Choosing the location

On the same evening,

Aarv and his father both were discussing how to develop their territory from zero. In the meeting, Aarv's father specifically emphasized the location of the main village.

"Where are you going to build your first village? You have to remember that this village will become your capital city inside the game. Your cousin chose Pune as his location."

After hearing his father's words, Aarv felt lost. He thought he could build his territory in Pune, the capital city of the Maratha empire. But, now he had to change his plans. He looked at the map of India hanging inside his father's office.

His face turned towards the coastal areas of Maharashtra. Then he remembered a fort under the rule of Siddis on the shore of Raigad district. Aarv felt his heart beating wildly as he thought about the fort of Janjira. The fort stood unconquered despite being attacked several times by the foreign forces. The invincible fort of Murud-Janjira.

Aarv pointed his finger towards the coast of Ratnagiri. At first, Major Sudhansh Bhosle felt confused, but after thinking for a while, a smile appeared on his face.

"Not bad…"

He looked at Aarv approvingly. Even during the British Raj in India, when the British ruled over India for 150 years. They were unable to take down the fort of Janjira.

"Do you know the history of Janjira…?"

Aarv's father asked him. Aarv nodded.

He knew that the fort of Janjira used to be a small wooden base for fishermen. But, after seeing the strategic importance, the sultan of Ahamadnagar sent his general to capture the fort. After capturing the fort in the 16th century, the Sultan of Ahamadnagar built a rock fort made out of basalt rock and iron casting as thick as 1 foot.

During its heyday, it is stated that the fort had 572 cannons which were feared by all the merchants and naval forces in India.

Major Sudhansh Bhosle continued with his explanation.

"Our Ancestors, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj both failed to capture this same fort of Janjira. It was one of the wishes our ancestors had. During the British invasion of India, If we had the fort of Janjira in our empire, we would have never let the British take over India."

In the end, Aarv could feel his father's voice getting hoarse. He assured his father,

"Don't worry baba, I will make sure we stay on top."

Aarv's father looked at Aarv with an approving gaze. He then reached out towards a drawer and took out some documents.

"These documents contain a list of people that will be joining you inside peace online. I have personally selected loyal people for this task."

Said Aarv's father as he handed the documents to Aarv.

When Aarv looked at the documents, he saw detailed information on each and every member. Even their family was included.

Aarv's father continued with his explanation.

"Although I managed to find people related to the military as well as scientists, I was unable to find people inside the business sector. Your uncle has a firmer grasp over the business sector."

He had to admit that his brother was better at doing business than himself.

"Don't worry father, I have already contacted Prahi. I will let her handle the business sector."

Aarv assured his father. He didn't want his father to be burdened by all of his worries.

After his father heard about Prahi, a strange light flashed through his father's eyes.

'Should I start making preparations to contact her family…?'

Aarv saw that his father was lost in his thoughts so he asked his father's permission to leave.

"Ahem… Father, I will now go and start preparing my territory."

This sudden voice brought the major general back from his dreams of grandchildren. Ashamed, he said in a rather angry voice,

"Okay, you can start working on your territory… If you need anything, just ask Dada and they will manage everything."

Aarv felt shocked at the abrupt change in his father's emotions. He hurriedly left his father's office.

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After wandering around for a while, Aarv reached his room.

The first thing Aarv did after reaching his room was to call all the people on the list and tell them a gathering point. His first intention was to get each and every one of them familiarized with one another.

It took Aarv close to 2 hours to contact each one of his future subordinates. After making sure that everything is done, Aarv entered peace online once again.

This time around, Aarv was greeted with a completely different scene in front of him. He saw a real-life version of earth in front of him. The spinning globe stopped when Aarv saw a map of India in front of him and a sweet voice of the main system echoed in Aarv's ears.

[ Verifying player identity… ]

[ Verification complete… ]

[ Initiating lord game mode…]

[ Welcome back esteemed lord Aarv…]

[ Esteemed Lord… Please choose the appropriate location for your first village… ]

[ Note: Choose the location of your first village wisely, as it will become your capital city…]

Aarv looked at the last message sent by the system seriously. He knew the importance of choosing his first village. He took a deep breath as he reached his hand towards the globe and to his surprise, Aarv was able to manipulate the globe just like google earth. He soon zoomed inside the coastal region of Maharashtra (also known as the Konkan region). He selected the location of present-day Murud village as his first village location. As soon as he selected his location he got a prompt from the system.

[You have selected the village of murud to be your main village…]

[Confirm Yes / No]