria?”

“Okay!”

When given a piece of solid fruit, Clia happily ran to find Gloria.

“Wow, there’s a lot of fruit.”

“What are these, Mr. Cyan?”

At that moment, Sylvia and Elsia, who were walking together, approached me.

“My father’s acquaintance gave it to me as a gift.”

“Ian’s?”

When the story of her father came up, Sylvia became curious and came closer, her ears pricked up.

Unable to resist her cuteness, I smiled and told her what had just happened.

“You came back to repay my favor even after 30 years… You’re amazing.”

“That must mean his father was popular.”

And thanks to that popularity, I, as his son, was benefiting.

‘I too need to accumulate these virtues and pass them on to Ciel.’

I was worried whether I could do well.

Because in my previous life, I was far from accumulating virtue.

“Sir, do you receive this amount every year during the harvest season?”

“Exactly twice as much. It was hard to get there this time because there were no roads, but it will be easy to get there next year.”

After hearing my answer, Elsia quickly started tapping away on her calculator.

“Elsia, do you usually carry that with you?”

“I got this as a gift from Mr. Sian… And Sylvia, don’t talk to me while I’m calculating.”

After finishing her calculations, Elsia began to give me advice.

“It’s good to give it to the villagers, but what about selling it? Other villages are also suffering from poverty due to the refugees.”

“Not bad, but the only other village is Baron Hipro’s territory. Sahard’s duchy is currently under access control.”

“The Sahad Duchy may not be abundant, but it will not be lacking.”

“Then where are you going to sell it?”

“Isn’t there a force in the West that is struggling with food like us?”

I hesitated for a moment at Elsia’s words, then was startled.

“You’re saying we should sell to Hadron too?”

“They will probably be short on food anyway.”

I was impressed by the words of Elsia, who was a merchant through and through.

If not careful, it would be an act that would give strength to the evil forces, so if you were an ordinary noble of the Holy Kingdom, it would be an opinion that would make you furious, but not me.

“Good idea, let’s do it right away.”

They are one of the three great evil forces, so they must have a lot of money.

There was no sense of guilt in putting a lid on the hostile forces there.

“Cyan and Elsia’s faces turned sinister.”

“Sylvia, in times like this, you have to say you’re scared.”

“Oh, really?”

So, as Elsia had suggested, I put the remaining surplus food in my and went to the nearby Hipro Baron’s estate to sell it.

. . .

‘Hmm, there are more people than before.’

There seemed to be a lot of refugees in Baron Hippo, as the number of people living in the territory had increased by more than half since my last visit.

‘But the refugees who came to our village must have passed through here, but they only accepted families with men.’

It was annoying, but there was nothing I could say to Baron Hippo about it.

Everyone would have wanted a normal village like Baron Hipro, rather than a dangerous town like Lugeron Village.

“, I meet you, Your Majesty.”

Baron Hippolyte heard the rumor that I had become a duke and came running towards me in a panic as soon as he saw me.

“Hey, what a pitiful person in such a precious place… ”

Perhaps because he was very nervous, Baron Hippo made a slip of the tongue.

“I’m sorry. I will pull out this tongue that insulted the Duke.”

“It’s okay. The tongue can make mistakes.”

After Baron Hippo took a deep breath and calmed down, he got back to the main point.

“I got a lot of crops from him this time.”

“Ah, you mean the nobleman from the south.”

“Yes, I received a lot, so I came to sell it at a cheap price.”

“That, is that true?”

“Aren’t you also struggling with food shortages because of the refugees?”

“Yes. They were making it into porridge to increase the quantity, but that wasn’t enough, so a riot broke out.”

Baron Hippo says he received about 250 refugees.

‘You got all of that?’

I knew from rumors that Baron Hippo had a weak personality, but I didn’t know it was this bad.

‘This time, we might end up starving the people of Yeongji.’

Baron Hippolyte had a lovable personality, but he was very lacking in leadership qualities.

‘From now on, Gregor will have to act as the lord’s representative.’

Baron Hippo’s estate must become a garrison to protect the village of Lugeron.

We shouldn’t let something like this ruin our plans.

“In consideration of the refugees, this time I will give away crops for free.”

“Oh, Duke… No, Warrior! Thank you! ”

“But please don’t forget that all of this is thanks to the grace of Lady Hestia.”

“Yes, of course. I will announce it to my people.”

I ended up getting it for free, but it’s okay. I got it for free anyway.

‘Let’s be satisfied with confirming Baron Hipro’s conduct.’

He gave Gregor instructions to govern the Hippo Baron’s estate from now on.

“Thank you for your high regard for me. However, I am less connected to the administration than you think.”

“At least he’ll do better than Baron Hippo.”

“…I understand. I will do as you command, Your Majesty.”

“Please.”

I patrolled the three estates with Gregor to make sure the garrison cities were running properly.

Then, outside the territory, soldiers were seen cleaning up the bodies.

“What are those corpses?”

“Bandits.”

“Bandit?”

In the Middle Ages, banditry was a common occupation.

It was especially popular among farmers as a side job.

A single successful raid can bring you at least a year’s worth of income, so in these barbaric times, it would be foolish not to become a bandit.

But this is the West.

The forests and mountains are full of monsters, and underground, there is a crazy force called Hadron.

Bandits in such a West?

Either they are crazy like Hadron, or they have no choice but to become bandits to survive.

“Looking at the significant numbers, it must have been quite a struggle.”

“No. They were people who had not received proper training, so they could be easily cleaned up.”

If that many people had gathered, they could probably plunder a territory, but this place was guarded by Gregor, a strong man of the rank of knight commander.

‘It would be a disaster for them.’

As a token of encouragement to Gregor, who was doing a great job as a goalkeeper, I gave him a suit of armor from the .

“This is something I bought in the Holy Kingdom. It’ll be better than the armor I used before.”

“Thank you.”

Moved, Gregor knelt down and accepted the armor I offered him.

There’s no need to go this far.

“I hope you will continue to protect this place in the future.”

“Your name.”

Dozens of men came to me to confirm Gregor’s loyalty and to persuade me to return to the village.

“We want to serve you, Duke.”

After seeing their faces, I couldn’t help but be amazed.

“They say you meet your enemy on a single-log bridge, and it’s true.”

“Yes?”

“Anyway, I thought you’d come to me in person. Thanks.”

I immediately took out Robera from my .

“Goddess Hestia wants your suffering.”

. . .

Is it because he is the man with the most power in the village?

At some point, the refugees, who were all women, started asking me to sleep with them.

I was having quite a headache every night because of the women sneaking into my bedroom.

“Colin, please do your security properly. It’s annoying every night.”

“Why? Don’t you want to spend hot nights with young women?”

“Send me a girl prettier than Colin next time.”

“What? Are you flirting with your aunt? That’s like a son of a master.”

“Stop joking. I can really throw it away.”

“Kick, got it.”

After telling Colin, the insectivore and guard, it was quiet, but then a little girl suddenly came into my bed.

“You?”

“Ha, my name is Lucy, the maid.”

“Yeah, Lucy. Didn’t you hear from Gloria? She said she wouldn’t take care of you at night.”

“I came here to complain to you, warrior.”

“Complaints?”

I began to listen to her story for a moment, seeing the pink-haired girl speaking so clearly.

“Please kill the man who raped my only friend.”

But it’s spicy from the start.