After the Royal Capital conference ended, Hudson returned directly to his territory. The turbulence of international affairs was merely a topic of conversation in the daily lives of the kingdom's nobles.
Since the end of the Continental War, the human world had been divided into two. The political changes on the Southern Continent were undoubtedly far-reaching, but for now, it was enough for the kingdom to take care of the Five Nations Alliance.
After a brief spell of tension over the news of the "Calamity of Ten Thousand Years," everyone went back to their usual business.
The Alpha Kingdom was always prepared for war anyway. If the calamity came, they would face it; if it did not, they would go beat up the Beastfolk. Either way, their efforts would not be wasted.
Seeing the kingdom's upper ranks work with such enthusiasm, Hudson truly could not find anything to criticize. As for the nations across the continent, they could let nature take its course!
After several years of development, Snow Moon Territory had undergone earthshaking changes. Standing above the territory once more, Hudson saw that the once lush grasslands had now turned into patch after patch of farmland.
Such dramatic changes had been possible not only because of the settlers' hard work, but also because the kingdom's mage corps had played an important role.
Using the mage corps as a land-reclamation corps without provoking fierce backlash was, in itself, a historic first for Hudson.
A closer look revealed mages below working alongside serfs to reshape the river channels.
The reason those esteemed mages worked so diligently was entirely because Lord Hudson paid too well.
They seemed to spend a great deal of time working for others, but in reality, their cultivation progressed faster than before.
There was no helping it. The