# 305
The Legend of Return,
Chapter 305. Unwelcome ones (1)
Susseuk.
Sabina hurriedly wrote a report in her assigned room.
I urgently inform the Daesangdan Lord.
The lord here seems to have ties with the elves, following the dwarves, from what I’ve confirmed. In addition to gypsies and bowls made by dwarves, magic products that can only be produced by elves are also sold. As a watch that can be worn on the wrist, the brilliant color and precise mechanical movement are among the first luxury items I have ever seen.
“Can’t miss this opportunity!”
While writing the report, Sabina had to calm her beating heart.
I was more impressed than when I first saw the high-level mana stone.
Kings and nobles valued honor.
In order to increase his honor, he was greedy for things that other nobles could not own.
The greed for him was great.
If the Dwarf Tableware and the Elf Watch became top-tier items, they could properly target the nobles.
If you don’t own these items, a frenzy will blow that you think you can’t raise the honor of a nobleman.
Please send the Lord of the 1st class as soon as possible.
The lord especially likes waste mana stones. If you bring gold and jewelry, I think you can negotiate enough. Also, it seems that his affection for Young Ji-min is extraordinary. It looks like you can spend most of the remaining inventory on the top here.
“If I can’t eat it even if I give it to you… I’ll have to return my merchant license!”
Sabina had great greed as a merchant.
My grandfather was a former target owner.
I wanted to bring it back to its former glory.
Temporarily, I will become the exclusive merchant of this territory. Rumors may have spread to other merchants. If you receive this report, please act quickly.
It was a bit of a violent report for a second-class merchant, but Sabina didn’t mind.
The situation was so urgent.
One of the rules recorded in the secret book of the Sabina family.
He said that if the first kick is properly received, he will continue to eat half of it.
Sabina quickly sealed the report.
The lord here was different from other nobles.
He casually appointed mercenaries as knights and accepted refugees as territories.
It was only a loss for anyone to see, but there was no hesitation.
It was definitely different from the common aristocrats.
He had a lot of abilities and was very mysterious.
Sabina liked the estate here.
“Looking at his way of speaking and his actions, he is clearly descended from an aristocratic family. A magician who freely handles magical powers… either dangerous or great…”
Sabina has yet to figure out the identity of the young lord.
She did not covet her own beauty.
There was no desire in his eyes, as if he had no interest in women at all.
His attitude was different from that of ordinary young nobles and knights.
He covets gold, but he didn’t ask for it unreasonably.
“A hero who will save the continent….?”
The situation in a huge empire torn apart by the sudden death of the emperor and heirs to the throne.
The in-laws of the imperial family and the great nobles of the prince claimed legitimacy and proclaimed the kingdom.
The war has begun in earnest and will soon explode.
“Many talents hold back ankles. The lord here… is more suited to a merchant…”
Sabina concluded that the lord was not a hero.
The reason was that the lord possessed too many miscellaneous weapons.
In the past, many people who had excellent mana sensitivity were greedy to become heroes, and many were destroyed.
Those who walked the two paths of magic or swordsmanship could not become masters.
In addition to that, the lord of this place is walking the path of the Spiritual Temple.
The limitations of being a hero were too prominent.
“No matter how talented you are, you can’t do anything with such a weak force. Even if only a few knights shut up, it’s over.”
Power was also weak.
I was lucky enough to occupy an empty castle, but that was it.
The former mercenary soldiers weren’t much help.
It is impossible to block several swords with one hand at the same time.
Sabina calmly grasped the lord’s reality.
If there is a rumor that there is a lot of money around you, hungry nobles will attack.
At that time, the lord here must pay the price of his life to survive.
“There’s no way that Dwarves and Elves can help directly…”
Other races that had participated in wars with humans in the past and even threatened the existence of the race didn’t jump into human conflicts afterwards.
Occasionally! Occasionally!
Just then, a leisurely, leisurely bell rang outside.
“The lord cooks and serves meals himself! Everyone please gather!!!”
“directly?”
The booming voice left Sabina speechless.
A lord who not only entertains guests but also cooks for the people of the territory.
There was not a single nobleman in the history of the continent who would do such a degrading act.
“Would it be delicious?”
Even as she shook her head, Sabina licked her lips.
The dishes made by the strange lord here…
were all absolutely delicious.
***
Youngju was really unusual.
He cooked it himself for the territories, whom the nobles treated worse than a meat restaurant in their teeth.
“One potato per person!”
The lord’s voice resounded loudly.
The villagers lined up in front of the pots placed side by side.
The party was grand today.
All the large cast iron pots that had been rolling around in abandoned houses were mobilized.
Pork fat was floating in dozens of pots.
The savory smell stimulated the salivary glands.
A few fresh wild boars were released in abundance, as if they had been stored by magic.
“Lord! thank you!”
“There is no one like our lord in the world…”
The locals were proud of their praises from all sides.
The soup tasted great.
Flour kneaded in thick broth was spread widely and thrown in.
It looks easy to see, but even the skillful women were rejected from the dough.
The name of the dish made in this way is suzeev soup.
It doesn’t look like much, but when the precious salt and pepper powder allowed by the lord were added, it turned into a heavenly taste.
Yeongju was a real cooking wizard.
One potato and suzeve soup in a big bowl and there…..
“One piece of meat for the elderly and children!”
Everyone was grateful for the grace of the lord who allowed the weak to eat meat.
The days were getting colder.
A warm meal allowed on such a day became a medicine for the soul.
“Don’t throw away the bones. It is a good material for supplying calcium and minerals. You can infuse it at least five times.”
Yeongju was also knowledgeable about cooking.
He kindly taught the territories people knowledgeable wizards and aristocrats in terms they knew.
No one knew that countless pork bones, which had been eaten and discarded until now, would become such excellent ingredients.
Eventually, both the soldiers and the villagers were moved and shed tears.
The taste was also appalling, and the lord’s sincerity was even more appalling.
And they all agreed with one accord.
For the lord and Becker estate!
I firmly swore that I would dedicate my whole life like a pork bone until this whole body turned into powder.
***
– We have completed a genuine sujebi soup for thousands of people who are satisfied with everyone. You have been given plenty of cooking experience points.
– Loyalty of the lords and soldiers to the lord has increased significantly.
– Mana points have been jackpotted.
It felt good to hear the notification that points were accumulated whenever I listened to it.
I was refreshed by the sound of the notification sound at the same time.
Growth is always right.
I had no choice but to become a beggar-like lord, but the reward was good.
Grain was brought from the top, but it was not enough.
Hundreds of more nomads joined overnight yesterday too.
Those who lived in hiding scattered around came to know about the return of the lord like ghosts.
We had to save a lot of food.
He said that the cold winter here is no joke.
“Lord! The Suzuev cuisine was fantastic.”
– Acquired mana points.
Talman, Youngji’s irregular worker, expressed his respect with moist eyes.
Mana points were a bonus.
After cooking, I returned to my office.
Talman, who followed him, did not spare flattery.
“Sir Talman. Some may say it’s terrible, but it’s delicious and nutritious.”
That’s what I said, but it didn’t suit my taste.
Sujebi, a greasy meat broth rather than a cool, sharp broth, was a menu that took into account the tastes of the hungry locals.
“It was the best dish! The love for the soldiers and the people of the territory is deeply contained in the cooking… I respect you. Lord!”
The word lord came naturally and loudly from Talman’s mouth.
Talman is getting used to playing knights these days.
While calling him Master, the color of his face did not change.
“There is a saying in our family motto that has been passed down from generation to generation.”
I also enjoyed the dignity of a lord.
Young Joo-jil was no different from the CEO of the company.
“Anyone who visits the manor must be fed and sent out the door, even if he is a beggar.”
“Ah… what an incredibly merciful family motto!”
It was not my house, but the family motto of the Gyeongju Choi family.
“Didn’t you say you had something to report?”
“yes! Lord.”
“What’s wrong?”
I watched Talman leisurely waiting for the report.
“My lord, there is not enough food.”
“The estate is abandoned, so there is nothing we can do about it. Cultivate it and you will get better.”
“That’s why the territories are requesting it. They say they want to harvest grains abandoned around the castle in earnest with the support of soldiers and sow autumn wheat in their place.”
The outside of the castle is still a dangerous area, so access is restricted.
Only grains near the castle were allowed to be gathered.
The broken gates were also temporarily patched up with wooden planks.
I heard that there are several other dangerous beasts besides Orcs.
“If that’s the case, take care of it yourself.”
“All lands belong to the lord. Nothing can be done without the command of the lord!”
I forgot that I was a feudal lord.
He was a land rich man who did not even know how much the total area of his territory was.
Just thinking about the land made me full.
It was a real estate conglomerate that could never be achieved in Korea.
Trump’s quote suddenly came to mind.
Real estate is tangible, hard, and even artistic!
The official market price may not be a few pennies, but the Yeongji land has made me a well-to-do person.
“It is my command to harvest and cultivate the discarded grains.”
“I obey your lord’s command!”
Talman replied with more force.
Boss Jill was easier than on Earth.
There was nothing to look at the other side.
No explanations or long conversations were necessary.
The lord was the true position and pronoun of Gapjil.
“Are you still recruiting skilled workers?”
“Some villagers, including the village chief, knew letters and numbers. We found dozens of people who were former blacksmiths, carpenters, bricklayers, etc.”
As you might have guessed, illiteracy rates are high and job diversity is low.
The expected answer came.
Most of the territories have lived a simple life of farming.
“Who will work for the castle?”
“There were a lot of people who applied in a scramble, so we saved a lot.”
“For the time being, wages will be replaced with food. Leave the blacksmiths at the blacksmith’s forge to produce farm tools. Appoint those who know letters and numbers as temporary magistrates, and assign jobs that suit each one.”
“Follow orders!”
It was a top-down command system, so the work was done quickly.
“Are there any other problems?”
“Master… the number of Yeongjimin is too small.”
“It is unavoidable.”
There were empty houses in the space where more than tens of thousands of people would live.
It was proof that the size of the castle was considerable in the past.
“The locals say that people live in the fortified village at the mouth of the river.”
“To this estate?”
“That’s right.”
“What about the numbers?”
“It is said to range from thousands to 10,000.”
“Ten thousand?”
More than expected.
“It is said that people from the territories who have nowhere to go and those who are incapable of following the former lord have gathered.”
“The distance?”
“If you run a horse, it will take a day.”
The manor was very wide.
That ignorant sense of distance that you can ride a horse for a day.
Talman, who was not born here, did not know the size of the territory in detail.
He tasted the number 10,000.
For the development of the territory, many people, including talented people, were needed.
“There must be a leader.”
“They say there is a knight-level person.”
“article?”
“The former lord is said to have had a bad heart.”
I was curious about the word knight.
The soldiers were dozens of former mercenaries.
For qualitative growth, we needed talented people like regular drivers.
“For now, let’s watch.”
“All right. Lord.”
Only when the lord is good can I shout out that I am the lord.
waited for the time
If you eat well and live well from here, rumors will spread somehow.
In fact, my heart was like honeydew cake.
However, the urgent task was not the territorial population, but the expansion of military force.
Unlike Earth, it is a world where violence is the law.
Right away, another lord appears with soldiers, and if it’s my land, I’ll have to give it up.
It’s not worth the thought alone.
Even the outer castle needed defense.
There were many territories living inside.
There were many elderly people and girls.
I racked my brain and found the answer.
Even if the defense was sparsely built on the wide wall, it was possible to defend only when the number of soldiers exceeded 1,000 units.
They also needed cavalry to scout the land.
Rebuilding the ruined territory was not as easy as I thought.
If it was gold, you could just shake off the top, but it wasn’t easy to get a useful soldier.
“Lord. Among the mercenaries who followed Sabina Merchant, there are many who want to settle down in the territory. What would you like to do?”
“Mercenaries?”
“These are the ones who admire the same grace as Hahae of the lord. It seems like I saw hope in this Becker estate.”
Talman said forcefully.
I didn’t think it gave me that much hope, but I was kind of moved.
It was a humane treatment that he had never tasted here on the continent, so maybe it was a natural result.
“Are they trustworthy? Can I trust the Talman Mercenary Corps?”
The mercenaries were not very trustworthy.
From his appearance to his speech, he was unlikable.
“The mercenaries who follow the upper ranks are those who have both skills and trust to some extent. Let me choose.”
Talman set out to sort things out on his own.
Except for their appearance, the mercenaries were no different from the locals.
Most of them entered the mercenary path because there was no way to make a living.
They too would like to settle somewhere, but trustworthy lords are rare.
Even if you were lucky enough to survive as a mercenary, it was common for you to suffer from bone disease or live with a disability.
As much as I have lived an uneasy life, my estate will look attractive.
Becker Castle, with its vast abandoned land and many widows, could have been a land of opportunity for mercenaries.
“I will only believe in you!”
“It is an honour. Lord!”
In my heart, I was grateful for Talman.
Even though I was young, Talman, who called me lord and maintained a loyal attitude, was as good as Robert.
The meeting didn’t last long, but I could see his sincerity.
The adage that a successful CEO is all about recruiting talent came to mind.
My inbok didn’t seem to be that thin.
There are more helpers in this world than I thought, who sincerely serve me.
Ding! Ding! ding!
“???”
Then the bell announcing the crisis rang loudly.
Tadadak.
I hurried to the window.
“The cavalrymen are approaching!!!”
A soldier standing on the watchtower shouted loudly to leave the castle.
My heart was beating fast.
A group of cavalrymen approaching with banners in the distance, raising a cloud of dust.
“Lord, Lord.”
Talman’s voice calling me trembled.
