Winter slowly passed and the snow on the mountains gradually faded away.

In Sean's eyes, the weather was almost sunny throughout this period. According to Alia, the temperature outside the mountain was starting to get hot at this time of year, but the humid weather in the mountains always had a cooling effect.

But no matter what the weather was like, more and more people kept going into the mountains during this period, and almost all of them came from Koga City.

In addition to the craftsmen, there are more merchants and members of the mercenary guild, who are specifically responsible for the construction of the market and the guild address and related matters. On this point, Alia really keeps her word. She promised to help build Telemian and kept sending people back and forth between Koga City and Telemian.

Sean looked at the buildings gradually rising on the big map...

Although it has not been completed yet, it has already taken shape, and with the help of 100,000 gold coins from the Earl's family, the treasury is becoming more and more abundant. Now, as long as we continue to take advantage of this favorable situation, it is estimated that within half a year, the income of the entire town will double.

Sean couldn't save those who died in the disaster, but by allowing the town to continue developing and attracting more people, he could slowly make up for the losses.

Squeak~

The door to the hall opened and Luke walked in with a smile.

"Is the master still here?" Looking at the large map on the table, it seemed that this master of the family often liked to look at things on the map for some time. I didn't know what he was looking at. It was just a map. He should have remembered it after looking at it for so long.

But Luke didn't dare to ask and could only pretend not to see it.

"Well, what's up?" Sean asked.

Usually, when someone comes to you, they have something to tell you.

"Yes, sir. Today, the senior members of the Mercenary Guild from Koga City will be coming. They seem to have said that they will temporarily leave one person behind to serve as the future manager. I wonder if you would like to meet them?"

The Mercenary Guild is actually equivalent to a trading house where buyers from all over the world will issue a bounty when they need something, and then the adventurers who want it will accept the task. Just like the archaeological team before, weren't they also issued a bounty by the recorder?

Almost no one in this town would issue any bounties after all, everyone is relatively poor. If someone does, it would most likely be himself or a merchant in the town. The purpose of setting up a mercenary guild is mostly to count the resources around the town.

For example, valuable herbs or animals, etc.

In this way, those who need it outside can know its location and send someone to pick it up. Most mercenary guilds in small places have such functions, and then charge a part of the fee. There is no need to send people to travel, which can save a lot of time.

Sean estimated that there would only be a few caretakers left in the town by then, so there was no need for him to meet these people.

"Just handle these matters for you. In the future, they will communicate more with you and Dante. I won't get involved."

After all, Sean is a local lord, which is equivalent to an official of this small town. He will not be too close to these business organizations, otherwise it will easily disappoint the local businessmen.

"Yes, sir."

"By the way, how are Miss Alia and the others doing today?" The topic turned to the Earl's daughter.

In the first few days, I took them to the town for a stroll almost every day. It was probably their first time to visit such a mountain village, and they were quite curious!

In the next few days, Sean was busy because he had things to do, and the other party also contacted Koga City many times... Although they lived in the same yard, they only met a few times a day.

"I heard from the Cleveland Cavaliers that they might leave in two days. Miss Alia is not used to the climate in the mountains and they seem to have other things to do." Luke said.

"Leaving?"

That's right, there are more than just noble barons like him in the southern region. If the other party wants to gain the support of more nobles, they must win over other nobles. This is just the first stop and there will be other places to come.

"Yes, it seems to be heading southwest."

"It doesn't matter. I also guessed that they would leave after a few days at most, but after all, Miss Alia gave us a lot of help. When the time comes, you can notify the others and we will all go to see them off that day." Sean said.

"good!"

Luke agreed but hesitated.

"Are you worried that Miss Alia's departure will reduce the financial support we receive from Thermian?"

ah?

Luke's words made Sean a little confused. This bachelor was good at everything, but sometimes he had so many ideas that he couldn't keep up. He didn't know why he suddenly brought up this.

"Is that possible?"

"I think it's possible. Although Miss Alia is friendly, the Cleveland Knight next to her is quite scheming. I've had people accompanying him around these past few days, and I've discovered that he's been secretly investigating our town's strength, including the number of guards and tax revenue. Right now, Miss Alia doesn't have many nobles to rely on, so she values ​​us. But if she gains support from other wealthy nobles in the future, she might neglect Thelmian."

Sean didn't expect that the other party had been watching the knight's every move.

In fact, I have discovered this before. Even if Alia's favorability towards me reaches [Friendly] and the other party is still [Neutral], no matter how the two chat, this favorability status cannot be changed.

It turns out that I already have some opinions about myself in my heart.

After Luke said this, Sean guessed that the other party must have known some of Thelmian's background. After all, it was a small place and nothing could be hidden. The whole pace of life was very monotonous and people from outside would understand after a few contacts.

He probably guessed that she was taking advantage of the fight for the heir to Koga City to gain benefits, and because they really needed the support of a noble, she did not show any disgust.

"I have my own plans for this matter, which is why I asked you and Dantido to contact those foreign merchants. From now on, you will be responsible for managing the affairs of the town while I'm away."

Sean's words stunned Luke.

"Your Excellency wants to..."

"Well, I will visit Koga City after early spring. Firstly, to thank the Earl for his rescue; secondly, I also want to see what the situation in Koga City is like... We can't always expect all the food to be delivered by one route." He patted Luke's shoulder and said.

Seeing the other person's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It turns out that the adults have already thought of this. I was just being overly suspicious!"

Well……

Sean felt a little uneasy inside...

This was exactly what Ling Shi had thought of. He had asked them to take him to meet those businessmen just now for other reasons.

Sometimes making decisions is so interesting. Two obviously unrelated things can be expressed with one decision. It really seems like God’s will.