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Do you have a lover, Instructor? Your muscles are really cool, Instructor. They're so big… … ."

"How about we have a drink and talk it out?"

"I want to have a serious talk about life with you, Instructor. What do you think?"

Once he got drunk, he was confident that he could easily steam and eat Gordon.

The problem is that Gordon doesn't drink, and he's so clueless that he doesn't even realize he's being seduced.

"I don't drink alcohol! If I drink alcohol, I'll 'lose muscle'! Now that I've had enough rest, get up! Let's do it again!"

'Dude, that kid looks like he's made to drink really well.'

When seduction didn't work, the elves tried another method. All the elves began to tear up with sorrowful expressions.

"I can't do it because it's really hard. I'll rest a little more and then do it."

"We only do three push-ups and half a lap a day. We're so weak."

"Instructor, don't you have any consideration for the weak? Even young children… … ."

They are elves who have experienced all kinds of hardships in the human world. No one can imitate their tearful acting.

When beautiful elves act out tears, most humans' hearts melt.

Indeed, even the oblivious Gordon began to feel sorry as if he had been under a spell.

"Is that so? Then a little weaker… … ."

At that moment, the warning that Giselle had given popped into my head.

– If you don't do it properly, you know? I know you'll have to go to special training.

My mind suddenly snapped. The Lord's special training was truly terrifying. The fear imprinted on my mind suppressed my primal instincts.

"Oh, no! Then I'll die and you'll all die! Get up quickly!"

'Ah, shit. That inhumane little bastard.'

The elves stood up, gnashing their teeth. One elf cried out, unable to hold back any longer.

"We're elves, so let's just practice spirit magic instead of something like that! You know? When you think of elves, you think of spirit magic, right?"

"I heard you guys can't do that!"

'How did you know?'

But the elves are not the ones to give up. Another elf shouted.

"Then we'll just study magic! We're smart!"

"Since you're going to make me a soldier anyway, wouldn't it be better if I learn magic?"

"Yes! Tell the lord again! That you will become a wizard!"

It would be much more comfortable to study while sitting down. I can't do anything physically because it's too tiring.

"Magic? Magic up?"

Gordon was speechless for a moment. What should he say if he were to study magic?

Even he, an ignorant man, knows that magicians are far more advanced personnel than soldiers.

Should I stop training and do this?

But I don't like that. If I really study magic, won't the position I've worked so hard to obtain disappear?

I even discovered the joy of manipulating people. I can never let this go.

Gordon thought for a moment, then clapped his hands as if a good idea had struck him.

"Look carefully, you idiots!"

Booooooo!

Kwaaang!

Gordon slammed his fist into the ground with all his might.

The ground is dug up in an instant, and dust flies.

The elves took a step back in shock. Is this kid going to solve this problem with his fists like the lord?

Gordon raised his fist and spoke with an arrogant expression.

"Highly developed muscles are indistinguishable from magic."

Is there such a thing as magic? If something is difficult to do with the human body, then it is magic.

This was the concept of magic in Gordon's worldview.

"… … ."

The elves were left speechless by Gordon's persistence.

At first glance, it sounds like a great idea, but when you dig into the details, it's incredibly ignorant and strange. As expected, there were no normal people in this territory.

But Gordon was busy urging the elves on, regardless.

"Come on, get up quickly! Let's start again!"

"yes...."

"What's the answer? You're so demoralized!"

"evil!"

"Okay! From now on, you have to answer with that kind of spirit! Got it?"

"evil!"

The elves rose with faces that had given up on the world.

Neither seduction nor tearful acting worked. No, apart from seduction and acting, he was such an ignorant guy that he couldn't even talk.

Under Gordon's guidance, the elves' hellish training continued every day.

* * *

The Fenris Estates gained both food and iron ore, and thanks to this, their influence in the North increased to an incomparable degree.

The problem is that resources other than food and iron ore are still scarce.

"The territory of the Cavaldi region has been put under blockade. From now on, actively accept the merchants and messengers and secure more resources."

Everyone nodded at Jiselle's words.

As the territory expanded and the number of territorial residents increased, more resources were needed than before.

However, since we were only dealing with selected top players, we were having increasing difficulties in obtaining resources.

The Fenris region is a large area of farmland, so it's best to keep it hidden as much as possible, but there was no need to do so for the Cavaldi region, which had already been made public.

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It was a well-known fact that this place was rich in iron ore.

As soon as the news spread that the Fenris Territory was beginning to actively trade, numerous merchants and messengers from each territory flocked to the area.

"Your Majesty, how have you been?"

"It seems like your divine power is becoming clearer and clearer."

"This is my sincerity. I ask for your continued support."

The merchants vied with Claude to flatter him and offer bribes. The envoys, having been badly treated once before, were cautious.

Claude was the second in command of the estate and the one in charge of all affairs. It was important for him to look good at all costs.

The rumor that he was a traitor also played a big part in flattering him.

Claude said with a proud expression.

"Heh, I can't lower the price even if you give me something like this… … But since you gave me your sincerity, I will accept it. Ahem."

Claude glanced at Wendy, then glanced at the pile of bribes next to him with a regretful expression.

'Ha, that's all mine.'

Giselle didn't bother to stop people from taking bribes. She would take whatever was offered to her.

But if you eat it all by yourself, I won't let you off easy. All of that will go into the storehouse of the spirit world.

'Ugh, what good would it do if Yeong-ji became rich? Yeong-ju wouldn't use it unless it was for Yeong-ji's business. Ah, I was really happy when I went back to the academy.'

It was really hard to miss it since Wendy was watching over me from the side, acting as an escort.

Claude asked, looking at her like that.

"Aren't you going on vacation?"

"I'm not going."

"You don't have a lover? Aren't you married?"

"No. I don't do it."

If you look closely, they are all very responsible and stone-like people. Claude was playful for no reason.

"What about me? I'm a slave, but I'm capable and handsome enough. You don't already like me, do you?"

Wendy looked at Claude with a look of utter contempt, as if she were looking at a colony of cockroaches.

"… … I'm joking. Don't look at me like that. You'll hurt me… … ."

In fact, there was a bit of truth mixed in, so I was quite hurt.

Claude quickly shook off his thoughts as his nose started to tingle, and looked through the list of the people who had come to visit.

"Hmm, since there are so many of you here, let's split up and talk in groups."

The first merchants who were called gathered together separately. Claude looked around at them and continued speaking.

"Now, before we get into the deal, let me explain a little bit. The prices of food and iron ore have gone up 30% since last month, so please adjust accordingly."

"Yes? 30%?"

"No, are you saying that the prices suddenly went up again?"

"It seems too expensive!"

They also gradually obtained food from Fenris and heard rumors about the approximate market price.

But when they suddenly said they were going to raise it by 30%, I couldn't help but be shocked.

Claude clicked his tongue and continued.

"There's nothing we can do. Our reserves are running low. So the price has no choice but to go up."

'In fact, there's more than enough, but that doesn't mean I have to cut it. If you don't like it, go somewhere else.'

The monster wheat was still pouring out a huge amount of food. The warehouse was already bursting with just what had been purchased before.

As for the Fenris Territory, unless the land is suddenly scorched, there will be no shortage of food for the next few decades.

Miners are also motivated by their improving living standards and are working hard with pickaxes.

So, iron ore was mined in much greater quantities than when Count Cavaldi ruled.

However, the merchants who did not know this fact had no choice but to accept Claude's request.

'Damn, even if you put a bucket on me, it's put on so tightly.'

'Let's just wait and see. Once the situation is under control, I will definitely get revenge.'

'Let's see how long you can be so arrogant.'

The merchants all nodded, gritting their teeth.

The North's food and iron ore supplies were held in Fenris's hands, so there was no other way but to take them by force.

Of course, not everyone accepted it willingly.

"This is so unfair!"

The one who shouted loudly was a middle-aged merchant named Paril, who ran a fairly large merchant group in the north.

Claude rubbed his ear once and asked back.

"What's unfair?"

"Even if you monopolize resources, aren't you being too harsh? There is a minimum level of business ethics! Raising prices by 30% at once is too much!"

"Phew!"

Claude laughed in disbelief.

Morality? If you have a conscience, you shouldn't say such things when you come to Fenris territory.

The reason why the merchants gathered here are being robbed now is not simply for profit.

I don't know about them, but there were places where they got things at cheaper prices. It wasn't for nothing that they split people up and looked at them separately.

'It's all your karma, karma. Our lord may not know about anything else, but he never forgets grudges.'

Since they are the upper class operating in the North, they have naturally dealt with Perdium several times in the past.

They have been rip-offs of Perdium so far and have made huge profits.

'The territories that provided support threw away food that was almost ready to be thrown away… … The merchants exchanged goods for lower quality ones… … They even sold small necessities for several times the profit?'

So, Ferdium had no choice but to continue to be indebted to them, whether it was a little or a lot.

The debt that Albert, the treasurer of Ferdium, was always whining about was the debt he owed to the merchants and other territories in the north.

In the Ferdium domain, these merchants were feared more than the barbarians.

And Giselle never forgot the image of her father and his retainers, who were always worried about money.

'We have to make a deal now, so it's finished at about 30%. You guys have already been properly targeted by the lord.'

Giselle sent someone to Perdium to get a list of the merchants who had harassed them.

Albert also noticed Giselle's intentions as soon as he saw the request and was excited to write down the list carefully and send it to her. At times like this, it's a dirty, well-matched cider.

'I'm sorry, but if I can just take Desmond down, you'll all be dismantled.'

Jiselle had no intention of leaving them alone. Not only did she hold a grudge, but she also planned to unite the entire North.

Right now, we don't have the luxury of dealing with this side and we need a lot of resources, so we just have to make a deal while adding a moderate amount of profit.

But since this was a fact known only to Giselle's closest associates, Claude laughed inwardly so as not to reveal it to the merchants.

"No matter what you say, I can't give you a lower price, so please understand that. I don't want to talk too long. I'm not the type to talk much. When I was young, my father always nagged me that people should talk less and listen more… … ."

As Claude continued talking about himself without stopping, Paril clenched his fists and trembled.

If it were the past, I wouldn't have been swayed by these kinds of kids.

But Baron Fenris has now emerged as one of the powers of the North. Even without food and iron ore, his contribution to victory in this war was significant.

There were so many rumors that I had no idea how they won.

Paril, suppressing his anger, interrupted Claude.

"Please tell me about your childhood later and let me meet you first! I need to talk to you myself!"

"You want to see our lord?"

"Yes! I have had many dealings with your father, Count Ferdium! You must know me! I have even met you briefly in Ferdium before!"

'That crazy guy is going to kill himself.'

He's going to go and find out for himself, since he's been giving Ferdium a hard time. Claude isn't the type of person to stop such fun things.

"Oh my, you're an acquaintance of Count Ferdium. Then you should go quickly. Hey, let me show you around."

At Claude's lively tone, Paril moved confidently, even snorting.

Paril, who met Giselle, passionately criticized how unfair the current price was.

He also made a threat, not a threat, that maintaining good relations with the superiors in the future would help the territory.

Jiselle, who had been listening quietly, blurted out indifferently as soon as Paril finished speaking.

"50%."

"yes?"

"They said they'd charge 50% more than 30%. It just went up."

At Giselle's words, Paril's face turned pale.