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Chapter 119 - 119 98 Unexpected Person Seeking Monthly Ticket_2

119: Chapter 98, Unexpected Person (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_2 119: Chapter 98, Unexpected Person (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_2 Now it is only a Baron’s Territory, but perhaps several decades later, it could evolve into a Viscount’s Territory.

The Salam Mountain Range has that potential.

“Hudson, you’re really taking a big step!

Eight thousand acres of land have been developed in half a year.

At this rate, the arable land in the territory will exceed what has been accomplished at home in a hundred years within five years.

Nelson couldn’t help but feel marvelled.

He had long heard that his younger brother’s territory was growing rapidly, but had not expected it to grow at such a speedy rate.

Although the production of pig iron has not yet recovered to its peak period, the returns from the mines far exceed those of the previous Lord.

Increasing the production of pig iron is not impossible, but the main issue is that the profit does not allow it.

To earn a high premium from iron products, he would have to give up the pig iron trade.

The high revenue from the mines supports the rapid development of the territory.

The only constraint is the shortage of manpower.

Without this bottleneck, perhaps the land development plan would not be just eight thousand acres, but several multiples of it.

“This pace is somewhat slow.

The continent is not very peaceful anymore.

Let’s not talk about the disputes between the Kingdom and the Clergy, our old neighbour, the Orcs, is not an easy nation.

Although we are all reluctant to admit it, it’s indeed because Bimon’s the undying Emperor, that we have enjoyed these decades of peaceful years.

Next year is his three hundredth birthday, not many emperors in Bimon reach that age.

Unless he breaks through to the Sanctuary before his death, it would be a matter of a few years.

Whether he breaks through before his death, or simply dies, a new round of wars would begin in the Northern Border.

This is not only a chance for us brothers, but also our curse.

Our clan’s power is not bad among the minor and middle nobles, but looking at the Northern Battlefield, I fear it’s our fate to be cannon fodder again.

If we do not want to turn into a handful of dust in the war, to disappear with the wind, we can only try to strengthen ourselves.

Although I am not clear about the situation on the front lines, those blokes in the Northern Border are already beginning to prepare for their retreat.

Obviously, they do not have confidence in winning this war.

The calls for the North Conquest and reclamation of lost territory that are fervently shouted within the Kingdom are probably only slogans of a bunch of politicians.”

Hudson spoke with intentionality.

This was mainly directed towards Evola –- among the three brothers, only this second one had yet to settle, and it was impossible for him to not feel panic.

Being granted a territory is already a low-probability event.

If you end up empty-handed, you surely cannot depend on your brothers for life, right?

This is normal in other clans, but it’s not doable in the Koslow Family; there has not been such a thing in the past hundred years or so.

If they did fail in their undertakings, they would choose to ally themselves with a powerful noble, continuing to accumulate capital for the next generation.

Knight Adrian, their cousin, is an example.

If he hadn’t committed himself to serving the Dalton Family in the past generation and put in enough achievements, it wouldn’t have been his turn to inherit some unfortunate relative’s territory.

This way is suitable during peacetime, slowly awaiting the attention of the Lord of the Dawn.

But it’s not possible during war, especially during a racial war of massive Orc invasions.

It involves the rise and fall of the Kingdom; no noble can be inviolable.

Even the major nobles must put their all in.

The glory of the noble is built on blood and fire, especially in the Alpha Kingdom, where they have been fighting with the Orc for years, thus amplifying its sanctity.

For minor and medium-sized nobles, the benefits of this sanctity may not be visible yet, but when seen on Caesar III, he can ignore the Pope.

The legitimacy of the throne stems from the ancestors’ safeguarding of the humans’ frontier, the validity of which is universally recognized by various countries on the continent, regardless of whether the Clergy approves.

To be exact, now the Clergy does not dare to deny the legitimacy of Caesar III’s throne.

Because in the ancient Bible, believed to have been written by the Lord of the Dawn himself, such achievements are clearly defined.

A revision does not exist, in a world with the Divine Spirit, anything related to the gods is sacred and inviolable.

“Hudson, just say what you have to say!

This kid has grown everything but a brain.”

Nelson said helplessly.

Even though they were born from the same parents, the difference in their intelligence level is quite large.

They all went out to venture, but the youngest has already opened up a territory while the second elder brother is led by him.

Originally, he thought that Evola would take some stimulation, but it turns out all the assumptions were superfluous.

To someone who is heartless, it is explicitly impossible to think at this level.

Even though Hudson hinted very clearly, unfortunately, Evola didn’t understand at all that these words were meant for him.

Seeing this scene, Hudson was also extremely helpless.

Even though he remembered that his second brother was honest, he didn’t expect him to be this simple-minded.

In a world of nobility full of plot and scheme, it’s rare to encounter this type of honesty.

Perhaps all the intelligence was given to the eldest, and the original Hudson, before he traveled through time, was also not doing well.

If he were a bit smarter, he wouldn’t have fallen into the embarrassing situation of having his Life Essence swapped.

The below mentioned Laisol is even more stupid, completely devoid of any abilities, he foolishly dreams of breaking game rules, totally a giant baby.

As for his two younger ones, he can’t tell yet but he estimated their intelligence won’t be much either.

At least when Hudson left home, they hadn’t shown it.

If there were smart people, even if it was just to please Baron Redman, they would have shown an image of deep brotherly love.

Even if the acting were unsuccessful, it would have been a plus point, because hypocrisy can allow one to survive better in the world of nobility.