"Development planning?"
Having heard the young girl's words, Baron Betel was momentarily stunned.
He had envisioned Count Castel trying to sway him, as well as other nobles waiting aloofly for his pledge of allegiance. He also considered that Count Castel might first choose to rebuke him, this troublemaker from the Northern Land, or perhaps suggest under other nobles' pressure that he hand over his domain and rank to become a landless aristocrat...
But he never anticipated that upon meeting, the other party would just hand him a stack of documents.
Development planning?
For Baron Betel Territory?
Baron Betel picked up the scroll with a look of confusion and began to read, baffled. But after just one glance, he couldn't look away anymore.
The reason was simple, the content of this development plan was too captivating.
