Regressor of the Fallen Family Chapter 89

89 Haku Palace.

The wagon that passed the entrance to the town moved down the street, making a heavy noise.

Although there were only a few carts, the movement of the horses pulling them was dynamic yet slow, as if showing the weight of the items loaded inside.

The person leading the small procession was busy looking around McLane Town for the first time.

The local residents passing by looked at the merchant with a smile.

McLane Town was built not long ago and the market and commercial district are just beginning to become active.

The appearance of the merchants who started coming in and out after hearing the rumor was very similar to the usual ones.

Such reactions from outsiders even made the local residents feel a strange sense of pride as they felt the development of the town with their own skin.

“If you keep going like this, you will come to the permanent residence. That is where you can receive your goods.”

“Yes, yes. I know.”

Merchant Janson continued to bow to the soldier’s kind guidance and rode his horse slowly.

“Wow. I guess there will finally be a proper commercial district in this corner of town.”

Even with the same number of people, the quality and quantity of goods consumed were different in places where people lived scattered across villages and places where they lived together in cities.

It was common for village farmers, who used to make and use most things, to buy and use daily necessities that were supplied cheaply when they lived in the city.

As the commercial district began to develop, luxury goods began to be sold beyond daily necessities, and eventually luxury goods also began to be sold.

In other words, from a merchant’s perspective, McLane Town is now an appropriate time for investment.

Moreover.

‘The fact that so many people have gathered and so few weapons have been purchased must mean that there are no security issues and that it is peaceful. good. very good.’

As a peddler, there was nothing more he could ask for, so after delivering the goods, Janson planned to stay in the town for a while and gauge the demand there.

It didn’t occur to him that merchants who delivered weapons similar to his were coming and going in the town every day.

“Again? They came in again?!”

“Yes. We need to build another wooden warehouse.”

“Why on earth do you keep making it like this? We’ve already exceeded the supply for soldiers!”

“curious?”

Hamar, who was in the midst of being irritated, turned around in horror at the creepy devil’s voice coming from behind him.

“Oh no, I was just wondering if there was a reason to make so many extra weapons. I guess it’s kind of a waste of manpower and materials… haha.”

“The day will come when you can use it all. Just make it.”

“Of course. We have to make it. Now, everyone, hurry up. Let’s make it until all the people in the territory can hold their crossbows and shoot.”

Hamar Thane was saying this with a small sense of defiance disguised as a joke.

‘okay. If not all, then some….’

It was something that had to be done at some point, even if not immediately.

With that in mind, Logan watched with a stern expression the repeating crossbows and magazines being produced one by one and piling up in the warehouse.

‘Supplies are also accumulating properly.’

Materials flock to the town little by little under different names.

Even merchants who brought small shipments of weapons or wooden horses remembered the names of their trading partners differently.

I don’t know how long this trick could go on, but at least for now it seemed very effective.

“Philip is doing well.”

A compliment came out of Logan’s mouth without thinking as he nodded.

The object of that praise soon arrived in McLane Town.

“Oh, it’s more plausible than I thought.”

“What were you thinking? If you’re surprised from the entrance, you’ll be even more surprised once you get inside.”

Henderson shrugged his shoulders at Philip’s exclamation.

Philip and the escort knights have become close friends over the past few months.

The tight schedule of traveling around the country in a short period of time and the several encounters with robbers along the way strengthened their relationship.

So Henderson couldn’t help but be a little worried.

“But can I really come now? You said you didn’t even spend all your money?”

“No matter how much I changed the name, I already bought too much. The middlemen noticed and the price skyrocketed, so if you buy it now, you’re a fool.”

“But Confucius…”

“Oh, he’s not that stupid, so you’ll understand.”

Despite the knights’ concerns, Philip answered with confidence.

After touring the town in such a pleasant mood, they finally arrived at the manor and immediately encountered Logan.

“Why already… Oh really? Then there’s nothing we can do. Thank you for your hard work.”

“I thought you would understand!”

“Take something for granted. This is enough for now, so it’s okay.”

“Haha. As expected, Confucius! Then, as for the performance bonus calculation….”

“I have to do it. Just as I promised.”

“thank you!”

Philip couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The apparent reason for his quick return was not a lie.

But on the other hand….

‘There is no need to buy something expensive and reduce performance bonus.’

This greed also played a big role.

however.

“I didn’t use 30% of the promised funds, so I added that amount to the total purchase price…”

“Yes?! Logan, wait a minute…!”

“I told you to buy to the maximum. I never told you to get maximum efficiency, right?”

“No, but that’s….”

“Let’s see. If you add 30% and calculate the difference… Oh, it’s still a lot, right? Twelve thousand as performance bonus… I feel like it. I’ll just give you fifteen thousand gold. Thank you for your hard work.”

dump.

Fifteen thousand gold was clearly a large amount of money that could not be ignored.

However, Philip sat down with a despairing expression on his performance bonus, which was reduced to almost 1/20 of what he expected.

Logan seemed to be saddened by that expression and spoke to Philip.

“Let’s keep our work simple. It’s not about maximum efficiency, it’s about whether or not we get results. Understood?”

“Huh…”

I wonder if I can hear whatever Logan is saying.

Philip’s gray eyes were staring into empty space.

“Well, since you did a good job, I thought I’d give you a bonus separate from what I promised… but your expression doesn’t look very good. What if I don’t like it?”

“Who! Who said no!”

At those words, life returned to Philip’s face.

It was a change that made me realize how treacherous the human heart is.

Philip was truly happy with the additional 10,000 gold pieces, but at the same time, he felt shabby.

‘Such pathetic…’

And then the devil’s whisper was heard.

“Next time, I’m planning to send a return trip with a much larger amount than this time. I’m also thinking about increasing the performance bonus to about 5%. You can look forward to it, right?”

“Yes! Absolutely!”

The force was enough to surprise the knights next to him.

Philip answered loudly, feeling more motivated than ever.

Shabbyness is a piece of cake! What if it’s pathetic!

The opportunity is not over yet!

‘I like money!’

Philippe Claude 27 years old. It was the moment when the Golden Chung from his previous life clearly opened his eyes to his fundamental desires.

* * *

“Oh Philip! It’s my first time seeing your face like this in person.”

“That’s right, Dwayne. I wanted to meet you.”

“It’s good that I don’t need to introduce myself. Dwayne, please leave the administrative work to me for a while. You said there was a manpower shortage, right?”

Dwayne smiled at those words and nodded.

Two castles were added to the existing McLane territory, and a new McLane town was created.

In comparison, the number of administrators responsible for management did not increase.

This was because the existing administrators of Tethron and Sylvan could not accept it as there were many who worked under a vicious dictator and helped squeeze the people of the territory.

Of course, the addition of auxiliary personnel was bound to be welcomed.

“Of course! However, business and administration are slightly different fields…”

“I am confident in anything that deals with money!”

“…It’s good to have a lot of motivation.”

Why is he like this?

Dwayne narrowed his eyes and looked at Phillip.

However, even then, there was no way he would have known about the promise between Philip and Logan that ‘I will let you go on your next expedition as soon as the administrative process is completed.’

Although he was confused, he accepted Philip.

“Lord Rugel. Is this the end for food? If we store it in the warehouse this way, it will cost less and keep it from rotting for a long time.”

“…Oh really? Hehe. Thank you.”

“Dwayne, I think there’s something a little wrong here regarding town maintenance costs and employee salary payments.”

“I see. Huh…”

“Master Feran. All the weapons are in good condition. However, if you order the oil for maintaining the weapons from Calia’s territory instead of Kyle’s, it will be half the current price….” “

Ah, as expected. “I guess I know it well because I’m a merchant. Thank you for the advice.”

Philip completed the piled up tasks with great enthusiasm.

And in all areas related to money, we achieved results and found areas for improvement, even if only slightly.

Everyone was busy admiring and praising him, but even then, Philip wandered around looking for work with a light in his eyes.

There was only one thought in his mind.

‘The more I save, the more money I save!’

Logan’s promise of performance bonuses was not limited to commercial transactions.

“Thanks to that friend, I can get things done much faster. He was a great friend in many ways.”

“Really? That’s good.”

“But Confucius.”

“hmm?”

Dwayne, who had been praising Philip for a while, asked in a serious voice.

“The war you mentioned before. Is it really necessary to do it? Even if we do this, our territory…”

“Stop.”

“Confucius…”

“I can’t tell you everything, but keep this one thing in mind. There will be no such thing as steady progress in the future.”

“yes?”

“You can either soar or stagnate and fail. If there are only two options, shouldn’t you choose the soaring path even if it is a bit risky?”

Logan’s voice was unwavering and his eyes were serious.

“…You won’t listen even if I try to stop you, right?”

“uh.”

“In that case, I will support you with all my might.”

“…Don’t attitudes change too quickly?”

“If I don’t trust Confucius, who will?”

“There are many. People to trust.”

“….”

Logan grinned at Dwayne, who seemed to be at a loss for words.

“I’m just kidding. Thanks for believing in me.”

* * * McLane Town had just reaped the fruits of its first harvest, and it was truly a feasting atmosphere.

Moreover, as the number of commercial travelers and visitors from outside increased day by day, the town residents had no choice but to feel the revival of the territory firsthand.

But around the time the winter wind started to get a little colder.

An unknown tension began to swirl around the soldiers, knights, their families, and the people around them.

It is a time when the increasingly intense training of troops begins to gradually show visible results.

Even though there was no official statement from McLane’s leadership, including the lord.

Something might happen in the estate.

Rumors containing vague anxiety spread around Young Ji-min.

And at that time, officials from all fields were gathered in the office.

“The Knights have adapted perfectly to their new training.”

“Training for each class is also being completed. Now, there will be no major problems when deployed in combat.”

“Financial arrangement has been completed. There won’t be any problems with money until at least this time next year.”

After hearing the report that all the preparations he had thought were complete, Logan went to see his father.

Knock.

“It’s Logan.”

“Come in.”

Squeak.

“What’s going on? ?”

“I came here because I have something to tell you.”

“Hmm? okay. Tell me.”

“We need to prepare for war.”

“….”

“….”

The air in the room instantly froze at the overly direct words.

“I don’t think they’re saying that Biphrus is attacking. .Are you saying we want to start a war?”

“Yes.”

“Then, the training of the knights and the reason you recently urged Heinkel and Kai to do so was not simply to strengthen the territory’s power…” ”

That’s right.”

“Huh. ….”

Padric was silent for a while, lost in deep thought.

Then, after a while, he blurted out one word:

“Why?”

“If things continue like this, the territory will be ruined.”

Macline is improving day by day.

You can see it from the inside and the outside. It was a completely different story than the gaze.

Padric’s face hardened.