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Chapter 387 - 387 387 If You Want to Leave You Have to Leave Something Behind

387: Chapter 387: If You Want to Leave, You Have to Leave Something Behind 387: Chapter 387: If You Want to Leave, You Have to Leave Something Behind With a sweep of his hand, Gu Liqi led his subordinates and ran towards the front, quickly occupying the most suitable place for further expansion, and then promptly planted his own flag in the vicinity.

As long as they had a presence in this area, even without registration, it would be automatically assumed to be their territory.

Registration was only required for places that were further away, where it was not possible to establish a presence.

Others also hurried over, and in just a short amount of time, Zhao Guang’s territory was entirely surrounded.

While Zhao Guang was at work, he suddenly saw Qiao Miya rush in.

“What’s the hurry?

What happened?” Qiao Miya would not be this anxious unless something significant had occurred.

But what significant event could possibly take place here in his own territory?

Qiao Miya said with a worried expression, “Master, many people have arrived outside our territory, setting up tents right outside our borders as if they plan to claim this area as their own territory.”

Many people?

Zhao Guang was somewhat stunned.

What was going on?

“Come, let’s go out and take a look.” With a wave of his hand, Zhao Guang stepped outside and immediately called for Coscola to follow.

Coscola now had two hundred elite soldiers under his command, and these were not all the original ones.

Through various training and selection processes, some were dismissed while others were added; these were the remainder.

Now, each one of these men was an elite soldier with morale at its peak.

As they followed Zhao Guang outside, all of them were eager to try, ready to take action at any moment.

“Who is in charge here?

Who can tell us what exactly are you planning to do?”

As Zhao Guang’s voice rose, the people inside immediately walked out.

Gu Liqi, standing next to his tent, said right away, “You must be Viscount Zhao Guang.

I’m Gu Liqi.

This is my colonization decree, and I have decided to begin my colonization from here.”

The other party directly produced their colonization decree, clearly intending to shut Zhao Guang up.

However, at that moment Zhao Guang found it somewhat amusing; didn’t this fellow thoroughly investigate what was happening here?

It seemed that everyone else around was in the same situation.

“You all are colonizing lords as well?”

Indeed, they all took out their colonization decrees and looked at him with smug expressions on their faces.

What could a viscount do, and what difference would it make if he were a knight?

With such a tiny place, wishing to expand was nothing but a pipe dream.

“Do you not realize that this area is my territory?”

“Your Excellency, you probably have not registered at the Noble Management Office, have you?

Unregistered land, in the absence of population occupation, is assumed to have lost its control qualifications.

Therefore, beginning our colonization from here does not pose any problems.”

“It was Marquis Coruas who sent you here, wasn’t it?” Zhao Guang said directly.

The crowd did not respond, but there is a difference between implicit acknowledgment and explicit admission.

Zhao Guang then produced a document with a wave of his hand: “See this?

This is the request for territory colonization, which His Majesty the King has personally approved.

Here is the Noble Management Office’s seal—you do recognize it, don’t you?”

The faces of the crowd turned sour.

Did this guy actually know to register?

If that was the case, they were in trouble.

The King had granted him a not-so-small territory.

It was nearly impossible for them, with their limited numbers, to completely enclose such an expansive area.

It seems they must notify Marquis Coruas promptly to increase manpower.

Otherwise, applying for more colonization decrees was also an option.

To completely envelop such a vast area, there would be a need for forty or fifty colonization decrees at least.

And even more crucially, what were they going to do after enclosing such a large territory?

With such an expanse, they were already in no shortage of opportunities for development.

And should they fail in this task, these people would certainly be forsaken, which would be utterly disastrous.

There’s a world of difference between a colonizing lord with backing and one without.

Yet since they had already begun colonization, no one could afford to give up—as each had only one such opportunity in their lifetime.

If they failed this time, the Empire would not offer them a second chance.

“How do you prove this has been approved by the Noble Management Office?”

Looking at them as if they were idiots, Zhao Guang knew the Noble Management Office had specific anti-forgery measures.

Furthermore, such a document could easily be verified as authentic, and the consequences of forging one did not bear thinking about.

“Sorry, we didn’t know,” said Gu Liqi, quick to apologize, knowing a bit more.

Regardless of what Marquis Coruas’s thoughts were, he had to take responsibility for his own future.

Zhao Guang continued, “Ignorance is no excuse, though you’ve come here looking for trouble.

According to the rules, I cannot simply let you leave.

Encroaching upon a noble’s territory to establish your own is a very grave matter.”

“What would you like to do?” Gu Liqi felt waves of anger, followed by helplessness.

After all, it was clear they were in the wrong.

The damned Marquis Coruas—how could he not have investigated thoroughly before sending them here?

If they had known it would come to this, they never would have taken on the role of colonizing lord.

“Let’s follow the customary ways of the nobles—compensation.

The land you’ve occupied: compensating five thousand Gold Coins per person would be just right,” Zhao Guang said.

He wanted to demand more but had to stick to the rules.

Plus, five thousand Gold Coins was no modest sum for these people.

Zhao Guang might not consider five thousand Gold Coins a big deal, but these men definitely could not afford to think that way.

Indeed, watching their faces turn as if they had swallowed flies, Zhao Guang felt quite pleased.

Ten people amounted to fifty thousand Gold Coins, which was substantial.

At the very least, the tax for such a large piece of land would be covered.

“Too much, we…

we can’t afford that,” someone said, frowning.

“If you can’t afford it, then you can’t afford it.

I’ll have to report this to the Noble Management Office.”

This made them even more worried, as it implied their reputation would be ruined.

Although they wouldn’t be punished overtly, a person with no credit is doomed to fail at everything.

Even if they went into business, other nobles would tarnish their reputation far and wide, making even that path impassable.

The reputation of a noble is of utmost importance and often counts for more than anything else.

Apart from a few who did not care about their reputation, everyone else had to value it, especially them.

“Don’t listen to that person’s nonsense.

Could you grant us an extension?

It’s very difficult for us to gather that amount right now.”

Zhao Guang nodded lightly: “It’s alright, I’ll give you a year’s time.”

A year was not a short period, and in the end, Marquis Coruas would undoubtedly have to pay the sum.