The Vastness of Magical Destiny-Chapter 126 - Thirteen Planning_2
Chapter 126: Chapter Thirteen: Planning_2
Chapter 126 -Thirteen: Planning_2
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The madcap discovery of that Dwarf excited Puber the most. In the spurs of the Volt Mountain Range, the Dwarf was convinced he had found a series of coal mines—varying in size but rich in reserves. Although somewhat distant, if a road could be built from there to Mattdam, the abundant hydropower resources of the Catania River could be utilized for transportation, continuously delivering coal to Bahomon, thereby saving considerable transportation capacity. However, the area was currently too remote, almost uninhabited, and surrounded by forests. To develop this area, not only would roads need to be constructed, but more importantly, a small town must be established to meet the various needs of the coal mine’s development. At present, everything was still a castle in the air.
After the approximate locations of several towns were confirmed, Puber and Neptune began their mad land enclosure movement. In Ugru, all land except for the pre-existing land of the indigenous people, which was reconfirmed by legal form, was re-verified and registered by the Lord’s Mansion. In particular, the land around Ugru Town was planned out, one plot after another. According to Puber’s plan, all land and streets within one kilometer of Ugru Town’s central crossroad needed to be re-planned and registered, and were categorized into three classes based on the distance from the center point. Anyone who wanted to build houses on the streets within this one kilometer had to purchase land ownership, while land ownership outside of one kilometer could be obtained simply by paying a land ownership registration fee. This categorization effectively gave the rich among the immigrants the right of first use and also met Puber’s criterion of fully squeezing the wallets of the rich.
The same applied to Mattdam. A large coastal area and the area out of the river mouth were identified as the future dock development zone. Although the current population of Mattdam was a mere few over a thousand, Puber and Neptune both believed that with the arrival of immigrants, it would develop into Caucasus’s most important foreign port. Of course, the Pirates in the Nether Sea stood in their way, but both were convinced that once Komer returned, he would surely come up with a proper solution to this problem.
Hesse’s task was even more daunting. Besides leveraging all his connections and abilities to guide and persuade the indigenous people of Ugru and Mattdam to believe that the arrival of over a hundred thousand immigrants would bring endless wealth and business opportunities, he also needed to tightly control the emotions of the people between these two places. Should there be any signs of trouble, he had to intervene in a timely manner to nip the problems in the bud. Hesse’s agitation and propaganda indeed played a crucial role, especially when seeing Caffrey’s friends set up shops one after another in Ugru and Mattdam. The local shopkeepers were greatly stirred and, under Hesse’s incitement, they expanded their businesses, gearing up to make a fortune with the incoming immigrants. Many types of shops that had never been seen in the towns, such as coffee shops, large hotels, weapon stores, book stores, and many other services that the indigenous people of Caucasus had never enjoyed, gradually appeared. Under the deliberate guidance of Hesse and his friends, the emotions of the public were smoothly developing in a favorable direction.
Though the situation appeared to be very promising, Puber dared not take things lightly. After Hesse provided the assistance of a few Adventurer friends for Ilot and Baoling, Puber decided to massively expand the Lord’s Guard to deal with potential conflicts and issues that might arise with the large-scale entry of immigrants. Carrot and stick, kindness and severity in conjunction, had always been the unique methods of rulers. Only in this way could the situation be firmly controlled.
The Lord’s Guard explosively expanded from sixty to one hundred eighty people, which was just the preliminary idea after Puber’s discussion with Ilot and Baoling. With one hundred fifty thousand unfamiliar immigrants entering, it was hard to predict what conflicts might arise with the local indigenous people. Over the past month, following the introduction by local indigenous people, more immigrants from other regions gradually came to the Lord’s Mansion to report, requesting to settle in Caucasus. Following the announcement’s content, Puber, in his role as Administrative Officer, granted them legal resident status. However, as the composition of the incoming population became more diverse, and races such as Dwarves and Half-Elves, which faced discrimination in other parts of the Continent, started to appear, Puber was pleased but also concerned. Many problems from various aspects needed to be considered as soon as possible, and since his group’s arrival from Cyprus to Caucasus was relatively recent, despite holding the title of Lord and having the support of Hesse father and son, the foundation was still weak, with many conflicts yet to surface. Therefore, forming a strong armed force completely under his control in this remote territory was especially important. On this point, Puber and Ilot completely agreed.
Under Puber’s suggestions, Ilot and Baoling both intended to select simpler-minded Half-Beastmen for the newly expanded Guard. Their physical fitness was excellent, their strength formidable, and more importantly, they had little interaction with the local Indigenous People. Having just shaken off the shadow of being mine slaves, once they were granted the status of Free Citizens, they naturally felt deeply grateful to the Lord who gave them their freedom. This made it easy to keep them under control. Baoling was responsible for the basic infantry training, whereas Ilot and a few Adventurers took up the role of instructors for individual soldier skills. Half the day was dedicated to individual skill training and the other half to basic infantry formation drills, even utilizing the evenings for discipline training.
When Ilot led over fifty fully-armed Half-Beast Warriors before Komer, even in Bruce, a wave of astonishment was caused by the formidable Half-Beast Warriors. After all, the large-scale employment of Half-Beastmen as Warriors was not a common sight in the regions of the Continent controlled by the Human Clan. Half-Beastmen living in Human societies were mostly at the bottom of the social hierarchy, and jobs like Farmers, Miners, Lumberjacks, and Porters were already the best they could get, whereas the majority of Half-Beastmen ended up living as slaves in this Society. However, Komer never seemed to pay much attention to this aspect, perhaps deeply influenced by his Master, who possessed Dwarven and Barbarian bloodlines; he had always maintained an indifferent attitude towards racial group issues on the Continent.
Komer was somewhat pleased but not too surprised by everything before his eyes. However, Hozer and Lafayette, who followed Komer, suddenly had a touch of reverence in their eyes. To them, these Half-Beast Warriors seemed little different from the barbaric and brutal Beastmen – equally strong and robust, equally imposing with their ferocious appearances. Although they were outfitted in Human Warrior armor, the unabashed defiance innate in their bones was still intensely evident. These newcomers, however, were all very docile in front of Ilot, which clearly indicated that following the custom of revering the strong inherent in their race, they probably had, like their predecessors, challenged Ilot and been beaten up with bruised noses and swollen faces, a bitterly humiliating experience.
Leaving Hozer and Lafayette in the Horse-drawn carriage, feeling bout with restlessness, Komer finally got the chance to enjoy a liberating horse ride. Snapping the reins and spurring the Horse, he left Ilot far behind, his spirits soaring with indescribable delight and relief. This journey through Leon had been unexpectedly smooth; from Bruce to Darman Pass, they rarely encountered anyone except a few grain-transporting carriages from Palermo on their way back to Ugru and also came across several scattered Immigrants heading to settle in Caucasus, having heard of the Caucasus Lord’s recruitment notice. However, at this time, Komer had lost his initial eager anticipation; a burden of a hundred and fifty thousand Immigrants weighed heavily on his mind like a cumbersome load.
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