Territory with Three Thousand Gold Coins in Rent

The next day, Ledos, the governor of the Free Alliance, hurried over to pay his respects to Lorist.

"Your Highness, did we do something wrong and offend your family?" Ledos asked directly.

"Hm? What do you mean?" Lorist asked, puzzled.

"Then why did Baron Shredder come to me yesterday and say he wanted to rent land and move your family's fleet camp out of the Dock Fleet District?"

Only then did Lorist understand. Fatty Shi had gone to the Free Alliance's governing council to discuss renting land, and Ledos had clearly read too much into it.

"No, you misunderstood, Ledos. I was the one who instructed Baron Shredder to rent land from you. Peace has now returned to the Malichu Plains. Our family's armed forces have fulfilled their mission and their promise, so before the end of the year, all four of our family's legions will withdraw to the Northlands. Originally, our family fleet was supposed to leave Hidden Gold Bay as well. But considering that the Free Alliance has no naval forces yet, and that you currently cannot invest a large amount of money in forming an armed fleet to protect Hidden Gold Bay and the safety of the sea routes, our family fleet cannot leave Hidden Gold Bay even though it must withdraw from Molent City.

"Molent City and Hidden Gold Bay have both returned to their former bustle, with ships coming and going, and the safety of the sea route also affects our family fleet's trade voyages. Therefore, our family fleet cannot leave Hidden Gold Bay for some time. To preserve our friendly relations, I personally feel that our family fleet should no longer occupy your Dock Fleet District for free. That is why I had Baron Shredder negotiate with you about renting land elsewhere to build