Northwind Castle, inside the council hall's chamber.
"How much longer will it take to complete the criminal code?"
"Lord Cassius, if I may speak frankly, this task is too monumental. To compile a comprehensive kingdom code... this isn't something we can complete in just a few months."
"Oh? Why?"
"The structure of the Ashen Kingdom is too complex. We must consider the local productivity, social structure, and even the habits of different races and the use of spells. This is a completely new field for us, and without a large amount of practical investigation, we simply cannot proceed."
"My Lord, let me give you an example. For instance, consuming the bodies of one's kind is undoubtedly a grave insult to human remains, but for Ogres, it's an ancient social custom. Meaning that, considering the current number of races in the kingdom, we need to create more than twenty different versions, and the number could continue to increase."
His voice showed fatigue.