The two soon arrived at Linde's new residence.
Astaire looked at the new mansion before him and nodded in satisfaction. The lord's residence finally looked somewhat like that of a nobleman.
Astaire followed Lind into the mansion. As soon as they stepped into the hall, they were greeted by a rich aroma of food.
The kitchen had prepared a sumptuous meal to celebrate the lord's arrival at his new residence. The table was laden with various delicacies, including roasted venison steaks that emitted an enticing aroma, freshly baked bread, exquisite platters made with a variety of fruits and vegetables, and mushroom soup served in elegant containers.
Aster couldn't help but swallow. Seeing this, Lind chuckled and teased:
"I know you've been very busy lately. I was planning to invite you to dinner today since I checked in, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own."
Astaire scratched his head, and said sheepishly:
"Sir, you are so considerate. My stomach has been rumbling for a long time."
Without further ado, Aster found a seat and sat down.
Linde sat in the main seat and said:
"The territory has been short-handed lately, and I've had to trouble you with a lot of things. You've really worked hard, so I'm taking this opportunity to reward you."
"I won't say much more, let's eat."
"This deer was hunted yesterday, it's very fresh, you should try it."
Astaire eagerly picked up his knife and fork and cut into the venison steak. The crispy skin made a slight "crunch," and the fragrant oil mixed with spices exuded an unparalleled allure.
This made Astaire, who was already starving, unable to resist, and he quickly began to devour the soft bread next to him.
Watching Astaire frantically showing off his food, Lind slowly cut a piece of steak and savored it.
At the same time, thoughts began to wander in my mind.
There is still a severe shortage of capable personnel in the territory. I had previously planned to make a trip to Fortified City to find some useful talents to fill the vacancies in my municipal team.
But now that I think about it, the talents recruited from outside may not be as loyal as Aster, and if they have any disloyal intentions, it will have a great impact on the territory.
Moreover, recruiting talent from fortified cities now might not be successful; no one would willingly travel to remote, desolate areas far from the city to seek trouble.
Linde definitely has to take the blame for this; he genuinely forgot about it when he was in the Earl's territory.
How could I have forgotten about this when we were still in the count's territory?
unless……
Linde came up with an idea: he could write to his elderly father and see if he could get help from the old count.
In this way, Linde can ensure the loyalty of its talent to the greatest extent possible, and at the latest receive timely assistance by this summer.
"Hmm... I really should write a letter to the old count. After all, he is still my biggest backer. I might as well mention a few important things to him."
Linde thought of the cultists he had encountered on his way here, who were mixed in with the crowd.
These cultists, mixed among the civilians and soldiers, were all brought out from the Earl's territory, indicating that a considerable cult force must be hidden within the Earl's territory.
We also need to quickly inform his adoptive father and nip the cult in the bud before it causes any trouble.
Furthermore, Linde planned not to reveal his status as an oracle to the old count for the time being. Firstly, this title would not provide any useful assistance at the moment, and secondly, once the title was leaked, it could easily bring Linde a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Not to mention the potential cult forces still present in the Earl's territory.
After thinking it through, Linde decided to write the letter tonight and have someone deliver it tomorrow.
Now, let's just focus on enjoying our food...
Sliced venison and warm bread were constantly being put into my mouth, followed by a sip of cream of mushroom soup. The fatigue of the past few days was swept away by the satisfaction of the food.
Soon, the two devoured the abundant food on the table, thoroughly enjoying their meal.
After a hearty meal, Astaire, unusually, leaned back in his chair and let out a satisfied burp.
Linde stood up, stretched his body, and said:
“Aster, after today, I will be rethinking the development plan for the territory.”
Astaire immediately sat up straight and listened attentively.
"First, I will focus on the development of the territory, leaving only a small number of elite soldiers to maintain the territory's patrol and security."
"As for the remaining soldiers, I plan to use them to dismantle most of this old fortress in the territory, leaving only the foundation and some parts that don't need to be demolished."
"Then the stones obtained after dismantling the fortress were used to build a stone bridge over the river to the east, and the rest were used to build a standard town hall and barracks to the east."
Astaire listened attentively, nodded, and agreed with Lind's current plan.
The soldiers in the territory don't have any important work to do right now, so it's only natural to send them to build some projects.
"Then, after the spring planting is over and there are enough people available in the territory, I plan to repair all the roads in the territory, preferably by paving them with easy-to-pass stone and dirt roads, connecting them to the quarry, and begin to vigorously construct public facilities in the territory..."
Aster scratched his head and asked in confusion:
"My lord, don't you plan to build your own fortress? The territory doesn't even have a name yet..."
Lind was speechless for a moment. In the Kree Empire, there was a clear written rule that applications for the name of a territory and the name of a family could not be approved by the Senate of Nobles until a castle was built in the new territory.
I don't know what kind of dramatic thing happened before that led to this strange rule.
Linde made a rough guess from this, estimating that some old nobles wanted to encroach on the territories of the new nobles who had not yet established themselves, which was why such an outrageous rule was made.
The original viscount probably built this small, temporary fortress hastily for the same reason.
However, Linde was not afraid of such things. He had the support of the Earl's family, and no one dared to covet his territory, let alone a newly developed territory that had no value or need for such an expedition.
So Linde said:
"Let's put the castle aside for now; it's not an urgent matter. The development of the territory is the top priority."
"yes."
"Tomorrow, I plan to select some outstanding individuals from the army to help alleviate some of your burden. When you return, please help me screen them and find a dozen or twenty promising candidates, and then I will personally make the final selection..."
"yes……"
After Lind arranged the remaining details, Astaire had a general idea of what was going on, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Lind and returned to the camp to get back to work.
"Sigh~"
Feeling relaxed after a satisfying meal and having arranged everything, Lin De quickly washed up and then cast a cleansing spell on himself.
When casting the Cleanse spell, I made sure to turn off the Deconstruction Aura to avoid getting covered in magic crystal powder again.
Back in his bedroom, Lin De glanced at the honey jar on the table and chuckled to himself.
"Tonight I'll see if this wild little glutton will take the bait."
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