Chapter 322 - Volume 3
Chapter 101 – Trentheim and the young lord (1)
“Ciel, I want you to speak with Raban and Cornelius, and have them send out their most trusted men to search for the southern armies. The majority of the people that we have sent out earlier and are most likely gone.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“As for you, Gaspard. Tell Leto I have already started preparing for Count Randner’s counterattacks. He should continue to monitor what Lord Palas is doing and inform me of any changes. I’ll leave everything else to his judgment, but I won’t suggest him to attack any other regions other than Macsen. Oh, and one more thing, if there are still refugees following you and if you have spare blacksmiths from the Macsen region, send them over here.”
“Understood, my lord.”
Brendel gave his instructions and thanked Gaspard before he dismissed everyone. He then sat back in his chair and continued to study the reports.
The city walls and other areas that needed repairing were progressing in an organized manner, but it was projected to be finished at the beginning of the next month, which was a week later than was estimated. The resources spent on it were also much greater than projected, and the only people who benefitted immediately were probably the workers when they received their compensation.
[It seems like the start of the project wasn’t smooth.]
Amandina invited Brendel and his important confidants to take a look at the completed repairs. They stood quietly and approached the city walls, which appeared in and out from the morning mist.
She sighed with relief, though she lightly frowned in the next moment and looked back at Brendel with an apologetic expression:
“I apologize for wasting so much time, my lord—”
But Brendel’s eyes were full of praise when he looked back at her.
[This is a priceless treasure that I dug up from Bruglas. I haven’t realized it till now. I used to think I was lucky to find someone who can create Magicite but she’s much more than that. This is even better than finding gold coins on the floor!]
Amandina was a quiet girl, but she had her own principles, dreams, and beliefs. Brendel wondered what sort of karma he had to get such an extraordinary manager to work for him wholeheartedly.
He was worried about the progress of the city walls’ repairs dragging on from unforeseen circumstances. Additional delays would lead to even more delays and the probable snowing would be an issue. Examples would include an increased expenditure of food and risk of injuries.
Bosley and Odum’s performances were also satisfactory, though the latter seemingly appeared to be a little timid all the time.