Another day passed.
Helena and her men were currently assembled in front of the city gates. Today is the day they start their march back home to their families.
As for Alexander, although he had bruises all over his body and a black eye, he was also in front of the city gates to send off Helena and the army.
"Well then, my little brother-in-law! Take care! Blanc will send instructions to you through Arlo."
"Y-Yes, General, I wish you guys safety as you march back home."
Helena didn't forget to tease Alexander one last time before she led her men to march toward Resonance City.
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At Resonance City, Blanc was currently inside his office preparing to go out.
He got a report about the successful establishments of the two villages near Resonance City.
Blanc planned to go to the villages to check the actual progress.
"Alenna, I'm just going to check on our two new villages.""
"Sure, Mayor! Leave the officework to me! Have a safe trip!"
"Thanks!"
He then left the office and headed towards the first village. On the way, the first thing he noticed was the rough terrain.
The carriage was shaking too much and the villagers will probably have a hard time walking to Resonance City like this.
"I'm gonna ask Kirk to allocate some men and create proper roads"
Blanc muttered to himself.
After half an hour, the carriage finally reached the first new village.
He walked around the new village and after seeing that it was built according to his specifications, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Hello, City Lord!"
"City Lord! Thank you for visiting us!"
The villagers were happy. They were a bit disappointed upon learning that they wouldn't be able to settle down in Resonance City.
However, upon seeing that their respectable city lord is concerned about their village and its villagers, they are ecstatic.
In the beginning, they were skeptical about the city lord's promise of their village being as successful as Resonance City.
But with a compassionate and benevolent city lord, their worries were finally gone.
Blanc even called for a quick village meeting to explain to them how he plans to develop their village.
The villagers were elated after realizing that not only would they be able to live a normal life, they even have a chance to get rich and live like a noble.
"How wonderful!" The villagers thought to themselves
Meanwhile, in other kingdoms and fiefdoms, news of Duke Dumont's defeat has reached the ears of the other rulers.
"Hmm? That stupid Duke finally met his end?"
"Ha…That's what happens when you don't manage your territory correctly!"
"Which kingdom conquered the Dumont Dukedom? What?! A lone city in the wilds? What the fuck is this report? Do it over! I want more and clearer information!
Each ruler had a different reaction to the news, some were happy, some were threatened, and some were curious.
However, once the news reached the ears of King Terravalle IX, he was pleasantly surprised.
He sent his envoy to gather information about this Resonance City and he was surprised by the overwhelmingly positive assessment from his envoy.
Due to this, he sent some men to investigate the city. He was shocked to learn that the city engaged in a war against the Dumont Dukedom.
Although he heard good things about this Resonance City Lord, he didn't believe that the city would survive the war.
Still, he sent some men to observe.
Today, news arrived that not only did Resonance City repel Duke Dumont's army, but they even managed to slay the Dumont Dukedom's Swordmaster, and successfully conquer the entire Dukedom.
Due to this, various ideas popped into King Terravalle IX's head.
They had a good relationship with this soon-to-be kingdom and with a promising ruler like that, they could achieve many things if they established an alliance with the young ruler.
The Kairuku Kingdom had been a constant thorn in his side and he needed to find a way to get rid of them quickly.
This is because as a tier 4 kingdom, the Terravalle Kingdom is privy to more secrets than small territories and tier 5 kingdoms.
They knew that the various tier 1 and tier 2 kingdoms were making huge moves and the Praetoria continent was about to enter an age of war.
This is because the Praetoria continent needed to unite under one banner of a strong empire that would be the face of the continent and protect it from the greedy claws of the other continent's empires.
Believing themselves to be the ones who are fit for the role, the tier 1 and tier 2 kingdoms are about to start their conquests as they try to conquer every kingdom in Praetoria.
As lower-tiered kingdoms, the only way for them to survive is to either grow at an explosive rate or secure alliances with other capable nations.
Unfortunately, this arrogant Kairuku Kingdom still doesn't sense the incoming danger and they're still trying to throw their weight around instead of allying with their neighboring kingdoms.
This is the fact that's been annoying King Terravalle IX the most. This stupid Kairuku Royal family will drag them down due to their stupidity!
Fortunately for him, there was a new option. But first, he needed to take a look at this young ruler with his own eyes.
It's not that he didn't trust his envoy, but he needed to see Blanc with his own eyes for him to make better decisions.
Even the smallest details about this young ruler's personality may decide the fate of their alliance in critical moments so he needed to be sure.
As a king, he couldn't be lazy about such stuff or his kingdom would fall.
"Send a messenger to Resonance City! Respectfully ask their City Lord to visit me!"
After hearing their king's orders, the king's aide started to carry out their mission.
They quickly wrote a royal decree and sent the messenger off as soon as possible.
As close aides of King Terravalle IX, they knew about his problems, and seeing that this was a potential solution, they didn't dare slack off.
They had to carry out this mission properly since this will decide the fate of their kingdom in the future!
Meanwhile, King Terravalle IX looked into the distance and muttered
"Blanc Rougenfort huh? Let's see what you're made of!"