LR419—05—01.

The last Wednesday before the summer solstice.

Sir Dominic, having traveled long from Springs to Berlinwich, finally arrived at the town called Black Mountain on the edge of Yizi Forest with his family.

"It only took a year to build this place into a town."

"Our Gred's strength is truly worthy of being the foremost power in the world."

He alighted from the carriage with the assistance of a servant.

What appeared directly in Sir Dominic's sight was a thriving, new town.

Brand new and flat streets, rows of neatly planned houses, and immigrants attracted by the development policies of Black Mountain Town from all over the country or brought in from abroad...

Everything within his view.

Seemed to speak of this city's future development potential.

After the initial planning, Sir Dominic was appointed by the empire to be the noble responsible for the town's operation and management over the next ten years.

It is precisely due to this responsibility.

Before Dominic arrived in Black Mountain, he had already acquired the most basic preliminary knowledge of the area.

A year before, this place was still an unnoticed frontier village.

Unfortunately, something happened afterward.

Six months ago, those wizard groups announced publicly by Her Majesty the Queen chose this place as a battleground while Black Mountain Town was still obscure.

The original inhabitants of Black Mountain lost everything in that calamity.

Upon receiving this news, Berlinwich naturally sent the appropriate personnel to investigate.

Yet nothing lost could be recovered.

After conducting detailed research and summarizing intelligence, considering the evolving situation of Entrode and the future development planning of Gred.

Black Mountain was finally selected as a base point for establishing a new city.

In the next twenty years of Gred's future planning, it will undoubtedly become a very significant city.

Sir Dominic, who has arrived here today, faced with a task bearing the Queen's confidence and carrying his family's future revenues, truly felt a surge of emotion.

"Excuse me, are you Sir Dominic?"

Just as Dominic was surveying Black Mountain Town, contemplating his future here.

A serious and earnest middle-aged man approached to inquire his name.

Dominic turned his head to scrutinize the man, who had a robust physique and a good spirit. What Dominic paid more attention to, however, was the uniquely shaped brooch on the man's chest.

According to the information from Gred, and from Dominic's personal understanding.

The mysterious personnel in Gred's jurisdiction currently revealed their identities to ordinary people through such things, and the person before him...

The brooch bore a motif of a handgun wrapped in golden altar flower branches and leaves.

This signified that the man belonged to the Gred Investigation Bureau and held an elite-level title!

Dominic's expression immediately became respectful.

Politely nodding and greeting:

"Yes, I am indeed Dominic."

"Commissioned by Her Majesty the Queen, I am here to take over the subsequent development work of Black Mountain Town."

An investigator has spells for discerning lies, not to mention that Dominic was merely an untrained ordinary person. Having confirmed the man's identity, the investigator nodded in response and introduced himself.

His name was Barth Wore, responsible for the security work on the mysterious side of Black Mountain Town. Having received the notice that Sir Dominic would arrive today, he waited at the station for his arrival.

Thus, the two briefly introduced their identities to each other.

After the investigation bureau's staff ushered Dominic's family to their already-prepared residence in the town, Dominic didn't plan to rest but instead requested Barth to walk with him through the town.

Before formally starting his work, Dominic intended to see the town he would be responsible for with his own eyes. Some things, if not inspected on the spot, could cause significant issues with subsequent policies.

Observing everything about Black Mountain Town, should one have doubts, the other could immediately provide answers. After leaving the station for quite a distance, the investigating Barth finally seized the opportunity to ask a question that puzzled him:

"Sir Dominic, the official notice we received mentioned that you weren't supposed to come alone today, right?"

Dominic quickly replied:

"According to the original plan, my group was indeed to take today's train, arriving a few hours later. But before that, I wanted to check the road conditions and the real impact of the terrain around Black Mountain, so I purposely came by carriage ahead of time."

After briefly explaining his thoughts, Dominic followed up with a question:

"You should already have the list of people coming to Black Mountain Town by now, right?"

"Of course." Barth nodded seriously, "I heard that Nicholas is also coming to stay in Black Mountain Town long-term. My colleagues are very concerned about this."

"..."

"Nicholas... you mean Miss Patricia?"

Upon hearing Barth's answer, Dominic immediately recalled one of the group traveling with him. Nicholas was, after all, a rather renowned noble in Gred, and Patricia's unforgettable appearance only added to that:

"She's coming to Black Mountain Town, and I remember she's planning to settle there to handle entry-exit inspections with Entrode."

"Is there something to be mindful of here?"

Barth straightforwardly replied to Dominic:

"The long-term presence of Nicholas here will greatly influence the mood among the mysterious personnel, so as a personal suggestion—you'd better communicate with her frequently."

"You mean..." Dominic quickly caught the implication in Barth's words, "Miss Patricia, is she also a wizard? But I've heard she's a swordsman of the Nicholas family!"

Barth's expression became somewhat complex:

"It's correct to say she's a swordsman, but her strength is equally effective against wizards. As a noble, you should also understand that a family without mastery of considerable power cannot stand for so long in this nation."

Dominic was suddenly enlightened.

Although knowing more than ordinary people about the mysterious side, it seemed there were still things he needed to relearn as a new noble.

"Mr. Barth, thank you for the reminder."

Barth shook his head benevolently, indicating it was a trivial matter:

"The matter of Nicholas, you would have known sooner or later without my mention."

"So more important than that, the immediate task is deciding when you plan to visit Kulpis."

"As the administrator of Black Mountain Town, I believe you should carefully plan this visit's itinerary."

Hearing this unfamiliar place name, Dominic looked confused:

"Kulpis? What kind of place is that?"

"Is it part of the local aristocracy in Black Mountain?"

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