Once she had firmly decided in her mind to transform this castle into a temporary camp for mercenaries, there was no time to lose. The mercenaries who had just sworn loyalty to Violet received her orders.
Lay the bricks and get to work! This neglected ancient castle had been abandoned for too many years to count, one only needed to take a closer look to see what needed to be cleaned up.
Meanwhile, Violet found a dusty table and spread out a map she had in her hands.
The area marked on this map was not extensive, yet it was detailed.
Violet could see several small towns near the Demon Beast Mountains from the map. Their distance from each other was neither too far nor too close, maintaining a somewhat delicate balance.
For the Empire, these small towns weren't valued for the amount of taxes they could contribute, but they served as buffer zones against uprisings from magical creatures inside the Demon Beast Mountains.
