Everyone left, and Alex, who was still standing there, felt increasingly uncomfortable. He had come to Sandy's complaint department precisely because he couldn't stand all sorts of things.
Despite his lack of composure, Alex decided to report the incident of the noble representative insulting the lord.
A little while later, another document from the complaints department appeared on Ron's desk.
Ron glanced at it, feeling nothing in particular, but since he'd run into it, he should deal with it. It seemed the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Foreign Affairs was desperately in need of someone good at arguing...
Ron rolled his eyes and called Uncle Nicole over from outside the door again.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
“There are no special instructions, but there’s one thing I need to remind you of. Why didn’t you yell back earlier? You’re one of my trusted men, you know? Alex doesn’t have much of a foundation, so it’s understandable that he tolerated it, but you absolutely should have yelled back…”
Ron appeared to be very angry.
The lord was furious.
Uncle Nicole seemed quite embarrassed: "I can't understand their dialect very well..."
In a vast and sparsely populated continent, even a small kingdom is big enough, with all sorts of dialects.
Okay, if Uncle Nicole doesn't understand, then there's nothing we can do.
"Let bygones be bygones," Ron continued, "Give the order to the last three nobles: the other cooperating nobles are not allowed to sell our goods, such as dwarven products, to them, or the number of weapons they represent will be halved."
"Understood, my lord."
"Also, I intend to establish a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mainly to handle foreign relations and to examine potential new partners for the future. You, Uncle, will be in charge of it. You must find me a master of arguing..."
"..."
Ron went into more detail about the specifics, such as the sampling and filling out of forms during the investigation, and considering the literacy rate of people in other noble territories, he would have to fill them out himself.
Once paper is invented, some data-driven governance schemes can be improved.
There were also specific requirements for skilled debaters: when facing a corrupt and degenerate nobleman, they had to win the argument before they could return.
Those accompanying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must include experts at the Grandmaster level. We can inquire at that time which experts within the territory are available.
...
Even after Nicole left, he was still filled with remorse. The lord was right. Regardless of whether he understood or not, he knew it was all bad. Since his spiritual power had heard it, he should have come out and cursed back.
My lord's requirements: a master of argument doesn't necessarily need to know all the dialects, but at the very least, they must be able to win every argument and not lose in terms of momentum!
Having strength gives you confidence, and it's even better if a few nobles dare to take action; the local people will be happy to change lords.
Ron can just complain to the royal family.
In the Kingdom of Gil, the offering tokens are still in Ron's possession.
Let's see if some of the lords and nobles will change their ways. Those who exploit their people too much might need to be impeached.
These were all minor matters to Ron.
After dealing with some territory matters that day, it was time for evening meditation.
In his personal life, Ron wanted to be lazy, just like he had wanted a personal maid back then. But when it came to cultivation, Ron dared not be lazy, nor would he be.
Because Ron has learned more and understands that strength is everything.
It was another habitual meditation, followed by a short nap in the middle of the night.
When excellence in a certain area becomes a habit, then at least some results will be achieved in that area.
I met Vivian after another nap.
His spiritual power had grown stronger, and he was full of energy. After breakfast, it was time for his morning swordsmanship class.
I dealt with territory matters yesterday, so I won't deal with them today.
Keep it for now. If it's urgent, the stewards will find him. Ron told him this at a meeting.
For several days in a row, Ron resumed his daily routine of cultivation as a lord.
I've been living as a lord for almost two months now. The initial busy period is over, and the remaining lord governance system can be improved little by little.
Five years of free education has been in effect for several days since the decree was issued. Within the fox clan, teachers have already been assigned, and people on the human side are following suit.
The houses in various places are almost finished. Elementalists are quick at doing things. Nika faced her tribesmen and ordered them to set off.
On that very day, Ron established the Ministry of Education, with Nika initially in charge, and tasked her with finding a group of people to go to the countryside to check on the situation in each school…
...
Thousands of miles away in Sandy, above the Fama Plain, four legends have gathered here.
Ron's mentor, the legendary Will, was among them. In addition to the two legendary figures who were enshrined by the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild, there was also a newly promoted legendary magician from the Stan Merchant Guild.
The woman's physical attributes reached a legendary level, yet she was already several hundred years old.
The four legends, in order to build a business empire in their partnership, did just that—to drive away the earth dragon!
“Your Majesty, Legendary Ville, what should we do?”
Will looked at the younger colleagues present: "You can handle the funeral arrangements..."
puff……
...
...
Humans fought against real earth dragons, the dragon race, and the human race emerged victorious in a legendary battle.
Afterwards, the other three legends wondered why Will Legend seemed to have regained his youth; could he be close to becoming a demigod?
Actually, that's not the case, because of the life force of the world's tree branches, but Will won't say that.
They mistakenly believed that the Legend of Vell might soon break through to demigod status. This was fine, as it conveniently concealed the situation regarding the World Tree branches, since there weren't many things in the world useful to a Legend...
Even when facing a group of high-ranking officials, Ron had to keep the matter of the World Tree branch a secret.
Or perhaps the events of that year will become clear once you visit the Elf Forest.
A deep pit, measuring a kilometer in diameter, appeared on the Fama Plain. Later, a legendary earth-elemental mage filled the pit with several spells.
Will Legend was the first to leave.
In the sky where they once stood, only three other legends remained.
"Finally, a living legend of over three thousand years may become a dimensional traveler. What about us?"
"I'll try to find an opportunity to talk to Legendary Will, maybe I can get some guidance from him..."
"Everyone, it's nothing else, I'll be leaving now," said the newly crowned female legend. Demigods were too far beyond her reach, and she had nothing that could attract the legendary Will's guidance.
Swordsmen and mages may cross paths, but Ophelia Legend still wants to rely on herself to accumulate magical knowledge step by step.
As one progresses to higher levels, enlightenment becomes more crucial.
The human body is ultimately finite, but the imagination of the mind and the connection between the mind and the world can create the possibility of breakthroughs.
Ultimately, all four legends departed.
It was a month later when ordinary members of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance arrived here.
To develop a new kingdom, with population and resources jointly undertaken by the various merchant guilds, and with the combined power of four legendary figures, to open up a realm of magical beasts, much like the history of the founding of kingdoms.
Otherwise, how could they possibly demand territory from the empire or other kingdoms...?
Instead of returning to the Gil Kingdom Palace, Vil flew straight to Sandy Territory, where he had disciples to teach. Once they had grown up, he too should seek the possibility of becoming a demigod. He had already sacrificed too much for the Gil Kingdom.
The establishment of the first commercial kingdoms on the continent accelerated the development of magical civilization, propelling the wheel of history forward by a giant leap…
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