As I looked at my debt number, 863.5k gold coins. I couldn't help but double check again and again.
The only solace was that, it's been 11 days and the interest was only 3% a day.
I sold another 100k magic cores and repaid the loan.
I have raw, 369.5k gold coins ( after deducting the troop hiring cost and the troop purchase cost.)
..... Maybe more walls should be my goal.
As I sat on the table calculating, Benny visited my room.
"Your Majesty, our food supply is running thin, we will run out of grain in a day."
Shocking!
"How many do you need?"
"Your majesty, taking into the size of the troops and the amount of peasants in the city.. 100k gold a day should be the bare minimum."
Oh my! I nearly puked out blood, Bakayaro!
Not you Benny, Not you.
I calmed myself down in my mind and gave Benny 350k gold coins.
"Make do with it for the next 3 days, don't skimp on the expenses, I have way too many of these earthly items."
Sending him off, I lay down on the bed.
Since when were wars this peaceful?
I woke up with another 75k magic core addition into my wallet.
And just when I thought that was it, I saw a message, requesting to join the candlelight chamber of commerce.
Apparently there were nothing going on and it's more of a useless cover. I checked and then I realized its the same lady who was selling her troops service.
Her 5k troops were astonishing, they went down the wall and carve a path through along with the commanders.
Oh and I heard I got 5 more new commanders, that makes it a total of 8 commanders.
I'm worried about the war end cost result but I'll ignore it all for now.
I accepted the lady into the chamber, apparently, her name is Kirin.
That makes me think up of a particular mythical animal.
650k magic cores, 19.5k gold... I believe I can tide this battle through peacefully.
Uh I mean, positively? No, no, what am i even saying... I believe I'll win. No fancy words, just victory.... Alright that's it.
Barns busy upgrading his laboratory outside the 1st wall. His laboratory research is on halt cause of that no new products to be made.
I recall hearing how my invaders brought a battering ram but consider how there's no news of break through, maybe the battering ram is way too under leveled?
I wish the day would pass without any mishaps. I walked around the village, I wonder if I should really be calling it a village...
Somehow, roads are built systematically with lamp post every now and then.
If I didn't know any better, I'd have even suspected I was in a different territory.
Benny surely did a wonderful job, it seems.
The houses were no longer wood and mud, it's all made of stones and cements.
I feel like I'm really in a city now, the shops are well organized. Everyone is chatting peacefully, unknown of the danger on the walls.
I remember the phrase, 'Ignorance is bliss' as I looked at the beautiful smiles of the people.
I felt a strange sense of accomplishment when I saw their smiles.
Hmmm, is it because they're the peasants who are working hard to fill my pockets? I wonder why I felt such strange feeling just now.
I walked back to my house and took a short nap.