Exploring the Giant King's Court

While Hobart was presiding over a meeting concerning the progress of immigration, his vision was suddenly covered by a gray fog.

Then, a tall young man dressed in ancient-style clothing appeared before him. "...Honorable Mr. Fool, please inform Emperor that we will depart tomorrow to explore the Giant King's Court once more.

"Please ask Emperor to make preparations. We expect to reach our destination in six days, and seven days from now, I will summon Emperor and ask him to act with us."

The figure before him vanished immediately afterward, and Hobart once again heard Conrad delivering his report on immigration progress.

Since he was still in the meeting, Hobart did not respond immediately.

Conrad's report outlined the immigration situation since November of last year. By this August, a total of 700,000 people had been relocated from the Northern Continent, basically completing the previously established plan.

After land reform had been completed across the country, new statistics showed that the entire nation still had a population shortfall of around one million.

These shortages mainly came from Highland County, Colen County, and the newly occupied Salto Region.

Asong City alone needed at least 150,000 people to fill the gap. Furthermore, the Highland Kingdom had exploited its citizens severely in the past, greatly limiting population growth.

The Salto Region, on the other hand, had a relatively small population because of its harsh conditions.

However, according to investigations, the Salto Region was rich in mineral deposits and had much fertile land suitable for cultivation.

The local nobles all knew mining was profitable, so they devoted nearly all available manpower to extracting minerals.

The natives, meanwhile, were unwilling to reclaim land. Places with good soil generally did not belong to their territories, and it was easy for colonists or local nobles to seize land