"Russell, you've gotten handsome again. Keep at it and you'll catch up to me!" Mel Monochoria said cheerfully inside the command tent.
Baron Roman and Roland warmly entertained Meijie Monochoria over there, while Russell chatted with Cousin Mel.
"Don't worry, I'm still working on becoming more handsome," Russell said with a smile.
In his memories, his predecessor had been very close to Cousin Mel, even closer than he had been to his own siblings.
That was probably because Russell was too handsome to fit in with the Fluorite Mushroom Family, while he could blend right in with the beautiful men and women of the Monochoria Family. Besides, Cousin Mel was an only child with no full siblings, so he treated Russell, his younger cousin, like a real brother.
"I thought you'd wait another two years before coming to the snowfields. I didn't expect you to come with the Knight Order this year."
"I wanted to come early and earn some money. The territory has countless matters that all need money."
"Haha, you understand how hard it is to be a lord now."
"Yeah. Even managing one small estate isn't easy. Expanding it to the entire Guangguang River Valley, even Sancha River Mouth... that's truly not easy." Russell felt this deeply. He was a transmigrator, but unfortunately, only an ordinary one.
In his previous life on Earth, he had been a corporate drone working 996. Now, even with the identity of a lord, he was still feeling his way through it as he learned.
"Whether it's easy or hard, Russell, as someone who's been there, let me tell you: enjoying life while you can is its true meaning." Cousin Mel glanced at his father and uncle, who were chatting animatedly, then muttered in a low voice, "Don't go back to Guangguang