A few weeks passed by.
Borman, the ex-Sergeant was pretty efficient in his work.
He maintained secrecy and kept solid contact through the Misty Heralds.
And we'd made progress too. Namely- we might or might not have found a mansion where there was supposedly an elf family living right now.
Just the other day, Father actually landed on a job, but day laboring was hardly his thing. He kept coming back battered and both me and mom feared he was going to repeat what happened the last time.
So, I had to do something fast. And that was what I would have done but-
But there were a few problems.
In order to take over the city- I couldn't just rely on these few gangsters.
They weren't powerful enough.
I had to enslave those elves and then- take over.
A city was good enough.
Easy to control, but not small enough to feel too bored.