Todd listened with little interest, but his mind was still preoccupied with the idea of ​​the mutant turning into a normal human.

Seeing the other man's expression, Kendi held up the notebook in front of him and shouted anxiously, "Lord Todd, do you know what the discovery of these things means? It means that we have discovered a new history, a new species!"

As the man spoke, he opened a wooden box he carried with him, unfolded layers of red cloth, and inside lay a small piece of bone: "This is a bone I secretly hid before I was captured by the Claw Clan."

Todd glanced at the bones in the wooden box, something flashed through his mind, and after thinking for a while, he still came up with nothing.

"Kendy, I can take you away from the North Island..."

Todd's words lifted the man's spirits.

“But I need you to pretend to be a church member.”

Kendi's eyes widened: "You want me to convert to the Church of God?"

Todd shook his head: "No, I only hope you change your attire. You can still stick to your beliefs, but you can't do it openly in Twilight Town."

Kendi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly, saying, "As long as you can get me away from North Island, I'll do whatever you say."

After dealing with Kendi's matter, Todd found Morgan, who was planning to return to the tribe to prepare the ships: "I want to go into the Sacred Forest, do you have any way to do that?"

Morgan stood frozen in place after hearing the other's words, then hurriedly pulled Todra aside: "My lord, do you know that this is the sacred site of the gods of the North Island?"

Todd nodded.

"Then you should also know that heretics, let alone entering the Holy Land, will be attacked by the Valkyrie even if they just get close, right?"

Todd nodded again and said, "But I have important business to attend to there."

Morgan rubbed his forehead, looking troubled. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "There is a way to get in there. Some barbarian elders have obtained the approval of the Valkyries and were allowed to enter the Sanctuary."

"How exactly did they do it?"

"If you can show enough sincerity to the Valkyries and gain their favor or respect, they may agree to let you into the Holy Land."

Todd, upon hearing this, began to understand Morgan's meaning. In simpler terms, it meant doing everything possible to increase the Valkyrie's favorability. However, figuring out exactly how to do it required careful consideration.

After saying goodbye to Morgan, Todd stood there for a while, then found Huggins, who was in charge of staying behind, and instructed him to send some food and daily necessities to the Valkyries of the Sacred Forest every now and then. Although he didn't know if doing so would be useful, it was better than doing nothing.

After dealing with a series of matters on North Island, Todd led a group of people back to Twilight Town. After settling Kendi in, he immediately began to deal with the backlog of affairs in Twilight Town.

Although every industry and every field in Muxi Town has a specialist in charge, there are some decisions and matters that others have no right to decide or cannot resolve, and Todd still needs to do them personally.

For example, Queen Mary suggested that because the Knights of the Moshe were plundering more and more wealth from the nobles, the church's treasury could no longer hold so much gold and silver, and hoped that the church could be expanded and renovated.

After reading it, Todd readily agreed.

Knight Dion pointed out that due to the escalating war in the East, more and more refugees were flowing into Muxi Town from all directions. Combined with residents relocating from noble fiefdoms, Muxi Town's population would soon exceed three thousand. Maintaining order and handling cases were becoming increasingly difficult. He suggested revising the functions of the Holy Order Arbitration Court and increasing expenditures on maintaining order.

"Let professionals handle professional matters," Todd signed his agreement again.

Writer Hans proposed that, given the increasing number of people in town dedicating themselves to writing, and the growing number of literature enthusiasts from the East and South coming to Twilight Town, the Knights might approve upgrading their "Literary Studio" to a "Literary Society." Regarding venue rental and event expenses, Hans was willing to cover a portion himself and find local businesses to act as sponsors, requiring no additional investment from Twilight Town.

It was something that cost no money and even helped the literary development of Muxi Town, so there was no reason not to approve it. Todd became more and more adept at signing the word "agree."

But then, there are two extremely important things that Todd can't just get away with by writing "agree".

A matter came from Rachel. She reported that, due to Cumberland's forces prioritizing demolition in their attacks on noble fiefdoms to minimize losses, the production of explosives was completely outpacing demand. Furthermore, the scarcest material for explosives—saltpeter—had been completely purchased up in the surrounding town of Muxi, making further production impossible. What could be done?

Another matter came from Joe. The monk had recently been busy planning residential areas for the new residents. Based on the recent situation, he warned Grand Master Todd that a food crisis was likely to erupt. He calculated the food reserves in Duskwood and the surrounding markets; if the population continued to grow at this rate, Duskwood's food would soon be exhausted, and food prices in the surrounding markets would skyrocket due to the war. At the earliest this winter, and at the latest next spring, Duskwood would be plunged into an unprecedented famine.