"Okay... okay!" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso nodded at Roland. Though he did not understand why Roland was gritting his teeth, it seemed those nobles had truly annoyed King Roland. Look—the veins on his forehead were bulging!
"Alright, is there anything else?" Roland casually asked Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso, lifting his eyelids.
"My subordinates..." Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso hesitated.
"Your choice. If you like, you can let them stay anywhere in the Lagrange Kingdom. If you need them, you can take them out to make a living. After all, Apophis Breo is opening up land in the Misty Mountains. If you have the same ambition, you can do it too!" Roland waved his hand.
"Opening up land? Wait, Apophis Breo? Apophis? House of the Junlin Lion?" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso's eyes widened.
"Yes, we never expected that house to have survivors! Much of this land's history has already been erased! An invisible black hand is trying to erase all traces of the Empire's existence. We have no idea how many of the families that survived in the past are still out there!" Duke Joelster sighed.
"Tch! Being plotted against feels awful!" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso spat.
One month later.
"Everyone, put your backs into it! Lend a hand! Move these things! Now that land is being distributed, everyone can finally live in peace!" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso ran through the crowd, shouting so that everyone could hear him.
"Citizens of the Empire, please rest assured. Though the Empire has fallen, the Kingdom's banner still flies over the Lagrange Plain! The Kingdom will not abandon a single citizen of the Empire!" Roland declared from a temporary platform, noticing countless commoners secretly wiping away tears.
"The Kingdom will distribute land and farming tools equally according to household size! Seeds and grain will