The rear was in an uproar; the front lines were even worse.
To calm the people, Hudson directly dispatched a large army to wipe out two major Beastfolk tribes nearby, frightening the Beastfolk within several hundred miles into hurried migration.
A power vacuum emerged along the border between the two nations. Without any intervention from the Kingdom government, the noble lords of the border regions voluntarily pushed their boundary markers forward.
Clearly, the earlier tragedy had not intimidated them. Instead, it further stirred the expansionist ambitions of these noble lords.
In the eyes of the noble lords, accidents only happened because one lacked strength. As long as one was strong enough, any danger could be handled.
As the leader of the rising nobles, Snow Moon Territory naturally served as the vanguard of expansion. With Great Demon King Ha's reputation behind it, Beastfolk fled the moment they saw the Dragon Bear War Banner.
If Hudson had not deliberately restrained them, Snow Moon Territory could have expanded by another circle. But expanding territory too quickly would weaken control over it.
Not only would it fail to translate into strength, it would instead weaken the territory's defenses.
Snow Moon Territory could remain restrained, but that did not mean the other nobles could do the same. Before profit, far too many people lost their heads.
Looking over the information gathered from all over, Hudson frowned to himself.
"Tom, have someone spread the word. Say that the Kingdom intends to revise its laws. In the future, land will be recognized based on actual development; land where people have merely planted a flag will not be acknowledged."
Hudson did not want to play the villain, but he could not ignore the matter either. Letting everyone seize land without restraint would only plant mines for the future.