Creating His Own Extraordinary Power and Military Force. Feneport Kingdom, Jeffrey Territory.
After lunch, Hobart entered the Country of Disorder. He first completed his transaction with Elliot, then traded for a large amount of gold.
He then bestowed the separately gathered Extraordinary Characteristics of the Corrupted Baron and Chaos Mentor upon Lafite, telling him not to leave Backlund for the time being and to remain ready for summons at any moment.
The transaction and bestowal had originally been scheduled for the morning, but Hobart had slept so soundly that morning that Lafite and the others had waited half the day.
It was no big deal, really. After all, he was a deity. It was impossible for him to report to work precisely on schedule.
Once he had finished all that, Hobart summoned Fors and returned to the main hall of the Lord's Manor.
The servants and guards of the Lord's Manor had already noticed that whenever Hobart and Fors appeared in the main hall again, it meant the lord was about to handle official business.
Hobart summoned Philip, Conrad, and Shier. "Everyone performed very well yesterday. This week, the three of you will receive triple pay. Those who participated in guiding the people and maintaining order yesterday will receive double pay."
All three thanked their lord for his reward. Philip was relatively composed, but the other two were delighted.
Hobart said to Conrad, "Transfer three patient, eloquent subordinates to Philip."
Then he said to Philip, "Yesterday, I noticed that the townspeople had very few poultry and livestock. If even the townspeople are like that, the villagers must have even less, while the Lord's Manor has far too much poultry and livestock."
Philip said, "That is because during the previous six years, all the livestock and poultry in the territory were