(1st Week of April 2018 --- Meadowville Small Manor --- Afternoon)
After setting up the family and alliance banners in the small manor, Accel found it hard to adjust to being called the Lord of Meadowville Village. When he expressed his discomfort to Advisor Lucius, the latter laughed warmly.
Advisor Lucius: [Laughing] "Hahaha, it's been a while since I heard that kind of question. Do not worry, Lord Winchester. At this age, it's normal for 12-year-olds to become nobles. For high-rank nobilities, there are even younger children who inherit titles due to personal affairs, like accidents."
Advisor Charles: [Nodding] "I agree with Lucius. Don't worry, we've heard everything from Sir Jonathan, and we will support you and teach you how to manage your territory. But for now, let's not dwell on those somber topics."
Lord Winchester (Accel): "I understand, and thank you again."
Advisor Lucius: "It's too early for that gratitude, but you're welcome. Now, let's start our first Territorial Management Meeting. Squire Anthony, I hereby declare you as the Captain of the Guards of Meadowville. I want you to select your assistant, at least 2 people from the squad. Please deliver these letters to the village people representatives of each of their professions for the meeting."
Squire Anthony, the Captain of the Guards of Meadowville: [Salutes] "Understood, Advisor Lucius." [Leaves the Manor]
(An Hour Later — Small Manor — Council Room)
Squire Anthony (Captain of the Guards): [Salutes] "I have delivered all the letters you requested, Advisor Lucius. They will be here in a few minutes."
Advisor Lucius: "Thank you for delivering the letters, Squire Anthony."
(Few Minutes Later)
Squire Anthony (Captain of the Guards): "Entering the Village Chief of Meadowville, Paul. Entering the Head of the Craftsmen Overseer, Richard. Entering the Treasurer of Meadowville, Marcellus. Entering the Head Farmer, Albert. Entering the Head of the Sawmill, Gregor. Entering the Head of the Quarry, Isaac. Entering the Head of the Hospital, Dr. Evelyn. Entering the Head of the Infantry Training Ground, Instructor Thomas."
Each representative entered the council room and took their seats, exchanging curious glances. They were not all aware of the new Lord's young age, but seeing him in person brought a mix of admiration and skepticism. They question their thoughts, why is he wearing knight armor and are curious about what he looks like.
Advisor Lucius: "Thank you all for coming. As you know, we have a new Lord of Meadowville Village, Sir Winchester. He is currently in his mid-twenties, but he has our full support and confidence. Let's begin by addressing our current status and plans. Lord Winchester, would you like to say a few words?"
Lord Winchester (Accel): [Standing] "Thank you, Advisor Lucius. First, I want to express my gratitude to all of you for your hard work in maintaining the village. I am here to learn from you and to help Meadowville grow and prosper. With your support, I believe we can achieve great things. I may be young right now, that is why I ask those experienced experts from your assigned respective roles to help me and everyone from the village in your best way."
Village Chief Paul: "We are honored to have you, Lord Winchester. Please, tell us how we can assist you in your duties."
Lord Winchester (Accel): "Thank you, Village Chief. Let's start by reviewing our resources and setting our priorities that were recommended by Advisor Charles."
Advisor Lucius: "To begin with, let's discuss the current status of our key facilities and resources. Before we start, Advisor Charles and I would like to introduce you to the Territorial Management System (TMS), which will be crucial for our operations, because I think all of you the representatives have received a system notification."
Advisor Charles: "The TMS is a comprehensive system that will help us manage the various aspects of different types of territories efficiently. It includes the Territory Dashboard, Resource Management, Military Coordination, Economic Development, and Alliance Administration. With the TMS, we can monitor and improve our facilities, resources, and overall management."
Advisor Lucius: "This system was created to make it easy for nobilities and royalties to manage their territory alone without help from their advisors, vassals, or anyone that will assist the Lord of the Territory." [Activates Holographic System Screen]
Advisor Charles: [Points at the System Screen] "As you can see here, this is the Territory Dashboard of the Meadowville Village."
->Territory Dashboard: Meadowville Village<- (Simple Mode)
[Administrative Level: Small-Size Village]
[Population: 150+ People]
[Farms (Level 1): 3 (Food Production)]
-> Each farm produces 50 units of food per week, totaling 150 units of food per week.
[Sawmills (Level 1): 1 (Wood Production)]
-> The sawmill produces 30 units of wood per week.
[Quarry (Level 1): 1 (Stone Production)]
-> The quarry produces 20 units of stone per week and occasionally yields rare ores like iron and copper.
[Hospital (Level 1): 1 Building]
-> Heals and Recovery by 5% Faster
[Infantry Training Ground (Level 1): 1 Building]
-> Promotes Ordinary People to Recruits (Per 10 People in 1 Month)
-> Must have an Instructor from the Knights Academy
-> Learns Basic Swordsmanship, Spearmanship, and Shieldmanship
[Storage House (Level 1): 1 Building (Increases Storage by 1%)]
[Small-Size Village Walls Durability: 10000/10000 (Made from the Misty Forest)]
[Small-Size Village Entrance and Exit Gates: 7500/7500 (Same from the Walls)]
[Houses (Level 1): 40 (Maximum of 4 People each)]
-> Durability: 500/500
[Chapel (Level 1): 1 Building (Awakens Abilities, Worship, Heals, etc.)]
-> Deacon Rank: Allows to awaken young children at the age of 12
-> Receive random and temporary blessings from any type of religion
-> Learned Basic Cleanse Magic and Debuff Magic
[Business Stores (Level 1): 3 (Fruit Stand, Vegetable Stand, Weapon Store, etc.)]
[Manor (Level 1): 1 Building (Lord of the Territory House)]
[School (Level 1): 1 Building (Maximum of 25 students)]
-> Basic Teachings of Mana and Aura Theory
-> Basic History of the World of Magic and Technology
[Territorial Length and Width: 500 meters x 500 meters (Small-Size)]
[Territorial Tax: 10% (Equivalent to VP 1000 = PHP 10,000) (VP = Virtual Pesos)]
-> 3% from the National Association (Protection Fees: Rank (C-) Higher)
-> 3% from the Noble Society
-> 3% for the people of Meadowville Village
-> 1% for the Lord of the Territory Income
[Territorial Religion: None (Too many religions of the world)]
Lord Winchester: [Confuse] "Wait, Food Production can be produced per week? Don't they produce yearly???"
Advisor Lucius: "Oh, that. I forgot to mention, that the higher the position of your nobility ranks, the higher the chances that they will receive territorial blessings. But, not only that... Our country the Philippian Empire has blessings under His Majesty's rulership, that increase all production by 300%.
Advisor Charles: "And, since you have a Knight Nobility Status you are given the territorial blessings by 25%. Let's not forget also that we have production class jobs from the people of Meadowville to increase its efficiency and production faster and easier."
Lord Winchester: [Trying to Understand] "I see..."
(End of Chapter 22 Part 1... Upcoming Part 2)